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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moses has chosen Black Label Society - too tough to die as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Moses!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Danky is trying to defend but Moses finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Moses is working for a kimura but Danky is defending it quite comfortably.
Danky keeping hold of Moses's head, controlling as best he can.
Moses is working for a submission of some sort.
Danky is refusing to be controlled, as Moses sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky has his hands clasped together around Moses's back. He's all about the action.
Danky'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.
Danky tries to roll over but Moses keeps him under control.
Danky trying to control from the bottom.
Danky is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Dom Danky has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moses. That's going to slow Danky down.
Dom Danky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danky lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses slips a straight right by Danky.
Moses slips under a jab.
Danky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moses tries to move into range but Danky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moses connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moses moves forwards but Danky connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Danky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Danky.
Moses steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danky.
Danky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danky misses with a looping right.
Danky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moses's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Danky.
Moses fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Danky is out of range.
Danky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Moses uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Moses blocks the low kick.
Danky throws a sloppy head kick and Moses moves out of range easily.
Moses on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moses dives in and grabs Danky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danky pushes down on Moses's head and hops out.
Moses defending well as Danky loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Danky.
A thudding body kick lands there by Danky!
Moses throws a shot from downtown. Danky moves away and avoids it.
Danky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moses closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Danky did well to prevent Moses getting side control.
Moses wants to advance to full mount but Danky doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Danky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses looking to sit in guard and control but Danky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moses trying to control the position.
Moses trying to control the position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moses looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moses is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Danky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Moses working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ricky Moses hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Danky misses with a jab to the body
and Moses counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Moses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danky.
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 Dom Danky will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moses dodges the punch combination from Danky.
Danky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Moses thows a body shot but no joy.
Moses missing with a left hand there. Danky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danky throws a hook to the side of Moses's head but Moses sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moses fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moses looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moses trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danky trying to keep a closed guard but Moses is proving a slippery customer.
Moses trying to control but Danky is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky is trying to control the position but Moses postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moses fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Danky throws a sloppy head kick
and Moses counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moses.
Danky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moses throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Danky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moses throwing strikes but missing.
Moses wants to control from the top but Danky keeps moving.
Danky can't keep his opponent in guard - Moses advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Danky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danky gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moses accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danky keeping full guard, as Moses tries to pass.
Danky trying to control the position.
Danky has Moses pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Moses looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dom Danky.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moses checks a leg kick.
Danky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moses clinches with his opponent.
Moses blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Moses.
Danky struggles to land a body shot inside as Moses controls his hands.
Moses has Danky pressed against the cage.
Moses taking a breather.
Moses blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moses drops down looking for an ankle pick but Danky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Moses misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danky.
Danky lands with a straight right. Moses didn't see that one coming.
Danky moves out of range as Moses strikes.
Danky throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slow jab from Moses misses its intended target.
Moses takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Moses blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses is looking to chop away at Danky's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moses misses the shot to the body.
Moses takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Moses 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. This is the final round!
Danky thows a body shot but no joy.
Moses looks to throw the jab but Danky is out of range.
Moses slips under a jab from Danky.
Moses fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danky throws a sloppy head kick and Moses moves out of range easily.
Danky swinging wildly here.
Danky scores with a jab to the head.
Moses takes a swing at Danky's ribcage but misses.
Danky lands a jab to Moses's midsection.
Danky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Danky scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses tries to clinch up.
Danky stuffs the takedown attempt from Moses. Moses gets slowly back to his feet.
Moses misses the body punch
and Danky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moses dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Danky. That did some damage!
Moses is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Danky throws a lazy uppercut
and Moses counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Danky is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Moses moves out of range of the body kick from Danky.
Danky misses with a hook. Moses ducked under it nicely.
Moses misses with a looping right.
Moses blocks a head kick by Danky.
Danky just misses with a punch to the body.
Moses moves out of range of the strikes.
Moses takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A jab from Moses finds it's way through Danky's defenses.
Moses is trying hard to land a takedown here. Danky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Moses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Danky misses.
Danky missing with a left hand there. Moses was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danky throws out a powerful jab.
Danky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moses on the side of the head.
Danky swings widly with a right hand
and Moses counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danky dodges the punch combination from Moses.
Moses looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Danky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moses is able to avoid easily.
Moses avoids a kick to the body.
Danky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Danky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moses.
Danky looks to land a body kick but Moses moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses moves away from the strike by Danky.
Moses scores with a three punch combo!
Moses cracks the inside of Danky's front leg.
Moses misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Danky there.
Moses shoots in for a takedown but Danky shows good takedown defense.
Moses tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Danky is able to avoid easily.
Jab, jab by Danky - just one landing.
Danky checks a leg kick nicely.
Moses shoots for a takedown but Danky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danky throws a looping overhand right but Moses ducks down to avoid it.
Danky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dom Danky is winning the standup battle so far.
Moses uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danky.
Danky looks to throw the jab but Moses is out of range.
Moses takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Moses keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danky throws out a loose jab but Moses uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danky misses with a lunging right hand
and Moses counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moses throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moses ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Danky!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danky throws a wild body kick that Moses sees coming a mile off.
Moses slips under a jab from Danky.
Danky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Danky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Danky 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dom Danky!
Dom Danky spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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