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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tory Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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150 lbs
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189 cm
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tory Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Alves!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sloppy strikes from Alves. Those never looked like landing.
Moss attempts a counter takedown but Alves avoids it well and moves away.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moss manages to break the clinch.
Alves looks to land a combination but Moss avoids it well.
Moss appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Moss really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moss appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Moss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
As Alves tries to get set, Moss tries to push him back and clinch up but Alves manages to avoid the attempt.
Alves throws a series of punches but Moss moves out of range.
Alves looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alves tries to keep at a distance but Moss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Moss won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Moss misses its intended target.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Moss tries to counter with a takedown but Alves is quick to defend against it.
Alves lands an overhand right.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moss holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alves wants to break free but Moss has control.
Moss prevents Alves from breaking the clinch.
Moss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves throws a right and a left that Moss avoids nicely.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moss throws a counter high kick but Alves was just alert enough to avoid it.
Moss clinches up with Alves and pushes him back against the cage.
Alves tries to break free but Moss pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Moss lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Moss lands an elbow inside that Alves shrugs off.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Moss is controlling the position.
Moss lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moss slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moss passes Alves's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alves tries to kick Moss off but Moss keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss is trying to work for a kimura but Alves is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves looks like he's trying to stand up.
Moss is looking for a kimura here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Moss in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moss drops an elbow to the side of Alves's head.
Moss is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moss takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moss.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tory Moss will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moss has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
Moss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Moss half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Moss scoring well with a low kick there.
Moss dodges the punch combination from Alves.
Jon Alves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves misses with a combination
and Moss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alves is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss tests Alves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Alves.
Alves throws a right hand that Moss ducks under and follows up with a left that Moss also avoids with ease.
Moss wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves is looking for the big counter here.
Moss has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Moss rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
Moss manages to break the clinch.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves misses with a wild combination.
Alves scores with a sloppy right hand. Moss should have avoided that one.
Moss throws a good cross that connects.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Alves gets tackled into the cage by Moss. Moss maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Alves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moss attempts a counter takedown but Alves avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Moss finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moss.
Moss throws a lazy right hand but Alves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moss misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moss pushes Alves away with a front kick.
Moss throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Alves throws out a loose jab but Moss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moss slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
Moss lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss tries to land a front kick but Alves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alves is looking for the big counter here.
Alves moves out of range of the strikes.
Moss thows a body kick. Alves tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Moss moves into the clinch.
Moss wants a takedown.
Moss lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moss manages to break the clinch.
Alves misses with a double jab
and Moss counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Moss lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alves will feel that in the morning.
Alves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss clinches.
Moss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moss manages to break 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!
Alves bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moss's head backwards.
Alves scores with a nice strike.
Alves misses with a double jab
and Moss counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alves's knee momentarily.
Moss tries to land a front kick but Alves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alves lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A clash of legs there as Alves blocks the low kick.
Moss rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tory Moss dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Alves.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Alves gets tackled into the cage by Moss. Moss maintains the clinch.
Alves is trying to force a seperation but Moss has the dominant position.
Alves wants to break free but Moss has control.
Moss gets control of Alves's arms and successfully pulls guard. Moss will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Moss has control of Alves's left arm, preventing Alves from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moss is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss throwing strikes from guard but Alves blocks nicely.
Alves being controlled here, momentarily.
Moss missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Moss is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Moss stands up from Alves's guard - Moss perhaps looking for a knockout.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Moss ducks down to avoid it.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Moss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moss counters with a body kick.
Alves misses with a left hand
and Moss counters with a stiff right hand.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moss.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moss scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moss.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moss.
Moss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alves can do to turn this around?
Moss misses with an uppercut. Alves saw that one coming.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Moss finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Moss throws a body kick that misses.
Alves throws a counter combo.
Moss lands a jab to the nose.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moss.
Moss throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Alves. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut there from Moss.
Alves might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Moss scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alves throws a series of punches but Moss moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jon Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves misses with the combination.
Moss jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Moss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves, pushing him back against the cage.
Jon Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moss breaks the clinch.
Alves tries to bum rush Moss with a series of wild strikes but Moss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moss looks for the body kick but Alves saw that one coming.
No joy there for Moss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moss throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Moss half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Moss misses the jab.
Tory Moss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Moss - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tory Moss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moss, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tory Moss!
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energy
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