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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Mo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Tanzarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanzarian has chosen Steve Winwood - Higher Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Armen Tanzarian!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanzarian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mo as he jumps to the side.
Tanzarian looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tanzarian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tanzarian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mo is trying to stand up here but Tanzarian is controlling him well.
Tanzarian thows a huge punch but Mo dodges it nicely.
Mo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tanzarian scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mo pushes Tanzarian off looking to stand but Tanzarian dives back in and keeps control.
Tanzarian lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tanzarian wants to take a breather but Mo is having none of it.
Mo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanzarian.
Tanzarian slips a nice elbow through Mo's hands, connecting with Mo's forehead.
Mo is trying to stand back up but Tanzarian is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanzarian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mo has hold of Tanzarian's hands but Tanzarian slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tanzarian scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Tanzarian there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanzarian prevents Mo from standing back up.
Mo is breathing heavily.
Mo kicks off Tanzarian and gets to his feet.
Tanzarian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mo cracks the inside of Tanzarian's front leg.
Mo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tanzarian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanzarian scores with a nice body kick.
Armen Tanzarian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanzarian misses with a takedown attempt - Mo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mo throws a body punch but Tanzarian moves out of range.
Tanzarian throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanzarian throws a head kick but Mo moves out of range.
Mo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mo stands up and beckons Tanzarian to join him on the feet.
Mo cracks Tanzarian with an open hand slap.
Mo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tanzarian can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mo stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Tanzarian drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tanzarian stays in close to Mo's body and controls the position.
Mo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tanzarian trying to control but Mo is working from the bottom.
Tanzarian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mo's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tanzarian counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tanzarian scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tanzarian scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tanzarian sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tanzarian stops Mo from getting back to his feet.
Tanzarian is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Tanzarian misses with a low kick.
Mo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tanzarian's waist but Tanzarian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mo off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Mo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanzarian shoots for a double leg takedown but Mo sprawls well. He's pushed Tanzarian's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tanzarian circles away.
Mo misses with a takedown
and Tanzarian counters with a three punch combo that has Mo backing up. Mo nods at Tanzarian to acknowledge the strikes.
Mo blocks a jab.
Mo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mo shoots in but no luck this time.
Tanzarian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tanzarian sprawls well initially but Mo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mo tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mo stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Mo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tanzarian pinned against the cage. Tanzarian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armen Tanzarian dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tanzarian misses with a takedown attempt
so Mo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tanzarian, up you get!
Mo fails with the takedown.
Tanzarian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mo counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Tanzarian is trying to improve his position.
Mo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jay Mo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanzarian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jay Mo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armen Tanzarian.
Mo scores with a push kick.
Mo dodges the punch combination from Tanzarian.
Mo wants to clinch up but Tanzarian keeps it at a distance.
Mo looks for a takedown but Tanzarian sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tanzarian as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo throws a head kick but Tanzarian moves out of range.
Tanzarian throws a series of punches but Mo avoids them all with ease.
Mo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tanzarian is squirming around, avoiding Mo's attempts to control the action.
Tanzarian tries to reverse the position but Mo maintains control.
Mo wants to get back to his feet but Tanzarian is holding on tight.
Mo stands up from mount. Strange move.
Mo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tanzarian misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanzarian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanzarian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tanzarian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mo avoids the head kick by Tanzarian.
Tanzarian stuffs the takedown attempt from Mo. Mo gets slowly back to his feet.
Mo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mo fails with the takedown.
Tanzarian has his takedown stuffed
enabling Mo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Mo. No joy for Tanzarian on that attempt.
A head kick by Tanzarian misses
and Mo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like Mo is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Tanzarian tries to get to full guard but Mo has control of the leg.
Mo decides to stand and escape the position.
Tanzarian misses with a takedown
and Mo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tanzarian's guard now.
Tanzarian kicks Mo off and gets to his feet.
Tanzarian shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mo's guard.
Mo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tanzarian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mo wants to get back to his feet but Tanzarian is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tanzarian wants to control from the top but Mo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanzarian stands up from Mo's guard - Tanzarian perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tanzarian has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mo tries to stand but Tanzarian is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanzarian wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Mo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tanzarian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tanzarian prevents Mo from getting back to his feet.
Tanzarian working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mo wants to get back to his feet but Tanzarian is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tanzarian.
Tanzarian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mo as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tanzarian swivels and escapes.
Mo tries to clinch there but Tanzarian circles away.
Tanzarian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Mo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mo throws a head kick that misses.
Tanzarian tries a head kick but it misses.
Mo gets the takedown into side control.
Mo stands up.
A head kick by Tanzarian misses
so Mo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mo tries to stand but Tanzarian is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanzarian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tanzarian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mo is trying to stand up here but Tanzarian is controlling him well.
Tanzarian seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mo is trying to stand.
Tanzarian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tanzarian to his feet.
Tanzarian looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mo!
Jay Mo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mo is trying to stand up.
Tanzarian looking to finish Mo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mo!
Tanzarian lands a big elbow.
Mo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Tanzarian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanzarian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mo somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Mo shoots in for a double leg but Tanzarian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mo blocks the strikes from Tanzarian.
Mo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tanzarian's waist but Tanzarian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mo off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jay Mo.
I think Mo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jay Mo!
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