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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Methuselah Honeysuckle (ranked 2973 p4p, 2987 weight class) and Peyton Moore (ranked 433 p4p, 435 weight class). Honeysuckle comes into the arena with Dropkick Murphy's - Warriors Code blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Methuselah Honeysuckle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peyton Moore!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honeysuckle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice combination there by Moore.
Moore misses with a body shot.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle thinks about countering with a body kick.
Honeysuckle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Honeysuckle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
Moore takes a swing at Honeysuckle's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Honeysuckle.
Moore throws a head kick but Honeysuckle moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Moore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Honeysuckle doesn't seem phased though.
Honeysuckle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Honeysuckle moves out of range of the body kick.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Honeysuckle jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Honeysuckle moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeysuckle scores a nice knee to the body.
Moore tries to circle away but Honeysuckle has him pinned against the cage.
Honeysuckle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Honeysuckle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moore up against the cage.
Honeysuckle tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
Honeysuckle tries to land a knee to the head but Moore blocks with his arms.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Honeysuckle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Honeysuckle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Peyton Moore has been cut.
Honeysuckle lands an elbow inside.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Honeysuckle has double underhooks.
Moore manages to break the clinch.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Honeysuckle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
Moore misses the jab.
Honeysuckle slips under a jab from Moore.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Honeysuckle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Honeysuckle throws a lazy head kick
and Moore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moore stuns Honeysuckle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moore's coach down at PhoQus Island Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Moore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honeysuckle pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Honeysuckle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Honeysuckle misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Honeysuckle trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Honeysuckle lands a knee to the head.
Moore avoids a wild elbow strike from Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Honeysuckle blocks a body shot from Moore.
Honeysuckle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moore working aggressively here.
Honeysuckle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Honeysuckle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Honeysuckle swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Honeysuckle is stalling here.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moore trying to stall but Honeysuckle improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Honeysuckle.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Honeysuckle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Moore is trying to break free.
Honeysuckle prevents Moore from breaking the clinch.
Honeysuckle trying to control the position but instead, Moore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Honeysuckle into the cage.
Moore blocks an elbow strike.
Honeysuckle blocks a body shot from Moore.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Honeysuckle lands a knee to the head.
Honeysuckle trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Methuselah Honeysuckle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peyton Moore's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Moore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Honeysuckle. Honeysuckle obviously looking to wear him down.
Honeysuckle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot.
Moore lands a nice looking body shot.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honeysuckle moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Honeysuckle. That snapped Moore's head back.
Moore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moore scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Honeysuckle saw that one coming.
Honeysuckle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Honeysuckle throws a quick counter kick to the body but Moore avoids it.
Moore is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Honeysuckle rather than just go for the knockout.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. Honeysuckle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moore cracks a nice hook into Honeysuckle's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Honeysuckle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
A low kick from Moore is predictable there
and Honeysuckle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Honeysuckle throws a low kick, looking for Moore's leg but Moore calmly moves out of range.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Moore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Moore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honeysuckle manages to avoid it.
As Moore tries to get set, Honeysuckle tries to push him back and clinch up but Moore manages to avoid the attempt.
Moore misses the jab.
Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peyton Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honeysuckle throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Peyton Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honeysuckle moves to clinch but Moore breaks away
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
Moore jabs Honeysuckle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Honeysuckle.
Moore blocks a head kick by Honeysuckle.
Moore appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Moore lands with a right hand.
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!
Honeysuckle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Moore with the inside leg kick.
Honeysuckle is looking to clinch.
Honeysuckle backing away here, and Moore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Honeysuckle uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Honeysuckle tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Moore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Moore throws a body punch but Honeysuckle moves out of range.
Moore scores with a body shot.
Honeysuckle throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Honeysuckle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Honeysuckle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Honeysuckle tries to land a front kick but Moore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Moore misses.
Honeysuckle misses with a low kick.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Honeysuckle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore pivots, looking for a leg kick but Honeysuckle is out of range and Moore settles back down.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honeysuckle manages to avoid it.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore throws out a leg kick but Honeysuckle moves out of range and Moore only half commits.
Honeysuckle looks to land a body kick but Moore moved away.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Honeysuckle avoids the body shot from Moore.
Honeysuckle tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Moore manages to circle out of the way.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from Moore lands.
Moore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honeysuckle throws a counter high kick but Moore was just alert enough to avoid it.
Honeysuckle misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peyton Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peyton Moore's cut.
That's time! Honeysuckle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Honeysuckle slips the punch.
Honeysuckle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Moore checks a low kick from Honeysuckle.
Moore 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 misses with an uppercut. Honeysuckle saw that one coming.
Honeysuckle is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Moore.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Honeysuckle.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Honeysuckle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moore lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Moore.
Honeysuckle is rocked!
Honeysuckle misses with the body kick
and Moore counters with a big left hand that crumples Honeysuckle! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peyton Moore!
Peyton Moore was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Methuselah Honeysuckle had this to say: 'A bump in the road, I'll be back better and hungrier!'.
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