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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darrion Moss (ranked 2245 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Skellebre (ranked 3244 p4p, 0 weight class). Moss comes to the cage accompanied by Can't C Me. Martin Skellebre will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darrion Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Skellebre!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss shoots in looking for a takedown. Skellebre tries to sprawl out of it but Moss keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skellebre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Moss backing away here, and Skellebre unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Moss changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skellebre tries to avoid it but Moss manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skellebre to the ground. Skellebre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moss closes this distance looking for a takedown but Skellebre circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrion Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moss drives through with a takedown into Skellebre's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Moss with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moss in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Skellebre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moss is looking to work some ground and pound but Skellebre has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skellebre pulls Moss in to control the position.
Skellebre working a defensive guard here.
Moss trying to control but Skellebre is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Skellebre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skellebre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moss trying to control but Skellebre is working from the bottom.
Moss chips away with some ground and pound.
Moss 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.
Moss throws a big elbow that misses.
Skellebre being controlled here, momentarily.
Skellebre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moss. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moss is looking to pass into half guard but Skellebre pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Skellebre is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss seems keen to control Skellebre's posture.
Skellebre wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.
Moss bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Skellebre's guard.
Skellebre trying to keep a closed guard but Moss is proving a slippery customer.
Moss not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moss thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Skellebre is trying to keep Moss in close.
Skellebre is controlling Moss's posture.
Moss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skellebre being controlled here, momentarily.
Skellebre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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.
Moss tries to roll over but Skellebre keeps him under control.
Skellebre is looking to stall here but Moss recovers full guard.
Moss has Skellebre pulled in close to control his posture.
Moss keeping moving, preventing Skellebre from controlling successfully.
Skellebre tries to free his leg and advance position but Moss is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moss trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Moss has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skellebre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrion Moss dominated that round.
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.
Skellebre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moss.
Skellebre throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Moss tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Skellebre is in Moss's guard.
Moss wants to sweep but no luck.
Moss controlling Skellebre's posture.
Moss tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moss seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Moss is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss controlling Skellebre's posture.
Moss has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Skellebre has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss wants to control but Skellebre postures up.
Moss controls the position for a moment.
Skellebre working away.
Skellebre lands a decent elbow from side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Moss is right now.
Moss is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Skellebre's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Moss trying to hold on to Skellebre's head to control him but Skellebre postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moss tries to roll over but Skellebre keeps him under control.
Moss makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moss.
Skellebre tries to free his leg and advance position but Moss is retaining full guard.
Moss has Skellebre pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Moss shoots in looking for a takedown but Skellebre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Skellebre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Moss passes Skellebre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Moss throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skellebre is staying active underneath Moss, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moss is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Moss throws a strike but Skellebre avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Moss trying to control the position from guard on top but Skellebre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moss postures up.
Moss wants to control from the top but Skellebre keeps moving.
Moss controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Martin Skellebre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Moss has his takedown stuffed
and Skellebre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Skellebre but Skellebre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moss shoots in for a double leg but Skellebre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrion Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skellebre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moss with a poor takedown
and Skellebre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moss shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Skellebre is trying to defend but Moss finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Skellebre is refusing to be controlled, as Moss sits in half guard.
Moss not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Skellebre is positioning himself well to prevent Moss advancing to mount.
Moss is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Skellebre has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moss is trying to control the action in half guard but Skellebre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moss not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moss drops an elbow to the side of Skellebre's head.
Skellebre wants to control but Moss is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moss working Skellebre over with strikes.
Moss is trying to control the action in half guard but Skellebre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moss throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moss wants to free his trapped foot but Skellebre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moss is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss controlling the action here.
Moss looks to land a strike but Skellebre avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Moss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skellebre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Skellebre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moss.
Moss trying to control the position from guard on top but Skellebre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Moss instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skellebre is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moss looking for a takedown.
Moss lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Moss drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Skellebre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Skellebre has Moss pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Skellebre pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Moss tumbling to the mat - Skellebre dives into Moss's guard.
Moss wants to sweep here but Skellebre controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss is trying to keep Skellebre in close.
Skellebre trying to control but Moss is working from the bottom.
Skellebre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moss wants to sweep here but Skellebre controlling him for the moment.
Moss seems keen to control Skellebre's posture.
Moss is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Skellebre defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skellebre won't allow Moss to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Martin Skellebre.
I think Skellebre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Skellebre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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