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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josue Moses (ranked 3950 p4p, 23737 weight class) and Emir Bosnic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emir Bosnic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Josue Moses's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 Sydney, Josue Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emir Bosnic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses swats away the attempt to clinch by Bosnic.
Moses throws a jab when Bosnic was well out of range.
Bosnic takes the fight into the clinch.
Moses misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moses fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosnic blocks an elbow strike from Moses.
Stalling in the clinch from Bosnic.
Moses lands a damaging elbow.
Bosnic is stalling here.
Bosnic told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A short right from Moses on the inside.
The referee calls for Bosnic to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bosnic avoids it.
Moses misses with an elbow over the top.
Moses lands a hook that snaps the head of Bosnic backwards.
Bosnic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bosnic stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emir Bosnic.
Bosnic clinches up with Moses and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosnic trying to stall but Moses improves his position.
Bosnic avoids the elbow strike from Moses, against the cage.
Moses gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Emir Bosnic has been cut.
Moses misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moses misses with an elbow strike.
Moses lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bosnic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bosnic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bosnic taking a breather.
Moses misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bosnic looking to slow down the pace here.
Moses pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bosnic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moses up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moses.
Bosnic just leaning against Moses, taking a breather.
Moses trying to land knees to the body.
Bosnic blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosnic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right handed body shot lands from Moses.
Bosnic leaning against his opponent.
Bosnic blocks an uppercut.
Bosnic stalling against the cage.
Moses misses with some punches.
Bosnic taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emir Bosnic.
Moses misses with a straight right.
Moses tests Bosnic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosnic moves into the clinch.
Bosnic blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Bosnic.
Bosnic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moses up against the cage.
Bosnic stalling in the clinch but Moses improves position.
Bosnic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moses as Bosnic tries to tie him up.
Moses is leaning against Bosnic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosnic.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emir Bosnic.
Bosnic is looking to clinch.
Moses throwing a counter right hand but Bosnic manages to avoid it.
Moses scores with the left hand. Bosnic knows he should have avoided that one.
Moses dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosnic rushes Moses and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bosnic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moses working aggressively here.
Moses throws a punch but it's blocked by Bosnic.
The referee calls for Bosnic to work.
Bosnic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moses misses with the head strike.
Moses lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bosnic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bosnic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosnic trying to stall but Moses improves his position.
Moses swings wildly with an uppercut but Bosnic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moses tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bosnic avoids it.
Bosnic looking to slow down the pace here.
Moses misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Bosnic to work.
Bosnic controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emir Bosnic.
Moses getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moses throws the left hand but Bosnic avoids the punch easily.
Bosnic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moses to score with a decent uppercut.
Bosnic staying out of range there.
Moses misses with a hook.
Moses throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosnic is looking to clinch.
Moses thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josue Moses dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emir Bosnic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bosnic forces Moses back against the cage and clinches.
Moses throws a punch but it's blocked by Bosnic.
Bosnic stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Moses.
Bosnic looking to stall.
Bosnic is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moses.
Bosnic is stalling here.
Bosnic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Moses is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bosnic can do to turn this around?
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emir Bosnic.
Moses connects with a nice looking jab.
Bosnic rushes Moses and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosnic tries to stall but Moses uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moses fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosnic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moses throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosnic has Moses pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emir Bosnic.
Bosnic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moses, pushing him back against the cage.
Bosnic trying to stall but Moses improves his position.
Moses misses with an elbow over the top.
Moses tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bosnic avoids it.
Moses has a couple of punches blocked by Bosnic.
Josue Moses has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moses tries a body shot but Bosnic blocks it.
Bosnic has Moses pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosnic.
Bosnic controlling the action here for a moment.
Moses misses with some punches.
Bosnic looking to slow down the pace here.
Moses lands an uppercut.
Bosnic blocks an uppercut.
Moses being controlled against the cage.
Bosnic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosnic wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emir Bosnic.
Bosnic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moses paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moses loads up on a big right hand but Bosnic slips the punch.
Moses misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bosnic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A counter left hand to the body from Moses misses its target.
Moses throws a shot from downtown. Bosnic moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bosnic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bosnic wants to clinch up but Moses keeps it at a distance.
Moses keeps the fight on the outside.
Bosnic fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Moses wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bosnic pushes Moses up against the cage in a clinch.
Bosnic tries to stall but Moses uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moses misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosnic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosnic.
Bosnic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moses fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moses creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bosnic's defenses.
Moses lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosnic.
Moses lands with a light punch inside.
Bosnic just leaning against Moses, taking a breather.
Moses creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bosnic's defenses.
Bosnic wants to stall.
Bosnic avoids a wild elbow strike from Moses.
Bosnic trying to control the position but instead, Moses has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bosnic into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bosnic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moses pushes Bosnic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bosnic has Moses pressed against the cage.
Bosnic takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses has a couple of punches blocked by Bosnic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosnic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moses throws a head punch that misses.
Moses throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bosnic.
Moses gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bosnic is trying to maintain a safe position but Moses gets an underhook and turns Bosnic into the cage.
Moses fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moses misses with the head strike.
Bosnic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bosnic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bosnic is trying to maintain a safe position but Moses gets an underhook and turns Bosnic into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emir Bosnic.
Bosnic moves in looking to clinch but Moses pushes him off.
Bosnic clinches up with Moses and pushes him back against the cage.
Moses pushes Bosnic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moses swings wildly with an uppercut but Bosnic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moses comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bosnic slowing the pace effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josue Moses dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emir Bosnic'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. This is the final round!
Moses throws a right hand that Bosnic ducks under and follows up with a left that Bosnic also avoids with ease.
Bosnic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moses paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bosnic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bosnic clinches up against the cage.
Moses has a couple of punches blocked by Bosnic.
Moses letting Bosnic take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moses.
Bosnic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bosnic wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moses just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bosnic's brow.
Moses gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bosnic stalling against the cage.
Moses has a couple of punches blocked by Bosnic.
Bosnic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses working aggressively here.
Bosnic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Moses cracks Bosnic with a nice body shot.
Bosnic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moses working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bosnic stalling in the clinch but Moses improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moses throws an elbow but misses.
Moses misses with some punches.
Moses misses with a punch on the inside.
Moses swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moses lands a nice elbow.
Bosnic stalls.
Moses swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moses throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bosnic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moses is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosnic.
Moses has a couple of punches blocked by Bosnic.
Bosnic is trying to maintain a safe position but Moses gets an underhook and turns Bosnic into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moses throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bosnic's defenses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Moses tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moses throws an elbow that misses.
Moses lands with a right to the head.
Moses tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bosnic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bosnic stalling against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moses tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bosnic avoids it.
Moses throws a head punch that misses.
Moses looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moses has a couple of punches blocked by Bosnic.
Moses lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moses pushes Bosnic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Moses fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Moses scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Moses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosnic trying to stall but Moses improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moses as Bosnic tries to tie him up.
Bosnic is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emir Bosnic.
A punch combination from Moses misses.
Moses rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bosnic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bosnic has taken the fight to the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bosnic in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bosnic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Moses is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bosnic is defending well for now.
Moses lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bosnic backwards.
Moses lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bosnic stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Moses fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bosnic blocking some punches.
Bosnic trying to stall but Moses improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosnic wants to stall.
Bosnic blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Moses.
Bosnic is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emir Bosnic.
Moses keeps the fight on the outside.
Moses closes the distance and clinches.
Bosnic dodges an elbow strike from Moses.
Moses lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Moses.
That has opened up Emir Bosnic's cut even more.
Bosnic avoids a wild elbow strike from Moses.
Moses lands an elbow that stopped Bosnic in his tracks for a moment.
Moses makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moses is leaning against Bosnic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosnic.
Bosnic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Moses pushes Bosnic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moses lands a shoulder strike.
Emir Bosnic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josue Moses is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moses working aggressively here.
Bosnic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josue Moses showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moses 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josue Moses!
A victorious Josue Moses thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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