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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodney Moore has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daryl Ward!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward moves into the clinch.
Ward unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moore fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Ward with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ward lands a knee to the body.
Ward scores with a knee to the head.
Ward landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Ward to work.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ward obliges.
Ward is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ward utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward connects with a knee to the head.
Ward breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore misses with a straight left.
Moore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ward rushes Moore and presses him up against the cage.
Ward lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Ward gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ward using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ward landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ward lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Ward lands a knee to the body.
Ward is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ward obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ward obliges.
Ward lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ward obliges.
Moore jumps guard but Ward stands there with Moore around his waist. Moore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ward lands a knee to the head.
Ward working Moore over with knees to the body.
Ward's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ward lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ward tries to clinch up.
Ward has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
Ward taking a breather.
Ward landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ward manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Moore. That snapped Ward's head back.
Nice shot lands for Moore.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Daryl Ward is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Moore finds it's target.
Ward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ward tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Moore.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Ward wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Ward blocks the leg kick.
Moore lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Moore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ward takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ward buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moore stalks Ward and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ward's face. Ward staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daryl Ward dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ward gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moore.
Ward clinches with his opponent.
Ward is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ward is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ward obliges.
Ward is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ward gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ward lands a nice knee to the body.
Ward landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ward scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Ward is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ward trying to control the position but instead, Moore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ward into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ward walks away with a smile on his face. Moore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Ward.
Ward lands a high kick!
Moore thuds his right hand into Ward's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ward takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moore scores with a punch to the head.
Moore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt - Ward sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ward takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ward unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ward looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Moore tries to pull guard but Ward won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore tries to pull guard but Ward won't allow it.
Ward landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moore tries to pull guard but Ward won't allow it.
Moore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ward walks away with a smile on his face. Moore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moore connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moore scores with a decent looking hook.
Ward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ward gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moore.
Ward walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a good cross that connects.
Ward stuffs the takedown attempt from Moore. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.
Ward gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daryl Ward seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ward connects with a knee to the head.
Ward unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ward lands a nice knee to the body.
Ward putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moore tries to pull guard but Ward won't allow it.
Ward escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ward clinches.
Ward lands a nice elbow.
Moore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ward just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore jumps guard but Ward stands there with Moore around his waist. Moore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ward.
Ward landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ward just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ward leaning his opponent against the cage.
Moore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ward walks away with a smile on his face. Moore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ward wants to clinch.
Moore throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daryl Ward showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ward dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ward.
Ward uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward moves into the clinch.
Ward landing knees to the body.
Ward using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ward lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ward stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ward closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ward.
Ward escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy left from Moore finds it's target.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ward uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Ward clinches up against the cage.
Ward unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ward stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ward receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Moore fails to pull guard.
Ward content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ward tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moore avoiding damage as Ward throws knees to the body.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moore avoids it.
Ward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ward smiles and moves away.
Ward wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ward backs up against the cage.
Ward with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moore to score with a decent uppercut.
Moore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by Moore there.
Moore fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ward closes the distance and clinches.
Ward holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ward manages to break the clinch.
Ward defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moore.
Ward gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Ward.
Ward has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ward putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moore tries to pull guard but Ward holds him up against the cage and eventually Moore drops back down to his feet.
Daryl Ward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward is stalling here.
Moore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ward walks away with a smile on his face. Moore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheers as Moore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ward doesn't seem phased though.
Moore takes a swing at Ward's ribcage but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodney Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
Ward clinches up against the cage.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daryl Ward comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ward 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daryl Ward!
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FIGHT
RATING
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