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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Moo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Knight had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Moo!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moo lands a jab to the nose.
Knight looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Moo moves into the clinch.
Moo pulls guard successfully.
Knight drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Knight jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Knight drops back looking for a leg! Moo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Moo manages to kick Knight off! Knight jumps back into Moo's guard.
Moo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Knight can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Moo is keeping the position.
Moo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Knight's guard.
Moo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knight thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Moo has picked Knight up and slammed him! Knight can't keep hold of the triangle and Moo manages to pass to side control!
Moo is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Moo tries for a kimura but Knight is defending well.
Knight stops Moo from passing to mount.
Moo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knight, who protects the arm well.
Moo is trying to get an arm triangle but Knight is defending well.
Moo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moo trying to control the position but Knight is working away.
Knight manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Moo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Knight's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Knight's back!
Moo tries to get the hooks in deep but Knight pushed the leg off.
Knight breaks Moo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Knight on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moo wants to pass to mount but Knight is defending the position.
Knight is looking for a sweep. Moo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knight is staying active underneath Moo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Knight is trying to escape the mount.
Moo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Knight working to try and regain half guard.
Knight swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Knight is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is squirming around, avoiding Moo's attempts to control the action.
Moo moves to back control.
Knight rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Moo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Knight is staying active underneath Moo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight wants to improve his position but Moo is controlling well.
Knight is not content to let Moo control the position.
Moo passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Moo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moo tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moo scores with a sloppy right hand. Knight should have avoided that one.
Knight doesn't manage to clinch there - Moo circles away.
Knight fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Aaron Knight has been cut.
Aaron Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knight, pushing him back against the cage.
Moo lands a body shot.
Moo jumps guard and drags Knight to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knight is aware though and is defending well.
Moo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knight doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knight manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knight doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knight manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Moo.
Moo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Knight is controlling him.
Knight avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moo working for a triangle but Knight defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is pushing down on Moo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Moo is fighting to maintain full guard but Knight has managed to sneak the leg through.
Moo tries to roll over but Knight keeps him under control.
Moo kicks off Knight and gets to his feet.
Knight tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knight is looking to clinch.
Moo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moo lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moo stands and throws Knight's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Moo wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mikey Moo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Knight gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Knight actively working from the bottom here.
Moo works his way into side control.
Moo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knight has escaped the position, nice work there.
Moo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moo tries to advance to mount but Knight denies him.
Moo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knight has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight gets back to half guard.
Moo winds up and cracks Knight with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Moo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Knight's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Knight has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knight there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knight avoids the head kick by Moo.
Knight shoots in for a takedown but Moo shows good takedown defense.
Good shot there by Moo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Moo.
Moo stands up and beckons Knight to his feet.
Moo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Knight sprawls well initially but Moo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Knight is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moo pulls his head out easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Moo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Knight!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moo is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Knight is in real trouble.
Moo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knight tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Moo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Knight can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Moo works his way to his opponent's back.
Moo looking for the choke from the back.
Knight rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Knight tries to roll over but Moo keeps him under control.
Moo wants to pass the guard but Knight is defending well.
Knight is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moo pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight actively working from the bottom here.
Moo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Knight sees it coming and defends easily.
Moo wants to pass to mount but Knight is defending the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight is not content to let Moo control the position.
Knight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knight is not content to let Moo control the position.
Knight looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Moo pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moo has hold of Knight's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Knight manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Knight is trying desperately to improve position.
Moo takes Knight's back.
Moo is persistently looking for the submission but Knight is defending it well.
Moo lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Knight tries to escape but Moo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Moo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Moo looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight can't escape the position.
Knight looking very determined here, making life difficult for Moo.
Moo tightening his grip on Knight, looking for the choke.
I really don't envy Knight right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Can Knight hold on?! Moo is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Aaron Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikey Moo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Moo is looking for the choke from the back position but Knight is controlling his hands well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Moo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Moo!
Our winner, Mikey Moo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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