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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Bishop shoots in for a takedown but Mosley shows good takedown defense.
Donk. Bishop catches Mosley right on the button with a cross.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Bishop has knocked Mosley down with a huge combo! Bishop steps away and waves a wobbly Mosley back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#
It looks like Norberto Mosley has been cut.
Mosley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bishop.
Mosley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mosley really is a fat lump.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mosley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bishop feints the counter takedown.
Bishop throws a one two combo.
#ROC2#
Mosley is rocked!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bishop.
Norberto Mosley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darrell Bishop.#T1##CL#
Mosley closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Mosley manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Mosley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mosley has Bishop pressed against the cage, preventing Bishop from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bishop tries to pull guard but Mosley holds him up against the cage and eventually Bishop drops back down to his feet.
#BC#
Mosley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop connects with a single shot there.
Bishop throws a chopping leg kick but Mosley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bishop fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mosley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bishop looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Darrell Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop looks winded!#T2##CL#
Mosley closes the distance and clinches.
Bishop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Mosley manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Mosley closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Mosley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mosley as he jumps to the side.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Mosley.
And Bishop tries to counter it with a takedown but Mosley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mosley avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T3#
Bishop tries for a takedown but Mosley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Mosley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Mosley.
Mosley lands a lovely overhand right.#CL#
Mosley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mosley leaning against his opponent.
#TD#
Mosley successfully pulls guard.
#SUB#
Mosley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bishop is aware though and is defending well.
Mosley seems keen to control Bishop's posture.#T4##SUB#
Mosley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bishop doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mosley is tightening it up a little... Bishop has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bishop reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bishop taps out! Nice BJJ there by Mosley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Norberto Mosley!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Cage defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nice.
Cage throws out a counter right but Nice avoids it with no problem.
Nice throws a sloppy head kick
and Cage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL2#
Cage closes the distance and pushes Nice back into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cage.
Cage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cage.
Nice tries to score a body lock takedown but Cage shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Nice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cage lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice stalling in the clinch.
Cage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nice backwards.
Cage avoiding damage.
Nice tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice is breathing heavily.#T1#
Cage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice is trying to break the clinch but Cage has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cage.
Cage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nices head.
Cage pushes Nice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cage lands with a left to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Sam Nice has been cut.
Cage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cage's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cage lands a hook that snaps the head of Nice backwards.
Cage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#BC2#
Cage breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Cage pushes Nice up against the cage in a clinch.
Cage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage avoiding damage.
Cage continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.#T2#
Cage scores with a hook to the body.
Cage lands with a right to the head.
Cage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nice.
Cage lands a right hand.
Cage lands a left hand.
Cage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cage lands with a short shot to the head.
Cage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cage lands an uppercut.
Cage lands a body shot. #T3#
Cage lands with a light punch inside.
Cage lands with a left to the head. #ROC2#
Nice is rocked!
Cage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nice backwards.
Oh Nice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#BC2#
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Cage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nice, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Cage.
Nice seems to have got his legs back now.#BC2#
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Cage moves into the clinch successfully.
Cage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cage scores with a shoulder strike.
Cage is leaning against Nice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cage scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Cage rushes Nice and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Cage on the inside. #T4##BC2#
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Cage takes the fight into the clinch.
Cage digs a right hand underneath Nice's ribcage. Nice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cage lands a shoulder strike.
Cage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nices head.
Cage lands a shoulder strike.
Cage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nice up against the cage.
Cage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage lands with a right to the head.
Nice takes a shot to the head.
Cage scores with a shot to the side of Nice's head.
Cage lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yohnie Cage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Nice's cut.
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.
#R2##CL2#
Cage moves into the clinch.
Cage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nice.
Cage gets through Nice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yohnie Cage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cage holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice letting Cage take a breather here.
Nice is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cage is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Cage.
Cage leaning against his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cage is stalling here.
Cage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nice backwards. #T1#
Cage digs a right hand into Nice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nice's gas tank.
Nice takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cage. #KD2#
Cage drops Nice onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Nice is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cage pushes Nice against the cage. Cage is working some dirty boxing. Cage pushes off with a quick right hook! Nice goes down! Nice tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Cage moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yohnie Cage!
Yohnie Cage managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Vikai Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Reulas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#TD#
Rio fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Reulas to the ground. Rio is now in Reulas's guard.#SUB2#
Rio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rio is looking to stand up but Reulas won't let him.
Rio trying to control the position from guard on top but Reulas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reulas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reulas pulls Rio in close to prevent any damage. #T1#
Rio wants to stand but Reulas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Rio drives through with a takedown into guard. #SUB2#
Reulas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rio defends it easily.
Rio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rio wants to stand but Reulas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rio wants to pass the guard but Reulas is keeping the position.
Rio connects with a couple of short punches.
Rio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T3#
Reulas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Reulas wants to take a breather but Rio is having none of it.
Rio is trying to maintain the position but Reulas is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2#
Reulas is looking for a kimura but Rio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reulas to get the leverage.
Reulas tries to pass to full mount but Rio defends it.
Rio wants to control but Reulas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reulas is trying to control. Rio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reulas tries to pass to full mount but Rio defends it. #T4##SUB2#
Reulas seems to be looking for submissions.
Reulas is keen to just control but Rio is a slippery customer.
Rio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rio looks like he's trying to stand up.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rio wants it to stay on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rio scores with a decent looking hook.
Reulas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rio throws a counter high kick but Reulas was just alert enough to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Rio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Rio dives in and scores a takedown into Reulas's guard.
Rio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rey Rio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rio wants to control from the top but Reulas keeps moving. #SUB2#
Reulas looking for a guillotine here but Rio defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Reulas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T1##SUB2#
Reulas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rio controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reulas can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Reulas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Reulas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Reulas has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rio is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Reulas.
Rio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rio lands a few punches from side control.
Rio wants to stand but Reulas is controlling his arm.
Reulas tries to improve position but can't.
Rio advances to full mount.
Reulas is looking to improve his position but Rio isn't that keen on the idea.#T3#
Rio trying to control but Reulas is having none of it.
Rio controlling his opponent. #SUB#
Rio looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rio avoids the attempt from Reulas to control.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rio controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Reulas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Reulas is trying to escape the mount.
Rio landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rio wants to control the pace but Reulas is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reulas is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Rio dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Rio misses with a shot to the body #TD2#
and Reulas counters with a shoot takedown. Rio fights it but they end up in guard.
Rio keeping moving, preventing Reulas from controlling successfully.
Rio working a defensive guard here.
Reulas passes into half guard.
Rio wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Reulas wants to work for an arm triangle but Rio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rio is trying to control but can't.
Reulas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T1##SUB2#
Reulas is working for a submission of some sort.
Rio wants to get back to his feet.
Rio keeping hold of Reulas's head, controlling as best he can.
Reulas content to control rather than advance.
Reulas tries to pass to full mount but Rio defends it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Reulas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rio defends it well.
Rio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rio.
Reulas looking to sit in guard and control but Rio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Reulas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T3#
Rio seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rio trying to control but Reulas is working from the bottom.
Rio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reulas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rio is in close to Reulas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Reulas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rio pushes down on Reulas's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reulas is looking to control Rio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reulas avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Reulas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Rio is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reulas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rio. #SUB2#
Reulas actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexandre Reulas.
Well Rio 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rey Rio!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Sclounce goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Douglas tries for a takedown but Sclounce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Sclounce gets a takedown into half guard.
Douglas is trying to get back to full guard.
Douglas trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Sclounce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB2#
Sclounce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Sclounce trying to pass the guard but Douglas defending well. #SUB2#
Sclounce has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Douglas defend it? Sclounce steps over the head and cranks it - Douglas is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sclounce !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tree Sclounce !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Mccarty throws out a loose jab but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Crowe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Mccarty is defending against the submission attempts here by Crowe.
Mccarty trying to get back to full guard but Crowe takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crowe landing punches. #T1##SUB2#
Crowe looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Crowe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mccarty can't escape the position.
Crowe throwing strikes here but Mccarty is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
#SUB2#
Crowe quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Crowe but it's paid off an Mccarty is forced to tap! Nice work by Crowe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shawn Crowe!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Payne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moody sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Payne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moody's waist but Moody gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Payne off to one side. #CL2#
Payne has Moody up against the cage in a clinch.
Payne is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Moody pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Reid Moody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Payne.#TD2#
Payne jumps into guard, dragging Moody to the mat.
Moody in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Payne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moody makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Payne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moody loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1##SUB2#
Payne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moody can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moody postures up in Payne's guard and throws a big left but Payne blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moody accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moody throws an elbow that misses. Payne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moody's guard. Nice move by Payne!#REVB#
Moody wants to control but Payne passes easily into half guard.
Moody is looking to control Payne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moody avoid being mounted?
Moody has a hand on Payne's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Payne takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!#T2##SUB2#
Payne goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Moody is on top in guard.
Payne tries to strike from the bottom.
#ES2#
Payne is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Moody jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Payne walks away with a smile on his face. Moody gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck for Payne with that takedown attempt.
Payne throws a head kick but Moody moves out of range.
#T3#
Payne moves out of range of the body kick from Moody.
Payne shoots in for a takedown but Moody shows good takedown defense.
Payne tries for a takedown but Moody sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Payne drives through and clinches with Moody against the cage.
Moody tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Payne smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Payne closes the distance and pushes Moody back into the cage.#TD2#
Payne has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Moody uses from the top position.
Moody really is a fat lump.
Moody with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moody has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T4#
Moody postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Payne looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Moody preventing the sweep.
Payne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moody working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moody distracts Payne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Payne pulls Moody in close to his closed guard and prevents Moody from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moody working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Payne dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Payne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moody circles away.
Payne fails to land the takedown.
Moody is looking to counter the offense by Payne and move into the clinch.#CL2#
Payne closes the distance and clinches.
Payne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Payne receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moody jumps guard but Payne stands there with Moody around his waist. Moody gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#T1#
Moody blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Moody is controlling him.
Payne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reid Moody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Payne.
Moody jumps guard but Payne turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Moody is working for takedown but Payne is calmly controlling the position for now.
Payne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moody is trying to pull guard but Payne has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Moody jumps guard.
Payne tries to free his leg and advance position but Moody is retaining full guard.
Payne not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T2##SU2#
Payne stands up and waves to Moody to follow him.
Moody checks a leg kick.
Payne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moody circles away.
Moody is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Payne.#CL2#
Payne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Payne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Moody has him pressed against the cage.
Moody tries to pull guard but Payne holds him up against the cage and eventually Moody drops back down to his feet.
Payne goes for a takedown attempt but Moody pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Moody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payne was well out of range. Poor timing from Moody.
Moody shoots for a double leg takedown but Payne sprawls well. He's pushed Moody's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T3#
Payne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mac Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payne misses with a head kick.
Moody stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moody wants it to stay on the feet.
Payne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Payne tries to get set, Moody tries to push him back and clinch up but Payne manages to avoid the attempt.
Payne is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Payne rushes Moody and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Payne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Payne looking for a takedown.
Moody tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Payne smiles and moves away.
Payne misses with a takedown
and Moody counters with a nice body shot. #T4##CL2#
Payne gets a clinch. #TD2#
Payne has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Moody uses from the top position.
Moody loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Payne is looking to stand up but Moody isn't so interested in that idea.
Moody in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moody might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Moody postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Payne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moody working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Payne's head.
Moody lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mac Payne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Payne shoots for a double leg takedown but Moody sprawls well. He's pushed Payne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moody stuffs the takedown.
Moody is looking to counter the offense by Payne and move into the clinch.
Payne misses with a takedown #CL#
and Moody counters by clinching up.
Reid Moody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Payne.#BC#
Moody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moody changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Payne tries to avoid it but Moody manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Payne to the ground. Payne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #CL2#
Payne has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moody is trying to pull guard but Payne has him pressed against the cage.
Moody gets underhooks to prevent Payne's takedown attempt.
Payne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moody is trying to pull guard but Payne has him pressed against the cage.#T1#
Payne is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC#
Moody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payne doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and Moody counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Payne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moody is trying to pull guard but Payne turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Moody jumps guard but Payne stands there with Moody around his waist. Moody gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mac Payne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Payne tries a knee to the head but Moody blocks it.
#TD#
Moody jumps guard.
Moody looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Payne engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Payne's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Payne wants to control from the top but Moody keeps moving.
Moody will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#T3#
Moody looking to hit a scissor sweep but Payne is one step ahead there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#SU2#
Payne gets to his feet. Moody looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Payne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Moody counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moody.
Payne taking a breather.
Payne prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moody has Payne pressed against the cage, preventing Payne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moody is looking to take this one to the mat.
Moody drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Payne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Moody is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Payne is defending well.
Payne can't break the clinch.
#TD#
Moody decides to pull guard.
Moody is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Payne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reid Moody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mac Payne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Moody isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Payne stacks Moody on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Payne!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Reid Moody.
I think Payne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mac Payne!
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