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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shahabuddin Rahman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahman has chosen Rivaldo Sai desse Lago as his entrance music. Shahabuddin Rahman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shahabuddin Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman is looking to land body kicks.
Moss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rahman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rahman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Moss sprawls well initially but Rahman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rahman is stalling here. Moss is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rahman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Moss has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rahman is trying to control Moss's posture but Moss avoids it.
Moss stands up and beckons Rahman to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rahman.
Rahman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Moss!
Rahman unloads with some shots from mount but Moss bucks and avoids them well.
Moss is squirming around, avoiding Rahman's attempts to control the action.
Moss can't escape the position.
Rahman looking to control but Moss is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rahman is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Moss has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Moss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rahman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Moss passes into half guard.
Moss stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss scores with a hook.
Moss misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rahman.
Moss misses the shot to the body.
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.
Moss misses with a looping right.
A jab from Moss misses.
Moss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Moss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moss misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moss. Rahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moss.
Rahman avoids the head kick by Moss.
Rahman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rahman slips a jab and a cross from Moss.
Moss scores with a decent looking hook.
Moss lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Moss dominated that 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.
Rahman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Moss was covering up waiting for the punch and Rahman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rahman prevents Moss from getting back to his feet.
Moss keeping moving, preventing Rahman from controlling successfully.
Rahman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rahman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Moss misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss misses the shot to the body.
Jay Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moss throws a right and a left that Rahman avoids nicely.
Jay Moss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moss pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rahman is out of range and Moss settles back down.
Moss throws a leg kick which misses Rahman's front leg but catches the back leg as Rahman tries to avoid it.
Moss just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moss. Rahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahman gets the takedown into side control.
Rahman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moss keeps working.
Moss takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss trying to remain calm as Rahman controls from the top position.
Rahman trying to control the action but Moss is working from the bottom.
Rahman throwing strikes but Moss manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rahman is looking for a sweep.
Moss staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Some wild striking there from Moss.
Moss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moss.
Moss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Moss wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moss pushes Rahman up against the cage in a clinch.
Moss with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moss scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moss obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Moss dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Moss tries to clinch up.
Rahman shoots in for a double leg but Moss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Rahman with that takedown attempt.
Rahman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moss's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Moss duly obliges.
Rahman blocks a head kick by Moss.
Moss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rahman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rahman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moss scores with a push kick.
Moss lands a jab to Rahman's midsection.
Rahman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rahman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moss gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman throwing strikes from guard but Moss blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rahman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moss wriggles free and stands up.
Moss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Moss.
Moss throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rahman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moss tries to avoid it but Rahman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moss to the ground. Moss escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jay Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shahabuddin Rahman.
Moss tries to clinch there but Rahman circles away.
Moss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moss scores with a nice strike.
Moss thows a body shot but no joy.
Moss cracks Rahman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moss connects with a body shot.
Rahman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Moss manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Moss is looking to stand up but Rahman isn't so interested in that idea.
Rahman wants to pass the guard but Moss is keeping the position.
Moss is looking to stand up but Rahman isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss wants to sweep but no luck.
Moss is looking to stand back up but Rahman counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Moss.
Moss pushes Rahman off looking to stand but Rahman dives back in and keeps control.
Rahman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shahabuddin Rahman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moss tries to kick Rahman off but Rahman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rahman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rahman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Moss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moss, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Moss!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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