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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dario Solaric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Moxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moxley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome to the Masquerade - Thousand Foot Krutch. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dario Solaric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Moxley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Solaric tries to clinch but Moxley is having none of it.
Solaric doesn't manage to clinch there - Moxley circles away.
Solaric tries to clinch
and Moxley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Moxley postures up in Solaric's guard and throws a big left but Solaric blocks it.
Moxley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Solaric knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moxley on the ground.
Moxley drops back looking for a leg! Solaric is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Solaric manages to kick Moxley off! Moxley jumps back into Solaric's guard.
Moxley throws a big elbow that misses.
Moxley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moxley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley throwing strikes from guard but Solaric blocks nicely.
Moxley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Solaric wants to stand and escape but Moxley is having none of it.
Moxley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moxley lands a couple of digs.
Solaric is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moxley is controlling him.
Moxley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moxley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Moxley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moxley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moxley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley scoring with some ground and pound.
Moxley postures up in Solaric's guard and throws a big left but Solaric blocks it.
Moxley with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moxley drops back looking for a leg! Solaric is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Solaric manages to kick Moxley off! Moxley jumps back into Solaric's guard.
Moxley postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Solaric is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Moxley, into his guard.
Solaric controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solaric prevents Moxley from getting back to his feet.
Moxley pushes Solaric off and gets back to his feet.
Solaric tries to clinch but Moxley moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Solaric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solaric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solaric looks to clinch
and Moxley counters with a shoot takedown. Solaric fights it but they end up in guard.
Moxley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moxley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moxley connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Moxley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Solaric wants to clinch.
Solaric tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moxley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solaric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moxley at a distance.
Solaric throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solaric misses with a double jab
and Moxley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Moxley is working for a kimura but Solaric is defending it quite comfortably.
Moxley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Moxley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moxley 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley is pressing down on Solaric's thigh, looking to free his foot. Solaric is holding on for now.
Moxley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moxley is working for a kimura but Solaric is defending it quite comfortably.
Moxley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Solaric defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Solaric sees it coming and defends easily.
Moxley wants to work for an arm triangle but Solaric is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Moxley is trying to work for a kimura but Solaric is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moxley lands a nice short elbow.
Moxley wants to work for an arm triangle but Solaric is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Solaric blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moxley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solaric is trying to maintain the position but Moxley is very close to passing his half guard.
Solaric has his hands clasped together around Moxley's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moxley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Moxley throwing shots but Solaric is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moxley seems to be looking for submissions.
Moxley drops an elbow to the side of Solaric's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Moxley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Solaric's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Solaric tries to clinch up.
Dario Solaric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solaric fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jon Moxley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Solaric.
Moxley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solaric tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moxley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Solaric darts in trying to clinch
and Moxley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Solaric's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley postures up.
Moxley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moxley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Moxley stands up over Solaric, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Solaric preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moxley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moxley scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Moxley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moxley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solaric wants to stand up but Moxley is controlling him.
Solaric utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moxley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moxley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moxley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moxley throwing strikes from guard but Solaric blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moxley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Moxley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Solaric utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moxley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moxley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moxley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moxley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moxley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moxley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Solaric's head.
Moxley distracts Solaric with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Solaric preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxley drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Moxley as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Solaric screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Moxley! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jon Moxley!
Jon Moxley 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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hype
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