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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrzej Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Moss!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake with a poor takedown
and Moss counters with a shoot takedown. Blake fights it but they end up in guard.
Moss postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moss wanted to stand there but Blake had control of the position.
Blake controls Moss momentarily but Moss frees himself.
Moss throwing strikes but missing.
Moss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blake wants to stand up but Moss is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moss's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blake trying to control the position here.
Moss stands and steps away. Blake gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Moss shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake is trying to stand.
Moss seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Blake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blake has hold of Moss's hands but Moss slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blake trying to hold on to Moss's head to control him but Moss postures up.
Moss seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moss is working away from the top position though.
Blake is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Moss is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moss thows a huge punch but Blake dodges it nicely.
Moss looks gassed!
Moss seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moss throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blake wants to control but Moss is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Andrzej Blake just wasn't active enough.
Horrible takedown by Blake or perhaps it was just good defense by Moss which made him look bad.
Blake shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moss counters with a left and a right that stings Blake.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moss instigates a clinch.
Blake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Moss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moss moves into the clinch.
Moss manages to break the clinch.
Blake drives through and clinches with Moss against the cage.
Moss drags the fight down to the ground.
Moss has a closed guard, preventing Blake from standing up.
Moss wants to stand and escape but Blake is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
Blake slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Moss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrzej Blake has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moss gets underhooks to prevent Blake's takedown attempt.
Moss tries to break the clinch but Blake is controlling the position.
Blake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blake blocks it with crossed arms.
Blake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four 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.
Moss tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blake smiles and moves away.
Blake darts in trying to clinch
and Moss counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moss defends it easily.
Blake controls Moss momentarily but Moss frees himself.
Blake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moss's guard.
Moss trying to keep a closed guard but Blake is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blake stops Moss from standing up.
Blake won't allow Moss to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Moss dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blake misses with a two punch combination.
Blake tries for a takedown but Moss circles away easily
letting Moss counter with a right hand.
Andrzej Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moss shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Moss was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Moss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Moss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Blake is trying desperately to improve position.
Moss lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Moss 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moss dominating with strikes here.
Billy Moss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Moss has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Blake's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blake hang on?
Moss connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blake taking shots to the head.
Blake is trying to escape the mount.
Blake regains half guard.
Blake is trying to maintain the position but Moss is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake is trying to stand.
Blake works his way to full guard. Good work.
Moss passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Blake is looking to control Moss's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blake avoid being mounted?
Blake is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Blake is positioning himself well to prevent Moss advancing to mount.
Moss working Blake over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake is trying to stand back up but Moss is controlling him
Blake wants to control but Moss is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrzej Blake.
Blake shoots in and gets a takedown into Moss's guard.
Moss 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.
Blake gets to his feet. Moss looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Blake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moss counters with a shoot takedown. Blake fights it but they end up in guard.
Moss is looking to stand up but Blake won't let him.
Moss is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Moss throwing strikes but missing.
Moss won't allow Blake to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake wants to sweep here but Moss controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moss in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moss is looking to stand up but Blake won't let him.
Moss throws a big right hand that misses.
Blake lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake lands a nice shot to the head.
Blake avoids the attempt from Moss to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moss taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Moss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Moss displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blake.
Moss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake fails with the takedown
and Moss counters with a single leg into guard. Blake didn't expect that.
Moss stands up over Blake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Moss decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Moss throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Blake tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Moss is in Blake's guard.
Moss must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Moss decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blake, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moss shoots in and gets a takedown into Blake's guard.
Moss wanted to stand there but Blake had control of the position.
Blake controls Moss momentarily but Moss frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blake is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moss working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blake lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moss!
Moss is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Blake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moss wants to control but Blake is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Blake.
Blake raining down shots from the mount!
Blake trying to control but Moss is having none of it.
Blake is really struggling to control Moss but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Moss is trying to escape the mount.
Moss looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Moss is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Blake avoiding Moss 's attempts to control his hands.
Moss rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Moss has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blake is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blake is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Moss sees it coming and defends easily.
Moss is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blake pulls his head out easily.
Blake stands up out of the half guard.
Blake changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moss looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blake is looking to take a break and control but Moss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moss defending against the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moss can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moss is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Andrzej Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Moss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moss tries to bench press Blake off him but Blake keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Moss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Moss!
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