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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hubert Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miha Baloh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hubert Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Miha Baloh!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moss avoids the head kick by Baloh.
Baloh scores with a nice right hand.
Baloh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baloh.
Baloh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moss sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moss looks to land a combination but Baloh avoids it well.
Moss fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baloh avoids it really well and circles away.
Baloh tries for a takedown but Moss circles away easily
and Moss counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Baloh moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moss content to stall in guard here.
Baloh keeping full guard, as Moss tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Moss scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baloh doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Baloh keeping moving, preventing Moss from controlling successfully.
Moss is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moss looking to sit in guard and control but Baloh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss trying to keep a closed guard but Baloh is proving a slippery customer.
Baloh is looking to work some ground and pound but Moss has wrist control.
Baloh wants to pass the guard but Moss is keeping the position.
Moss on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moss tries to get out of the position.
Baloh passes Moss's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Moss scores with a few weak punches.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Baloh in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss is trying to get back to full guard.
Baloh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moss knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Baloh keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baloh is thwarting Moss's attempts to control the position.
Baloh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moss is just riding it out for now. Baloh eventually gives up the hold.
Moss wants to control but Baloh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Moss throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Baloh seems to be working for a kimura but Moss defends the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moss is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hubert Moss dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baloh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moss doesn't manage to clinch there - Baloh circles away.
Baloh closes the distance and pushes Moss back into the cage.
Baloh goes for a takedown attempt but Moss pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Moss gets a double leg takedown into Baloh's guard.
Moss pushes down on Baloh's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Moss wants to take a breather but Baloh is having none of it.
Moss is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Baloh is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Baloh wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baloh kicks off Moss and gets to his feet.
Moss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baloh.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
Moss takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Baloh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moss moves into the clinch.
Hubert Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miha Baloh.
Baloh is breathing heavily.
Moss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baloh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moss counters by clinching up.
Moss tries to land knees in the clinch but Baloh avoids the damage to the body.
Baloh is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Moss is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baloh preventing the sweep.
Moss is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Baloh pushes Moss off and gets back to his feet.
Moss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baloh manages to avoid it.
Baloh throws a sloppy head kick and Moss moves out of range easily.
Baloh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moss circles away.
Moss misses with a body kick.
Moss closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moss lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloh working for submissions but it's allowed Moss to get to half guard.
Moss passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Baloh!
Moss lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Moss with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss is trying to take his opponent's back.
Moss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Moss working Baloh over with strikes here.
Moss wants to stand but Baloh is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baloh is desperately trying to improve his position but Moss has a good base and remains in mount.
Hubert Moss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moss landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moss raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hubert Moss dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Moss darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Moss wants to pass to mount but Baloh is defending the position.
Moss tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Baloh wants to improve his position but Moss is controlling well.
Baloh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moss scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moss moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Baloh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss trying to control the position but Baloh is working away.
Baloh wants to control but Moss postures up.
Baloh regains half guard.
Baloh is looking to improve his position.
Baloh is not content to let Moss control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moss stalling.
Baloh tries to get to full guard but Moss has control of the leg.
Moss working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Baloh's thigh. Baloh counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Moss trying to control but Baloh is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Moss pushing down on Baloh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Baloh actively working from the bottom here.
Baloh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moss tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Baloh.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Moss is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Baloh trying to control but Moss postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baloh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moss is controlling the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Hubert Moss wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Baloh misses with a takedown attempt - Moss sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baloh.
Miha Baloh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hubert Moss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloppy strikes from Baloh. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hubert Moss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moss, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hubert Moss!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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