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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Moore (ranked 25008 p4p, 675 weight class) and Tahgi Assad (ranked 9481 p4p, 603 weight class). 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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162 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edmond Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tahgi Assad!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assad scores with a hook.
Moore moves into the clinch successfully.
Moore is trying to pull guard but Assad turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Moore manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Assad trying to move into half guard but instead Moore has managed to sweep!
Assad is trying to keep Moore in close.
Assad throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Assad wants to hit a switch here but Moore passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Assad there!
Assad tries to hold on but Moore pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moore lands with some strikes.
Moore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Assad is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad tries to lock up and control but Moore gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moore throwing strikes here but Assad is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Moore looking to control but Assad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Assad wants to hold on but Moore pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assad blocking the ground and pound.
Assad is looking to get to half guard.
Moore throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Moore moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Assad has worked his arm free - good work by Assad!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Assad managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Moore.
Moore working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moore working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Moore is trying to get an arm triangle but Assad is defending well.
Moore tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moore has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Moore working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Moore tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moore has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moore tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Assad struggling a bit here.
Assad manages to work his way to half guard, despite Moore's best efforts.
Moore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moore moves nicely into side control.
Moore throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moore thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Moore goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Assad rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Moore's guard! Nice work there by Assad!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Moore dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Assad with a nice cross.
Assad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moore counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Moore is working Assad over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moore is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Assad is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Assad has escaped and now he's on top!
Assad with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moore is working hard here to advance position.
Assad wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Assad slips nicely into half guard.
Moore is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Zoo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Moore 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.
Moore is looking to improve his position.
Assad misses with a head shot. Moore uses the momentum to regain guard.
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.
Assad looking to sit in guard and control but Moore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Assad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Assad had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moore defends it easily.
We've been informed that Assad has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Moore with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Assad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore stands and throws Assad's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Moore is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Assad is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Assad is looking for a sweep.
Moore misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Assad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Assad is trying to control Moore's posture but Moore avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to control the position but Assad is working away.
Moore tries for a kimura but Assad is defending well.
Moore is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Assad is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Moore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Assad keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore tries to move to mount but Assad blocks the move with his legs.
Moore tries for a kimura but Assad is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Moore dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Assad throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Edmond Moore has been cut.
Assad misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Assad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad wants to control but Moore is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moore trying to work for an americana but Assad has managed to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore preventing the sweep.
Moore is looking to work some ground and pound but Assad has wrist control.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assad can do to turn this around?
Moore trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edmond Moore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Assad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore stopping the sweep attempt from Assad.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Assad is retaining full guard.
Assad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moore postures up in Assad's guard and throws a big left but Assad blocks it.
Assad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Assad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Moore throwing strikes from guard but Assad blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Assad throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assad scores with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Moore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tahgi Assad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assad throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Moore half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Assad is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Moore like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Moore from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tahgi Assad!
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hype
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RATING
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