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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ejes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Moore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Ejes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Moore!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ejes misses with a double jab.
Moore throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ejes's waist but Ejes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moore off to one side.
Ejes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moore shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ejes wants to get back to full guard.
Moore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ejes wants to get back to his feet.
Ejes is breathing heavily.
Moore works his way into full mount!
Moore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two 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.
Ejes squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ejes tries to hold on but Moore pushes him away.
Moore sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ejes blocking the ground and pound.
Moore is landing with some decent strikes but Ejes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Moore lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ejes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Moore.
Ejes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Moore looking to finish with strikes here!
Moore misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ejes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moore thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four 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.
Moore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Moore is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ejes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ejes is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Moore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Moore connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moore wants to take Ejes's back but he can't do it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Moore dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ejes swivels and escapes.
Moore tries for a takedown but Ejes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Moore blocks a jab.
Ejes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ejes tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Ejes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moore is defended easily by Ejes.
Ivan Ejes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Moore.
Ejes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ejes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moore counters with a single leg into guard. Ejes didn't expect that.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Ejes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore won't allow Ejes to get back to his feet.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ejes is keeping the position for now.
Ejes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore content to stall in guard here.
Ejes wants to stand but Moore is controlling the position.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Ejes is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ejes throws a combination that misses
and Moore decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ejes's guard.
Moore advances position into side control!
Moore is trying to move to mount but Ejes reverses beautifully and ends up in Moore's guard.
Moore is trying to control the position but Ejes postures up.
Ejes trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ejes wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Ejes landing with the ground and pound.
Moore thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ejes trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ejes gets off balance looking for a body kick
so Moore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore trying to control but Ejes is working from the bottom.
Ejes controls Moore momentarily but Moore frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ejes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moore counters with a single leg into guard. Ejes didn't expect that.
Moore stops Ejes from standing up.
Ejes trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Ejes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ejes controls Moore momentarily but Moore frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore won't allow Ejes to get back to his feet.
Moore controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Moore won't allow Ejes to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ejes fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore shoots for a double leg takedown but Ejes sprawls well. He's pushed Moore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two 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.
Ejes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
Moore with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ejes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ejes content to control rather than advance.
Ejes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ejes slows the pace down in half guard.
Ejes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working.
Moore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ejes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ejes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is staying active underneath Ejes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Ejes throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Moore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ejes is fending him off so far but Moore persists. Nope, Ejes circles away and we're back to standing.
Ivan Ejes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Moore.
Ejes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moore counters with a shoot takedown. Ejes fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ejes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moore is controlling him.
Moore sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ejes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moore's guard.
Ivan Ejes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ejes drops back looking for a leg! Moore is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Moore manages to kick Ejes off! Ejes jumps back into Moore's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Moore!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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