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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Moss (ranked 5357 p4p, 610 weight class) and Michael Scott (ranked 25713 p4p, 851 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Scott!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott wants to improve his position but Moss is controlling well.
Moss seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Moss throwing shots but Scott is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss decides to return to a standing position.
Moss clinches up with Scott and pushes him back against the cage.
Moss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moss moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott misses with a body punch.
Scott using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scott.
Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moss moves into the clinch successfully.
Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moss clinches up with Scott and pushes him back against the cage.
Scott misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scott throws an elbow but misses.
Moss pulls guard successfully.
Moss controlling Scott's posture.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Moss is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss looking for a sweep. Not yet Moss, not yet.
Scott wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.
Moss manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scott manages to get himself to full guard.
Moss postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moss controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moss drops back, looking for a kneebar! Scott looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Scott looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Scott!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Moss but he's now mounted!
We've been informed that Scott has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Moss throwing hammer fists to the chest of Scott. What's that going to do exactly?
Moss is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moss tries to hold on but Scott postures up.
Moss can't escape the position.
Scott with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Moss is in a horrible position here. Scott smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Scott wants to control the pace but Moss is squirming around nicely.
Moss is working to get back to half guard.
Moss is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robbie Moss will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Moss pushes Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
Moss manages to break the clinch.
Scott looks to land a body kick but Moss moved away.
Moss looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Scott!
Moss postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Moss decides to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott throws an overhand right that lands on Moss's shoulder, as Moss tries to avoid the shot.
Moss is looking for a counter combo.
Moss shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Scott's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moss sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Moss postures up in Scott's guard and throws a big left but Scott blocks it.
Robbie Moss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss pushing down on Scott's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Moss perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Moss stands up and beckons Scott to join him on the feet.
Scott tries to clinch there but Moss circles away.
Scott misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moss changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Scott looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Moss slows the pace down.
Scott is trying to work for a sweep but Moss has mounted him!
Scott is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moss will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Moss there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Moss controlling the pace for now.
Moss throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Moss with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Moss throws some wild stikes that Scott manages to avoid easily.
Moss scoring with strikes but Scott is staying in there.
Moss gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moss throws a strike but Scott rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Scott won't allow Moss to sweep him here.
Moss manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Scott fails to land.
Scott using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moss jumps into guard, dragging Scott to the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moss holds on and takes a little breather.
Moss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
Moss throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Scott wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss is controlling Scott's posture.
Scott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moss has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scott has managed to get both his arms back between Moss's legs - danger averted.
Moss has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Scott is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
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!
Scott lands an elbow inside.
Moss stalling in the clinch.
Moss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moss throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.
Scott looks to throw a body kick
and Moss counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Moss works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Moss dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Moss scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Scott's face as Moss controls the position.
Moss misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Moss controlling the position.
Scott struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Moss throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Scott can't do much from the bottom here.
Moss tries to move into full mount but can't pass Scott's legs.
Moss moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Scott plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Moss feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Moss showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Moss gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Scott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Scott throws a counter combo.
Moss has Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scott breaks from the clinch.
Scott closes the distance and clinches.
Moss wants the takedown. Scott is fighting it off but Moss persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Scott's guard against the cage.
Scott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moss forces his way into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Scott blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moss.
Moss is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Scott sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss moves nicely into side control.
Moss is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Scott has escaped the position, nice work there.
Moss looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes there by Moss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Moss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moss, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Moss!
The defeated Michael Scott had this to say: 'Shout out to the Dunder Mifflin paper company, my manager Abu and my boy Satoshi!'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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