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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sehanine Moonbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LJ Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sehanine Moonbow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to LJ Harris's chin.
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165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sehanine Moonbow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LJ Harris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to clinch there but Moonbow circles away.
Moonbow stuffs the takedown.
Harris wants to clinch up but Moonbow keeps it at a distance.
Moonbow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moonbow is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Moonbow circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Moonbow.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Moonbow jumps guard and drags Harris to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris wants to control from the top but Moonbow keeps moving.
Harris has gone for a leg lock! Moonbow slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harris's guard.
Moonbow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moonbow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonbow is in close to Harris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harris is trying to keep Moonbow in close.
Moonbow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moonbow controls from within his opponent's guard.
Moonbow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Moonbow is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Moonbow controls from within his opponent's guard.
Moonbow trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris looking to control.
Moonbow trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moonbow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonbow is stalling in the full guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sehanine Moonbow just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris cracks Moonbow with a good jab.
Moonbow tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moonbow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harris's guard.
Harris lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moonbow!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moonbow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moonbow is breathing heavily.
Harris fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harris with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Harris looking to control but Moonbow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harris controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sehanine Moonbow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moonbow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris tries for a takedown but Moonbow circles away easily
and Moonbow counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Moonbow gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Moonbow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Moonbow trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonbow lands strikes from half guard.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Moonbow is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Moonbow is very close to passing his half guard.
Moonbow is taking a breather. Harris says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Moonbow is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moonbow closes the distance and clinches.
Moonbow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harris no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Moonbow is proving a slippery customer.
Moonbow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moonbow wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Moonbow throws a strike but Harris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harris trying to control but Moonbow is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonbow trying to control the position.
Moonbow pushes Harris off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
LJ Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris tries for a takedown but Moonbow circles away easily
so Moonbow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moonbow's guard.
Moonbow controlling Harris's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moonbow is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moonbow.
Moonbow content to stall in guard here.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Moonbow is proving a slippery customer.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sehanine Moonbow dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Moonbow tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris shoots and misses
and Moonbow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harris won't be happy with that.
Moonbow just content to control the position.
Harris tries to improve position but can't.
Moonbow decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Harris tries for a takedown but Moonbow circles away easily
and Moonbow counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Moonbow in particular looking to stall.
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!
Moonbow'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonbow seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Harris for as long as he can get away with.
Harris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moonbow.
Moonbow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moonbow trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moonbow preventing the sweep.
Harris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moonbow is stalling in the full guard.
Moonbow wants to stand but Harris has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harris pulls Moonbow in to control the position.
Moonbow pushing down on Harris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harris trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Moonbow lands a nice shot to the head.
Moonbow controlling the pace for now.
Moonbow looking to finish Harris with some ground and pound. This is bad for Harris!
Moonbow looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris taking shots to the head.
Moonbow controlling the position easily from mount.
Harris is bucking up trying to escape but Moonbow cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Harris can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Moonbow cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Moonbow controlling the position easily from mount.
Harris is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moonbow controlling the pace for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sehanine Moonbow just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Harris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moonbow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moonbow.
Sehanine Moonbow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LJ Harris.
A bit of stalling here from Moonbow.
Moonbow has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Harris is trying to keep an underhook but Moonbow manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Harris actively working from the bottom here.
Moonbow is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moonbow prevents Harris from improving his position.
LJ Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris is not content to let Moonbow control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sehanine Moonbow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moonbow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sehanine Moonbow!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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