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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Towns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Towns's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Started From The Bottom. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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194 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaiah Towns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Mosby!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosby throws a series of punches but Towns moves out of range.
Towns is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mosby misses the target.
Jay Mosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mosby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Towns.
Mosby throws a poor cross that misses
and Towns counters with a straight right hand.
Mosby closes the distance but Towns moves to the side
and Towns counters with a body kick that stops Mosby in his tracks momentarily.
Mosby avoids the body shot from Towns.
Mosby throws a right and a left that Towns avoids nicely.
Mosby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Towns counters with a nice body kick.
Towns throws a right and a left that Mosby avoids nicely.
Mosby closes the distance and clinches.
Mosby is struggling to control the position.
Mosby pulls guard successfully.
Mosby looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mosby looking for a sweep. Not yet Mosby, not yet.
Towns has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mosby throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Towns won't allow Mosby to sweep him here.
Towns definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mosby will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Towns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mosby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mosby manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mosby is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Towns to keep the fight standing.
Mosby avoiding damage as Towns throws knees to the body.
Mosby is pushing Towns up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mosby tries to circle away but Towns has him pinned against the cage.
Mosby is trying to pull guard but Towns turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mosby gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Towns regains guard.
Towns wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mosby manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mosby wants to take a breather but Towns is having none of it.
Mosby wants to stand up but Towns has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Towns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mosby on the ground.
Towns is refusing to be controlled, as Mosby sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mosby takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mosby is looking to advance position but Towns won't allow it.
Mosby is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mosby sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Mosby dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mosby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Towns trying to land knees to the body.
Mosby effectively controlling the action here.
A bit of stalling here from Mosby.
Mosby stalling.
Mosby misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby is trying to pull guard but Towns has him pressed against the cage.
Towns has Mosby pressed against the cage, preventing Mosby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Towns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mosby's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Mosby on the inside.
It looks like Isaiah Towns has been cut.
Mosby is trying to pull guard but Towns turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mosby tries to pull guard but Towns won't allow it.
Isaiah Towns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Mosby.
Towns has a couple of punches blocked by Mosby.
Mosby prevents a body shot from Towns.
Mosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mosby has a couple of punches blocked by Towns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby jumps guard and drags Towns to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mosby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mosby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mosby is looking to take a break and control but Towns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
My spies in Werewolf's cave inform me that Mosby has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mosby seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mosby is looking to take a break and control but Towns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mosby prevents Towns from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Towns on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Towns tries to get out of the position.
Towns is trying to stand.
Mosby is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Towns!
Mosby looking to control but Towns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mosby thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosby looking to finish with strikes here!
Towns is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mosby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mosby looking to control but Towns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mosby is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Mosby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Towns's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mosby misses with a series of wild punches.
Mosby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Towns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Towns thuds his right hand into Mosby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mosby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Towns counters with a leg kick.
Towns scores with a hook.
Mosby takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mosby tries to clinch
and Towns counters with a nice body kick.
Mosby tries to clinch there but Towns circles away.
Mosby tries to clinch up.
Mosby tries to clinch there but Towns circles away.
Mosby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Towns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Towns. That's going to slow Mosby down.
Towns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mosby darts in trying to clinch
and Towns makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mosby moves into range and clinches up with Towns.
Mosby is looking to break free of the clinch but Towns has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Towns.
Towns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mosby.
Towns gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mosby.
Mosby effectively controlling the action here.
Isaiah Towns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby being controlled against the cage.
Towns stops a takedown attempt from Mosby.
Mosby fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Isaiah Towns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Mosby.
Mosby is trying to push Towns away but Towns has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Towns is pressed up against the cage. Mosby has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Towns down to the mat. Towns avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mosby.
Mosby misses the body punch
and Towns counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mosby's knee momentarily.
Towns swats away the attempt to clinch by Mosby.
Towns lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mosby backs up against the cage.
Mosby misses with a combination
and Towns counters with an outside leg kick.
Mosby tries to close the distance and clinch but Towns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Towns throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mosby avoids it.
Towns lands a right hook to the body.
Mosby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mosby looks to throw a body kick
and Towns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mosby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mosby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosby tries to clinch but Towns moves away
and Towns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Towns thows a body kick. Mosby tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mosby tries to clinch but Towns is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Towns. That's going to slow Mosby down.
Towns lands with a nice body kick.
Mosby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Towns connects with a leg kick. Mosby looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jay Mosby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Towns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mosby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mosby tries to clinch up.
Mosby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Towns counters with a series of strikes. Mosby will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jay Mosby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mosby is rocked!
Mosby walks forward, straight into a front kick from Towns.
Mosby is still on wobbly legs! Can Towns finish him?
Towns connects with a nice cross there... Mosby is looking wobbly and Towns recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Mosby to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Towns jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Isaiah Towns!
After the big win, Isaiah Towns made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Gym Buddy Holdings and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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