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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Moura (ranked 1517 p4p, 1964 weight class) and Thomas Bolleke (ranked 202 p4p, 252 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolleke dives in and grabs Moura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moura pushes down on Bolleke's head and hops out.
Bolleke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Moura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bolleke's head backwards.
Moura throws a big shot that misses.
Moura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moura drops his hands momentarily and Bolleke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolleke. Moura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moura throws a chopping leg kick but Bolleke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bolleke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moura.
Moura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolleke.
Moura throws a leg kick but Bolleke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Moura lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bolleke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolleke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moura throwing a counter right hand but Bolleke manages to avoid it.
Bolleke connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Harry Moura has been cut.
Moura throws a hook but Bolleke avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Moura.
Moura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolleke.
Moura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moura blocks a jab.
Bolleke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moura counters with a right hand to the body.
Bolleke swings for the body but Moura moves out of range.
Moura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolleke throws out the jab.
Moura throws a right hand that Bolleke ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolleke also avoids with ease.
Moura has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bolleke misses with a looping right.
Moura is looking for a counter combo.
Moura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harry Moura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moura slips a straight right by Bolleke.
Moura motions for Bolleke to come forward. Moura throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moura.
Moura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moura throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moura wants to land a leg kick but Bolleke is out of range.
Bolleke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bolleke.
Moura connects with a leg kick.
Moura scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bolleke lands with a straight right. Moura didn't see that one coming.
Bolleke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moura.
Bolleke misses with a looping right.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moura lands a jab.
Moura works Bolleke's body with a nice hook.
Moura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown but Moura shows good takedown defense.
Harry Moura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Bolleke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bolleke finds it's target.
Moura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harry Moura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bolleke.
Moura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolleke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moura manages to avoid it.
Moura tried to counter with a leg kick but Bolleke avoided it.
Moura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moura lands a right hook to the body.
Bolleke misses with a looping left.
Moura throws a poor cross that misses
and Bolleke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moura throws a nice looking combination but Bolleke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Bolleke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bolleke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bolleke is able to avoid easily.
Moura cracks Bolleke with a good jab.
Bolleke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moura misses with a wild combination.
Bolleke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Moura had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moura is looking to slow Bolleke down with leg kicks.
Bolleke moves out of range of the leg kick from Moura.
Moura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolleke throws out the jab.
Moura staying out of range there.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moura sprawls well. Moura wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bolleke gets slowly back to his feet.
Moura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moura slips a straight right by Bolleke.
Moura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolleke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moura swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Moura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moura throws a jab but it's blocked by Bolleke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Moura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Moura's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bolleke misses with a shot to the body
and Moura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Moura.
Moura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bolleke might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Moura has got the better of the exchanges.
Moura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bolleke doesn't seem bothered though.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
Moura scores with a kick to the midsection.
Moura scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bolleke swings for the body but Moura moves out of range.
Moura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moura.
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!
Moura lands with a nice combination. Bolleke backs away looking to recover.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moura moves away.
Moura's corner calls for a 1-2. Moura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bolleke is breathing heavily.
Moura throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moura. Bolleke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bolleke punishes Moura's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura 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.
Moura connects with an inside leg kick.
Moura slips under a jab from Bolleke.
Moura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolleke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolleke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moura looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolleke is just out of range.
Bolleke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moura moves away.
Bolleke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moura looks to land a body kick but Bolleke moved away.
Harry Moura is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Moura.
Bolleke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bolleke's head backwards.
Bolleke thuds a left hand into Moura's body.
Moura digs a good body shot into Bolleke's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura ducks under a wild hook from Bolleke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moura throws a hook to the side of Bolleke's head but Bolleke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolleke walks into a jab.
Moura loads up on a big right hand but Bolleke slips the punch.
Moura throws a leg kick
and Bolleke counters with a stiff right hand.
Moura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bolleke.
Moura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bolleke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bolleke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bolleke jabs at Moura's body.
Bolleke looks to throw the jab but Moura is out of range.
Bolleke takes a swing at Moura's ribcage but misses.
Moura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolleke.
Moura was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Moura displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bolleke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura stuns Bolleke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolleke can do to turn this around?
Bolleke checks a leg kick.
Moura digs a good hook to Bolleke's body.
Bolleke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moura.
Moura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bolleke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moura throws a solid leg kick but Bolleke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moura.
Bolleke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bolleke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bolleke missing with a left hand there. Moura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Moura.
Moura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Moura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moura punishes Bolleke's body with a nice straight punch.
Bolleke lands with an uppercut that bounces Moura off the cage and back into range.
Moura just misses with a punch to the body.
Moura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bolleke moves out of range of the strikes.
Moura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
Moura moves into range and connects with a jab.
You can see that Bolleke has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Moura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bolleke checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolleke.
Moura throws a leg kick but Bolleke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bolleke manages to avoid it.
Bolleke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moura is looking to score with low kicks.
Bolleke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Moura dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Moura's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Moura on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Moura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolleke was well out of range. Poor timing from Moura.
Moura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bolleke throws a lazy uppercut
and Moura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bolleke is rocked!
Moura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bolleke jabs at Moura's body.
Moura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolleke moves away.
Bolleke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moura takes a swing at Bolleke's ribcage but misses.
Bolleke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolleke connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke takes a swing at Moura's ribcage but misses.
Bolleke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolleke.
Bolleke misses with an uppercut.
Bolleke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bolleke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moura. Moura obviously looking to wear him down.
Moura misses with a hook
and Bolleke counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura walks into a jab.
Moura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bolleke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moura connects with a crisp jab.
Bolleke throws the left hand but Moura avoids the punch easily.
Moura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bolleke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moura.
Moura throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Moura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bolleke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Moura.
Moura takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moura slips a straight right by Bolleke.
Bolleke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thomas Bolleke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harry Moura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolleke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moura.
Bolleke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moura misses with a wild body shot.
Bolleke blocks the body kick.
Bolleke walks into a stiff left hand from Moura.
Bolleke misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Moura misses its target.
Good work by Bolleke as he checks the leg kick.
Moura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bolleke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bolleke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Moura loads up on a big right hand but Bolleke slips the punch.
Bolleke misses with a body punch
and Moura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bolleke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moura throws a lazy head kick
and Bolleke counters with a right hand to the body.
Bolleke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke misses with an uppercut
and Moura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moura thumps Bolleke with a low kick.
Bolleke throws a poor cross that misses
and Moura counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bolleke tries to roll over but Moura keeps him under control.
Bolleke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moura perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bolleke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moura wants to get back to his feet.
Bolleke wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Moura tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bolleke.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bolleke wants to improve his position but Moura is controlling well.
Moura with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Moura throws a low kick but Bolleke avoids it.
Bolleke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moura throws a sloppy head kick and Bolleke moves out of range easily.
Moura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bolleke on the side of the head.
Moura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moura.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Moura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moura 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Moura!
Harry Moura decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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