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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moses Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenna Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Moses Malone has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Moses Malone seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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158 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jenna Haze!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone keeps the fight on the outside.
Haze lands a nice shot that snaps Malone's head back.
Haze throws a series of punches but Malone moves out of range.
Haze throws a body kick that misses
and Malone counters by clinching up.
Malone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haze is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Haze displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Malone just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze fails to land with a series of punches.
Haze blocks a head kick by Malone.
Malone misses with a double jab.
Malone throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Jenna Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Malone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haze sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haze shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Malone is trying to defend but Haze finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze uses his free foot to push down on Malone's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Malone.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze scoring with strikes but Malone is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Haze tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Haze putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Haze avoids the attempt from Malone to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Haze looking to control but Malone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haze misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Haze misses with some ground and pound and Malone recovers position to half guard.
Malone is holding on to half guard well.
Haze is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Malone defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Haze looks to land a strike but Malone avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Haze looking to pass the guard.
Haze throwing strikes but missing.
Malone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malone is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Haze is just riding it out for now. Malone eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze is looking to control Malone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haze avoid being mounted?
Haze pushes Malone off looking to stand but Malone dives back in and keeps control.
Haze wants to sweep but Malone has passed to side control!
Malone tries for a kimura but Haze is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Malone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Malone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Haze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malone wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Haze, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malone trying to control the action but Haze is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jenna Haze dominated that round.
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.
Haze throws a combination that misses
and Malone counters with a straight right hand.
Malone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haze but Haze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from Haze misses.
Haze tries to clinch but Malone is having none of it.
No joy there for Haze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Malone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haze's waist but Haze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Malone off to one side.
Malone misses with a few strikes there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Haze.
Malone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Malone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Malone works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone working for a submission but Haze is keeping him at bay.
Malone wants to control the pace but Haze is squirming around nicely.
Malone controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone wants to control the pace but Haze is squirming around nicely.
Malone wants to take his opponent's back but Haze doesn't allow it.
Haze is wriggling around trying to escape.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Malone pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone controlling the position easily from mount.
Malone wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Malone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Malone is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Haze can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone misses with a head shot.
Malone content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Haze is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Malone dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Haze throws a right hand that Malone ducks under and follows up with a left that Malone also avoids with ease.
Haze scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Malone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Malone managing to control the position.
Haze has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Malone is proving hard to escape from.
Malone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haze manages to get himself to full guard.
Malone content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Malone stopping the sweep attempt from Haze.
Haze can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Malone controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Malone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moses Malone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haze's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haze duly obliges.
Malone fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Malone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haze doesn't seem phased though.
Haze looks to land a combination but Malone avoids it well.
Malone jabs Haze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malone clinches up against the cage.
Malone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haze just stands there and leans against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Malone drags the fight down to the ground.
Malone pulls Haze in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malone pushes Haze off and scrambles back to his feet.
Haze has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haze there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haze changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Malone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Malone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Malone is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Malone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone struggling a bit here.
Malone managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Haze.
Haze throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Malone is positioning himself well to prevent Haze advancing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Malone makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Malone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Malone 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Malone!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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