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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yasou yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Moore has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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214 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yasou yi!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
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.
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
Moore takes the fight into the clinch.
yi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore tries to roll over but yi keeps him under control.
yi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moore has hold of yi's hands but yi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
It looks like Marco Moore has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
yi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
yi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
yi misses with a head shot. Moore uses the momentum to regain guard.
yi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
yi wants to get back to full guard.
yi missing with punches from the bottom.
Moore seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead yi has recovered full guard.
yi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moore is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Moore has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of yi is proving hard to escape from.
Moore landing with the ground and pound.
yi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
yi 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 fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Moore manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
yi with a flurry of punches that miss.
yi throws a big right hand that misses.
yi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from yi.
yi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
yi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
yi is looking to work some ground and pound but Moore has wrist control.
Moore is breathing heavily.
yi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Moore is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Moore has escaped and now he's on top!
yi is looking for a triangle but Moore pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
yi has a closed guard, preventing Moore from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yasou yi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Moore's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between yi's hands.
Moore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by yi.
Moore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moore working hard to break the clinch.
Moore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is stalling here.
Moore is trying to push yi away but yi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
yi has clasped his hands together around Moore's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
An elbow from yi crashes against the mat.
yi working the ground and pound but Moore is defending the strikes.
yi in side control, throwing shots but Moore defends.
yi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Moore is avoiding damage well.
yi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Moore is trying hard to land a takedown here. yi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore clinches up with yi and pushes him back against the cage.
yi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Moore clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
yi misses with an elbow to the head.
yi throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
yi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Even with his hooks in, yi manages to miss with strikes from the back.
yi missing with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. yi is now in side control.
yi working the ground and pound from side control.
yi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Moore is avoiding damage well.
yi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Moore is trying to improve his position.
yi working the head and body with strikes.
yi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Moore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for yi on the ground.
Moore is looking for a sweep.
yi scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
yi throwing strikes but Moore manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moore has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
yi tries to bench press Moore off him but Moore keeps the position.
Moore tries to get to his feet but yi is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Moore in his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
yi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yasou yi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marco Moore's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Moore shoots in looking for a takedown but yi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Moore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is just content to waste time from the top position. yi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Moore lands a couple of decent looking shots.
yi wants to sweep but no luck.
Yasou yi has got the better of the ground game so far.
yi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moore manages to get himself to full guard.
yi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moore's head.
Moore is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yi postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Moore covers up, he's hurt! yi keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from yi and the ref steps in to end the fight! yi can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yasou yi!
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