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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sjomaz Wormineye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wormineye comes to the cage accompanied by Miklagard. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sjomaz Wormineye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andreas Moore!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wormineye throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Wormineye dives in for a single leg takedown but Moore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wormineye dives in for a single leg takedown but Moore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wormineye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wormineye moves into the clinch successfully.
Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Wormineye stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wormineye wants it to stay on the feet.
Moore closes the distance and clinches up with Wormineye, looking for a takedown. Moore pushes Wormineye against the cage but Wormineye circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wormineye feinted with a counter takedown.
Wormineye gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore prevents a body shot from Wormineye.
Wormineye will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moore up against the cage.
Wormineye breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Moore misses.
Moore tries to keep at a distance but Wormineye has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore blocks a head kick by Wormineye.
Moore is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Moore tries to clinch up but Wormineye circles away and keeps his distance.
Wormineye throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Andreas Moore has been cut.
Moore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wormineye is fending him off so far but Moore persists. Nope, Wormineye circles away and we're back to standing.
Sjomaz Wormineye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Moore.
Wormineye has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moore can't break the clinch.
Moore prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wormineye tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wormineye is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Moore gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wormineye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wormineye gets caught napping as Moore dives in and scores a takedown. Wormineye manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wormineye has control of Moore's left arm, preventing Moore from doing any damage.
Wormineye not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Moore working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wormineye manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moore manages to get himself to full guard.
Wormineye controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wormineye wants to stand but Moore is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wormineye won't allow Moore to get back to his feet.
Moore is looking for a triangle but Wormineye pushes his legs off easily.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Wormineye from controlling successfully.
Wormineye postures up in Moore's guard and throws a big left but Moore blocks it.
Wormineye has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Moore is proving hard to escape from.
Wormineye missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wormineye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wormineye cracks Moore with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Moore.
Sjomaz Wormineye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wormineye misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wormineye thinking.
Wormineye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore instigates a clinch.
Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore fails to land the takedown.
Moore tries to clinch but Wormineye is having none of it.
Wormineye closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Moore quickly recovers to half guard.
Wormineye sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moore defending well though.
Wormineye misses with a head shot. Moore uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sjomaz Wormineye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Moore's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wormineye looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wormineye keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Wormineye misses the target.
Sjomaz Wormineye is winning the standup battle so far.
Wormineye moves into the clinch.
Moore blocks a body shot from Wormineye.
Wormineye works on Moore's body with a couple of short punches.
Wormineye's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Moore wants to take the fight to the mat but Wormineye manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wormineye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wormineye tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wormineye throws a head kick that misses
and Moore counters with a left and a right that stings Wormineye.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wormineye as he avoids it easily.
Wormineye throws a head kick that Moore semi-blocks.
Wormineye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries to clinch there but Wormineye circles away.
Moore tries to keep at a distance but Wormineye has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moore is trying to pull guard but Wormineye has him pressed against the cage.
Sjomaz Wormineye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Moore.
Wormineye swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore fails to pull guard.
Wormineye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Wormineye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wormineye but Wormineye pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wormineye shoots for a double leg takedown but Moore sprawls well. He's pushed Wormineye's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt - Wormineye sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moore is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wormineye tries to clinch up.
Moore tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wormineye throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moore's head.
Wormineye looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Moore!
Wormineye has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Moore!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wormineye landing strikes from the mount and Moore is in trouble!
Wormineye is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Moore to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Moore shrugs it off.
Wormineye looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wormineye with the ground and pound from mount.
Sjomaz Wormineye overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wormineye landing shots from mount.
Wormineye scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moore?
Wormineye trying to control but Moore is having none of it.
Wormineye throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wormineye in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wormineye raining down hammerfists from mount.
Moore avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wormineye.
Wormineye throws some wild stikes that Moore manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to escape the mount.
Moore is still trying to improve position.
Wormineye misses with a head shot.
Wormineye jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Moore manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Moore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wormineye wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
Moore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wormineye wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sjomaz Wormineye dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Moore's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wormineye moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Wormineye avoids a kick to the body.
Moore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moore closes the distance and clinches up with Wormineye, looking for a takedown. Moore pushes Wormineye against the cage but Wormineye circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wormineye throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wormineye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moore is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wormineye with a body shot.
Moore slaps away a takedown attempt from Wormineye, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wormineye shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wormineye was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore is looking to reverse the position.
Wormineye wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wormineye wants to control for a moment but Moore uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Moore tries to roll over but Wormineye keeps him under control.
Wormineye takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wormineye trying to control from half guard but Moore is working away.
Wormineye is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wormineye looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wormineye prevents Moore from standing back up.
Moore controlling the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wormineye darts in looking for a takedown but Moore gets double underhooks and turns Wormineye into the cage.
Wormineye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wormineye shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sjomaz Wormineye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wormineye throws a push kick but Moore slaps the foot to one side.
Wormineye darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wormineye wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Wormineye breaks from the clinch.
Moore closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wormineye did well to prevent Moore getting side control.
Wormineye is staying active underneath Moore, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wormineye keeping hold of Moore's head, controlling as best he can.
Moore seems to be looking for submissions.
Well, if Moore is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Moore tries to pass to full mount but Wormineye defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wormineye controlling the position well.
Wormineye is trying to stand back up but Moore is controlling him
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wormineye darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
Moore stops a takedown attempt from Wormineye.
Andreas Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sjomaz Wormineye is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wormineye has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.
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 Sjomaz Wormineye.
Well Wormineye has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sjomaz Wormineye!
In his post fight interview, Sjomaz Wormineye started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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