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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ickey Woods (ranked 1709 p4p, 101 weight class) and Ma Moru (ranked 1778 p4p, 105 weight class). Woods's entrance music is System of a Down- Chop Suey. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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124 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent 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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ickey Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ma Moru!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moru connects with a good right hand that stumbles Woods. Woods circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moru lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Woods has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Woods and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Woods shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moru defends it nicely.
Moru misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moru throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Moru scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moru connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Woods momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Moru misses the target.
Moru misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moru throws a poor cross that misses
and Woods counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moru lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moru looks to throw the jab but Woods is out of range.
Moru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Moru.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moru, right into the meat.
Moru scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moru throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Woods stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Ma Moru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moru misses with an uppercut. Woods saw that one coming.
Woods takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Woods throws a big shot that misses.
Woods showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moru.
Woods is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Moru misses its intended target.
Woods looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Woods scores with the left hand. Moru knows he should have avoided that one.
Ma Moru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
A head kick misses from Moru.
Moru throws a sloppy head kick and Woods moves out of range easily.
Moru falls off balance throwing a combination
and Woods counters with a left to the body.
Woods takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moru throws a good cross that connects.
Moru wants to land a leg kick but Woods is out of range.
Moru lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woods circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Woods on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moru scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moru throws a sloppy head kick and Woods moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Woods misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moru throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Woods looks for a takedown but Moru sprawls well.
Moru throws out a counter right but Woods avoids it with no problem.
Moru moves into the clinch.
Woods fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ickey Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods jumps guard but Moru turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Woods fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short body shot lands from Moru as the two fighters clinch.
Moru is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woods is defending well for now.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Woods tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moru just stands there and leans against the cage.
Woods pulls Moru into guard.
Moru tries to stand but Woods is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moru trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
My spies in Hare of the Dog Gym inform me that Moru has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Moru slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Woods wants to control but Moru postures up.
Woods is looking to reverse the position.
Moru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woods keeps working.
Woods struggling a bit here.
Woods is trying to improve his position.
Moru tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ma Moru dominated that round.
That's time! Woods's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moru fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Woods checks it well.
Woods tries for a takedown but Moru sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Moru shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Woods eats them both and turns towards Moru to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moru.
Moru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moru lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick from Moru lands but Woods takes it in his stride.
Woods keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods slips a jab from Moru.
Woods jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moru throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moru throws a head kick but Woods moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moru lands a nice shot to the body.
Moru misses with a looping left.
Moru buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moru lands a right hook to the body.
Woods takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Woods bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moru misses with a low kick.
It looked like Woods wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moru scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Woods takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moru.
Moru throws a lazy uppercut
and Woods counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moru lands a jab to Woods's midsection.
A punch combination from Moru misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moru stuns Woods with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moru stuffs the takedown attempt from Woods. Woods gets slowly back to his feet.
Moru looks to land a combination but Woods avoids it well.
Woods tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Moru manages to circle out of the way.
Moru will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woods was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moru throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.
Moru misses with a head kick.
Moru throws a hook but Woods blocks it.
Moru throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woods really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moru uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Woods has time to react.
Moru does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moru.
Moru with a jab.
Moru throws out a leg kick but Woods moves out of range and Moru only half commits.
Woods walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moru.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moru.
Woods misses with a takedown attempt - Moru sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moru throws out a counter right but Woods avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ickey Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Woods.
Woods is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Moru throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Woods counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moru thinking.
Moru lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moru misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moru misses with a right hand
and Woods counters with a left to the body.
Moru swinging wildly here.
Moru lands a two punch combo.
Woods swings widly with a right hand
and Moru counters with a series of strikes. Woods will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ma Moru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Moru tries to work over Woods's front leg with a kick but Woods checks it.
The fighters circling - Moru throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moru throws a combination that misses
and Woods makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moru lands a head kick. Woods smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Woods looks to land a left hand but Moru moved out of range nicely.
Woods moves out of range of the strikes.
Woods forces Moru back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Moru fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods is trying to pull guard but Moru turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Moru has a couple of punches blocked by Woods.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moru.
Moru throws a head punch that misses.
Woods tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Woods is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Moru to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ickey Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moru tries to stand but Woods is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moru can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moru wants to pass the guard but Woods is keeping the position.
Woods has a closed guard, preventing Moru from standing up.
Moru got a little sloppy there for a moment and Woods has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moru has managed to get both his arms back between Woods's legs - danger averted.
Woods throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Moru escapes and throws Woods's legs to the side, diving into side control!
An elbow from Moru crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moru wants to stand but Woods has his arm trapped.
Woods tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moru wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Moru decides to stand up, so the ref orders Woods to his feet.
Moru jabs Woods to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moru throws a body shot but no joy.
Woods is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moru scoring well with a low kick there.
Woods uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moru.
Woods slips a jab and a cross from Moru.
Moru tries a head kick but it misses.
Woods is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Moru dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Woods. That did some damage!
Ma Moru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moru works over Woods's head and body with a nice combination.
Moru misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woods was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Moru pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Woods throwing a counter right hand but Moru manages to avoid it.
No luck for Woods with that takedown attempt.
Moru scores with a body shot.
Moru throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Woods counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moru misses with a wild body shot.
Woods seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Moru tries to land a front kick but Woods steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moru lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moru throws a lazy right hand but Woods sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woods wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Moru lands with a shot to the body.
Moru swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woods throwing a counter right hand but Moru manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Moru.
Ickey Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Woods moves out of range as Moru strikes.
Woods swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moru lands a jab to Woods's midsection.
Moru throws a looping overhand right but Woods ducks down to avoid it.
Woods throwing a counter right hand but Moru manages to avoid it.
Woods waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moru.
Moru with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Woods to score with a decent uppercut.
Moru looks to score with a jab to the body but Woods is just out of range.
Woods looks for a takedown but Moru sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ma Moru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moru has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ma Moru!
Ma Moru took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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