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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Mouba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Barrett (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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245 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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194 cm
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245 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ali Mouba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Barrett!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Barrett.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Barrett enables Mouba to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Barrett manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Barrett controls Mouba momentarily but Mouba frees himself.
Mouba wants to control from the top but Barrett keeps moving.
Barrett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mouba's guard.
Barrett wants to pass the guard but Mouba is keeping the position.
Barrett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barrett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mouba keeping full guard, as Barrett tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barrett passes into half guard.
Mouba is trying to maintain the position but Barrett is very close to passing his half guard.
Barrett tries to pass to full mount but Mouba defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mouba is trying to get back to full guard.
Mouba is looking to control Barrett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mouba avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mouba is controlling Barrett's trapped leg to prevent Barrett from advancing to side control.
Mouba is trying to get back to full guard.
Mouba is trying to maintain the position but Barrett is very close to passing his half guard.
Barrett controlling the action here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barrett stuffs the takedown attempt from Mouba. Mouba gets slowly back to his feet.
Mouba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mouba is fighting to break Barrett's control of his arms but Barrett is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mouba wants to control from the top but Barrett keeps moving.
Barrett has his hands on Mouba's head, controlling the position.
Barrett is looking to sweep but instead, Mouba has passed into half guard.
Mouba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mouba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barrett tries to roll over but Mouba keeps him under control.
Barrett is still trying to improve position.
Mouba trying to control from half guard but Barrett is working away.
Barrett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mouba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barrett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mouba.
Mouba is looking to stall here but Barrett recovers full guard.
Barrett 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mouba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barrett is pulling down on Mouba's head. It's preventing any offense from Mouba, at least for the moment.
Barrett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mouba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mouba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Ali Mouba will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrett. Mouba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mouba feinted with a counter takedown.
Barrett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barrett lands a two punch combo.
Mouba fails to land the takedown.
Barrett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barrett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mouba under the eye.
Barrett misses with a low kick.
Mouba attempts a counter takedown but Barrett avoids it well and moves away.
Ali Mouba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouba has a takedown stuffed.
Barrett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barrett wants it to stay on the feet.
Mouba backing away here, and Barrett unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Mouba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barrett sprawls well. Barrett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mouba gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OH! Mouba has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Barrett smells blood and charges in for the finish! Barrett unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Mouba sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jason Barrett!
A relieved looking Jason Barrett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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