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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thurston Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparka Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thurston Moore could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sparka Man's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thurston Moore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sparka Man!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
Man moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Moore scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Man prevents Moore from breaking the clinch.
Moore tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Man on the inside.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Moore is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moore tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Man - that landed with a thud.
Moore is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Man.
Man scores with a shot to the side of Moore's head.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man taking a breather.
A short right from Man.
Man stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to break free but Man has control.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
Man avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Man lands a body punch.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Man prevents Moore from breaking the clinch.
Moore is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
Moore has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
Man dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Man's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore working hard to break the clinch.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Man - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Man pushes Moore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man leaning against his opponent.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Moore tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Moore can't break the clinch.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Man manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Man taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparka Man dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moore throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moore's head backwards.
Man clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Man - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Moore working hard to break the clinch.
Moore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Man stalling the fight.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Sparka Man seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Man is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man stalling the fight.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Man has Moore pushed against the cage.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man slowing the pace effectively.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Moore letting Man take a breather here.
Moore tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
Man digs a right hand underneath Moore's ribcage. Moore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Man on the inside.
Moore is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Man controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Man.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Moore tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
Moore tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
Man pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparka Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moore tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
Man digs a right hand into Moore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moore's gas tank.
Moore is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Moore being controlled against the cage.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moore is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man taking a breather.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Man has Moore pressed against the cage.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
The referee is keeping an eye on Man - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Man keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moore is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
Moore working hard to break the clinch.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man slowing the pace effectively.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Moore being controlled against the cage.
Moore is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Man.
Man lands with a left to the head.
Moore wants to break free but Man has control.
Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Moore wants to break free but Man has control.
Moore has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
Man prevents Moore from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
Moore working hard to break the clinch.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moore is trying to break free.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Moore tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparka Man really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big right from Moore misses.
Man rushes Moore and presses him up against the cage.
Moore letting Man take a breather here.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
Come on Man - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Man keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore wants to break free but Man has control.
Man stalls.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Man.
Moore tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.
Man'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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man scores with a shot to the side of Moore's head.
A bit of stalling here from Man.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Moore is rocked!
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Moore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man pressing his opponent against the cage.
Man continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sparka Man.
Man forces Moore back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore letting Man take a breather here.
Moore seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man has Moore pressed against the cage, preventing Moore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moore is trying to break free.
Man pushes Moore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man lands with a left to the head.
Moore is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Man.
Moore has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Man is working Moore over against the cage.
Man stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man'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.
Man lands with a left to the head.
Man presses Moore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Man leaning his opponent against the cage.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sparka Man.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparka Man dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man slips a straight right by Moore.
Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moore.
Moore looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Moore throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Man drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Man is struggling to control the position.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Man lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moore.
Man gets through Moore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Man keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Man slows down the pace here.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Moore can't break the clinch.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man has Moore pressed against the cage, preventing Moore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Moore is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Man displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moore up against the cage.
Man prevents Moore from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Man.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moore has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Man stalling in the clinch.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Man stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man just leaning against Moore, taking a breather.
Thurston Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Sparka Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparka Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparka Man! Sparka Man retains his lightweight title!
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