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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geronimo Sit Hirun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geronimo Sit Hirun is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
19
250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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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 New York, Brandon Moss! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geronimo Sit Hirun ! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sit Hirun shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Moss looking for a guillotine here but Sit Hirun defends easily.
Moss has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sit Hirun is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Moss. Moss wants to control but Sit Hirun postures up. Moss is trying to escape the position but Sit Hirun is controlling the position. Moss tries to bench press Sit Hirun off him but Sit Hirun keeps the position. Sit Hirun has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Sit Hirun takes the fight into the clinch. Sit Hirun prevents Moss from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sit Hirun looking to stall.
Moss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Sit Hirun can't get the takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sit Hirun throws an elbow but misses. Sit Hirun 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Sit Hirun shoots in for a takedown but Moss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Moss thows a body shot but no joy. Sit Hirun doesn't manage to clinch there - Moss circles away.
Sit Hirun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Sit Hirun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sit Hirun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sit Hirun tries to close the distance and clinch but Moss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Moss misses with a hook. Sit Hirun ducked under it nicely. Sit Hirun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moss avoids it really well and circles away. Brandon Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geronimo Sit Hirun . Sit Hirun slips a jab and a cross from Moss.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Sit Hirun moves in looking to clinch but Moss pushes him off. Sit Hirun fails with a takedown attempt. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sit Hirun , right into the meat.
Sit Hirun is looking to clinch but Moss is avoiding it.
Moss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moss keeps the fight on the outside. Sit Hirun tries to close the distance and clinch but Moss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Sit Hirun tries to clinch up. Sit Hirun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moss tries to avoid it but Sit Hirun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moss to the ground. Moss escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Sit Hirun fails with a takedown attempt. Sit Hirun looks gassed! Sit Hirun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moss swats away the attempt to clinch by Sit Hirun . Sit Hirun fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Sit Hirun tries to clinch up. A combination from Moss does no damage. Sit Hirun thumps Moss with a low kick. Moss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sit Hirun is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Moss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Sit Hirun tries to clinch but Moss moves out of range. Sit Hirun fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sit Hirun throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Brandon Moss has been cut. Moss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moss wants it to stay on the feet. Moss looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sit Hirun ! Moss looking to finish Sit Hirun with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sit Hirun ! You get the feeling that Sit Hirun really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Moss landing strikes from the mount. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Moss scoring with strikes but Sit Hirun is staying in there. Moss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sit Hirun hang on? The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Moss cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sit Hirun is working to get back to half guard.
Moss scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sit Hirun ?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geronimo Sit Hirun dominated that round. The cut man is working on Brandon Moss's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Moss throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Sit Hirun tries to clinch there but Moss circles away.
Sit Hirun moves in looking to clinch but Moss pushes him off. Moss throws a lazy head kick and Sit Hirun moves into the clinch. Moss working hard to break the clinch. Moss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sit Hirun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moss's efforts to push away. Moss can't break the clinch.
Sit Hirun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Moss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sit Hirun tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moss just stands there and leans against the cage. Moss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Sit Hirun is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Moss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Sit Hirun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sit Hirun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sit Hirun with a poor takedown and Moss counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Moss has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Sit Hirun is looking for a sweep. Moss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sit Hirun tries to kick Moss off but Moss keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Moss seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Sit Hirun looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sit Hirun makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sit Hirun . Sit Hirun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Sit Hirun wants to sweep but no luck. Sit Hirun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moss controls the pace. Sit Hirun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moss. Sit Hirun looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Moss puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Still in half guard, Moss seems content to control. Sit Hirun is trying to maintain the position but Moss is very close to passing his half guard.
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. Sit Hirun is trying to stand.
Sit Hirun has a hand on Moss's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Moss takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Moss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sit Hirun hang on? Moss swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sit Hirun is now in Moss's guard. A big mistake from Moss there, giving up the dominant position! Sit Hirun tries to stand but Moss is controlling from the bottom. Sit Hirun stands up from Moss's guard - Sit Hirun perhaps looking for a knockout. Sit Hirun tries to clinch and Moss counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sit Hirun throws a sloppy head kick and Moss moves out of range easily. Sit Hirun clinches but Moss breaks the clinch and Moss decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sit Hirun 's guard. Brandon Moss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Sit Hirun keeping moving, preventing Moss from controlling successfully. Sit Hirun manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sit Hirun throwing strikes here but Moss is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Moss is in a horrible position here. Sit Hirun smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sit Hirun looking to ground and pound but Moss is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sit Hirun working the ground and pound effectively.
Sit Hirun lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sit Hirun scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sit Hirun looking to secure an arm triangle but Moss defends it well. Sit Hirun throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Moss because Sit Hirun loaded up on that one. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sit Hirun looking to finish Moss with some ground and pound. This is bad for Moss! Sit Hirun working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Moss slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brandon Moss will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Brandon Moss's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Moss circles away from the clinch attempt and Moss counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Sit Hirun is trying to get back to full guard. Sit Hirun tries to kick Moss off but Moss keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Sit Hirun is looking for a sweep. Moss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Sit Hirun looks like he's trying to stand up.
Moss is working for a submission of some sort.
Moss wants to control but Sit Hirun is keeping him busy. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sit Hirun has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moss is working away from the top position though. Sit Hirun is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Sit Hirun tries to clinch but fails miserably and Moss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Sit Hirun drives through with a takedown into guard. Sit Hirun is looking to stand up but Moss won't let him. Sit Hirun postures up in Moss's guard and throws a big left but Moss blocks it. Moss pushes Sit Hirun off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sit Hirun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moss as he jumps to the side. Moss takes a swing at Sit Hirun 's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sit Hirun fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Sit Hirun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Brandon Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geronimo Sit Hirun . Moss circles away from the clinch attempt and Moss moves into the clinch. Moss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sit Hirun 's efforts to push away. Sit Hirun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sit Hirun tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Moss counters with a single leg into guard. Sit Hirun didn't expect that. Moss prevents Sit Hirun from getting back to his feet. Moss is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sit Hirun controls Moss momentarily but Moss frees himself. Sit Hirun is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moss is controlling him. Moss content to stall in guard here. Sit Hirun wants to stand but Moss is controlling the position. Moss is working Sit Hirun over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Moss is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Sit Hirun wants to stand up but Moss is controlling him.
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. Sit Hirun is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Moss dives into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Sit Hirun is trying to control Moss's posture but Moss avoids it. Sit Hirun explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! Sit Hirun wants to clinch but Moss slips to the side and Moss holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Sit Hirun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Sit Hirun pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Sit Hirun misses with a hook from the clinch. Sit Hirun looking to slow down the pace here. Moss working hard to break the clinch. Sit Hirun misses with a knee to the head. Moss can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Brandon Moss showed his dominance in that final round. I think Moss has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28 Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon 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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