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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Moore (ranked 77 p4p, 187 weight class) and Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 12 p4p, 30 weight class). Manolito Tai Kung acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 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 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manolito Tai Kung!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Moore finds it's way through Tai Kung's defenses.
Tai Kung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore misses with a hook
letting Tai Kung counter with a right hand.
It looks like Angelo Moore has been cut.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Moore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tai Kung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tai Kung throws a counter combo.
Tai Kung's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tai Kung scrambles back to his feet.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Tai Kung moved out of range nicely.
Moore slips under a jab.
Tai Kung throws a jab when Moore was well out of range.
Moore lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
Tai Kung lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tai Kungs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Moore misses with a lunging right hand
and Tai Kung counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tai Kung circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Tai Kung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Tai Kung saw that one coming.
Tai Kung has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tai Kung checks the leg kick.
Tai Kung misses with a wild body shot.
Tai Kung looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moore, as that shot connected.
Tai Kung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
A countering left hand to the body from Tai Kung misses.
Moore connects with a solid leg kick.
Moore misses with a left hand
and Tai Kung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tai Kung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tai Kung takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moore connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick from Moore misses.
Tai Kung connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tai Kung on the side of the head.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tai Kung checks a leg kick.
Moore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Tai Kung's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Angelo Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore scoring well with a low kick there.
Moore slips under a jab from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tai Kung lands with a shot to the body.
Moore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Tai Kung counters with a nice body shot.
Moore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tai Kung on the side of the head.
Tai Kung checks a low kick from Moore.
Moore misses with a lunging right hand
and Tai Kung counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tai Kung looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a hook. Tai Kung ducked under it nicely.
Moore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moore cracks Tai Kung with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tai Kung lands a big right hand that sends Moore crashing to the mat! Tai Kung stays standing though and waves Moore back to his feet!
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
Moore throws a series of punches but Tai Kung avoids them all with ease.
Tai Kung throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore misses with a hook. Tai Kung ducked under it nicely.
Moore pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tai Kung back to the cage. Moore follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Moore checks a leg kick.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tai Kung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung misses with a looping right.
Tai Kung checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tai Kung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tai Kung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tai Kung misses with a straight left.
Moore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A punch lands to the side of Tai Kung 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tai Kung connects with a solid leg kick.
Tai Kung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Tai Kung tries a head kick but it misses.
Moore misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tai Kung moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Moore throws a jab when Tai Kung was well out of range.
Tai Kung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Despite the aggression on Tai Kung's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big right from Tai Kung misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Angelo Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angelo Moore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tai Kung throws an overhand right that lands on Moore's shoulder, as Moore tries to avoid the shot.
Moore misses with a lunging right hand
and Tai Kung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Angelo Moore's cut is getting worse.
Moore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tai Kung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Tai Kung slips a straight right by Moore.
It seemed like Tai Kung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore throws a sloppy head kick and Tai Kung moves out of range easily.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Tai Kung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tai Kung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Tai Kung tries a quick counter leg kick but Moore is wise to it.
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?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moore at a distance.
A left and a right from Tai Kung both land. Nice combination.
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!
Moore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tai Kung.
Moore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Angelo Moore's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Tai Kung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
A big left from Moore misses.
Tai Kung throws a counter combo.
Tai Kung buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tai Kung.
Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tai Kung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tai Kung throws a big shot that misses.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore checks a leg kick.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tai Kung moves away.
Tai Kung clobbers Moore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tai Kung lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moore is rocked!
Jeez, Angelo Moore's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Moore with a hook.
Oh Moore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Tai Kung slips the punch.
Moore seems to have got his legs back now.
Tai Kung throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick lands for Moore.
Moore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore dips to his left and cracks Tai Kung with an uppercut!
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tai Kung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tai Kung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moore.
Tai Kung misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Tai Kung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moore misses with a head kick.
Tai Kung is looking to score with low kicks.
Tai Kung ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore connects with a looping right hand.
Tai Kung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moore can pounce on him.
Tai Kung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tai Kung with the inside leg kick.
Tai Kung wants to slow Moore down by chopping away at his legs.
Tai Kung throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Moore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tai Kung throws a big shot that misses.
Moore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Tai Kung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tai Kung takes one to the side of the head.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Tai Kung saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Tai Kung slips the punch.
Tai Kung appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Moore scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore with a hook.
Tai Kung takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Angelo Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Tai Kung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moore misses with a hook. Tai Kung ducked under it nicely.
Tai Kung moves away from the strike by Moore.
Tai Kung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
Tai Kung has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moore looks to land a combination but Tai Kung avoids it well.
Tai Kung doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moore slips a straight right by Tai Kung.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Tai Kung ducks down to avoid it.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Angelo Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angelo Moore's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tai Kung throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moore throws the left hand but Tai Kung avoids the punch easily.
Moore misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Tai Kung releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tai Kung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.
Jab from Moore.
A big right from Moore misses.
Tai Kung now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tai Kung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Tai Kung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moore slips under a jab from Tai Kung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore misses with a straight left.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung staying out of range there.
Tai Kung shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore 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.
Moore lands a nice shot that snaps Tai Kung's head back.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tai Kung jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore throws a low kick, looking for Tai Kung's leg but Tai Kung calmly moves out of range.
Tai Kung was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tai Kung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tai Kung drops Moore with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Moore looks back up at him and smiles so Tai Kung waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Angelo Moore's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Manolito Tai Kung!
Manolito Tai Kung decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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