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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teft Moss (ranked 5430 p4p, 4232 weight class) and Benjamin Strasser (ranked 542 p4p, 482 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teft Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benjamin Strasser!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Strasser.
Strasser closes the distance and clinches.
Strasser takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strasser blocks it with crossed arms.
Moss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moss landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moss prevents the takedown attempt.
Moss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strasser is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strasser blocks it with crossed arms.
Moss is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moss tries a knee to the head but Strasser blocks it.
Moss tries to land a knee to the head but Strasser blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasser jumps guard but Moss turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Teft Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Strasser.
Strasser managing to block the knees to the body from Moss.
Strasser is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Moss tries a knee to the head but Strasser blocks it.
Moss has Strasser pressed against the cage, preventing Strasser from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moss lands a good knee to the midsection. Strasser won't want to take too many of those.
Strasser is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moss.
Moss unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moss crunches a lovely knee into Strasser's ribcage.
Moss working Strasser over with knees to the body.
Strasser tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moss just stands there and leans against the cage.
Moss landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moss tries a knee to the head but Strasser blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moss obliges.
Strasser looks winded!
Moss trying to land knees to the body.
Moss tries to land a knee to the head but Strasser blocks with his arms.
Strasser avoiding damage as Moss throws knees to the body.
Moss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moss connects with a knee to the head.
Moss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Strasser's face.
Moss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strasser blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moss obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss scores a nice knee to the body.
Strasser is trying to maintain a safe position but Moss gets an underhook and turns Strasser into the cage.
Moss tries to land knees in the clinch but Strasser avoids the damage to the body.
Moss misses with a knee strike.
Moss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strasser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moss looking to throw knees to the head but Strasser is blocking nicely.
Strasser tries to score a body lock takedown but Moss shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Strasser takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moss tries to land knees in the clinch but Strasser avoids the damage to the body.
Moss misses with a knee strike.
Moss looking to throw knees to the head but Strasser is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss landing knees to the body.
We've been informed that Strasser has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Moss trying to land knees to the body.
Strasser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moss missing with knees to the body.
Moss working Strasser over with knees to the body.
Moss tries to land a knee to the head but Strasser blocks with his arms.
Strasser tries to pull guard but Moss won't allow it.
Moss landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moss has Strasser pressed against the cage, preventing Strasser from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moss missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Teft Moss dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Moss misses with a wild body shot.
Strasser tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Moss defends well and Strasser ends up having to push Moss into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Strasser shoots in but Moss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Moss was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Strasser misses with a takedown attempt - Moss sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moss is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Strasser.
Teft Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Strasser.
Moss lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Moss as Strasser shoots in.
Strasser dodges the punch combination from Moss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss tries to clinch up but Strasser circles away and keeps his distance.
Moss looks to land a right hand but Strasser moved out of range.
Moss has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasser takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moss working Strasser over with knees to the body.
Strasser is breathing heavily.
Moss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strasser.
Moss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strasser is defending well for now.
Moss misses with a knee strike.
Teft Moss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Strasser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Strasser is trying to break the clinch but Moss is controlling him.
Moss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moss lands a knee to the head.
Moss tries to land a knee to the head but Strasser blocks with his arms.
Moss keeps control of Strasser as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Strasser's face.
Moss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strasser avoids it.
Moss has Strasser pressed against the cage, preventing Strasser from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Moss.
Strasser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strasser is trying to break free.
Moss throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strasser wants to break free but Moss has control.
Strasser has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Moss after a bit of a struggle.
Knees to the body from Moss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss trying to land knees to the body.
Strasser avoiding damage as Moss throws knees to the body.
Strasser managing to block the knees to the body from Moss.
Moss misses with a knee strike.
Strasser takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moss stops a takedown attempt from Strasser.
Strasser wants to get back to striking at distance but Moss won't allow it.
Moss misses with a knee strike.
Moss connects with a knee to the head.
Moss connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss landing knees to the head.
Strasser is rocked!
Strasser is trying to pull guard but Moss turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Strasser is still on wobbly legs! Can Moss finish him?
Moss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strasser blocks it with crossed arms.
Strasser tries to circle away but Moss has him pinned against the cage.
Moss tries to land a knee to the head but Strasser blocks with his arms.
Strasser seems to have recovered his senses.
Moss tries a knee to the head but Strasser blocks it.
Moss missing with knees to the body.
Strasser tries to circle away but Moss has him pinned against the cage.
Strasser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moss trying to land knees to the body.
Strasser wants to get back to striking at distance but Moss won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Teft Moss dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Strasser fails with the takedown.
Moss seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Strasser darts in looking for a takedown but Moss gets double underhooks and turns Strasser into the cage.
Strasser dives in for a single leg takedown but Moss sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Teft Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Strasser.
Moss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strasser avoids it.
Moss landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moss throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strasser can't break the clinch.
Moss misses with a knee strike.
Strasser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moss scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasser blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strasser is defending well for now.
Strasser has had enough of the clinch but Moss keeps him there for the moment.
Moss unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moss lands a knee to the head.
Moss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moss misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Moss.
Moss lands a good knee to the midsection. Strasser won't want to take too many of those.
Strasser wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss working Strasser over with knees to the body.
Moss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moss tries a knee to the head but Strasser blocks it.
Moss working Strasser over with knees to the body.
Moss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strasser can do to turn this around?
Moss is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Strasser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moss trying to land knees to the body.
Moss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Strasser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strasser.
Moss tries a knee to the head but Strasser blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strasser has had enough of the clinch but Moss keeps him there for the moment.
Moss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strasser avoids it.
Moss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strasser is looking to break free of the clinch but Moss has double underhooks.
Strasser has had enough of the clinch but Moss keeps him there for the moment.
Moss with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strasser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strasser avoids it.
Moss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Strasser tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Strasser wants to break free but Moss has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Strasser's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Strasser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Strasser fails to pull guard.
Moss trying to land knees to the body.
Moss working Strasser over with knees to the body.
Teft Moss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strasser fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Strasser wants a takedown but no success here.
Moss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strasser blocks it with crossed arms.
Benjamin Strasser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strasser tries to throw a body punch but Moss avoids it by throwing Strasser back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teft Moss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moss 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teft Moss!
A relieved looking Teft Moss thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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