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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Judge Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Judge Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Moore!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nelson swivels and escapes.
Nelson jabs at Moore's body.
Some wild striking there from Moore.
Nice body kick there by Nelson.
Moore misses with a series of wild punches.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moore's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Moore misses.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nelson defends it nicely.
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Nelson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nelson.
Nelson working Moore over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Nelson.
Moore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Judge Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Moore.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nelson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moore looks winded!
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
Nelson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
Nelson prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moore or not.
Nelson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson lands a shot to the body.
Nelson is struggling to control the position.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nelson working Moore over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
Nelson working Moore over with knees to the body.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Nelson gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judge Nelson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Moore throws a combination that misses
and Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Nice body kick from Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Moore misses with a double jab.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moore misses with a double jab.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson stuffs the takedown.
Moore is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Nelson clinches up with Moore and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Nelson avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Nelson to work.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moore being controlled against the cage.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
A combination from Moore does no damage.
Nelson scores with a kick to the body.
Judge Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judge Nelson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Moore tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nelson working Moore over with knees to the body.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Judge Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson is pushing Moore up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nelson landing knees to the 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!
Nelson avoiding damage.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Nelson controlling the action here for a moment.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore fails with the takedown.
Nelson lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch but Moore moves away
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Nelson tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson lands a nice looking body kick.
Nelson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Moore will feel that in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Judge Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judge Nelson!
Judge Nelson very nearly forgot to thank Unique Wear and Custom Design amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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