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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biff Rydberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore comes to the cage accompanied by Frank Klepacki - March to doom. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Biff Rydberg!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rydberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Rydberg misses with a jab to the body
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rydberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moore can pounce on him.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Rydberg ducks down to avoid it.
Moore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rydberg moves away.
A big left from Rydberg misses.
Moore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rydberg scores with a nice strike.
Rydberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moore dodges the punch combination from Rydberg.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Moore slams his shin into Rydberg's torso.
Rydberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Biff Rydberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rydberg. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rydberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Moore tries to work over Rydberg's front leg with a kick but Rydberg checks it.
Rydberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a head kick.
Rydberg throws a right hand that misses
and Rydberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore tries to work over Rydberg's front leg with a kick but Rydberg checks it.
Rydberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rydberg throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore punishes Rydberg's body with a nice straight punch.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rydberg.
Moore throws a sloppy body shot
and Rydberg counters with a left to the body.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rydberg throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rydberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rydberg misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a big head kick but Rydberg shrugs it off.
Moore with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rydberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Moore closes the distance and clinches up with Rydberg, looking for a takedown. Moore pushes Rydberg against the cage but Rydberg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rydberg lands with a shot to the body.
Rydberg checks a leg kick.
Rydberg avoids the head kick by Moore.
Rydberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rydberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moore is looking to slow Rydberg down with leg kicks.
Rydberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rydberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rydberg looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely.
Rydberg missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rydberg.
Moore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rydberg avoids the head kick by Moore.
Rydberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Rydberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Biff Rydberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rydberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rydberg slips a jab from Moore.
Rydberg misses with a wild body shot.
Rydberg ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
Moore throws a leg kick but Rydberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rydberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Moore there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rydberg tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
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 Bobby Moore will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rydberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore is looking to score with low kicks.
Rydberg wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Rydberg.
Rydberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Rydberg misses the jab.
Rydberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rydberg cracks Moore with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moore throws a leg kick but Rydberg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rydberg's sensitive parts.
Moore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rydberg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moore scrambles back to his feet.
Rydberg throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters with an outside leg kick.
Moore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rydberg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rydberg tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Moore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Moore scoring well with a low kick there.
Rydberg cracks Moore with an open hand slap.
Rydberg throws a big shot that misses.
Rydberg tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Biff Rydberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Rydberg misses.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rydberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rydberg misses its intended target.
Moore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rydberg throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rydberg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moore connects with an inside leg kick.
Moore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Moore postures up.
Moore trying to control but Rydberg is working from the bottom.
Moore postures up.
Rydberg keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore postures up and lands a big shot to Rydberg's brow.
Rydberg has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Moore has passed into side control.
Moore trying to control the position but Rydberg is working away.
The ground and pound from Moore seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rydberg avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Moore.
Rydberg looking for a sweep but Moore has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rydberg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moore content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore throwing strikes but Rydberg recovers to half guard. A much better position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moore connects with a nice short shot to Rydberg's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Moore dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rydberg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rydberg throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rydberg throws out the jab.
Rydberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moore at a distance.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rydberg.
Rydberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore scoring well with a low kick there.
Rydberg misses with a straight right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rydberg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Moore - the referee stops the clock and Rydberg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Moore. Rydberg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Moore lands a head kick. Rydberg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rydberg tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Moore misses
and Rydberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a chopping leg kick but Rydberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Moore thumps Rydberg with a low kick.
Rydberg 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.
Rydberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rydberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rydberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rydberg is looking to clinch.
Rydberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a nice body kick.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Rydberg clinches up against the cage.
Moore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rydberg backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Rydberg won't allow it.
Biff Rydberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body.
Rydberg cracks Moore with a nice body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rydberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moore's brow.
Rydberg lands a damaging elbow.
Moore blocking some punches.
Rydberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rydberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rydberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rydberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rydberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rydberg misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rydberg.
Rydberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Bobby Moore has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rydberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rydberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Rydberg blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore blocking some punches.
Rydberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Rydberg.
Rydberg misses with the head strike.
Rydberg misses with a body punch.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rydberg.
Rydberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rydberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Rydberg.
Rydberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Biff Rydberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moore has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Moore!
In his post fight interview, Bobby Moore gave a big smile as he said 'YEAAAH! HOW\'D YOU LIKE THEM APPLES VALENTIN WHATSYOURNAME?! I\'m DONE losing on points to schmucks like Sergio Garcia, Home End and Solovyev!! I\'m hunting you ALL down, you HEAR?! Kreator has awakaned. AND I CRAVE VENGANCE! *drops mic*'.
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