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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wall (ranked 2667 p4p, 282 weight class) and Philip Moore (ranked 1739 p4p, 202 weight class). Wall comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. John Wall is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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162 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip Moore!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Moore moves forwards but Wall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moore defending well as Wall loads up on a big left hand.
Wall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Moore misses.
Moore scores with a punch to the head.
Wall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice jab there from Moore.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore scores with a punch to the head.
Wall lands a nice looking body shot.
Wall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch lands to the side of Moore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore jabs Wall right on the nose. Wall blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Wall is out of range.
Wall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Moore manages to circle out of the way.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Wall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Moore manages to circle out of the way.
Moore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore digs a good hook to Wall's body.
Wall misses with a body shot.
Wall cracks Moore with a good jab.
We've been told by Wall's head coaches at Doherty's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Wall.
Moore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moore thuds a left hand into Wall's body.
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moore with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wall slips under a jab from Moore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Moore.
Wall misses with a straight right.
Moore thuds a left hand into Wall's body.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wall slips a straight right by Moore.
Wall shoots in for a takedown but Moore shows good takedown defense.
Moore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Wall.
The crowd cheers as Moore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wall doesn't seem phased though.
Wall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore misses with a leg kick.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wall wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wall.
Nice cross by Moore.
Wall lands with a good body shot.
Wall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice cross by Moore.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wall.
Wall takes the fight into the clinch.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Wall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Wall won't allow it.
Wall lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wall.
Wall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Wall is just out of range.
Wall closes the distance and pushes Moore back into the cage.
Wall working aggressively here.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Wall lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Wall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moore.
Moore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wall backwards.
Wall lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore breaks from the clinch.
Moore cracks a nice hook into Wall's ribs.
Wall misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wall cracks Moore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moore motions for Wall to come forward. Moore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wall moves away.
Wall has Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Moore dominated that 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.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Wall is looking to counter the offense by Moore and move into the clinch.
Moore slips a straight right by Wall.
Moore lands a really nice looking cross but Wall seems unphased.
Wall throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Moore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moore jabs Wall right on the nose. Wall blinks but takes it well.
Wall slips under a jab from Moore.
Wall tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Wall closes the distance but Moore moves to the side
and Moore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wall thinking.
Moore tries to keep at a distance but Wall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wall misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Moore.
Wall blocks a body shot from Moore.
Moore is trying to break free.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moore.
Wall blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moore lands a right hand.
Wall has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Wall prevents a body shot from Moore.
Wall working aggressively here.
Wall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moore lands a shot to the body.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wall throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Wall misses with some punches.
Wall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moore.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
John Wall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Wall controls his hands.
Wall misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wall.
Wall lands a right hand.
Wall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wall misses with a body punch.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wall throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Wall misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moore.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wall backwards.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wall throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wall misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walls head.
Wall lands an uppercut.
Wall misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Moore.
Wall can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
Moore pushes Wall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
A body shot lands from Moore.
Wall takes a shot to the head.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore lands with a short shot to the head.
Wall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wall lands a shoulder strike.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wall misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moore tries to work over Wall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Wall.
Wall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
A short body shot lands from Moore as the two fighters clinch.
Wall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Moore coming out on top.
Wall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moore throws a good cross that connects.
Wall clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wall misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Wall moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Wall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Wall saw that one coming.
Wall just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wall throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wall misses with a body shot
and Moore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wall lands with a hook. Moore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wall tries to clinch
and Moore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moore throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Moore does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a shot to the body.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Wall.
Wall tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wall throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Wall ducks down to avoid it.
Moore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Wall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wall moves to clinch but Moore breaks away
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John Wall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wall lands a lovely overhand right.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wall loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Wall has Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wall lands an uppercut.
Wall swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Wall moves away and avoids it.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Wall.
Moore jabs Wall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Wall moved out of range nicely.
Wall is looking to counter the offense by Moore and move into the clinch.
Moore lands a slapping body shot.
Wall moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore connects with a nice looking jab.
Moore tries to land a front kick but Wall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moore lands with a nice combination. Wall backs away looking to recover.
Wall is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oh Wall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wall throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philip Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wall walks into a jab.
Moore closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Wall! Moore dives in looking to finish! Wall is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Moore!
Philip Moore managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sportivité, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, John Wall stepped up to the mic, saying 'CEC can kiss my ass, Robb Stark can kiss my ass. I'm off to bigger and better things, enjoy your cardboard belt.'.
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