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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Moors (ranked 172 p4p, 27 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 982 p4p, 150 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugh Moors!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moors looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
And Martin responds with a good body kick, but Moors manages to step out the way in time.
Moors takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moors misses with a punch to the body.
Martin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moors's face.
It looks like Hugh Moors has been cut.
Moors misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Moors.
Moors tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martin.
Moors lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin tries a knee to the head but Moors blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moors swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moors throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moors creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moors tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martin smiles and moves away.
Moors blocks a low kick nicely.
Martin 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.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moors.
Hugh Moors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin takes one on the button.
Moors misses with a wild body shot.
Moors throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Martin moves forwards but Moors connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Moors slips the punch.
Moors works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Moors lands a right hook to the body.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick from Moors.
Good leg kick by Moors there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Moors throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moors throws a leg kick but Martin checks it.
Moors blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin thumps Moors with a low kick.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moors forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Moors.
Moors lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moors can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
I was talking to Moors's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Moors throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moors swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moors misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moors scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Moors fails to land.
Moors lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moors.
A head punch on the inside from Moors fails to land.
Martin landing knees to the body.
Martin lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Moors fails to land.
Moors lands an uppercut.
Moors fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moors decides to pull guard.
Martin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moors has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martin has managed to get both his arms back between Moors's legs - danger averted.
Moors throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moors is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martin 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to control from the top but Moors keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moors looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Martin has picked Moors up and slammed him! Moors can't keep hold of the triangle and Martin manages to pass to side control!
Moors trying to remain calm as Martin controls from the top position.
Moors struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Moors dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugh Moors's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moors gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin.
Martin darts in and clinches Moors up against the cage.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moors misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Moors.
Hugh Moors has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moors pulls guard.
Moors pulls Martin in close to prevent any damage.
Martin trying to control but Moors is working from the bottom.
Moors is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moors throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moors has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moors looking for a guillotine here but Martin defends easily.
Moors looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Martin has picked Moors up and slammed him! Moors can't keep hold of the triangle and Martin manages to pass to side control!
Martin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Martin trying to control the position but Moors is working away.
That's two 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.
You can see the frustration on Moors's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moors tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Moors's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moors is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Martin is looking to take a break and control but Moors is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moors is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Moors's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moors fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
Moors connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moors fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moors pulls guard effortlessly.
Moors keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Martin trying to control but Moors is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moors looking for a guillotine here but Martin defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hugh Moors will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hugh Moors's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martin misses with a low kick.
Hugh Moors is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Martin lands but Moors takes it in his stride.
Moors lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martin scores with a hook to the body. Moors takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moors swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Moors off balance momentarily.
Moors slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Moors connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moors connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martin scrambles back to his feet.
Moors waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moors.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Moors.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moors connects with a nice looking jab.
Martin closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moors working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Moors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moors blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moors.
Moors misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moors tries to pull guard but Martin won't allow it.
Moors stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moors pushes Martin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moors.
Martin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moors jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martin walks away with a smile on his face. Moors gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moors takes the fight into the clinch.
Moors works on Martin's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moors fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moors throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moors.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Moors avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Martin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moors jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martin walks away with a smile on his face. Moors gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Moors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin throws a leg kick but Moors sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martin misses with a low kick as Moors jumps back.
Martin thows a body kick. Moors tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moors. That's going to slow Martin down.
Moors moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Moors with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moors moves out of range of the body kick from Martin.
Moors misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Moors lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moors throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moors looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moors throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moors ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moors successfully pulls guard.
Martin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Moors looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moors is looking for a triangle but Martin pushes his legs off easily.
Moors is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martin defends well.
Moors looking for a guillotine here but Martin defends easily.
Moors controls Martin momentarily but Martin frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Moors clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hugh Moors's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moors misses with a double jab.
Martin throws a front kick that sends Moors stumbling back into the cage.
Martin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Moors.
It looks like Frank Martin has been cut.
A short right from Moors.
Martin lands a nice knee to the body.
Moors lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Moors fails to land.
Martin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Moors avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Moors fails to land.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin tries a body shot but Moors blocks it.
A body shot lands from Moors.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moors lands with a short shot to the head.
Moors makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moors working aggressively here.
Martin misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moors.
A short right from Moors on the inside.
Moors misses with a punch on the inside.
Moors working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Martin.
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moors avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moors.
Moors is trying to pull guard but Martin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Martin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martin landing knees to the head.
A short right from Moors on the inside.
Martin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moors blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moors misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moors.
Moors tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Moors cracks Martin with a nice body shot.
Martin misses with a knee to the head.
Martin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martin prevents a body shot from Moors.
Moors lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Moors jumps guard but Martin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Moors.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Martin trying to control the position but instead, Moors has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martin into the cage.
Moors swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moors in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martin prevents a body shot from Moors.
Moors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moors managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Moors tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moors is stalling here.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Moors blocks an uppercut.
Moors fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moors lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Moors.
Martin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Moors avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Moors avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Moors.
A head punch on the inside from Moors fails to land.
Moors works on Martin's body with a couple of short punches.
Moors scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moors managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Moors lands a body shot.
Moors lands a right hand.
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!
Martin misses with some punches.
Moors lands with a light punch inside.
Moors lands an uppercut.
Martin prevents a body shot from Moors.
Moors avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Moors's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moors lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Moors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Moors had his way with Frank Martin in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Moors scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Martin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin blocks the body kick.
Moors misses with an uppercut.
Moors throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moors tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Moors throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moors pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martin is out of range and Moors settles back down.
Moors throws a low kick, looking for Martin's leg but Martin calmly moves out of range.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin throws a leg kick but Moors sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Moors.
Moors throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moors looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Martin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moors connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martin scrambles back to his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martin.
Moors throws a leg kick but Martin checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moors. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moors can pounce on him.
Moors tries to keep at a distance but Martin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moors throws a head punch that misses.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moors fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Frank Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moors scores with a nice hook 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!
Knees to the body from Martin.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Moors scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moors tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Martin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moors lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moors misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moors blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moors ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Moors no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moors escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moors working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moors has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moors keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Hugh Moors is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moors is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Moors had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Martin defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Martin controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Martin checks the leg kick.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moors fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martin checks it well.
Moors throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moors keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moors connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martin. Martin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moors checks a leg kick.
Moors lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Moors.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Moors showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moors 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Moors!
Hugh Moors retains his welterweight title!
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