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Event:
Ajax Friday Fight Night 7
Date: Jul 28, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Moore has Grave up against the cage in a clinch.
Moore drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moore fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grave blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moore is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grave to keep the fight standing.
Jack Grave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zion Moore.
Grave lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Grave manages to break the clinch.
Grave lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grave misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Grave as he checks the leg kick.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grave as he avoids it easily.
Moore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grave circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Grave was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moore.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T1#
Grave lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#It looks like Zion Moore has been cut.
Grave misses with a two punch combination.
Grave throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Jack Grave is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Grave.
Moore changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grave circles away.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moore looks winded!#KD#
Grave drops Moore with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Moore looks back up at him and smiles so Grave waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#Moore is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grave cracks Moore with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Grave!
After the fight, Jack Grave was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Moore as Mirage shoots in.#CL#
Moore closes the distance and clinches.
Mirage has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Moore is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mirage is trying to pull guard but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Zion Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Mirage .
Mirage wants to take the fight to the mat but Moore manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Moore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mirage 's face.
#CUT#It looks like Cole Mirage has been cut.#TD#
Moore pulls guard effortlessly.
Mirage seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB#
Mirage got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moore has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mirage has managed to get both his arms back between Moore's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Mirage wants to get up but he can't break Moore's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mirage lands a couple of elbows.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Mirage from controlling successfully.
Mirage stands and throws Moore's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Moore prevents Mirage from moving into mount.
Moore 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 is trying to improve his position.
Moore wants to get back to his feet.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A lull in the action here.
Moore manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mirage 's best efforts.
Mirage working Moore over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore is looking for a sweep. Mirage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mirage in particular looking to stall.
Mirage prevents Moore from improving his position.
Mirage seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moore controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mirage has his takedown stuffed
and Moore counters with a head kick. That will keep Mirage thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mirage fails with the takedown
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Moore takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Moore manages to break the clinch.
#T4#
Mirage misses with a double jab.
Moore lands a two punch combo.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mirage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#ROC#Mirage is rocked!
Moore fails with a takedown attempt.
Mirage is still on wobbly legs! Can Moore finish him?
Moore shoots in and drives through. Mirage sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirage tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mirage seems to have recovered his senses.
Moore is breathing heavily.#TD2#
Mirage looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moore wants to get back to his feet but Mirage passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#REVR#
Mirage wants to stand up but Moore has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Moore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cole Mirage 's cut.
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.#R2##CL#
Moore darts in and clinches Mirage up against the cage.
Moore is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mirage pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mirage can't get the takedown.
Mirage tries to pull guard but Moore forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD2#
Mirage jumps into guard, dragging Moore to the mat.
Mirage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Mirage had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moore defends it easily.#T1#
Mirage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moore.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Mirage is retaining full guard.
Moore postures up.
Mirage doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Moore scores with a four punch combination!
Mirage swings away with a leg kick that misses.#CL#
Moore has closed the distance and engaged Mirage in a clinch.
#T2##TD2#
Mirage successfully pulls guard.
Moore wants to control from the top but Mirage keeps moving. #SUB#
Moore drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mirage manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Moore has Mirage in his guard.#REVB#
Mirage lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Moore pulls Mirage in close to prevent any damage.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mirage can do to turn this around?#T3#
Mirage tries to stand but Moore is controlling from the bottom.
Moore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moore has his hands on Mirage 's head, controlling the position. #SUB#
Moore throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mirage must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mirage stays in close to Moore's body and controls the position.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Moore is trying to control the position but Mirage postures up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Mirage closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore tries to improve position but can't.
Moore holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Mirage content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zion Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cole Mirage 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Mirage gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Moore counters with a two punch combo. #TD2#
Mirage changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Moore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mirage wants to take a breather but Moore manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mirage .
Mirage throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mirage trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Mirage looking to pass the guard.
Moore wants to sweep but no luck.
Mirage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moore is keeping the position for now.
Mirage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T2#
Mirage wants to stand back up but Moore manages to pass into side control.
Moore controlling the position from side mount.
Mirage manages to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mirage can do anything to dispel that myth.
Moore wants to take a breather but Mirage is having none of it.
Mirage wants to control but Moore is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#ES2#
Mirage makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#T3#
Moore fails with the takedown.
Mirage closes the distance but Moore moves to the side
and Moore counters with a three punch combo that has Mirage backing up. Mirage nods at Moore to acknowledge the strikes.#TD2#
Mirage drives through with a takedown into Moore's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Moore has his feet on Mirage 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mirage .
Nice sprawl there from Moore as Mirage shoots in.
Moore fails to land the takedown.#T4#
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!#CL#
Moore clinches with his opponent.
Mirage fails to pull guard.
Zion Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Mirage .#TD#
Moore jumps into guard, dragging Mirage to the mat.
Moore has control of Mirage 's left arm, preventing Mirage from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Mirage drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Moore manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mirage has Moore in his guard.#REVR#
Moore slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zion Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zion Moore! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 03, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Grishov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Moore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grishov trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Grishov throws a big right hand that misses.
Grishov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Moore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grishov.
Grishov wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving. #SUB#
Moore had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grishov defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grishov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grishov trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom. #T1#
Moore is trying to keep Grishov in close.
Moore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grishov's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Grishov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moore gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Grishov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moore doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moore manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Grishov has his foot on Moore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moore works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2##SUB2#
Grishov is looking for a triangle but Moore pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Moore is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Grishov has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Moore is looking to defend but Grishov has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Moore! Grishov pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Moore taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aleksandr Grishov! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 25, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Moore moves into the clinch successfully.
Moore slowing the pace effectively.#TD#
Jackson drags the fight down to the ground.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SU2#
Moore decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Moore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Moore has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jackson after a bit of a struggle.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T1#
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#TD#
Jackson jumps into guard, dragging Moore to the mat.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Moore throwing strikes but missing.
Moore wants to stand but Jackson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Moore being controlled here momentarily.
Jackson is trying to keep Moore in close.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson seems keen to control Moore's posture.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Moore isn't so interested in that idea. #SUB2#
Moore drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moore jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Moore fails with the takedown.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.#T3#
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lewis Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zion Moore.#CL2#
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Moore has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Moore to work.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD2#
Moore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moore is one step ahead there. #T4#
Jackson wants to stand up but Moore is controlling him. #SUB#
Jackson has an active guard here but Moore has managed to pass into half guard.
Jackson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zion Moore will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Moore, which made it look bad.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Moore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moore is defended easily by Jackson.
Moore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lewis Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zion Moore.#TD2#
Moore looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#T1#
Moore prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Moore is controlling him
#SUB#
Jackson looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Moore is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Moore isn't so interested in that idea.
Moore postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Moore instigates a clinch. #T3##BC2#
Moore manages to break the clinch.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moore leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moore leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moore wants to counter the offense by Jackson and move into the clinch position.
Moore throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range. #T4#
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Moore counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
Moore has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Jackson drags the fight down to the ground.
Moore throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson pulls Moore in to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zion 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Moore fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Moore persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Moore throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Moore wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Moore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson trying to control but Moore postures up.
Moore passes the guard and advances to mount! #T1##SUB2#
Moore has hold of Jackson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jackson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson tries to hold on but Moore postures up.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moore manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jackson to take his back!
Moore just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Moore missing with punches from the back. #T3#
Moore is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Jackson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jackson trying to control the position but Moore manages to sink in the hooks.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson just trying to survive but Moore is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Moore missing with punches from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zion Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moore 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zion Moore! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Moore fails with a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Danielson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Moore's half guard.
Danielson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Danielson passes to side control.
Danielson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danielson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Danielson working the ground and pound but Moore is defending the strikes. #SUB2#
Danielson has an Americana. Moore didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Danielson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Danielson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jack Danielson! |
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Event:
CFC 552
Date: May 13, 2023 |
#R1#
Galli swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Galli connects with a right hand. Moore shakes it off.
Moore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Galli defends it nicely.
Moore dodges the punch combination from Galli.
Moore is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Galli misses with a looping right.
Galli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Galli's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Galli duly obliges.
Galli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Galli looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
It seemed like Moore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Galli darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Galli.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Galli avoiding damage.
Galli lands with a short shot to the head.
Galli working aggressively here.
I was talking to Galli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Galli working aggressively here.
Galli lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Galli as Moore tries to tie him up.
Moore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Galli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Moore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Galli walks away with a smile on his face. Moore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T2#
Galli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moore goes for a double leg but Galli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Galli continues to drive forward.
Desmond Galli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zion Moore.
Moore misses with a head kick.
Moore looks to land a combination but Galli avoids it well.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galli moves away.
Galli wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Galli feints with a jab and clips Moore right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Moore is sent crashing into the canvas and Galli leaps in for the kill! Moore tries to get to his feet but Galli is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Moore is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Galli! |
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Event:
CFC 545
Date: Apr 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Hargrave stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moore.
Hargrave lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moore with a poor takedown
and Hargrave connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hargrave throws a sloppy body shot
and Moore counters with a big head kick but Hargrave shrugs it off.
Hargrave swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moore.
The crowd cheers as Hargrave lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moore doesn't seem phased though.#ROC2#Moore is rocked!
Hargrave throws a pinpoint strike between Moore's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Moore crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Hargrave scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyson Hargrave!
A very excited looking Tyson Hargrave rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
CFC 534
Date: Mar 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Moore shoots in for a double leg but Khemkhaeng sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL2#
Moore closes the distance and clinches.
Khemkhaeng lands with a light punch inside.
Khemkhaeng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#It looks like Zion Moore has been cut.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Khemkhaeng lands a damaging elbow.
Khemkhaeng lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Khemkhaeng.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khemkhaeng connects with a nice looking jab.
Khemkhaeng lands with a shot to the body.
Khemkhaeng scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khemkhaeng avoids it really well and circles away.#T1#
Nice sprawl there from Khemkhaeng as Moore shoots in.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zion Moore.
Khemkhaeng cracks Moore with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moore throws a leg kick but Khemkhaeng checks it.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khemkhaeng cracks Moore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL#
Khemkhaeng drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khemkhaeng smiles and moves away.
Khemkhaeng connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khemkhaeng lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Moore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khemkhaeng avoids it really well and circles away.
Khemkhaeng is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Moore.#T2#
Khemkhaeng connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #ROC#Moore is rocked!
Khemkhaeng is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Khemkhaeng throws a monster overhand right that drops Moore! Khemkhaeng follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kittisak Khemkhaeng!
A victorious Kittisak Khemkhaeng thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 05, 2023 |
#R1#
Fox misses with a body kick.
Fox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Moore tries to counter with a takedown but Fox is quick to defend against it.
No luck for Moore with that takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moore.
Fox fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox stuffs the takedown.
Fox steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Moore.
Moore fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zion Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore is breathing heavily.#CL#
Moore moves into range and clinches up with Fox.#T1##TD#
Moore pulls Fox into guard.
#SUB#
Fox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fox tries to stand but Moore is controlling from the bottom.
Fox wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Fox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fox throws an elbow that misses. Moore uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fox's guard. Nice move by Moore!#REVR##T2#
Moore postures up.
Fox wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
Fox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore preventing the sweep.
Fox is trying to keep Moore in close.
Moore stops Fox from standing up.
Fox managing to control the position.
Moore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T3#
Fox controls Moore momentarily but Moore frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moore swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Fox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL#
Moore closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Moore jumps guard.
Fox being controlled here momentarily.
Moore has momentary wrist control but Fox slips an elbow through the middle.#T4#
Moore pulls Fox in close to prevent any damage.
Fox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fox trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fox throws a strike but Moore rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fox is wriggling around but Moore manages to pass to half guard.
Well, if Moore 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Moore dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A head kick misses from Fox.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but Fox shows good takedown defense.
Moore takes one to the chin there.#CL#
Moore instigates a clinch.
Fox is looking to take this one to the mat.
Moore lands a body punch.
Moore is working for takedown but Fox is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage. #TD#
Moore has clasped his hands together around Fox's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Moore taking a breather here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fox tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moore wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T1#
Fox dodges the ground and pound from Moore.
Fox is not content to let Moore control the position.
Moore gets to mount! Fox was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Fox is trying to reverse the position but instead Moore has taken his back - oops!
Moore biding his time, controlling Fox. #T2#
Fox trying to control the action but Moore just sinks the hooks in. #SUB#
Moore looking for the RNC.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Moore controlling the positon.
Fox is trying to stand back up.
Moore is trying to stick to Fox's back but Fox is turning into Moore. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Moore's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fox.#T3#
Moore is pulling down on Fox's head. It's preventing any offense from Fox, at least for the moment.
Fox throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moore holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moore is on top in guard.
#REVR##T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fox tries to strike from the bottom.
Moore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fox wants to sweep but no luck.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fox can do to turn this around?
Moore works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Moore content to control rather than advance.
Moore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fox defending well though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Fox looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zion Moore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU#
Moore stands up out of the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Moore dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Moore throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fox's head.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore misses with a takedown
and Fox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fox tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Moore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fox misses with an uppercut
#TD#
and Moore counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moore.
Fox has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Moore has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Moore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fox's efforts to push away.
Fox tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fox is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Moore is defending well.#T1#
Moore is trying to pull guard but Fox turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fox working hard to break the clinch.
Fox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fox wants a takedown but no success here.
Zion Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Fox.#TD#
Moore jumps guard.
Moore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fox's guard. #REVR#
Fox looking for a sweep. Not yet Fox, not yet.
Moore is looking to work some ground and pound but Fox has wrist control.
Fox is trying to keep Moore in close.
#T2#
Fox wants to get back to his feet but Moore is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moore sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Moore drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moore jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fox is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moore is controlling him.
Fox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moore is one step ahead there.
Moore passes Fox's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T3#
Fox wants to sweep but Moore has passed to side control!
The referee asks Moore politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Moore prefers to stall for the moment though.
Moore cracks Fox with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Moore has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fox!
Moore thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Moore avoids the attempt from Fox to control.#T4#
Moore manages to capitalize on a mistake by Fox to take his back!
Moore is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Moore gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Moore gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Moore apologises and we restart here on the feet.
#CL#
Moore rushes Fox and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fox throws a push kick but Moore slaps the foot to one side.
Moore darts in looking for a takedown but Fox gets double underhooks and turns Moore into the cage.
Despite the aggression on Fox's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zion Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fox pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zion Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zion Moore! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 24, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Traeger closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Moore's guard.
Moore wriggles free and stands up.
Moore fails with a takedown attempt.
Malus Traeger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Traeger forces Moore back against the cage and clinches.
Traeger slows down the pace here.
Moore jumps guard but Traeger stands there with Moore around his waist. Moore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moore is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zion Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Traeger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T1#
Traeger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Traeger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore moves away from the strike by Traeger. #CL2#
Traeger drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Traeger can't break the clinch.
Moore being controlled against the cage.
Traeger is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks. #BC#
Moore breaks the clinch.
Traeger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T2##CL2#
Traeger clinches up with Moore and pushes him back against the cage.
Moore prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moore looking for a takedown. #TD2#
Traeger has hold of one of Moore's legs. Moore is fighting the takedown attempt but Traeger gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Traeger is standing up over Moore. Moore looks to escape but Traeger dives into side control.
Moore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#REVR#
Traeger cracks Moore with a big right hand but Moore just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traeger controlling the position.
Moore takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#T3#
Traeger works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Traeger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working.
Moore takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Traeger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Traeger looks up at the clock and then as Moore takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Traeger smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Traeger happy to just control the position for now.
Moore takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Moore being controlled for a moment. #T4#
Traeger working the head and body with strikes.
Traeger controlling from side mount.
Traeger cracks Moore with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Traeger in side control lands a decent elbow.
Traeger creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Traeger in side control lands a decent elbow.
Moore on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The referee asks Traeger politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Traeger prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malus Traeger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Moore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Traeger.
As Traeger looks to move away, Moore throws a big counter combo but Traeger just gets out of the way.
Moore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Traeger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moore somewhat.#TD2#
Traeger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Traeger lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traeger trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Traeger working Moore over with strikes. #T1#
Traeger lands strikes from half guard.
Traeger perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Traeger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Traeger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Traeger sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Moore trying to hold on to Traeger's head to control him but Traeger postures up.
Traeger is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Traeger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Traeger is nestled in close to Moore, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Traeger content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Traeger is trying to control the action in half guard but Moore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Traeger lands strikes from half guard.
Traeger working Moore over with strikes.
Traeger slips a nice elbow through Moore's hands, connecting with Moore's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Traeger lands a nice short elbow.
Traeger working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Traeger is looking to take a break and control but Moore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Traeger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Malus Traeger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Traeger controlling the action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Traeger trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Traeger lands a nice short elbow.
Traeger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Moore!
Traeger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moore?
#T4#
Traeger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Traeger controlling from the full mount.
Traeger lands a couple of good shots and Moore has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Moore is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Traeger lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Moore hold on?!
Traeger cracks Moore with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Moore from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Moore is trapped and Traeger is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Traeger biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malus Traeger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3##TD2#
Traeger gets a double leg takedown into Moore's guard.
Traeger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Traeger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Traeger advances to half guard.
Traeger controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traeger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moore knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Traeger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T1#
Moore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Traeger is working away from the top position though.
Traeger passes to full mount!
The referee warns Moore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Traeger controlling from the full mount.
Traeger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moore can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Traeger landing strikes from the mount.
Traeger punishing his opponent with strikes.
Traeger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2#
Traeger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Traeger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Traeger.
Traeger cracks Moore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Traeger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#ROC2#Moore is rocked!
BOOM! Traeger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Moore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Traeger landing punches.
Moore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Traeger controlling his opponent.
Traeger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Traeger postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Moore in real trouble here! The ref calls for Moore to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malus Traeger! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Moore slips a straight right by Benzo.
Moore drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Benzo defends it well.
Moore looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#CL#
Benzo clinches.
Benzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD2#
Moore has hold of one of Benzo's legs. Benzo is fighting the takedown attempt but Moore gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Benzo pushes Moore off and scrambles back to his feet.
Benzo is looking to land body kicks.
Benzo tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Moore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Moore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Moore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benzo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moore somewhat.
Moore slips a straight right by Benzo.
Benzo tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T1#
Benzo tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Benzo throws a nice head kick!
Benzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL#
Benzo has Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Benzo can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
Benzo misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore blocking some punches.
Benzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benzo trying to control the position but instead, Moore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benzo into the cage.
Benzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Benzo tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benzo's efforts to push away.
Benzo tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Benzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benzo tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Benzo tries to throw a body punch but Moore avoids it by throwing Benzo back against the cage. #BC2#
Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benzo moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Benzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Benzo throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Moore counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Benzo! #T3#
Benzo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Moore asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Benzo is trying to get back to half guard.
Benzo wants to control but Moore postures up.
Moore throws a strike aimed at the side of Benzo's head but Benzo avoids it well.#SU2#
Moore decides to stand up, so the ref orders Benzo to his feet.
Benzo wants to clinch.
Benzo throws a right hand that misses
#TD2#
and Moore counters with a nice double leg into side control. Benzo won't be happy with that. #T4#
The ground and pound from Moore seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Moore throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Moore slows the pace down. #SUB2#
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!
You can see the frustration on Benzo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Benzo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ritanzo Benzo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##TD2#
Moore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Benzo is trying to get back to half guard.
Zion Moore has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benzo is working hard here to advance position.
Moore working away.
Moore controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Benzo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Benzo!
Moore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T1#
Benzo wants to hold on but Moore pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore controlling his opponent.
Moore throws some wild stikes that Benzo manages to avoid easily.
#SUB2#
Moore looking for a guillotine from mount but Benzo is having none of it.
Moore tries to control but Benzo wriggling away.
Moore throwing strikes here but Benzo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
#T2#
Benzo is working to get back to half guard.
Benzo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.#SUB2#
Moore has the hooks in. Benzo is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Moore passes his arm under Benzo's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Benzo taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zion Moore! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 16, 2023 |
#R1#
Gore lands a jab to the nose.
Moore tries for a takedown but Gore circles away easily
and Gore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gore lands a head shot.
Gore lands with a right hand.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gore lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore punishes Moore's body with a nice straight punch.
Gore stalks Moore and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Moore's face. Moore staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1#
Gore sizes up Moore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've been hearing reports that Moore has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gore connects with a looping right hand.
Gore misses with a looping left.
Moore is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Donk. Gore catches Moore right on the button with a cross.
Ivan Gore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Gore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gore lands the left hand.
Jab by Gore.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T2#
Sloppy strikes from Gore. Those never looked like landing.
Gore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moore at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gore is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Moore had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Moore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zion Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gore lands with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gore.
Good shot there by Gore.
Gore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T3#
Gore lands a jab to the head.
Gore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moore moves forwards but Gore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moore. Moore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gore feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gore looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Moore seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Moore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gore connects with a single shot there.#T4#
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!
Gore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Gore. Those never looked like landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gore.
Gore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gore scores with a jab.
Moore shoots in but Gore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gore swinging wildly here.
Gore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Gore dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Gore connects with a right hand. Moore shakes it off.
Moore takes one on the button.
A jab from Gore finds it's way through Moore's defenses.
Gore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Gore throws a series of strikes that have Moore backpedaling.
Gore stuffs the takedown.
Gore now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Moore drives through and clinches with Gore against the cage.
Gore working aggressively here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gore throws a head punch that misses.
Gore scores with a shot to the side of Moore's head.
Gore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Moore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gore misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore tries to stall but Gore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gore gets underhooks to prevent Moore's takedown attempt.
Gore misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gore.
Gore has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Gore is trying to break the clinch but Moore is controlling him.
Gore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moore is keeping busy.
Gore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T2#
Gore looking to slow down the pace here.
Gore misses with the head strike.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Gore misses with the head strike.
Gore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow. #BC#
Moore manages to break the clinch.
Moore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gore scores with the left hand. Moore knows he should have avoided that one.
Moore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gore lands with a hook. Moore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Moore. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Moore lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #T3#
Moore slips under a jab.
Gore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though.
Gore stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gore throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Gore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moore. Moore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gore throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Moore changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gore moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gore lands with a straight right. Moore didn't see that one coming.#CL#
Moore instigates a clinch.
Gore lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4#
Gore misses with the head strike.
Gore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gore fails to land.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zion Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gore.
Moore is looking for a takedown.
Gore tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Gore trying to control the position but instead, Moore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gore into the cage.
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Gore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Nice jab there from Gore.
Moore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#TD#
Gore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moore to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gore working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Gore looking to control.
Moore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Gore is keeping the position.
Ivan Gore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moore stopping the sweep attempt from Gore.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zion Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gore with a hook.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gore connects with a body shot that sends Moore's belly button to the back.
Gore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moore fails with the takedown
and Gore counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Moore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gore finds it's way round the side to connect with Moore's head.
Moore walks into a jab.
Gore lands a head shot.
Gore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Gore there.
Ivan Gore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moore walks into a straight right hand from Gore.
Moore tries to clinch there but Gore circles away.
Gore tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moore doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Moore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gore thuds a left hand into Moore's body.
Gore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moore under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moore.
Gore works Moore's body with a nice hook.
Gore cracks a nice hook into Moore's ribs.
Moore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zion Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Gore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Gore! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 14, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Moore drives through and clinches with Mi against the cage.
Moore looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Moore can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mi . #BC#
Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Mi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moore tries to pull guard but Mi won't allow it.
Mi lands with a right to the head.
Mi throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Mi swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Mi on the inside.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Mi .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mi is keeping busy.
Mi tries for a takedown but Moore manages to get underhooks.
#T1#
Mi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Mi as the two fighters clinch.
Mi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Mi as the two fighters clinch.
Mi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Mi working aggressively here.
Mi misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mi .
A nice left hand lands by Mi .
A short right from Mi .
A short right from Mi on the inside.
Mi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Mi breaks the clinch.
Moore slips a jab and a cross from Mi .
#T2##CL2#
Mi drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Mi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mi pushes Moore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mi gets through Moore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Mi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Moore has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mi lands with a light punch inside.
Mi misses with the head strike.
Mi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mi lands a left hand.
Mi has Moore pressed against the cage, preventing Moore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mi tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
Mi taking a breather.
Mi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T3##BC2#
Mi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Mi moves into the clinch successfully.
Mi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moore being controlled against the cage.
Mi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mi .
Mi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mi is trying to push Moore away but Moore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Mi works on Moore's body with a couple of short punches.
Mi gets through Moore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
Mi stalling against the cage.
Mi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Mi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mi misses with some punches.
Mi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Mi has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mi .
Mi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
Mi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
Mi is working Moore over against the cage.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Mi scores with a shot to the side of Moore's head.
Mi lands an uppercut.#ROC2#Moore is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saya Mi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Mi throws a one two combo.
Oh Moore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Mi instigates a clinch.
Mi has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Mi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saya Mi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Mi fails to land.
Moore stops a takedown attempt from Mi .
Mi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mi throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Mi .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mi .
Mi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mi has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Mi has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Mi swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Mi fails to land.
Mi throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mi working aggressively here.
Moore 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 blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mi cracks Moore with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mi misses with a knee strike.
Mi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mi working aggressively here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore is pressed up against the cage. Mi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Moore down to the mat. Moore avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mi misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL2#
Moore gets tackled into the cage by Mi . Mi maintains the clinch. #T1#
Mi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore seems to have got his legs back now.
Moore jumps guard but Mi stands there with Moore around his waist. Moore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mi .
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mi stops a takedown attempt from Moore.
Mi is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moore stops a takedown attempt from Mi .
Zion Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saya Mi .
Moore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mi prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mi lands an uppercut.#T2#
Mi lands a shoulder strike.
Mi scores with a hook to the body.
Mi just leaning against Moore, taking a breather.
Mi throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mi to keep the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Mi .
Mi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mi lands an uppercut.
Mi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
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!
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Mi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.#BC#
Moore breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Mi darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
Mi tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
#T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Moore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Mi wants to break free but Moore has control.
Mi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Mi .
Nice body punch from Mi .
Mi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore is trying to pull guard but Mi has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Mi on the inside.
Mi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T4#
With the fighters up against the cage, Mi throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mi .
Mi pushes Moore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from Mi .
Mi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mi tries to break the clinch but Moore is controlling the position.
Mi lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Mi tries to break the clinch but Moore is controlling the position. #BC#
Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zion Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mi connects with a single shot there.#CL2#
Mi rushes Moore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saya Mi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
A punch combination from Mi misses.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mi moves away.
Mi misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL2#
Mi closes the distance and clinches.
Mi is trying to push Moore away but Moore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Mi .
Mi gets through Moore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Mi .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore blocking some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moore lands a damaging elbow.
Moore avoiding damage.
Mi looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T1#
Mi working aggressively here.
A short right from Mi . #BC#
Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mi 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mi duly obliges.
Mi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moore feinted with a counter takedown.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore tries to counter with a takedown but Mi is quick to defend against it.
Mi works over Moore's head and body with a nice combination.#CL2#
Mi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moore prevents it.
Mi working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mi is trying to stall.
#BC#
Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mi moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Mi is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Mi moves into the clinch.
Mi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore fails to pull guard.
Mi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC#
Moore manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Mi moves into the clinch.
Mi misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Moore managing to block the knees to the body from Mi .
A shot in the inside from Mi .
Saya Mi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#BC#
Moore manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Mi instigates a clinch.
Mi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore jumps guard but Mi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Mi .
Mi lands a left hand.
Moore is trying to pull guard but Mi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zion Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Mi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Moore fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD#
and Moore counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mi has his feet on Moore's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mi works over Moore's head and body with a nice combination.
Mi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
Saya Mi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mi dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Mi tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Zion Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL2#
Mi moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saya Mi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mi 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saya Mi ! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 11, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
La Forge shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
La Forge scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
La Forge might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
La Forge controls from within his opponent's guard.
Moore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
La Forge stops Moore from standing up.
La Forge makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
La Forge cracks Moore with a solid left hand.
Moore looks winded!
La Forge is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Forge scoring with punches to the head and body.
La Forge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #ES2#
Moore manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#T1#
Moore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD#
La Forge gets the takedown into side control.
La Forge controlling the position.
Moore takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
La Forge knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moore on the ground.
Moore taking a bit of punishment here - La Forge scoring with strikes. #T2#
La Forge controls the position.
La Forge grinds an elbow into Moore's temple.
Moore is trying to control La Forge's posture but La Forge avoids it.
La Forge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working.
La Forge working the ground and pound. #ROC#Moore is rocked!
La Forge in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Moore looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! La Forge turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geordi La Forge! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 08, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Sullivan clinches. #TD2#
Sullivan jumps into guard, dragging Moore to the mat.
Sullivan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moore is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore throws a big elbow that misses.
Sullivan is pulling down on Moore's head. It's preventing any offense from Moore, at least for the moment.
Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Sullivan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sullivan seems keen to control Moore's posture.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sullivan tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD#
and Moore counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sullivan pulls Moore in to control the position.
Let's hope that Sullivan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T2#
Sullivan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moore manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Sullivan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sullivan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moore's guard.
Sullivan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sullivan controlling from mount. #T3#
Moore 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 is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sullivan looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sullivan is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Sullivan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Sullivan clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sullivan pulls guard effortlessly.
Sullivan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Moore preventing the sweep.
Sullivan has Moore pulled in close to control his posture.
Sullivan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Sullivan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Moore wants to improve his position but instead Sullivan has moved into half guard.
Moore is trying to get back to full guard.
Patrick Sullivan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sullivan trying to mount his opponent but Moore defends it.
Sullivan is controlling the pace.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The adventures of Sullivan the control monster continue. Boring.
Sullivan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T3#
Moore trying to control but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan controlling the pace. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Moore shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Moore was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sullivan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sullivan gets full guard.
Moore controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T4#
Sullivan pulls Moore in close to prevent any damage.
Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Sullivan is pulling down on Moore's head to control his posture.
Sullivan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sullivan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Sullivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!#R3##CL2#
Sullivan moves into the clinch successfully.
Sullivan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moore walks away with a smile on his face. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sullivan 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 tries to counter with a takedown but Sullivan is quick to defend against it.
Sullivan blocks the body kick.
Sullivan moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.#CL2#
Sullivan clinches. #TD2#
Sullivan jumps guard.
Moore is fighting to break Sullivan's control of his arms but Sullivan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sullivan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moore manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
Sullivan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T1#
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Sullivan.#SUB#
Moore throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sullivan escapes and throws Moore's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
More stalling from Sullivan.
Moore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sullivan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sullivan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Moore will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Moore misses with a body kick.#CL2#
Sullivan clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
Sullivan pulls guard effortlessly.
Moore looking to pass the guard.
Sullivan is controlling Moore's posture.
Patrick Sullivan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sullivan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Moore looking to sit in guard and control but Sullivan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Sullivan content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Sullivan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sullivan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Sullivan!
After winning the bout, Patrick Sullivan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 06, 2023 |
#R1#
Hanma leaves Moore with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL2#
Moore instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Moore pulls guard successfully.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Hanma from controlling successfully.
Hanma won't allow Moore to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hanma looking to sit in guard and control but Moore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T1#
Moore postures up.
Hanma looking to control but Moore passes into half guard.
Hanma is trying to stand up here but Moore is controlling him well. #SU2#
Moore gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Moore fails with a takedown attempt.
Hanma could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hanma sprawls well. Hanma wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.
Baki Hanma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zion Moore.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hanma throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Hanma backs off Moore throws a huge counter combo but Hanma manages to avoid it all.#CL2#
Moore has Hanma up against the cage in a clinch.
Moore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#TD2#
Moore pulls guard.
Hanma might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hanma wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB2#
Moore has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hanma doesn't defend quickly enough and Moore has managed to lock this one up! Can Hanma escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Moore on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Zion Moore! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1125 Round 1
Date: Dec 04, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Eclaro gets caught flat footed, as Moore shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Moore tries to stand but Eclaro is controlling from the bottom.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Eclaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Eclaro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moore defends it easily.
Moore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Eclaro wants to sweep but no luck.
Eclaro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore trying to control but Eclaro is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Eclaro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moore doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Eclaro is tightening it up a little... Moore has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Moore reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Moore taps out! Nice BJJ there by Eclaro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paul Eclaro! |
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