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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Jaber (ranked 3853 p4p, 24601 weight class) and Ayden Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ayden Lopez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moses Jaber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ayden Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaber shoots in and bounces Lopez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jaber slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lopez 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.
Lopez being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaber throwing strikes but missing.
Jaber is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jaber shoots and misses
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Moses Jaber has been cut.
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.
Jaber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Lopez looks to move away, Jaber throws a big counter combo but Lopez just gets out of the way.
Jaber shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lopez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jaber is pushing down on Lopez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lopez is fighting to maintain full guard but Jaber has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jaber seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jaber thows a huge punch but Lopez dodges it nicely.
Jaber controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaber seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lopez for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jaber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Jaber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moses Jaber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaber misses the shot to the body.
Jaber throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
Jaber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jaber has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lopez is trying to keep an underhook but Jaber manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lopez wants to improve his position but Jaber is controlling well.
Jaber slips a nice elbow through Lopez's hands, connecting with Lopez's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Jaber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moses Jaber's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jaber throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaber was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez stuns Jaber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaber was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Jaber pushes Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Lopez tries to land knees in the clinch but Jaber avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lopez enables Jaber to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lopez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez trying to control the position.
Moses Jaber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jaber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jaber stands up over Lopez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jaber passes Lopez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jaber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lopez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lopez wants to improve his position but Jaber is controlling well.
Jaber looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jaber moves into full mount! Lopez won't be happy about that!
Lopez can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaber looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jaber controlling from the full mount.
Jaber landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaber working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jaber is working for a guillotine from mount but Lopez frees his head quite easily.
Jaber controlling the pace for now.
Lopez taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaber controlling the pace for now.
Jaber raining down shots from the mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Jaber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moses Jaber's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jaber shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lopez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jaber passes into half guard.
Jaber winds up and cracks Lopez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Jaber is going to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jaber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaber is controlling the pace.
Lopez is trying to maintain the position but Jaber is very close to passing his half guard.
Jaber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jaber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two 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.
Jaber uses his free foot to push down on Lopez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lopez.
Jaber lands a big elbow.
Lopez is bucking up trying to escape but Jaber cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jaber controlling his opponent.
Jaber working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaber controlling the pace for now.
Jaber looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jaber lands a couple of good shots and Lopez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jaber lands shots from the back.
Jaber throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Lopez!
Jaber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Jaber has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jaber.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jaber looking for the choke but no joy.
Jaber lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lopez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Jaber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaber, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Jaber!
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hype
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