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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien Moia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
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170 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damien Moia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Lopez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moia defends it nicely.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
Moia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Lopez.
Moia moves out of range of the body kick.
Lopez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Moia is trying to defend but Lopez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to work for a kimura but Moia is defending well.
Lopez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lopez is working for a submission of some sort.
Moia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Moia manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lopez has Moia in his guard.
Moia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lopez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Moia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez trying to control but Moia postures up.
Moia is trying to control. Lopez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lopez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Moia is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Moia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez actively working from the bottom here.
Lopez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lopez wants to improve his position but Moia is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moia has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lopez looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Lopez controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Moia has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lopez's body.
Moia patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moia has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lopez's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Moia has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
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 Damien Moia will probably get the nod.
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.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Moia.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick
and Moia counters with a big head kick but Lopez shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moia checks a leg kick.
Lopez throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Moia to counter with a crisp jab.
Moia shoots and misses
and Lopez counters with a shoot takedown. Moia fights it but they end up in guard.
Moia keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Moia throws up his legs and catches Lopez in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Lopez tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Moia! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Damien Moia!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
37% |
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