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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Mooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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177 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Mooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dover darts in and clinches Mooney up against the cage.
Mooney gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dover regains guard.
Dover wants to sweep here but Mooney controlling him for the moment.
Mooney chips away with some ground and pound.
Dover is trying to keep Mooney in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mooney's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mooney connects with a couple of short punches.
Mooney chips away with some ground and pound.
Mooney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dover works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dover had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mooney defends it easily.
Mooney stands up from Dover's guard - Mooney perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mooney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dover throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover has managed to clinch.
Dover has clasped his hands together around Mooney's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mooney can't do much from the bottom here.
Mooney gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mooney trying to control from the bottom.
Mooney is trying to control but Dover passes into side control!
Mooney gets back to half guard.
Dover is thwarting Mooney's attempts to control the position.
Mooney misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dover is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dover tries to stand and escape but Mooney is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooney trying to control but Dover postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mooney is positioning himself well to prevent Dover advancing to mount.
Mooney is not content to let Dover control the position.
Mooney looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mooney trying to hold on to Dover's head to control him but Dover postures up.
Mooney is doing well to control the position and prevent Dover from advancing to side control.
Dover is thwarting Mooney's attempts to control the position.
Dover really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mooney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mooney manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dover looks winded!
Mooney desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mooney regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mooney tries to strike from the bottom.
Dover trying to control but Mooney is working from the bottom.
Dover stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dover clinches.
Dover manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dover pinned against the cage. Dover gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mooney gets tackled into the cage by Dover. Dover maintains the clinch.
Dover is trying to trip Mooney. He has hold of a leg but Mooney is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dover persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mooney manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mooney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mooney gets tackled into the cage by Dover. Dover maintains the clinch.
Mooney wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Dover will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dover pushes Mooney up against the cage in a clinch.
Mooney jumps guard and drags Dover to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dover must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mooney is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mooney pushes Dover off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dover closes the distance and pushes Mooney back into the cage.
Dover being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mooney has clasped his hands together around Dover's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from Mooney seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mooney has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dover tries to bench press Mooney off him but Mooney keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooney working the ground and pound.
Mooney in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dover chipping away with strikes from the bottom.
Mooney lands a few punches from side control.
Mooney is looking to take a break and control but Dover is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dover is throwing a few token shots, despite Mooney being in side control.
Dover is looking for a sweep.
Mooney decides to stand back up. Mooney steps back and let's Dover get back to his feet.
Mooney on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dover closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mooney quickly recovers to half guard.
Mooney has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dover is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mooney manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dover cracks Mooney with a solid left hand.
Mooney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Dover has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mooney is working away from the top position though.
Dover is looking to improve his position.
Mooney trying to mount his opponent but Dover defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mooney connects with a nice short shot to Dover's temple.
Mooney looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mooney.
Mooney landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mooney lands strikes from half guard.
Dover trying to hold on to Mooney's head to control him but Mooney postures up.
Mooney scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mooney is trying to control. Dover wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mooney is looking to stall here but Dover recovers full guard.
Dover keeping moving, preventing Mooney from controlling successfully.
Dover pushes Mooney off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dover looks to land a combination but Mooney avoids it well.
Mooney looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mooney pulls guard successfully.
Dover trying to control the position from guard on top but Mooney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mooney is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dover is controlling him.
Dover is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dover has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mooney is proving hard to escape from.
Mooney has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dover has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Mooney dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dover connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dover looks to land a body kick but Mooney moved away.
Mooney tries for a takedown but Dover circles away easily
and Dover moves into the clinch.
Dover is trying to break free.
Mooney pulls guard effortlessly.
Dover postures up.
Mooney has control of Dover's left arm, preventing Dover from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mooney throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mooney trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dover decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover drives through and clinches with Mooney against the cage.
Dover gets underhooks to prevent Mooney's takedown attempt.
Mooney avoiding damage as Dover throws knees to the body.
Mooney is struggling to control the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mooney takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mooney for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Dover breaks the clinch.
Dover closes the distance and pushes Mooney back into the cage.
Mooney gets control of Dover's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mooney will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mooney keeping moving, preventing Dover from controlling successfully.
Mooney trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooney throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mooney looking to control.
Mooney is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mooney controls Dover momentarily but Dover frees himself.
Marcus Mooney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dover's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mooney has momentary wrist control but Dover slips an elbow through the middle.
Dover works over Mooney with some ground and pound from guard.
Dover gets to his feet - Mooney follows without any prompting.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dover has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mooney regains guard immediately.
Mooney has his feet on Dover's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover drives through and clinches with Mooney against the cage.
Dover has Mooney pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dover pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mooney tumbling to the mat - Dover dives into Mooney's guard.
Mooney scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mooney has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mooney wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mooney lands some strikes from the bottom.
Dover thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mooney trying to control the position here.
Mooney wants to sweep but no luck.
Mooney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dover lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Dover comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dover 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ben Dover!
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energy
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RATING
49% |
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