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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zakari Moss (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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132 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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135 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
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Powerful takedowns
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Zakari Moss!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Moss does no damage.
We've been hearing reports that Small has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A slow jab from Small misses its intended target.
Moss unleashes a big counter combination but Small bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Moss misses with a wild combination.
Moss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Small swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Small dodges the punch combination from Moss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small takes a swing at Moss's ribcage but misses.
Moss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moss throws a right and a left that both miss.
A quick step to the side and Small tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Small leaves Moss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Moss dives in and grabs Small's left leg, looking for a takedown. Small pushes down on Moss's head and hops out.
A counter left hand to the body from Small misses its target.
Moss tries to bum rush Small with a series of wild strikes but Small uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A quick step to the side and Small tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Small is looking to wear down Moss with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moss throws a body punch but Small moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Small tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moss shoots in looking for a takedown but Small manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dan Small has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zakari Moss.
Moss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Small circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss misses with a straight left.
Small throwing a counter right hand but Moss manages to avoid it.
Moss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Small makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Small wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moss throws an overhand right that lands on Small's shoulder, as Small tries to avoid the shot.
Moss throws a combination that misses
and Small connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moss closes the distance and clinches up with Small, looking for a takedown. Moss pushes Small against the cage but Small circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Small appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Small looks to score with a jab to the body but Moss is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws a nice looking combination but Small bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Small jabs at Moss's body.
Moss tries for a takedown but Small sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Small swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Moss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Small counter with a right hand.
Moss with a poor takedown
and Small connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moss misses with a two punch combination.
Small appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Small throws a shot to the body.
Small missing with a left hand there. Moss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Moss does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Small. No joy for Moss on that attempt.
It looked like Small wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moss shoots in but Small avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Small throwing a counter right hand but Moss manages to avoid it.
Moss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moss throws a series of punches but Small moves out of range.
Small tries to counter with a takedown but Moss is quick to defend against it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moss was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Small wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Small lands a nice shot that snaps Moss's head back.
Moss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Small was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Small dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moss throws the left hand but Small avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Small misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Moss might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Small has got the better of the exchanges.
No joy there for Moss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moss shoots for a takedown but Small saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looked like Small was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moss.
Small throws a body punch but Moss moves out of range.
Moss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Small comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss fails with the takedown.
Small swats away the attempt to clinch by Moss.
It looked like Small wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss throws a jab when Small was well out of range.
Small swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Moss ducks right into an uppercut from Small.
Small displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moss.
Small swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dan Small has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zakari Moss.
Small circles away from the clinch attempt
and Small counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Small was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Small, pushing him back against the cage.
Small is stalling here.
Small displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moss up against the cage.
Small'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.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Small for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small prevents the takedown attempt.
Small stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Small stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dan Small.
Small getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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.
Moss shoots in looking for a takedown but Small manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Moss does no damage.
Small swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moss on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Moss misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moss avoids the body shot from Small.
Moss shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Small dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Moss dives in for a single leg takedown but Small sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Small was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moss.
Small swings for the body but Moss moves out of range.
Small lands a nice looking body shot.
Moss misses with a takedown attempt
and Small counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moss fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Small on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dan Small has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zakari Moss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss throws a big shot that misses.
Small throwing a counter right hand but Moss manages to avoid it.
Moss misses with a takedown attempt
and Small counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moss thinking.
Moss dives in and grabs Small's left leg, looking for a takedown. Small pushes down on Moss's head and hops out.
An attempted straight right counter from Small misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss throws a jab when Small was well out of range.
Small is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moss can do to turn this around?
Moss throws a right and a left that Small avoids nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Small misses its target.
Moss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moss misses with an uppercut. Small saw that one coming.
Moss throws a combination that misses
and Small counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moss thinking.
Small misses with a body shot.
Moss swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Small to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Moss.
Small was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Small's waist but Small gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moss off to one side.
Small lands with an uppercut that bounces Moss off the cage and back into range.
Moss takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moss misses the body punch
and Small counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moss thinking.
Zakari Moss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Moss unleashes a big counter combination but Small bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Moss misses with a few strikes there.
Small swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moss throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Small to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Small. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Small.
Moss shoots and misses
and Small counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Zakari Moss has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moss was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Moss fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Small avoids it really well and circles away.
Small is looking to counter punch.
Small connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dan Small is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the body from Moss misses
and Small counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Moss is looking for the big counter here.
Moss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moss tries to bum rush Small with a series of wild strikes but Small uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Small swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Moss on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Moss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Small looks to score with a jab to the body but Moss is just out of range.
Zakari Moss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab by Small.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Small showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Small 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Small!
A very excited looking Dan Small rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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