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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wana Dhite (ranked 4684 p4p, 25241 weight class) and Moe Moose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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199 cm 18 185 1 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm 25 185 0 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Brawler Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt Decent boxing Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wana Dhite! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Moe Moose! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dhite throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moose looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Nice takedown defense from Dhite. No joy for Moose on that attempt. Dhite throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Dhite is looking to clinch. Dhite fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Moose 's head but he takes it in his stride. Dhite tries to close the distance and clinch but Moose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Dhite moves into range and clinches up with Moose. Dhite misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moose.
Dhite's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Moose shoots in and bounces Dhite off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Dhite knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moose on the ground. Dhite controls Moose momentarily but Moose frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moose stands and steps away. Dhite gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Dhite tries to close the distance and clinch but Moose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Dhite keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Dhite tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Dhite clinches up against the cage. Dhite tries a body shot but Moose blocks it.
Dhite breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dhite looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Dhite has closed the distance and engaged Moose in a clinch.
Dhite misses with a hook from the clinch. Dhite goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dhite landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dhite holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dhite holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dhite putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moose in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Dhite creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moose's defenses. Dhite breaks the clinch.
Moose stuffs the takedown attempt from Dhite. Dhite gets slowly back to his feet. Wana Dhite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dhite tries to clinch up. Moose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dhite tries to clinch but Moose moves out of range. This has been an exciting period of action! Dhite is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dhite wants to clinch up but Moose keeps it at a distance. Dhite really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Dhite tries to clinch but Moose moves out of range. Dhite is looking to clinch. Dhite shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Moose unleashes a big counter combination but Dhite bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Moose fails with the takedown. Wana Dhite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moe Moose. Dhite misses with a takedown attempt - Moose sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Dhite fails in his attempt to clinch. Dhite tries to clinch but fails miserably and Moose counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Dhite gets tackled into the cage by Moose. Moose maintains the clinch. Dhite jumps into guard, dragging Moose to the mat.
Dhite is looking to stand up but Moose isn't so interested in that idea. Dhite can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moose controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dhite keeping moving, preventing Moose from controlling successfully. Dhite looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moose is one step ahead there. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Moose working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. Dhite is looking to stand up but Moose isn't so interested in that idea. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wana Dhite will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Dhite tries to clinch and Moose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moose. Moose stands up from Dhite's guard - Moose perhaps looking for a knockout. Dhite tries to clinch but Moose moves out of range. Moose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dhite wants to clinch up but Moose keeps it at a distance. Dhite wants to clinch and Moose counters with a takedown into side control. Dhite can't do much from the bottom here. Moose tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Moose is breathing heavily. Moose is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dhite will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dhite tries to strike but it doesn't land. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dhite is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Moose has just dragged him back down to the mat. Dhite wants to control but Moose postures up. Moose works to advance to full mount. Dhite defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Dhite keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Moose controlling from the full mount. Dhite can't escape the position.
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. Moose content just to control the position here. Dhite is working to get back to half guard.
Dhite is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Moose is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dhite to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dhite shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dhite can't escape the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Moose there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Moose throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Moose throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Moose controlling from mount. Moe Moose has got the better of the ground game so far. Moose postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dhite looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dhite defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Moose. Dhite taking shots to the head. Dhite is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dhite tries to lock up and control but Moose gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Moose cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Moose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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!
Dhite tries to keep at a distance but Moose has taken the fight into the clinch. Dhite putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moose in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Dhite looking to slow down the pace here. Moose tries to break free but Dhite pushes him back against the cage. Dhite comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Dhite tries to land knees in the clinch but Moose avoids the damage to the body. Dhite ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dhite no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dhite is trying to hold Moose in close to prevent damage but Moose has managed to pass into half guard.
Moose seems to be looking for submissions.
Moose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moose prevents Dhite from improving his position. Dhite is trying to stand up here but Moose is controlling him well. Moose frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Dhite tries to lock up and control but Moose gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Moose controlling from mount. Dhite is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Moose tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Moose has hold of Dhite's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dhite manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dhite can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moose controlling the position easily from mount. Moose has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Dhite tries to hold on but Moose pushes him away. Moose looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Moose working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Moose jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dhite manages to avoid the submission attempt. Moose decides to stand back up. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Moose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moose clinches up with Dhite and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Moe Moose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Moose 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29 Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29 Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Moose!
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energy
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hype
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