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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcel Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Bernard!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moore at a distance.
Moore throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bernard was covering up waiting for the punch and Moore finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Moore is stalling in the full guard.
Bernard wants to stand and escape but Moore is having none of it.
Bernard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bernard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore trying to control but Bernard is working from the bottom.
Moore postures up in Bernard's guard and throws a big left but Bernard blocks it.
Bernard working a defensive guard here.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bernard is keeping the position for now.
Moore is working Bernard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moore scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moore wants to control from the top but Bernard keeps moving.
Moore stands and throws Bernard's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Bernard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moore decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Moore dives in and grabs Bernard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bernard pushes down on Moore's head and hops out.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bernard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bernard moves out of range as Moore strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Bernard moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
Bernard scores a nice knee to the body.
Moore is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bernard tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bernard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bernard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bernard struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Moore takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Marcel Moore has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bernard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bernard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees to the body from Bernard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Bernard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Moore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore moves into the clinch.
Bernard prevents Moore from breaking the clinch.
Bernard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Moore pressing his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bernard working Moore over with knees to the body.
Bernard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bernard struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Andy Bernard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bernard working Moore over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moore or not.
Bernard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bernard crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
Bernard lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Moore is working for takedown but Bernard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bernard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Bernard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bernard is trying to stall.
Bernard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bernard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
Bernard leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Bernard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernard tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Bernard to work.
Bernard lands a right hand.
Bernard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Bernard - that landed with a thud.
Bernard slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andy Bernard.
Moore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bernard tries to avoid it but Moore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bernard to the ground. Bernard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bernard.
Bernard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bernard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bernard lands a nice knee to the body.
Bernard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bernard lands a body punch.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bernard stalling the fight.
Moore avoiding damage as Bernard throws knees to the body.
Bernard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bernard is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bernard landing knees to the body.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Bernard lands a knee to the body.
Bernard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moore is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bernard is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bernard landing knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bernard.
Bernard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moore or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bernard crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bernard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bernard misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Bernard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcel Moore's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bernard tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bernard lands a slapping body shot.
Bernard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bernard tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Bernard jabs Moore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bernard instigates a clinch.
Bernard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
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!
Bernard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore avoiding damage as Bernard throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bernard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bernard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Bernard.
Bernard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Bernard scores a nice knee to the body.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moore avoids it.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bernard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moore's brow.
Moore wants a takedown but no success here.
Bernard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore avoiding damage as Bernard throws knees to the body.
Bernard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bernard slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bernard lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Moore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bernard walks away with a smile on his face. Moore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bernard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bernard tries to clinch up
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Bernard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Bernard.
Bernard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bernard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bernard trying to land knees to the body.
Bernard tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body.
Moore fails to pull guard.
Bernard lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Bernard scores a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bernard.
Bernard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bernard works on Moore's body with a couple of short punches.
Bernard leaning against his opponent.
Bernard working Moore over with knees to the body.
Bernard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bernard tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body.
Bernard landing knees to the body.
Bernard lands a nice elbow.
Bernard lands a knee to the body.
Bernard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bernard lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bernard.
Bernard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marcel Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andy Bernard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bernard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Bernard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bernard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Bernard!
A victorious Andy Bernard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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