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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braden Moore (ranked 3622 p4p, 4234 weight class) and Bear Claw (ranked 426 p4p, 470 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Braden Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bear Claw!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore is looking to land body kicks.
Claw has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Moore has Claw up against the cage in a clinch.
Moore working hard to break the clinch.
Moore has Claw pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Moore pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Claw tumbling to the mat - Moore dives into Claw's guard.
Claw wants to get back to his feet but Moore passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claw won't allow Moore to pass to mount.
Claw wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore tries to pass the half guard into mount. Claw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Moore is controlling the pace.
Moore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is trying to control. Claw wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moore perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Moore stops Claw from getting back to his feet.
Claw is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Claw wants to control but Moore is keeping busy.
Moore is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Claw sees it coming and defends easily.
Claw is trying to stand back up but Moore is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Claw throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
As Claw tries to get set, Moore tries to push him back and clinch up but Claw manages to avoid the attempt.
Claw has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
The referee calls for Claw to work.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Moore is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Claw to keep the fight standing.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Claw has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Claw'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.
Claw controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Claw's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw stalling in the clinch.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moore managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Claw scores with a knee to the head.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Claw scores with a knee to the head.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Claw struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Claw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Claw has Moore pushed against the cage.
Moore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw lands an elbow inside.
Claw leaning his opponent against the cage.
Moore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Claw avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braden Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Claw controlling the action here for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Claw.
Claw just leaning against Moore, taking a breather.
Claw receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Claw is pushing Moore up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Claw dominated that round.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moore darts in looking for a takedown but Claw gets double underhooks and turns Moore into the cage.
Claw has Moore pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bear Claw.
Moore fails to land the takedown.
Claw closes the distance and clinches.
Moore fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braden Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Claw stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Claw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Claw.
Claw taking a breather.
Claw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Braden Moore has been cut.
Claw taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Claw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Claw'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.
Moore tries to pull guard but Claw holds him up against the cage and eventually Moore drops back down to his feet.
Claw holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Claw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Claw stalling the fight.
Claw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Claw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Claw working Moore over with knees to the body.
Claw lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Claw.
A right hook to the body lands for Claw.
Bear Claw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Claw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Claw working Moore over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw stalling.
Claw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Claw crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Claw lands a nice shot to the body.
Claw working Moore over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Claw.
Braden Moore's cut is getting worse.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Claw will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moore up against the cage.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Claw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Claw tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
Claw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Claw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Claw taking a breather.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Claw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Braden Moore's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Claw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Braden Moore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Claw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Claw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
A bit of stalling here from Claw.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Claw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Claw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moore letting Claw take a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Claw lands an elbow inside.
Claw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Claw lands a nice knee to the body.
Claw lands a damaging elbow.
Moore is rocked!
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oh Moore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Claw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Claw landing knees to the body.
Moore seems to have got his legs back now.
Claw has Moore pressed against the cage.
Claw has Moore pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Moore is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Claw - that's hurt Moore badly! Oh, another knee lands and Moore is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Moore doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bear Claw!
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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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