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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and First Second (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
32 - 20 - 1 |
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155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, First Second!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Second doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moreira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Second thinking.
Second shoots for a takedown but Moreira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moreira tries to counter with a takedown but Second is quick to defend against it.
Second is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moreira.
First Second seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moreira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee asks Moreira politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Moreira prefers to stall for the moment though.
Moreira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Check out the look on Moreira's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Moreira misses with the ground and pound.
Second trying to remain calm as Moreira controls from the top position.
Moreira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Second, who protects the arm well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moreira is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Second's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira is putting a hurting on Second here, landing some big shots from side control.
Second wants to get back to his feet but Moreira drags him back down.
Second is not content to let Moreira control the position.
Moreira advances to full mount.
Second really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moreira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moreira landing shots from mount.
Moreira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Moreira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira controlling from the full mount.
Moreira wants to finish this one by submission but Second is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Moreira.
Second wants to get back to his feet.
Moreira looking to control but Second is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Second is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira controlling his opponent.
Second wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Moreira.
Moreira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moreira looking to finish Second with some ground and pound. This is bad for Second!
Moreira controlling from mount.
We've been informed that Second has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Moreira is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Second can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moreira punching from mount but Second doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Moreira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Moreira working for a guillotine from mount but Second is in no mood to give up.
Moreira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Second tries to buck Moreira off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Moreira dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moreira lands a head shot.
Moreira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Second shoots in but no luck this time.
Moreira tries to counter with a takedown but Second is quick to defend against it.
Second shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moreira counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Second defending against the ground and pound.
Moreira misses with the ground and pound.
Moreira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Second has escaped the position, nice work there.
Moreira controls the position.
Moreira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Second is not content to let Moreira control the position.
Moreira misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moreira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moreira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Second keeps working.
Second stops Moreira from passing to mount.
Moreira scoring with punches from side control.
Moreira scores with a couple of short elbows.
Daniel Moreira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moreira postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moreira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moreira throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Moreira trying to control the position but Second is working away.
Second bucks up and tries to throw Moreira off but instead Moreira has got his back!
Moreira biding his time, controlling Second.
Second is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Moreira off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Second prevents Moreira from getting a body triangle.
Moreira throwing sloppy strikes.
Second trying to get back to his feet but Moreira is in full control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moreira misses with a punch to the head.
Moreira loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Second hold on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Moreira dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck for Second with that takedown attempt.
Second shoots and misses
and Moreira counters with a straight right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Second.
Daniel Moreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of First Second.
Moreira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Second manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Second wants to get back to his feet but Moreira passes into half guard.
Moreira throwing shots but Second is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Second takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moreira passes to full mount!
Moreira thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Moreira is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Second to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Second shrugs it off.
Moreira looking to control but Second is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Second wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Moreira.
Moreira controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira landing strikes from the mount and Second is in trouble!
Daniel Moreira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moreira content just to control the position here.
Moreira's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Moreira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Second is trying to stand.
Moreira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moreira throws some wild stikes that Second manages to avoid easily.
Moreira content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Moreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moreira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Moreira!
Daniel Moreira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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