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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rasmus Soderstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soderstrom's entrance music is Metallica Don't Tread on Me . A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rasmus Soderstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Moore!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soderstrom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moore jabs Soderstrom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Soderstrom slips the punch.
Moore misses the jab.
Soderstrom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soderstrom 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.
Moore throws a body punch but Soderstrom moves out of range.
Soderstrom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moore misses with a wild combination.
Soderstrom misses with a low kick.
Soderstrom 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.
Soderstrom fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soderstrom circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Soderstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soderstrom circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderstrom throws a head kick that misses.
Rasmus Soderstrom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Soderstrom misses.
Moore slips a straight right by Soderstrom.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but Soderstrom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soderstrom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Soderstrom on the side of the head.
Soderstrom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moore throws the left hand but Soderstrom avoids the punch easily.
Soderstrom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Soderstrom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soderstrom goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Moore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soderstrom to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Soderstrom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moore takes a swing at Soderstrom's ribcage but misses.
Moore defending well as Soderstrom loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Soderstrom.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Soderstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Soderstrom throws out a leg kick but Moore moves out of range and Soderstrom only half commits.
Soderstrom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moore.
Moore blocks a head kick by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom misses with a body shot.
Moore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soderstrom misses with a low kick.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Rasmus Soderstrom has been cut.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soderstrom.
Moore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soderstrom is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Soderstrom clinches with his opponent.
Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soderstrom avoids it.
Soderstrom lands a nice elbow.
Soderstrom lands with a short shot to the head.
Moore tries to pull guard but Soderstrom holds him up against the cage and eventually Moore drops back down to his feet.
Soderstrom lands a damaging elbow.
Moore fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rasmus Soderstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Moore.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moore dodges an elbow strike from Soderstrom.
Soderstrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soderstrom avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
Soderstrom lands with a short shot to the head.
Soderstrom putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Soderstrom lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soderstrom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soderstrom avoids it.
Soderstrom working Moore over with knees to the body.
Moore looks gassed!
Soderstrom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soderstrom avoids it.
Moore is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Soderstrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soderstrom lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore tries to pull guard but Soderstrom holds him up against the cage and eventually Moore drops back down to his feet.
Soderstrom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moore or not.
Soderstrom lands a damaging elbow.
Soderstrom has Moore pushed against the cage.
Soderstrom lands an elbow inside.
Soderstrom lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Soderstrom is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Soderstrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soderstrom lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Soderstrom 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.
Moore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soderstrom.
Soderstrom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soderstrom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soderstrom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moore fails to pull guard.
Soderstrom avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasmus Soderstrom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rasmus Soderstrom's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Moore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moore throws a right hand that Soderstrom ducks under and follows up with a left that Soderstrom also avoids with ease.
Moore throws a hook but Soderstrom avoids it easily.
Soderstrom lands with a cross.
Soderstrom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Soderstrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soderstrom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Soderstrom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soderstrom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moore's sensitive parts.
Soderstrom lands a high kick!
Soderstrom scores with a nice strike.
Rasmus Soderstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soderstrom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderstrom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keith Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore thows a body shot but no joy.
Soderstrom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soderstrom.
Moore checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moore avoids the head kick by Soderstrom.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soderstrom.
Soderstrom bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Soderstrom throws a head kick that half lands.
Soderstrom misses with a looping left.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soderstrom circles away quickly and effectively.
Soderstrom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore misses with a jab to the body
and Soderstrom counters with a nice body shot.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Soderstrom throws a low kick but Moore moves out of range easily.
Soderstrom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soderstrom plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Soderstrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore checks a leg kick.
Soderstrom lands with a slapping head kick.
Soderstrom scores with a kick to the body.
Soderstrom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soderstrom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore misses with a hook. Soderstrom ducked under it nicely.
Soderstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Moore throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Soderstrom's waist but Soderstrom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moore off to one side.
Soderstrom dips to his left and cracks Moore with an uppercut!
Moore connects with a looping right hand.
Soderstrom throws a head kick that Moore semi-blocks.
Soderstrom slips a straight right by Moore.
Soderstrom scores with a head kick. Moore tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Moore takes one to the chin there.
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.
Soderstrom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soderstrom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soderstrom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
Soderstrom scores with a spinning back kick!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Soderstrom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasmus Soderstrom is winning the standup battle so far.
Soderstrom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters circling a little - Soderstrom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Soderstrom fakes the leg kick and cracks Moore in the body.
Soderstrom looks to land a body kick but Moore moved away.
Soderstrom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moore checks the leg kick nicely there.
Soderstrom throws a wild body kick that Moore sees coming a mile off.
Soderstrom misses with a body kick.
Soderstrom moves out of range of the strikes.
Soderstrom throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasmus Soderstrom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rasmus Soderstrom's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Soderstrom moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Soderstrom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soderstrom connects with an inside leg kick.
Moore misses with a hook.
Soderstrom wants to clinch.
Soderstrom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soderstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soderstrom tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moore scores with a jab.
Soderstrom throws a head kick that misses.
Moore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soderstrom is fending him off so far but Moore persists. Nope, Soderstrom circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderstrom delivers a nice body kick.
Moore swings for the body but Soderstrom moves out of range.
Moore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soderstrom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Soderstrom.
Moore misses the body punch
and Soderstrom counters with an outside leg kick.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Soderstrom ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Soderstrom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moore checks it well.
Soderstrom throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moore's head.
Soderstrom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soderstrom scoring well with a low kick there.
Moore misses with a body punch
and Soderstrom counters with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Moore misses.
Moore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keith Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soderstrom.
Soderstrom is looking to slow Moore down with leg kicks.
Soderstrom throws a front kick that sends Moore stumbling back into the cage.
Soderstrom misses with a combination
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moore has his takedown stuffed
and Soderstrom counters with a nice uppercut.
Soderstrom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soderstrom tries to clinch up.
Moore misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soderstrom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soderstrom ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Moore has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Soderstrom.
Soderstrom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Soderstrom moves out of range of the strikes.
Soderstrom cracks the inside of Moore's front leg.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Soderstrom saw that one coming.
Soderstrom goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Moore looks to land a combination but Soderstrom avoids it well.
Soderstrom closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Soderstrom.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Soderstrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body.
Moore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rasmus Soderstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Moore.
Moore pulls guard successfully.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Soderstrom from controlling successfully.
Soderstrom has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore working a defensive guard here.
Moore has his foot on Soderstrom's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Soderstrom works his way back into a safe position though.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore working for a triangle but Soderstrom defends it easily.
Rasmus Soderstrom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soderstrom doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soderstrom manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Soderstrom postures up.
Soderstrom trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rasmus Soderstrom.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soderstrom, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasmus Soderstrom!
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RATING
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