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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zakari Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Llorent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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174 cm
25
140 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Zakari Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Llorent!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Llorent napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Moss is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Llorent is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Llorent is trying to control Moss's posture but Moss avoids it.
Moss slows the pace down.
Moss working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Moss is trying to get an arm triangle but Llorent is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Llorent's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llorent is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moss happy to just control the position for now.
Llorent manages to get back to half guard.
Moss wants to pass the guard but Llorent is defending well.
Llorent blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moss.
Moss is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Llorent doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moss.
Moss moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss trying to control the action but Llorent is working from the bottom.
Llorent tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moss wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Llorent manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Moss is working for a kimura but Llorent is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Llorent manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Moss slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Llorent's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moss tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moss has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moss wants to take a breather but Llorent manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Moss.
Moss trying to control but Llorent is working from the bottom.
Llorent looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Llorent looking for a sweep. Not yet Llorent, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Moss throws a strike but Llorent rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moss bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Llorent's guard.
Llorent avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moss not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Llorent working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moss doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moss manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Moss throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moss slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moss trying to move into half guard but instead Llorent has managed to sweep!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moss is trying to keep Llorent in close.
Moss keeping moving, preventing Llorent from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zakari Moss dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moss fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Llorent avoids it really well and circles away.
Llorent changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Moss lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Moss shoots in but no luck this time.
Llorent is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Llorent is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Moss fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Llorent is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zakari Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss looks to land a combination. Llorent sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zakari Moss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Llorent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moss.
Moss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Llorent can do to turn this around?
Moss shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Llorent as he jumps to the side.
Moss lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Moss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moss fails to land the takedown.
Llorent changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss is trying hard to land a takedown here. Llorent sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Llorent looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Llorent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moss.
Llorent tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Moss gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Llorent to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moss is trying to control the position but Llorent postures up.
Moss seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Llorent wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Llorent throwing strikes from guard but Moss blocks nicely.
Moss looking for a triangle here. Llorent is fighting it but it looks tight! Moss pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Llorent is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Zakari Moss!
After winning the bout, Zakari Moss thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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