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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marty Downer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Moro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
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153 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marty Downer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zak Moro!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Downer.
Moro throws a combination. Downer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Downer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moro circles away quickly and effectively.
Moro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Downer circles away quickly and effectively.
Downer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moro swivels and escapes.
Downer moves out of range of the body kick from Moro.
Moro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Downer looks to land a left hand but Moro moved out of range nicely.
Downer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Downer backs up against the cage.
Downer throws a right hand that misses
letting Moro counter with a right hand.
Moro scores with a punch to the head.
Moro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Downer checks a low kick from Moro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zak Moro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Downer takes one to the side of the head.
Zak Moro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moro dodges the punch combination from Downer.
A head kick misses from Moro.
Downer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moro.
Downer takes one on the button.
Moro lands a nice hook to Downer's body. Downer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moro swinging wildly here.
Downer lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downer misses with a two punch combination.
Downer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Downer somewhat.
Downer fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Downer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Downer misses with a two punch combination.
Moro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Downer scores with a takedown into Moro's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Moro has Downer pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moro keeping moving, preventing Downer from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moro misses with a series of wild punches.
Moro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Downer.
Downer needs to keep his hands up - Moro had a free shot at his head there.
Moro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Downer.
Downer misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moro throws a lazy uppercut
and Downer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Downer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Downer is defended easily by Moro.
Moro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moro thows a body shot but no joy.
Moro defending well as Downer loads up on a big left hand.
Moro misses with a wild body shot.
Downer misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moro connects with a looping right hand.
Moro has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Moro dominated that round.
That's time! Downer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moro misses with a body kick.
Downer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moro tries to clinch up.
Moro loads up on a big right hand but Downer slips the punch.
Downer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Moro finds it's way round the side to connect with Downer's head.
Some wild striking there from Downer.
Moro swinging wildly here.
Moro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Downer.
Downer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moro takes a swing at Downer's ribcage but misses.
Zak Moro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Downer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Downer shoots in but Moro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moro scores with a nice strike.
Moro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Downer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marty Downer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moro misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Moro misses.
Moro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moro throws a leg kick but Downer checks it.
Horrible takedown by Downer or perhaps it was just good defense by Moro which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Downer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moro scores with a jab. Downer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Downer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moro.
Moro misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moro defends it nicely.
Downer throws a jab when Moro was well out of range.
Moro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moro throws a lazy right hand but Downer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Downer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Downer misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Moro. Those never looked like landing.
Downer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moro thows a body shot but no joy.
Downer drives through with a takedown into Moro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Downer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downer trying to control but Moro is working from the bottom.
Downer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moro is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Downer avoids the head kick by Moro.
Downer shoots in looking for a takedown. Moro tries to sprawl out of it but Downer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Moro thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moro slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Moro.
Downer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Moro throws a hook but Downer avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Downer.
Nice body punch from Moro.
Downer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Downer.
Downer misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zak Moro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Downer misses with a hook
letting Moro counter with a right hand.
Moro slips under a jab.
Downer shoots for a double leg takedown but Moro sprawls well. He's pushed Downer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Downer shoots for a double leg takedown but Moro sprawls well. He's pushed Downer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Decent striking displayed by Moro there.
Moro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moro throws a head kick but Downer moves out of range.
Downer connects with a jab.
Downer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Downer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Downer lands.
A slow jab from Downer misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moro throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Downer misses.
Downer gets a double leg takedown into Moro's guard.
Downer throwing strikes but missing.
Downer throws a big elbow that misses.
Downer slips nicely into half guard.
Downer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moro keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downer stalling away here and it's allowed Moro to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Downer wants to control from the top but Moro keeps moving.
Downer throws a strike but Moro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downer pulls Moro in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Marty Downer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice sprawl there from Moro as Downer shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Downer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moro looks to land a right hand but Downer moved out of range.
A slow jab from Downer misses its intended target.
Zak Moro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moro moves out of range as Downer strikes.
Moro pushes Downer up against the cage in a clinch.
Downer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Moro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Moro lands a shoulder strike.
Moro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Downer's elbow.
Moro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Downer backwards.
Downer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Moro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Moro.
Moro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marty Downer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marty Downer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zak Moro!
Zak Moro was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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