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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jim Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Moore!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roberts somewhat.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt - Moore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Roberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore fails to land the takedown.
Roberts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roberts circles away.
Moore shoots for a takedown but Roberts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moore to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Moore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roberts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moore has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moore cracks Roberts with a solid left hand.
Moore preventing the sweep.
Moore lands a couple of digs.
Moore throwing strikes but missing.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moore scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moore throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore connects with a couple of short punches.
Moore content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Roberts working a defensive guard here.
Roberts keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
Moore is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Moore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roberts working a defensive guard here.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moore's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts wants to stand but Moore is controlling the position.
Moore scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moore distracts Roberts with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moore lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Moore working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roberts's head.
Moore scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moore cracks Roberts with a solid left hand.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moore!
Moore manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Moore, under a barage of strikes from Roberts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Moore dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roberts stuffs the takedown attempt from Moore. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.
Roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberts tries to keep at a distance but Moore has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moore wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jim Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Moore.
Moore tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore jumps guard.
Moore is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Roberts tries to circle away but Moore has him pinned against the cage.
Moore lands a takedown into guard.
Moore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Moore prevents Roberts from getting back to his feet.
Moore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore pushes down on Roberts's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roberts is controlling Moore's trapped leg to prevent Moore from advancing to side control.
Roberts is trying to stand back up but Moore is controlling him
Roberts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moore is working away from the top position though.
Moore is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moore landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Roberts knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moore on the ground.
Moore slips a nice elbow through Roberts's hands, connecting with Roberts's forehead.
Moore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roberts defending well though.
Roberts tries to roll over but Moore keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moore tries for a takedown but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moore counters with a shoot takedown. Roberts fights it but they end up in guard.
Moore preventing the sweep.
Moore lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moore postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moore is in close to Roberts's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moore throwing strikes from guard but Roberts blocks nicely.
Roberts wants to sweep but no luck.
Moore postures up in Roberts's guard and throws a big left but Roberts blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roberts has his takedown stuffed
and Moore counters by moving into the clinch.
Roberts has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Moore avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Moore gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Moore thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moore lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas 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! This is the final round!
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Moore counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Roberts's guard now.
Roberts is trying to control the position but Moore postures up.
Moore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moore landing with the ground and pound.
Roberts trying to keep a closed guard but Moore is proving a slippery customer.
Moore is in close to Roberts's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moore stopping the sweep attempt from Roberts.
Roberts has momentary wrist control but Moore slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moore cracks Roberts with a solid left hand.
Roberts has his foot on Moore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moore works his way back into a safe position though.
Moore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moore postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roberts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roberts wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
Roberts kicks Moore off and gets to his feet.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore has closed the distance and engaged Roberts in a clinch.
Moore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Roberts avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Roberts is working for takedown but Moore is calmly controlling the position for now.
Moore is working for takedown but Roberts is calmly controlling the position for now.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberts is fighting off a takedown attempt but Moore is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Roberts to the mat. Roberts regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Moore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moore lands a couple of digs.
Roberts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moore.
Moore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moore lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is pulling down on Moore's head. It's preventing any offense from Moore, at least for the moment.
Moore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moore distracts Roberts with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Moore counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moore.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Moore gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Roberts looking to slow down the pace here.
Roberts gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moore.
Roberts wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four 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.
Moore wants the takedown. Roberts is fighting it off but Moore persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Roberts's guard against the cage.
Roberts is trying to control the position but Moore postures up.
Roberts has momentary wrist control but Moore slips an elbow through the middle.
Thomas Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roberts trying to control the position.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore preventing the sweep.
Jim Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberts tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Moore!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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