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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jebediah Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Reed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sailor man. Paul Moss will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Reed
vs
Moss

193 cm
18
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jebediah Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Moss!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Reed does no damage.
Moss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Reed looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reed chips away with some ground and pound.
Moss is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reed is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed throws a big right hand that misses.
Reed wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.

Moss has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moss can do anything to dispel that myth.
Moss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Reed dips to his left and cracks Moss with an uppercut!
Reed shoots in but Moss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moss connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reed. Reed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss with a poor takedown

and Reed counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Moss's guard now.
Moss wants to stand and escape but Reed is having none of it.
Reed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reed wants to stand but Moss is controlling his posture from full guard.
Moss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reed throwing strikes but missing.
Reed postures up in Moss's guard and throws a big left but Moss blocks it.

Moss throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Moss has his foot on Reed's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reed works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moss looks gassed!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moss swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reed.
No luck for Moss with that takedown attempt.
Reed lands a nice hook to Moss's body. Moss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab.
Reed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Reed forces Moss back against the cage and clinches.
Moss wants to get back to striking at distance but Reed won't allow it.

Reed gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Moss is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reed stopping the sweep attempt from Moss.
Reed prevents Moss from getting back to his feet.
Reed wants to pass the guard but Moss is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moss manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reed manages to get himself to full guard.
Moss stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moss trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
Reed 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.
Reed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reed throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Moss looking to pass the guard.
Moss preventing the sweep.
Reed throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Reed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moss is fending him off so far but Reed persists. Nope, Moss circles away and we're back to standing.
Moss throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reed counters with a nice uppercut.
Moss paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moss but Moss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jebediah Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reed momentarily.
Reed scores with a punch to the head.
Reed is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reed throws a lazy right hand but Moss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moss stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paul Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big left from Reed misses.
Moss lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Reed does it's job there.
Nice straight punches there by Moss. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moss.
Moss ducks right into an uppercut from Reed.
Reed works over Moss's head and body with a nice combination.

Reed clinches up against the cage.
Reed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reed prevents Moss from breaking the clinch.
Moss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reed pulls his leg out and moves away.
Moss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moss has his takedown stuffed
and Reed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Moss both land. Nice combination.
Reed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A choreographed right hand from Reed misses the target.
Moss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jebediah Reed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jab from Reed.
Reed scores with a nice strike.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moss.
No luck for Reed with that takedown attempt.
Reed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moss.
Moss ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moss misses with a double jab
and Reed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moss fails to land the takedown.
Moss defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Moss lets loose with a powerful body kick. Reed will feel that in the morning.
Moss is looking to chop away at Reed's legs.
Moss throws a lazy uppercut

and Reed counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Moss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reed forces his way into half guard.
Reed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed passes the guard and advances to mount!
Moss is breathing heavily.
Reed is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Reed landing strikes, looking to finish!
Moss slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Moss wants to get back to his feet.
Reed lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Moss tries to kick Reed off but Reed keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Reed looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moss with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moss keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moss is looking to escape.
Moss tries to roll over but Reed keeps him under control.
Moss looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss wants to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moss swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reed.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Moss saw that one coming.
Moss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Moss throws a combination that misses
and Reed counters with a three punch combo that has Moss backing up. Moss nods at Reed to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Reed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reed.
Moss misses with a combination
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Moss with that takedown attempt.
Reed shoots in but no luck this time.
Jebediah Reed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Reed shoots for a double leg takedown but Moss sprawls well. He's pushed Reed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jebediah Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Reed connects with a single shot there.
Reed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moss is fending him off so far but Reed persists. Nope, Moss circles away and we're back to standing.
Reed moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a looping overhand right but Moss ducks down to avoid it.
Moss with a poor takedown
and Reed counters with a nice uppercut.
Reed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moss misses with a body punch
and Reed counters with a nice uppercut.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Moss.
Moss takes one to the chin there.
Moss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moss thuds his right hand into Reed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reed misses with an uppercut.
Moss looks for a takedown but Reed sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Reed.
Reed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moss on the side of the head.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Moss is just out of range.
Reed misses with a double jab.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Moss is out of range.
Moss slips under a jab from Reed.
Reed waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Moss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moss throws a wild body kick that Reed sees coming a mile off.
Reed avoids the head kick by Moss.
Moss slips a jab from Reed.
Moss slips a jab from Reed.
Reed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reed's corner calls for a 1-2. Reed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Moss takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
Reed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moss throws a head kick that misses.
Reed is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reed swinging wilding here.
Reed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moss looks to land a combination but Reed avoids it well.
Reed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jebediah Reed dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A shot to the body from Reed misses
and Moss counters with a right hand to the body.
Moss lands a high kick!
Reed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Moss slips a straight right by Reed.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed lands a jab to the head.
Reed shoots in looking for a takedown. Moss tries to sprawl out of it but Reed keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Moss has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reed moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moss.
Moss connects with a body shot.
Moss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reed's hands.
Moss throws a leg kick but Reed checks it.
Moss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reed.
Reed jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Moss.
Moss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moss closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reed circles away.
Moss misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed lands a nice shot to the body.
Reed slow jab from Moss misses its intended target.
Reed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reed throws a looping overhand right but Moss ducks down to avoid it.
Reed connects with a single shot there.
Moss lands a really nice looking cross but Reed seems unphased.
Reed misses with a hook. Moss ducked under it nicely.
Reed misses with a lunging right hand
and Moss counters with a one-two to the body.

Reed shoots in and bounces Moss off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reed trying to control but Moss is working from the bottom.
Reed keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moss's head.
Reed landing with the ground and pound.
Reed chips away with some ground and pound.
Reed working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moss's head.
Reed chips away with some ground and pound.
Reed wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reed scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reed cracks Moss with a solid left hand.
Reed trying to control but Moss is working from the bottom.
Reed working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moss's head.
Reed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Moss is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moss trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Reed preventing the sweep.
Moss is looking to stand up but Reed isn't so interested in that idea.
Jebediah Reed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reed passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Reed lands a nice forearm strike.
Moss keeping his opponent close.
Moss is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Reed is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands some shots froms side control.
Reed is putting a hurting on Moss here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reed connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Moss some visible discomfort.
Reed in side control lands a decent elbow.
Reed wants to control but Moss is keeping him busy.
Moss is trying to improve his position.
Moss sneaks back into half guard.
Reed working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Moss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reed.
Reed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reed trying to control from half guard but Moss is working away.
Moss wants to get back to his feet.
Paul Moss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Moss gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed fails to land with a series of punches.
Reed scores with a jab.
Moss moves away from the strike by Reed.
No joy there for Reed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moss scores with a nice strike.
Reed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch combination from Reed misses.
Moss on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reed throws an overhand right that lands on Moss's shoulder, as Moss tries to avoid the shot.
Moss throws a low kick, looking for Reed's leg but Reed calmly moves out of range.
Moss has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moss there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reed lands a slapping body shot.
Reed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moss counters with a low kick, right behind Reed 's knee.
Reed moves out of range of the body kick.
Moss throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab.
Reed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reed scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jebediah Reed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reed 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jebediah Reed!