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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Moore (ranked 713 p4p, 733 weight class) and Che Von Cru (ranked 110 p4p, 118 weight class). Cru has chosen the stranger as his entrance music. Che Von Cru has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Che Von Cru!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cru scores with a kick to the midsection.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Cru.
Cru misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Moore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cru does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Moore throws a push kick but Cru slaps the foot to one side.
A solid body kick from Cru.
Cru defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Moore tries to move into range but Cru moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cru misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moore counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Cru 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Che Von Cru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore is looking to land body kicks.
Moore swings widly with a right hand
and Cru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been informed that Cru has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cru thuds his right hand into Moore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cru lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Moore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cru scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cru.
Cru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cru checks a leg kick.
Moore tries a head kick but it misses.
Cru throws a counter combo.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Cru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cru connects with a body shot.
Cru walks into a stiff left hand from Moore.
Cru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Some bone on bone action there as Moore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moore thinks about countering with a head kick.
A lazy left from Cru finds it's target.
Cru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Cru.
Cru swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moore checks a leg kick.
Cru throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
As Cru looks to move away, Moore throws a big counter combo but Cru just gets out of the way.
Cru delivers a nice body kick.
Moore takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cru misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moore walks into a straight right hand from Cru.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Cru ducks down to avoid it.
Cru fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moore on the side of the head.
A big left from Cru misses.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Cru is just out of range.
Moore lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cru takes a step back to recover.
Cru looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cru.
Cru scores with a jab.
Cru lands a nice shot to the body.
Cru throws a right hand that misses
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cru fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moore thows a leg kick but Cru checks it
and Cru counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cru can pounce on him.
Cru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Cru scores with a jab to the body.
Cru scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A good leg kick by Cru.
A shot to the liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Cru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore misses with a combination
and Cru counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Cru takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Cru is predictable there
and Moore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Che Von Cru dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Cru moves away and avoids it.
Cru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cru looks to land a combination but Moore avoids it well.
Cru turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cru throws a push kick but Moore slaps the foot to one side.
Cru scores with a jab.
Cru blocks a jab.
Cru missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cru throws a chopping leg kick but Moore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cru throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moore.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Moore might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cru misses with a low kick.
Cru takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cru turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cru looks to land a body kick but Moore moved away.
It looked like Moore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Moore misses.
Cru tries to counter with a clinch but Moore shakes him off and moves away.
Cru misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cru lands with a nice body kick.
Moore misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cru lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cru.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cru.
Moore tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cru is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moore will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Cru slips the punch.
Moore lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cru. Cru obviously looking to wear him down.
Cru tries to score with a low kick but Moore moves his leg out of the way.
Cru misses with a hook to the body
and Moore counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cru's knee momentarily.
Cru throws a right hand that misses
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cru is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Cru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moore misses with a hook
and Cru counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Cru there.
Moore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cru looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Cru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cru lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moore avoids the body shot from Cru.
Cru takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Moore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cru to score with a decent uppercut.
Cru looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
Cru doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cru throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cru misses with a jab to the body
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Che Von Cru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cru scores with a punch to the head.
Cru throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cru takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moore blocks a low kick nicely.
Moore scores with a sloppy right hand. Cru should have avoided that one.
Cru throws a low kick but Moore moves out of range easily.
Cru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Moore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cru will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Moore throws a leg kick but Cru checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Che Von Cru will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cru moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cru connects with the punch.
Moore misses with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cru.
Cru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Some wild striking there from Cru.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore misses with a series of wild punches.
Moore misses with an uppercut
letting Cru counter with a right hand.
Moore slips a jab and a cross from Cru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cru scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch lands to the side of Moore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cru's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moore under the eye.
Moore throws the kick towards the body but Cru avoids it.
Moore's corner calls for a 1-2. Moore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cru checks a leg kick nicely.
Cru scores with a jab.
Cru misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Moore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cru connects with a single shot there.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Cru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cru jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Angelo Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore swings widly with a right hand
and Cru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cru throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cru throws a leg kick
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Cru takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Cru.
Cru misses with a kick to the body
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Cru ducks down to avoid it.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cru misses with a body kick.
Cru scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moore in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cru throws a jab when Moore was well out of range.
Moore misses with the body kick
and Cru counters with a nice body kick.
Cru takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Cru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Moore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore throws a jab when Cru was well out of range.
Che Von Cru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cru.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
Cru lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Cru throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore ducks right into an uppercut from Cru.
Moore misses with a body kick.
Cru throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cru connects with a leg kick.
Cru swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Cru's shoulder, as Cru tries to avoid the shot.
Cru was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Moore misses with a left hand
and Cru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore lands with a nice body punch.
Moore drops Cru with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cru looks back up at him and smiles so Moore waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cru is rocked!
Moore ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Cru's jaw. Cru's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Moore does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Moore!
A relieved looking Angelo Moore 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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