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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 2108 p4p, 5540 weight class) and Savage Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm 42 195 27 - 20 - 0 |
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188 cm 28 199 4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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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 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moe Lester! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Savage Randy! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lester blocks a jab. Randy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from Randy. It looked like Lester wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Randy moves out of range as Lester strikes. Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Randy misses with an uppercut
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand. Randy tests Lester's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Moe Lester has been cut. Lester misses with a left hand and Randy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Lester misses with a body shot.
Lester checks the leg kick. Randy misses with a hook. Lester sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Randy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lester doesn't seem bothered though. Lester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randy. Lester moves away from the strike by Randy. Randy throws a hook but Lester blocks it. Lester throws the left hand but Randy avoids the punch easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Randy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Lester counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Randy swings and misses with a shot to the body and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Jab, jab by Randy - just one landing. Randy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Randy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lester. Lester circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Randy throws a hook but Lester blocks it. Randy lands with a straight right. Lester didn't see that one coming. Lester lands a slapping body shot.
Lester moves into range and connects with a jab. Lester throws a body shot but no joy. Lester misses with a hook. Lester looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Randy misses the body punch and Lester makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. 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! Lester throws a hook but Randy avoids it easily. Randy connects with a jab. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lester. Randy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Randy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lester connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Randy scrambles back to his feet. Randy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Lester scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Randy tries to score with a low kick but Lester moves his leg out of the way. Randy throws a leg kick but Lester moved away. Lester staying out of range there. Lester lands a nice shot that snaps Randy's head back.
Jab, jab by Randy - just one landing. Randy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Randy misses with an uppercut
and Lester counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Lester moves out of range as Randy strikes. Lester throws a body shot but no joy. Randy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lester throws out the jab. Lester works the jab nicely. Lester scores with a hook to the body. Randy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Randy tries to work over Lester's front leg with a kick but Lester checks it. Randy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Lester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Randy. Lester moves into the clinch. Lester taking a breather. Randy is trying to break the clinch but Lester is controlling him. Lester works on Randy's body with a couple of short punches. Lester misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Randy. Lester tries a body shot but Randy blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Randy. Randy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lester stalling.
Lester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A short right from Lester on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Randy lands with a short head shot on the inside. Stalling in the clinch from Lester.
Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action! Lester lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lester scores with a hook to the body. Randy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Randy is working Lester over against the cage. Lester misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Lester fails to land. Randy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Randy fails to land. A short body shot lands from Lester as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Randy breaks the clinch.
Lester throws a body punch but Randy moves out of range. A combination from Lester does no damage. Randy slips under a jab. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that round. The cut man is working on Moe Lester's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Lester tries to clinch up but Randy circles away and keeps his distance. Lester cracks Randy with a good jab. Lester moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Lester throws a jab but it's blocked by Randy. Lester clobbers Randy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Lester has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Randy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lester lands with a good body shot. Randy misses with a wild body shot. Lester blocks a leg kick. Randy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lester with a jab. Good exchange - Lester coming out on top.
Randy is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A jab from Randy misses. Lester lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Randy falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lester dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moe Lester! Moe Lester seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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