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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Moriarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Honnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Moriarty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Honnold!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moriarty tries to clinch up.
Moriarty tries to clinch there but Honnold circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Honnold as he connects with a hook.
Honnold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Honnold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Honnold.
Honnold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moriarty.
Honnold swats away the attempt to clinch by Moriarty.
Moriarty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honnold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Honnold throws a head kick that misses.
Honnold throws a low kick but Moriarty moves out of range easily.
Honnold fails to land with a series of punches.
Moriarty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honnold keeps the fight on the outside.
Honnold lands a jab to Moriarty's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moriarty looks to land a combination but Honnold avoids it well.
Moriarty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moriarty dodges the punch combination from Honnold.
Moriarty wants to clinch.
Honnold lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Moriarty misses.
Moriarty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Honnold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moriarty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Honnold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moriarty is looking to clinch.
Alex Honnold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honnold fails to land with a series of punches.
Honnold is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some wild striking there from Honnold.
Moriarty slips a jab and a cross from Honnold.
Nice straight punches there by Moriarty. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moriarty.
Moriarty lands a glancing blow to the side of Honnold's head.
Honnold lands with an uppercut that bounces Moriarty off the cage and back into range.
Moriarty is breathing heavily.
Moriarty has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Honnold finds it's way round the side to connect with Moriarty's head.
Moriarty is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honnold throws a nice looking combination but Moriarty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Moriarty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Honnold tries to bum rush Moriarty with a series of wild strikes but Moriarty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moriarty wants to clinch up but Honnold keeps it at a distance.
Moriarty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Honnold tries to bum rush Moriarty with a series of wild strikes but Moriarty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moriarty seems to have got his legs back now.
Moriarty doesn't manage to clinch there - Honnold circles away.
Honnold throws a lazy right hand but Moriarty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moriarty scores with a sloppy right hand. Honnold should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moriarty tries to close the distance and clinch but Honnold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Honnold misses.
Moriarty tries to clinch but Honnold moves out of range.
Honnold keeps the fight on the outside.
Moriarty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Honnold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Honnold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honnold lands with a good body shot.
Honnold keeps the fight on the outside.
Honnold keeps the fight on the outside.
Honnold thows a body shot but no joy.
Moriarty tries to clinch but Honnold moves out of range.
Moriarty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honnold keeps the fight on the outside.
Honnold lands with a hook. Moriarty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moriarty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honnold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moriarty circles away quickly and effectively.
Honnold throws out a loose jab but Moriarty uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moriarty wants to clinch up but Honnold keeps it at a distance.
Moriarty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moriarty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moriarty wants to clinch.
Moriarty moves in looking to clinch but Honnold pushes him off.
Moriarty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honnold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moriarty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Honnold darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Honnold misses with a series of wild punches.
Honnold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moriarty tries to clinch but Honnold moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moriarty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Honnold looks to land a combination but Moriarty avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honnold throws a right and a left that Moriarty avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Honnold. Those never looked like landing.
Moriarty tries to close the distance and clinch but Honnold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moriarty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moriarty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moriarty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honnold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moriarty is looking to clinch but Honnold is avoiding it.
Honnold keeps the fight on the outside.
Honnold displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Honnold keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Honnold misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honnold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honnold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moriarty is looking to clinch but Honnold is avoiding it.
Honnold misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Honnold dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Honnold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Honnold fails to land with a series of punches.
Moriarty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Honnold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moriarty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Honnold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moriarty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honnold.
Moriarty tries to clinch but Honnold is having none of it.
Honnold swats away the attempt to clinch by Moriarty.
Moriarty throws a body punch but Honnold moves out of range.
Honnold takes a swing at Moriarty's ribcage but misses.
Moriarty wants to clinch up but Honnold keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moriarty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James Moriarty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honnold is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moriarty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moriarty is looking to clinch but Honnold is avoiding it.
Honnold connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honnold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from Honnold.
Moriarty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honnold.
Moriarty tries to clinch up but Honnold circles away and keeps his distance.
Moriarty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moriarty lands a body shot.
Moriarty is looking to clinch.
Moriarty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Honnold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Honnold loads up on a big right hand but Moriarty slips the punch.
Moriarty tries to bum rush Honnold with a series of wild strikes but Honnold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moriarty doesn't manage to clinch there - Honnold circles away.
Moriarty doesn't manage to clinch there - Honnold circles away.
Honnold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moriarty tries to clinch up but Honnold circles away and keeps his distance.
Moriarty digs a good hook to Honnold's body.
Moriarty is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honnold swats away the attempt to clinch by Moriarty.
Moriarty is looking to clinch.
Honnold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moriarty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moriarty tries to clinch up.
Moriarty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honnold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moriarty is looking to clinch but Honnold is avoiding it.
A nice combination there by Honnold.
Honnold misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honnold looks to land a combination but Moriarty avoids it well.
Moriarty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Honnold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Honnold. Those never looked like landing.
Moriarty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alex Honnold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honnold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moriarty.
Honnold lands with a shot to the body.
Moriarty lands with a right hand.
Honnold scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honnold works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Honnold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moriarty moves away.
Moriarty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Honnold looks to land a combination but Moriarty avoids it well.
Moriarty doesn't manage to clinch there - Honnold circles away.
Moriarty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Honnold throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Moriarty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honnold.
Moriarty is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Honnold.
Honnold throws a body punch but Moriarty moves out of range.
Honnold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moriarty was well out of range. Poor timing from Honnold.
Moriarty tries to clinch there but Honnold circles away.
Honnold is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moriarty rather than just go for the knockout.
Moriarty takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moriarty is looking to clinch.
Moriarty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Honnold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honnold jabs at Moriarty's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honnold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moriarty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Honnold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moriarty just misses with a punch to the body.
Honnold scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moriarty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Honnold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moriarty tries to clinch but Honnold moves out of range.
Honnold misses with a few strikes there.
Honnold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Honnold looks to score with a jab to the body but Moriarty is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honnold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moriarty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honnold scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honnold scores with a nice right hand.
Honnold throws a right and a left that Moriarty avoids nicely.
Moriarty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moriarty tries to close the distance and clinch but Honnold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Moriarty will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Moriarty dodges the punch combination from Honnold.
Honnold takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moriarty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Honnold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moriarty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moriarty lands a nice shot to the body.
Honnold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moriarty tries to clinch but Honnold is having none of it.
Moriarty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honnold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moriarty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honnold defending well as Moriarty loads up on a big left hand.
Honnold scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Moriarty tries to close the distance and clinch but Honnold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moriarty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moriarty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honnold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moriarty is looking to clinch.
Honnold keeps the fight on the outside.
Moriarty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honnold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moriarty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honnold was well out of range. Poor timing from Moriarty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honnold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moriarty.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Honnold!
Moriarty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honnold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donk. Moriarty catches Honnold right on the button with a cross.
Moriarty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moriarty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honnold.
Honnold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Honnold throws a right and a left that Moriarty avoids nicely.
Honnold misses with a few strikes there.
Moriarty tries to clinch up but Honnold circles away and keeps his distance.
Honnold swings for the body but Moriarty moves out of range.
Honnold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moriarty has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Honnold swings for the body but Moriarty moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moriarty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moriarty misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moriarty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moriarty wants to clinch.
Honnold punishes Moriarty's body with a nice straight punch.
Honnold fails to land with a series of punches.
Moriarty avoids the body shot from Honnold.
Moriarty tries to clinch but Honnold is having none of it.
Moriarty doesn't manage to clinch there - Honnold circles away.
Moriarty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Honnold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Honnold misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honnold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moriarty.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moriarty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moriarty misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honnold throws a series of strikes that have Moriarty backpedaling.
Honnold lands with a good body shot.
Honnold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moriarty tries to clinch up.
Honnold scores with a hook to the body. Moriarty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moriarty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moriarty takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moriarty tries to clinch but Honnold moves out of range.
Honnold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Honnold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Honnold lands with a shot to the body.
Honnold swinging wildly here.
Honnold scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Honnold changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moriarty tries to close the distance and clinch but Honnold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honnold closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Moriarty tries to clinch up but Honnold circles away and keeps his distance.
Honnold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moriarty.
Honnold circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moriarty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Honnold's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moriarty under the eye.
Honnold misses with a head kick.
Moriarty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Honnold scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moriarty in his tracks.
Honnold throws a nice looking combination but Moriarty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Moriarty tries to clinch but Honnold moves out of range.
Moriarty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moriarty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Honnold fails to land with a series of punches.
Moriarty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Honnold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Moriarty.
I think Moriarty has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Moriarty!
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