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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Moneybags (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore comes to the cage accompanied by Frank Klepacki - March to doom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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144 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Moneybags!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moneybags looks to clinch
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like John Moneybags has been cut.
Moneybags throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Moneybags fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moore, pushing him back against the cage.
Moneybags working aggressively here.
Moneybags misses with the head strike.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moneybags throws a head punch that misses.
Moneybags misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moneybags.
Moneybags has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Moneybags throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moneybags is trying to break free.
Moneybags misses with some punches.
Moneybags makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moneybags lands a nice elbow.
Moneybags has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moneybags has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Moneybags is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Moore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moneybags swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Moneybags.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moneybags.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moneybags tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Moneybags's head.
Moore turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Moore manages to end up in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Moneybags is looking to reverse the position.
Moneybags is still trying to improve position.
Moore trying to control the action but Moneybags is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moneybags dodges the ground and pound from Moore.
Moore in side control, throwing shots but Moneybags defends.
Moneybags felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore scoring with punches from side control.
Moneybags wants to control but Moore postures up.
Moneybags regains half guard, as Moore was trying to land strikes.
Moore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moore thows a huge punch but Moneybags dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Moneybags manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Moore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moore has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Moore slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Moneybags is controlling Moore's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moore preventing the sweep.
Moore lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moneybags is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moneybags's guard.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Moneybags is retaining full guard.
Moore looking to sit in guard and control but Moneybags gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moneybags trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moneybags must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moneybags preventing the sweep.
Moore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moore looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Moneybags's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moneybags moves away.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore throws a sloppy head kick and Moneybags moves out of range easily.
Moneybags thows a body shot but no joy.
Moneybags throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Moneybags throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moore takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot.
Moore connects with a leg kick. Moneybags looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Moneybags is looking to clinch.
Moore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moneybags.
Moneybags fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moore ducks right into an uppercut from Moneybags.
A big left from Moneybags misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moneybags throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moneybags stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moneybags wants it to stay on the feet.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore lands a really nice looking cross but Moneybags seems unphased.
Moneybags avoids the head kick by Moore.
Danga de danga de dang - Moneybags scores with a four punch combination!
Moneybags wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moneybags stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moore.
Moneybags stuffs the takedown.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moneybags.
Moneybags throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Moneybags does no damage.
Moneybags chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moore can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moneybags pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
Moneybags lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moneybags breaks the clinch.
Moore throws a hook but Moneybags blocks it.
Moore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moneybags swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moneybags misses with a body shot.
Moneybags keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Moneybags tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Moneybags lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moneybags slips a jab and a cross from Moore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Moore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moore throwing strikes but missing.
Moore passes into half guard.
Moneybags tries to roll over but Moore keeps him under control.
Moneybags is doing well to control the position and prevent Moore from advancing to side control.
Moneybags is looking to control Moore's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moneybags avoid being mounted?
Moore perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moore connects with a nice short shot to Moneybags's temple.
Moore missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moore is trying to control. Moneybags wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moneybags is looking for a sweep. Moore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moore lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moore winds up and cracks Moneybags with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moneybags has hold of Moore's hands but Moore slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Moore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Moore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Moneybags's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Moore throws a leg kick
and Moneybags cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore misses with a leg kick
enabling Moneybags to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore lands a nice hook to Moneybags's body. Moneybags takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moneybags tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moore.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but Moneybags shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Moneybags scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moneybags displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moore throws out the jab.
Moneybags throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Moneybags is just out of range.
Moneybags misses with a shot to the body
and Moore counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moneybags 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.
Moneybags not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moneybags working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moore.
Moore keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moneybags's head.
Moneybags keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moneybags has momentary wrist control but Moore slips an elbow through the middle.
Moore throws an elbow that misses. Moneybags uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moore's guard. Nice move by Moneybags!
Moneybags trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moore is on top in guard.
Bobby Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags being controlled here, momentarily.
Moneybags working a defensive guard but Moore passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Moore trying to control the action but Moneybags is working from the bottom.
Moore is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Moneybags trying to control from the bottom.
Moore seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Moneybags trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Moore wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Moore. Moneybags shrugs it off though.
John Moneybags is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slow jab from Moneybags misses its intended target.
Moore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
John Moneybags has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moneybags throws a nice inside leg kick.
Moore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moore lands a jab to the head.
Moore feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moneybagss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore connects with a body shot that sends Moneybags's belly button to the back.
Moneybags is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moneybags on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moore, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Moore!
Post fight, Bobby Moore stared into the camera and said 'Got you, you piece of SHIT.'.
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RATING
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