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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josue Moses (ranked 3812 p4p, 25727 weight class) and Jaxxon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josue Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaxxon Hale!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Damien Edna and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale drives through and clinches with Moses against the cage.
Moses lands a hook that snaps the head of Hale backwards.
Hale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hale is trying to break the clinch but Moses is controlling him.
Hale blocks an uppercut.
Moses pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hale breaks from the clinch.
Hale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moses throws out the jab.
Hale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moses, pushing him back against the cage.
Hale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moses misses with a punch on the inside.
Moses fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale blocking some punches.
Hale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moses lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hale backwards.
Hale should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Moses misses with the head strike.
Moses swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale blocks an uppercut.
Hale avoiding damage as Moses throws knees to the body.
Hale avoids the elbow strike from Moses, against the cage.
Hale blocks a body shot from Moses.
Moses misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hale.
Hale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hale moves into range and clinches up with Moses.
Hale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moses.
Hale rushes Moses and presses him up against the cage.
Moses makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moses misses with the head strike.
Moses goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Moses fails to land.
Moses working aggressively here.
Hale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hale avoids it.
Hale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moses pushes off an throws an elbow but Hale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moses has him pressed against the cage.
Moses throws a punch but it's blocked by Hale.
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!
Hale blocks the elbow strike.
Hale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moses gets tackled into the cage by Hale. Hale maintains the clinch.
Moses pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moses misses with an elbow strike.
Hale breaks from the clinch.
Hale has closed the distance and engaged Moses in a clinch.
Hale avoiding damage as Moses throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses swings wildly with an uppercut but Hale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hale manages to break the clinch.
Hale closes the distance and clinches.
Hale is trying to push Moses away but Moses has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moses, pushing him back against the cage.
Moses misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moses working aggressively here.
Hale prevents a body shot from Moses.
Moses tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hale avoids the elbow strike from Moses, against the cage.
Moses misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hale circles away quickly and effectively.
Hale closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hale.
Moses pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hale clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moses doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hale gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moses throws a shot from downtown. Hale moves away and avoids it.
Jaxxon Hale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moses.
Hale clinches up with Moses and pushes him back against the cage.
Moses throws a head punch that misses.
Hale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josue Moses will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moses smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hale closes the distance and clinches.
Moses fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hale is trying to break the clinch but Moses is controlling him.
Moses tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moses pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Josue Moses has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moses misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moses throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hale rushes Moses and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hale breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale closes the distance and clinches.
Hale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hale gets a clinch.
Moses swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale blocks the elbow strike.
Hale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moses has him pressed against the cage.
Hale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moses tries to keep at a distance but Hale has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hale avoids the elbow strike from Moses, against the cage.
Hale avoids a wild elbow strike from Moses.
Moses throws an elbow that misses.
Moses swings wildly with an uppercut but Hale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moses misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moses misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Moses.
Moses misses with a punch on the inside.
Moses swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moses misses with a punch on the inside.
Moses misses with a punch on the inside.
Hale manages to break the clinch.
Hale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moses, pushing him back against the cage.
Hale breaks the clinch.
Moses swings for the body but Hale moves out of range.
Moses moves into the clinch.
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!
Hale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hale blocking some punches.
Hale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hale darts in and clinches Moses up against the cage.
Moses swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hale rushes Moses and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moses has a couple of punches blocked by Hale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hale is defending well for now.
Moses lands a body shot.
Moses misses with a punch on the inside.
Hale blocking some punches.
Moses has a couple of punches blocked by Hale.
Hale manages to break the clinch.
Moses misses with an uppercut. Hale saw that one coming.
And Hale tries to counter it with a takedown but Moses pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hale clinches up with Moses and pushes him back against the cage.
Hale looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moses misses with a punch on the inside.
Moses swings wildly with an uppercut but Hale uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moses throws an elbow but misses.
Moses throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale dodges an elbow strike from Moses.
Hale breaks the clinch.
Jaxxon Hale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hale drives through and clinches with Moses against the cage.
Hale blocks an uppercut.
Moses throws an elbow but it misses.
Moses misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Moses.
Hale is breathing heavily.
Moses lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hale backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moses lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moses misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moses comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jaxxon Hale has been cut.
Moses misses with some punches.
Moses throws an elbow that misses.
Moses throws an elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josue Moses dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaxxon Hale's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Moses throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hale closes the distance and clinches.
Moses pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moses pushes off an throws an elbow but Hale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Moses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moses just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hale's brow.
Hale breaks the clinch.
Hale clinches up with Moses and pushes him back against the cage.
Hale dodges an elbow strike from Moses.
Hale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hale drives through and clinches with Moses against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moses looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moses swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hale managing to block the knees to the body from Moses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale breaks the clinch.
Moses pushes Hale up against the cage in a clinch.
Moses has a couple of punches blocked by Hale.
Moses prevents Hale from breaking the clinch.
Moses misses with a body punch.
Moses misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hale takes the fight into the clinch.
Hale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moses throws a hook to the side of Hale's head but Hale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hale darts in and clinches Moses up against the cage.
Moses misses with an elbow strike.
Hale avoids the elbow strike from Moses, against the cage.
Moses creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses pushes off an throws an elbow but Hale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moses missing with a left hand there. Hale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moses throws a jab but it's blocked by Hale.
Hale is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hale has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moses.
Moses throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moses swings wildly with an uppercut but Hale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moses tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moses misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moses tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses lands a nice shot to the body.
Hale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hale manages to break the clinch.
Hale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hale moves into the clinch successfully.
Hale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moses swings wildly with an uppercut but Hale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moses misses with an elbow strike.
Hale breaks the clinch.
Moses closes the distance and clinches.
Moses misses with the head strike.
Moses misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moses tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hale is trying to break the clinch but Moses is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moses has a couple of punches blocked by Hale.
Moses throws a head punch that misses.
Hale is trying to break the clinch but Moses is controlling him.
Hale avoids the elbow strike from Moses, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moses.
Moses misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moses gets tackled into the cage by Hale. Hale maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moses throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moses lands an elbow just above Hale 's eye.
Hale avoids a wild elbow strike from Moses.
Hale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaxxon Hale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josue Moses is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hale defending well as Moses loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josue Moses showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moses, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josue Moses!
Josue Moses seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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