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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Alba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 lbs
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186 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Alba!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore looks to land a combination but Alba avoids it well.
Alba wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alba was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Alba is looking to clinch.
Alba wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Alba slips a jab and a cross from Moore.
Alba tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Moore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Moore is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Alba is surviving well by controlling Moore's body position as best he can.
Moore moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Alba has worked his arm free - good work by Alba!
Moore tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Alba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moore tries to move into full mount but can't pass Alba's legs.
Moore tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries to move to full mount but Alba actually manages to regain half guard.
Alba holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Moore is looking for a kimura here.
Alba is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alba closes the distance and clinches.
Alba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alba taking a breather.
Moore working aggressively here.
Alba lands an elbow inside.
Alba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alba leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alba scores with a knee to the head.
Moore tries to break free but Alba pushes him back against the cage.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alba stalling.
Moore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alba smiles and moves away.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore fails with a takedown attempt.
Alba takes the fight into the clinch.
Alba stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Alba has him pressed against the cage.
Moore trying to control the position but instead, Alba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moore into the cage.
Alba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moore tries to break free but Alba pushes him back against the cage.
Moore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alba avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alba just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alba avoiding damage.
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alba smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alba tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Alba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alba tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moore clinches.
Moore has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Alba regains guard immediately.
Alba wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Moore is stalling in the full guard.
Moore passes Alba's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Moore stops Alba from getting back to his feet.
Moore is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Alba!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Moore will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alba.
Alba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moore.
Alba darts in trying to clinch
and Moore counters with a one-two to the body.
Moore's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Moore duly obliges.
No luck for Moore with that takedown attempt.
Alba wants to clinch.
Alba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alba dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Moore looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moore preventing the sweep.
Moore prevents Alba from getting back to his feet.
Moore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Alba is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Alba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alba managing to control the position.
Moore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moore lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alba dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Joseph Alba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alba tries to clinch
and Moore counters with a takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Moore stalls from top position.
Moore wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alba, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moore has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alba tries to bench press Moore off him but Moore keeps the position.
Alba wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Alba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Moore working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alba tries to bench press Moore off him but Moore keeps the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Moore.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alba can do anything to dispel that myth.
Moore tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moore throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
Alba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moore misses with the combination.
Alba tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alba clinches but Moore breaks the clinch
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore shoots in and drives through. Alba sprawls well.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Alba looks to clinch
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Alba. No joy for Moore on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moore counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Alba is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Moore dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alba tries to clinch up.
Alba tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Alba tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Alba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moore shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alba is trying to defend but Moore finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Moore not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alba wants to stand and escape but Moore is having none of it.
Alba can't keep his opponent in guard - Moore advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Moore controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moore 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.
Alba keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
Moore wants to control from the top but Alba keeps moving.
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 Alba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Alba dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Alba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alba wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Moore has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Alba off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alba tries to clinch
and Moore counters with a shoot takedown. Alba fights it but they end up in guard.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Alba is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alba wants to stand but Moore is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore pushing down on Alba's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alba wants to improve his position but Moore is controlling well.
Moore seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Moore is pressing down on Alba's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alba is holding on for now.
Moore is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alba doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moore.
Alba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alba is looking to escape.
Moore is working for a submission of some sort.
Moore thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moore shoots for a takedown but Alba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alba tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Alba moves away from the strike by Moore.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore fails to land the takedown.
Joseph Alba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alba has managed to clinch.
Joseph Alba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alba connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moore, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Moore!
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RATING
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