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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aumakua Mano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mano comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Angry by Surf Nazis Must Die. Aumakua Mano has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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189 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aumakua Mano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dick Moore!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mano.
Mano looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Mano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mano connects with a single shot there.
Moore scores with a body shot.
Mano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Moore throws a right and a left that Mano avoids nicely.
Mano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aumakua Mano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mano controlling the pace.
Moore misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mano wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
Moore looking for subs from the bottom but Mano mounts him!
Mano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moore swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mano landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mano working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Moore throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mano. What's that going to do exactly?
Mano punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mano looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mano unloading with bombs!
Mano blocks Moore's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Moore working to try and regain half guard.
Mano punishing his opponent with strikes.
Moore has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mano raining down shots from the mount!
Moore really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moore flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moore throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mano. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mano is working for a guillotine from mount but Moore frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mano dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Moore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mano is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moore can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mano blocks Moore's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Moore is in a horrible position here. Mano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Moore is in a horrible position here. Mano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Moore is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moore throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mano looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mano controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mano landing shots from mount.
Moore in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Moore flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mano is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Moore has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mano is breathing heavily.
Moore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Feeble punches landing from Moore - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Moore is trying desperately to improve position.
Mano has control of Moore's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Moore regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mano putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moore is desperately trying to improve his position but Mano has a good base and remains in mount.
Moore is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Moore flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Moore is looking to improve his position but Mano isn't that keen on the idea.
Mano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moore looks a forlorn figure.
Moore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Moore flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Moore hang on?
Moore bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moore defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aumakua Mano 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.
Moore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moore thinking.
Mano connects with a body shot.
Mano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mano drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Mano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mano!
Mano thows a body shot but no joy.
Moore throws a predictable looking body shot
so Mano counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore is looking for a triangle but Mano pushes his legs off easily.
Mano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mano cracks Moore with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mano lands a couple of elbows.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Mano from controlling successfully.
Mano working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mano is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Moore has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mano passes Moore's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mano is looking to take a break and control but Moore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mano passes to side control.
Mano has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Moore!
Mano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moore looks a forlorn figure.
Moore flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mano blocks Moore's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Moore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mano looking to control but Moore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Moore flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Feeble punches landing from Moore - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Mano controlling from the full mount.
Mano prevents Moore from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Moore is looking to improve his position but Mano isn't that keen on the idea.
Moore throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Moore throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mano. What's that going to do exactly?
Mano unloading with bombs!
Mano looking to finish Moore with some ground and pound. This is bad for Moore!
Mano content just to control the position here.
Mano putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mano landing strikes from the mount and Moore is in trouble!
Mano looking for a guillotine from mount but Moore is having none of it.
Moore is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mano jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Moore manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mano takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Moore to pass into mount.
Mano blocks Moore's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Moore throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mano. What's that going to do exactly?
Mano is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Moore can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mano tries to control but Moore wriggling away.
Moore is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mano wants to control the pace but Moore is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aumakua Mano dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Mano lands with a right hand.
Mano closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Moore did well to prevent Mano getting side control.
Mano trying to control from half guard but Moore is working away.
Mano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moore on the ground.
Ground and pound from Mano.
Mano wants to free his trapped foot but Moore is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moore tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moore is looking for a sweep. Mano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mano is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore has his takedown stuffed
and Mano counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mano.
Mano scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mano trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Moore tries to strike from the bottom.
Mano wants to pass the guard but Moore is keeping the position.
Aumakua Mano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moore trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mano works over Moore with some ground and pound from guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mano counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moore has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Moore dodges the ground and pound from Mano.
Moore lands a decent little punch to the body.
Moore is looking to regain half guard here but Mano keeps moving and retains side control.
Mano is working Moore over with some ground and pound from side control.
Moore is letting Mano control him for a moment.
Mano scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Moore to see if he's OK.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mano looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moore throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Moore keeping full guard, as Mano tries to pass.
Moore wants to sweep but no luck.
Mano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moore throws a couple of heel strikes.
Mano trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Mano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mano looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Mano's shoulder, as Mano tries to avoid the shot.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Mano is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mano misses the shot to the body.
Mano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mano throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Moore ducks right into an uppercut from Mano.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Mano is just out of range.
Mano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moore, pushing him back against the cage.
Mano manages to break the clinch.
Mano scores with a jab. Moore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mano is looking to wear down Moore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
Mano takes the fight into the clinch.
Aumakua Mano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dick Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mano closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Moore did well to prevent Mano getting side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aumakua Mano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aumakua Mano!
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