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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kick Ass. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
25
210 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
209 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Dillan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Moore! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dillan scores with a shot to the body.
Dillan throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Dillan swinging wildly here.
Dillan fails with a takedown attempt. Dillan misses the jab. Dillan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Moore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Moore looks to land a left hand but Dillan moved out of range nicely. Dillan lands a head shot. Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillan moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Dillan moves out of range of the strikes. Moore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Moore misses with a double jab
and Dillan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Moore looks gassed! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dillan lands with a nice body punch. Dillan lands the left hand. Dillan dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Dillan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillan. Dillan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dillan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dillan looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Moore keeping moving, preventing Dillan from controlling successfully. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Moore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Dillan postures up in Moore's guard and throws a big left but Moore blocks it. Dillan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Dillan scoring with some ground and pound. Dillan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dillan trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Dillan slips a straight right by Moore. Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillan is just out of range. Dillan just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore throws a jab when Dillan was well out of range. Dillan scores with a decent looking hook. Moore takes one on the button. Moore gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Moore being controlled here, momentarily. Moore is working an open guard so Dillan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Dillan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dillan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dillan trying to control the pace. Dillan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Dillan stops Moore from getting back to his feet.
Dillan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Moore has hold of Dillan's hands but Dillan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nice strikes from Dillan there.
That's four 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. Dillan lands with a punch from half guard. Ground and pound from Dillan. Moore is trying to stand back up but Dillan is controlling him
Dillan is trying to control the action in half guard but Moore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Dillan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Dillan scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Dillan tries to pass to full mount but Moore defends it. Dillan winds up and cracks Moore with a swinging punch to the side of the head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dillan scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Ground and pound from Dillan. Dillan decides to stand and escape the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Dillan dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dillan darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Dillan scores with a nice right hand.
Max Dillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Moore needs to keep his hands up - Dillan had a free shot at his head there. Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moore stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moore wants it to stay on the feet. Dillan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it. Moore looks to land a left hand but Dillan moved out of range nicely. A looping hook to the body misses from Dillan. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet. Moore slips a jab and a cross from Dillan.
Dillan throws a right and a left that both miss. Moore throws a series of punches but Dillan moves out of range. Dillan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Dillan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Dillan lunges at Moore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moore's hand. Moore throws a jab when Dillan was well out of range. Moore throws a hook but Dillan blocks it. Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Dillan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dillan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dillan looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely. Some wild striking there from Dillan.
Dillan on the wrong end of a nice jab. Dillan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Dillan lands an elbow. Dillan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around? Dillan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working. Moore is pushing Dillan's head away, looking to escape. Dillan manages to hold on to the position though. Dillan grinds an elbow into Moore's temple. Moore is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dillan working the ground and pound from side control. Dillan scoring with punches from side control. Dillan wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy. You can see the frustration on Moore's face as Dillan controls the position. Moore is trying to get back to his feet. Dillan controls the position. Dillan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Moore for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dillan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Dillan wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy. Dillan looks up at the clock and then as Moore takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dillan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dillan takes a little break here. Moore wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Dillan works to advance to full mount. Moore defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Dillan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Dillan is landing with some decent strikes but Moore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Dillan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moore's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dillan with good strikes from the mount here! Dillan cracks Moore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dillan content just to control the position here. Moore trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dillan lands a big elbow. Dillan landing shots from mount. Dillan unloading with bombs! A nice elbow there by Dillan. Dillan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Dillan looking to control and managing it successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Dillan 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!
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillan.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dillan. Dillan scores with a one two! Moore had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Moore stuffs the takedown. Dillan takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses. Dillan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dillan showed some decent athleticism there. Dillan is controlling the pace.
Moore pushes Dillan off looking to stand but Dillan dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dillan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Dillan passes the guard and advances to mount! Dillan controlling the pace for now. Moore's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two 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. Dillan with a couple of short strikes. Dillan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Moore taking shots to the head. Moore squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dillan dominating with strikes here. Max Dillan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Dillan wants to control the pace but Moore is squirming around nicely. The referee warns Moore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dillan looking to finish Moore with some ground and pound. This is bad for Moore! Dillan landing strikes from the mount and Moore is in trouble! Dillan trying to control but he's not successful this time. Dillan raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dillan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Dillan cracks Moore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dillan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Moore in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Max Dillan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Dillan content just to control the position here. Dillan landing punches. Aaron Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dillan controlling from the full mount. Dillan wants to control the pace but Moore is squirming around nicely. A nice elbow there by Dillan. Dillan controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight! Max Dillan showed his dominance in that final round. Well Dillan 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26 Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Dillan!
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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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