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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nic Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and N A Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webb's entrance music is White Heat- Cetan Clawson. A fine choice. Moore has chosen Da Boss as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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182 lbs
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173 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nic Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, N A Moore!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Webb with that takedown attempt.
Webb gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moore to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Moore trying to control but Webb is working from the bottom.
Moore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Moore connects with a couple of short punches.
Webb looking for a sweep. Not yet Webb, not yet.
Moore won't allow Webb to get back to his feet.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Webb is retaining full guard.
Moore stands and steps away. Webb gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Webb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Webb misses with a takedown attempt
so Moore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Moore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Webb swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Webb wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Webb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Webb misses with a takedown
and Moore decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Webb's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nic Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Webb is breathing heavily.
Moore keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Webb's head.
Webb throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Webb wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
Moore controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb is looking for a triangle but Moore pushes his legs off easily.
Moore passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Webb is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moore just content to control the position.
Webb prevents Moore from improving position.
Webb is looking to reverse the position.
Moore decides to stand back up. Moore steps back and let's Webb get back to his feet.
Webb misses with a takedown attempt
and Moore counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore stands up and beckons Webb to his feet.
Moore shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Moore showed some decent athleticism there.
Moore is trying to control. Webb wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moore drops an elbow to the side of Webb's head.
Webb is looking to control Moore's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Webb avoid being mounted?
Moore has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moore is nestled in close to Webb, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Moore looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Moore lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Webb is trying to stand back up but Moore is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Moore scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moore connects with a nice short shot to Webb's temple.
Moore tries to pass the half guard into mount. Webb knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Moore prevents Webb from improving his position.
Moore content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore is working for a submission of some sort.
Webb wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
N A Moore dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moore shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Moore showed some decent athleticism there.
Moore prevents Webb from standing back up.
Webb has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moore is working away from the top position though.
Moore controlling the action here.
Moore scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Moore is keen to just control but Webb is a slippery customer.
Moore thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Webb's head.
Moore is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Moore is nestled in close to Webb, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Moore punishes Webb's body with a nice straight punch.
Moore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Webb misses with a takedown
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Webb is trying to get back to full guard.
Moore controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to control but Webb is keeping him busy.
Webb has a hand on Moore's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Moore takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Webb tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moore looking to control but Webb is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Webb is in a horrible position here. Moore smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Moore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moore working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb is looking to improve his position but Moore isn't that keen on the idea.
Moore working the ground and pound effectively.
Moore is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Webb has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Moore cracks Webb with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Moore in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Moore manages to capitalize on a mistake by Webb to take his back!
N A Moore has got the better of the ground game so far.
Webb looking very determined here, making life difficult for Moore.
Moore is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Moore working for a choke but Webb is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to stick to Webb's back but Webb is turning into Moore. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Moore's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Webb.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moore is controlling Webb's posture.
Moore trying to keep a closed guard but Webb is proving a slippery customer.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
Moore lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Webb!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
N A Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Moore takes the fight into the clinch.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moore pulls guard effortlessly.
Moore has his foot on Webb's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Webb works his way back into a safe position though.
Webb thows a big elbow that misses.
Webb missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Webb is looking to advance position but Moore has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Moore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Webb is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Webb can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Moore lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Webb is squirming around, avoiding Moore's attempts to control the action.
Moore scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Webb?
Moore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Webb is looking to get to half guard.
Webb takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Moore wants to control the pace but Webb is squirming around nicely.
Moore controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to control but Webb wriggling away.
Moore fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Webb working to try and regain half guard.
Webb manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Webb looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moore is trying to control the action in half guard but Webb is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Webb is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moore scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, Moore seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, N A Moore just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Webb defends it nicely.
Webb falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moore counters with a two punch combo.
Moore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Webb counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Moore!
Webb throws some wild stikes that Moore manages to avoid easily.
Moore is wriggling around trying to escape.
Webb thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Webb there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Webb throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Webb tries to control but Moore wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Webb punching from mount but Moore doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Webb looking to ground and pound but Moore is blocking nicely.
Nic Webb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moore is in all sorts of trouble here.
Webb thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
N A Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore working to try and regain half guard.
Webb swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Moore is now in Webb's guard. A big mistake from Webb there, giving up the dominant position!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to N A Moore.
Well Moore has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... N A Moore!
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