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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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178 lbs
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176 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosby looks for a takedown but DeVanzo sprawls well.
DeVanzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DeVanzo ducks under a wild hook from Mosby.
Mosby misses with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from DeVanzo as Mosby shoots in.
DeVanzo throws an overhand right that lands on Mosby's shoulder, as Mosby tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throws a push kick but Mosby slaps the foot to one side.
Mosby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeVanzo.
Mosby tries for a takedown but DeVanzo circles away easily
and Mosby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Mosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby darts in looking for a takedown but DeVanzo gets double underhooks and turns Mosby into the cage.
A little jabbing left from DeVanzo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
DeVanzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
DeVanzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
DeVanzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mosby checks a low kick from DeVanzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mosby misses with a low kick.
Mosby lands a body shot.
Mosby takes a swing at DeVanzo's ribcage but misses.
DeVanzo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeVanzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mosby.
DeVanzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mosby.
Mosby is looking to wear down DeVanzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mosby lands a nice shot to the body.
DeVanzo scores with a jab to the body.
Mosby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mosby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
DeVanzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mosby. Mosby circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mosby throws a lazy uppercut
and DeVanzo counters with a stiff right hand.
DeVanzo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mosby throwing strikes from guard but DeVanzo blocks nicely.
DeVanzo controlling Mosby's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby pushing down on DeVanzo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mosby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mosby trying to mount his opponent but DeVanzo defends it.
Mosby content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mosby wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeVanzo keeps working.
Mosby slows the pace down in half guard.
Mosby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mosby trying to control the action but DeVanzo is working from the bottom.
DeVanzo trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. DeVanzo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've been hearing good reports from Mosby's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mosby is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
DeVanzo has his hands on Mosby's head, controlling the position.
Mosby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mosby trying to control but DeVanzo is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mosby cracks DeVanzo with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mosby. DeVanzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeVanzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mosby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
DeVanzo tries to move into range but Mosby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Daniel Mosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeVanzo takes one on the button.
DeVanzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeVanzo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Mosby dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mosby shoots in but DeVanzo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
DeVanzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mosby misses with a hook
and DeVanzo counters with a solid body kick.
A swing and a miss from Mosby.
DeVanzo scores with a kick to the body.
DeVanzo stuffs the takedown attempt from Mosby. Mosby gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Mosby finds it's way through DeVanzo's defenses.
Mosby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but DeVanzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Mosby fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Mosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVanzo throws a head kick but Mosby moves out of range.
Mosby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mosby takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
DeVanzo slaps away a takedown attempt from Mosby, before circling back to the center of the mat.
DeVanzo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from DeVanzo tenderised Mosby's leg. Mosby is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from DeVanzo finds it's way through Mosby's defenses.
DeVanzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mosby scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mosby is controlling the pace.
Mosby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DeVanzo defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Mosby 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.
Mosby looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby is trying to control. DeVanzo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mosby is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and DeVanzo defends it well.
Mosby is just content to waste time from the top position. DeVanzo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mosby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby stopping the sweep attempt from DeVanzo.
Mosby drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but DeVanzo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mosby has DeVanzo in his guard.
Mosby looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
DeVanzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mosby is keeping the position for now.
DeVanzo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
DeVanzo wants to control from the top but Mosby keeps moving.
Mosby wants to control but DeVanzo passes easily into half guard.
Mosby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. DeVanzo is working away from the top position though.
Mosby has a hand on DeVanzo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. DeVanzo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns Mosby that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie DeVanzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mosby 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.
Mosby blocks a jab.
DeVanzo lands a slapping body shot.
DeVanzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mosby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mosby or perhaps it was just good defense by DeVanzo, which made it look bad.
Mosby avoids a kick to the body.
Mosby swings for the body but DeVanzo moves out of range.
DeVanzo tries a head kick but it misses.
DeVanzo misses with a leg kick
and Mosby counters with a nice leg kick.
DeVanzo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mosby decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in DeVanzo's guard.
DeVanzo pulls Mosby in close to prevent any damage.
Mosby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DeVanzo is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeVanzo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but DeVanzo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mosby has DeVanzo in his guard.
Mosby controls DeVanzo momentarily but DeVanzo frees himself.
Mosby avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mosby is trying to keep DeVanzo in close.
DeVanzo wants to control from the top but Mosby keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
DeVanzo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mosby's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mosby is on top in guard.
DeVanzo keeping full guard, as Mosby tries to pass.
DeVanzo controls Mosby momentarily but Mosby frees himself.
Mosby with a flurry of punches that miss.
DeVanzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby wants to control from the top but DeVanzo keeps moving.
Mosby landing with the ground and pound.
Mosby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DeVanzo is keeping the position for now.
Mosby is working hard here to advance position.
Mosby is fighting to break DeVanzo's control of his arms but DeVanzo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mosby has his takedown stuffed
letting DeVanzo counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
DeVanzo motions for Mosby to come forward. DeVanzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mosby gets the takedown into side control.
Mosby is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but DeVanzo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mosby creates some space and throws a big elbow, but DeVanzo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mosby working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mosby tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeVanzo tries to buck Mosby off but Mosby is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Mosby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mosby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Mosby!
A less than humble Daniel Mosby misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Artie DeVanzo was interviewed post fight and said 'Hey, are we done here? 'Cause I'm losing my buzz.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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