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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zakari Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyresse Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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135 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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127 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Zakari Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyresse Thomson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomson is looking to clinch.
Thomson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thomson moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thomson fails to land.
Thomson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomson lands with a left to the head.
Moss blocking some punches.
Thomson can't find room to land a body shot as Moss controls the action.
Thomson lands with a short shot to the head.
Moss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomson lands with a short shot to the head.
Thomson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomson struggles to land a body shot inside as Moss controls his hands.
Thomson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomson.
Thomson swings wildly with an uppercut but Moss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomson.
Thomson swings wildly with an uppercut but Moss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moss blocks an uppercut.
Thomson can't find room to land a body shot as Moss controls the action.
Thomson lands a right hand.
Thomson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moss backwards.
Moss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomson digs a right hand underneath Moss's ribcage. Moss let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moss's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomson.
Thomson can't find room to land a body shot as Moss controls the action.
Thomson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomson tries to work over Moss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomson lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomson.
Thomson lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomson misses with the head strike.
Thomson is pressed up against the cage. Moss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thomson down to the mat. Thomson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thomson drives through and clinches with Moss against the cage.
Moss wants to take the fight to the mat but Thomson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thomson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Moss seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thomson can turn it around.
Thomson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson lands with a short shot to the head.
Moss definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short left from Thomson.
Thomson scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moss backwards.
Thomson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moss is trying to pull guard but Thomson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zakari Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomson misses with the head strike.
Moss blocking some punches.
Thomson prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moss.
Thomson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Thomson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomson.
A short right from Thomson.
Moss looking for a takedown.
Thomson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomson tries to throw a body punch but Moss avoids it by throwing Thomson back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Thomson.
Thomson lands a body shot.
Thomson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moss backwards.
Thomson tries to land knees in the clinch but Moss avoids the damage to the body.
Thomson lands with a left to the head.
Thomson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomson struggles to land a body shot inside as Moss controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyresse Thomson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moss shoots in but Thomson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomson with the counter takedown but Moss avoids it easily.
Thomson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moss shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Moss was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Moss working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Thomson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Thomson is trying to escape and Moss transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Thomson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Moss! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zakari Moss!
After winning the bout, Zakari Moss thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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