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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Moreau (ranked 5931 p4p, 25259 weight class) and Reece Russell (ranked 580 p4p, 661 weight class). Russell has chosen Telescopes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Reece Russell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoine Moreau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reece Russell!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moreau loads up on a big right hand but Russell slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russell.
Moreau avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Moreau working aggressively here.
Moreau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moreau blocks the elbow strike.
Moreau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moreau dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Moreau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moreau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Moreau misses with a punch to the body.
Moreau tries to stall but Russell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Moreau stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreau tries to work over Russell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moreau.
Moreau has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Russell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Antoine Moreau has been cut.
Moreau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Moreau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moreau swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreau's brow.
Moreau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Russell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moreau misses with a body punch.
Russell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Moreau shrugs off.
Moreau is rocked!
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oh Moreau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moreau avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreau dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Moreau avoids the damage to the body.
Moreau seems to have got his legs back now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreau's brow.
Russell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moreau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moreau is breathing heavily.
Russell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Russell tries a body shot but Moreau blocks it.
Russell's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Russell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moreau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreau's brow.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moreau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moreau swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreau blocks an elbow strike.
Moreau managing to block the knees to the body from Russell.
Moreau can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
Moreau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreau's brow.
Moreau misses with a body punch.
Moreau can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Russell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoine Moreau's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Russell takes the fight into the clinch.
Russell swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Russell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russell prevents a body shot from Moreau.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreau's brow.
Moreau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moreau's defenses.
Moreau throws a head punch that misses.
Russell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreau's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Moreau misses with a punch to the body.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Moreau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moreau dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Moreau avoiding damage.
Moreau tries to throw a body punch but Russell avoids it by throwing Moreau back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Antoine Moreau's cut is getting worse.
Moreau can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
Moreau has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Russell lands an elbow inside.
Moreau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moreau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moreau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moreau tries a body shot but Russell blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreau's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Russell as Moreau tries to tie him up.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Moreau avoids the damage to the body.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russell lands a nice elbow.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moreau blocks the elbow strike.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moreau stalling in the clinch but Russell improves position.
Moreau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moreau throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Moreau fails to land.
Moreau misses with a punch on the inside.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Moreau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Moreau tries to work over Russell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moreau blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Moreau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russell's elbow.
Russell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russell effectively controlling the action here.
Russell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moreau blocks an elbow strike.
Moreau throws a punch but it's blocked by Russell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Russell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antoine Moreau's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Russell darts in and clinches Moreau up against the cage.
Moreau has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Moreau dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreau's brow.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Moreau takes an elbow to the temple.
Russell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moreau.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Moreau in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Moreau fails to land.
Moreau stalling against the cage.
Moreau misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreau struggles to land a body shot inside as Russell controls his hands.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Moreau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moreau tries to work over Russell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moreau tries to throw a body punch but Russell avoids it by throwing Moreau back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Russell blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Russell.
Russell blocks an uppercut.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moreau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russell.
Russell blocks an uppercut.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Russell lands an elbow just above Moreau 's eye.
Antoine Moreau's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Reece Russell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moreau tries a body shot but Russell blocks it.
Moreau dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Moreau can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
Moreau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moreau.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moreau dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moreau.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreau can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Moreau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Moreau shrugs off.
Moreau blocks an elbow strike.
Moreau misses with a punch to the body.
Moreau misses with a body punch.
Moreau tries a body shot but Russell blocks it.
Moreau can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
Moreau has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Moreau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moreau misses with a punch to the body.
Moreau avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Moreau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moreau takes an elbow to the temple.
Russell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Antoine Moreau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reece Russell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Russell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reece Russell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Russell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reece Russell!
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energy
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