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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Moses Ohchooto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastyn Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall has chosen Beast as his entrance music. Moses Ohchooto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
35 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Ohchooto! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastyn Dall! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dall throws a leg kick and Ohchooto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Dall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Ohchooto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ohchooto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall throws a jab when Ohchooto was well out of range. Ohchooto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ohchooto avoids the body shot from Dall.
Ohchooto fails in his attempt to clinch. Dall defending well as Ohchooto loads up on a big left hand. Dall closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ohchooto quickly recovers to half guard. Ohchooto wants to get back to full guard. Ohchooto keeps control of the position for the meantime. Dall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ohchooto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dall works his way into side control. Dall has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ohchooto! Dall landing punches. Dall is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ohchooto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ohchooto shrugs it off. Dall takes Ohchooto's back. Dall is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ohchooto knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ohchooto for a finish. Ohchooto defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dall's arms. Well, with Dall on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Ohchooto is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dall working for a choke but Ohchooto reverses nicely into Dall 's guard. Ohchooto passes Dall's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Ohchooto not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ohchooto trying to control the action but Dall is working from the bottom. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ohchooto is pressing down on Dall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dall is holding on for now. Well, if Ohchooto 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dall actively working from the bottom here. Dall has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it. Ohchooto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Dall tries to roll over but Ohchooto keeps him under control.
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. Dall looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Dall moves into full guard.
Dall is looking to sweep but instead, Ohchooto has passed into half guard.
Ohchooto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dall keeps working. Dall tries to roll over but Ohchooto keeps him under control. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ohchooto in particular looking to stall. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bastyn Dall will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ohchooto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dall's calf. Ohchooto moves into the clinch. Dall misses with the head strike.
A short right from Ohchooto on the inside. A nice right hand lands inside from Dall. Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dall.
Dall tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ohchooto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dall is defending well for now. Ohchooto lands a hook that snaps the head of Dall backwards. Dall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dall misses with an uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ohchooto misses the shot to the body. Ohchooto darts in and clinches Dall up against the cage. Dall tries to stall but Ohchooto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Ohchooto. This has been an exciting period of action! Ohchooto landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Dall tries a body shot but Ohchooto blocks it.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dall avoids it. Dall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Dall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Ohchooto. Dall lands a left hand.
Ohchooto misses with a hook from the clinch. Ohchooto lands a good knee to the midsection. Dall won't want to take too many of those. Dall gets through Ohchooto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dall avoids it. Dall cracks Ohchooto with a nice body shot. Dall is trying to drag Ohchooto to the mat but Ohchooto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Dall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ohchooto's elbow. Dall misses with a hook from the clinch. Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dall.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dall avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ohchooto misses with a punch to the body.
Ohchooto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! Ohchooto misses with a short punch on the inside. Ohchooto is defending well against a takedown attempt. Dall decides to pull guard. Dall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ohchooto defends it easily. Ohchooto trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom. Dall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ohchooto. Dall keeping moving, preventing Ohchooto from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ohchooto looking to sit in guard and control but Dall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Dall tries to free his leg and advance position but Ohchooto is retaining full guard. Dall postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ohchooto is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dall, into his guard.
Ohchooto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Ohchooto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Dall keeping moving, preventing Ohchooto from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dall is on top in guard.
Dall wants to pass the guard but Ohchooto is keeping the position. Ohchooto wants to sweep here but Dall controlling him for the moment. Bastyn Dall has got the better of the ground game so far. Ohchooto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Dall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Ohchooto working a defensive guard but Dall manages to pass into side control anyway.
Dall throws a strike aimed at the side of Ohchooto's head but Ohchooto avoids it well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Ohchooto dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ohchooto doesn't seem bothered though. Ohchooto misses with a double jab
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand. Ohchooto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dall paws at him with a jab and circles away. And Dall responds with a good body kick, but Ohchooto manages to step out the way in time. Dall closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Ohchooto looking for a sweep but Dall has passed into full mount! Oh no! Dall prevents Ohchooto from getting the reversal. Ohchooto is just holding on here. Dall manages to take his back.
Dall punishes Ohchooto with strikes from the back mount. Dall is looking for the choke from the back position but Ohchooto is controlling his hands well. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ohchooto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's one minute gone in the round. Dall goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ohchooto turns into him and now he's in Dall's guard.
Ohchooto trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom. Ohchooto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Ohchooto from controlling successfully. Ohchooto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ohchooto trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Ohchooto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ohchooto has managed to get both his arms back between Dall's legs - danger averted. Ohchooto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ohchooto has managed to get both his arms back between Dall's legs - danger averted. Dall looking for a guillotine here but Ohchooto defends easily.
Ohchooto controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ohchooto won't allow Dall to sweep him here. Ohchooto trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Dall wants to improve his position but instead Ohchooto has moved into half guard.
Ohchooto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've been hearing good reports from Ohchooto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Ohchooto prevents Dall from improving his position. Dall is looking to get back to full guard here but Ohchooto has managed to pass to side control instead. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Ohchooto remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that's the end of the fight! Bastyn Dall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Dall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Moses Ohchooto! An out of breath and clearly excited Moses Ohchooto thanked Spartan Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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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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