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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Starkweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starkweather's entrance music is I'm On a Boat. A fine choice. Moses has chosen Black Label Society - too tough to die as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ricky Moses is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Starkweather!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Moses!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starkweather throws a leg kick
and Moses counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moses throws a sloppy head kick and Starkweather moves out of range easily.
Moses feints and as Starkweather raises his hands in defense, Moses changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Starkweather utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moses trying to control the position from guard on top but Starkweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starkweather looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moses trying to control the position from guard on top but Starkweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Moses throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Starkweather works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moses preventing the sweep.
Moses wants to control from the top but Starkweather keeps moving.
Moses works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Starkweather works his way to full guard. Good work.
Starkweather working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moses.
Moses wants to control from the top but Starkweather keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moses in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Starkweather looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Moses throwing strikes from guard but Starkweather blocks nicely.
Moses postures up in Starkweather's guard and throws a big left but Starkweather blocks it.
Moses postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starkweather pulls Moses in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Steve Starkweather just wasn't active enough.
Starkweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Moses does no damage.
Starkweather throws a hook to the side of Moses's head but Moses sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moses fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starkweather misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moses.
Starkweather throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moses displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starkweather throws out the jab.
Starkweather scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moses doesn't manage to clinch there - Starkweather circles away.
Starkweather throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moses.
Moses misses with a looping left.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starkweather.
Moses throws a combination that misses
and Starkweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moses stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Starkweather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Starkweather fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moses is out of range.
Moses falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Starkweather counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steve Starkweather will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Starkweather fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moses manages to avoid it.
Starkweather avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moses throws a sloppy head kick and Starkweather moves out of range easily.
Moses thumps Starkweather with a low kick.
Ricky Moses seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moses swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Starkweather counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starkweather gets caught napping as Moses dives in and scores a takedown. Starkweather manages to retain guard.
Starkweather controls Moses momentarily but Moses frees himself.
Starkweather can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moses controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Starkweather works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moses is looking to work some ground and pound but Starkweather has wrist control.
Moses trying to control but Starkweather is working from the bottom.
Moses advances to half guard.
Starkweather taking some punishment here, with Moses in his half guard.
Moses looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Moses is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Moses not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Starkweather avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moses.
Moses is looking to advance position but Starkweather won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Starkweather manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Moses preventing the sweep.
Moses tries to free his leg and advance position but Starkweather is retaining full guard.
Moses postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Moses is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Moses distracts Starkweather with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moses wants to control from the top but Starkweather keeps moving.
Starkweather throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four 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.
Moses loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moses with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moses postures up.
Moses chips away with some ground and pound.
Starkweather looking for a sweep. Not yet Starkweather, not yet.
Moses looking to sit in guard and control but Starkweather gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moses keeping full guard, as Starkweather tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Moses showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Starkweather takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moses pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starkweather misses with a hook.
Moses misses with a low kick.
Moses loads up on a big right hand but Starkweather slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Starkweather was covering up waiting for the punch and Moses finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Moses's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starkweather keeping moving, preventing Moses from controlling successfully.
Starkweather is trying to control the position but Moses postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Moses throwing strikes but missing.
Starkweather has control of Moses's left arm, preventing Moses from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steve Starkweather wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A low kick from Moses is predictable there
and Starkweather counters with a stiff right hand.
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.
Moses misses with a straight right.
Steve Starkweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moses misses the body punch
and Starkweather counters with a one-two to the body.
Horrible takedown by Moses or perhaps it was just good defense by Starkweather which made him look bad.
Starkweather throws out a loose jab but Moses uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starkweather bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moses's head backwards.
Starkweather throws a low kick but Moses moves out of range easily.
Starkweather ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Starkweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moses misses the shot to the body.
Moses fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Starkweather avoids it really well and circles away.
Moses lands with a cross.
Moses throws a hook to the side of Starkweather's head but Starkweather sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moses will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Starkweather misses the shot to the body.
Moses connects with a body shot that sends Starkweather's belly button to the back.
Starkweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Starkweather throws out a loose jab but Moses uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moses misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Starkweather blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Steve Starkweather did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moses thows a leg kick but Starkweather checks it
and Starkweather counters with a stiff right hand.
Moses misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moses thows a leg kick but Starkweather checks it
and Starkweather counters with a left to the body.
Starkweather throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Starkweather scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moses in his tracks.
Starkweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Moses.
Starkweather throws a series of punches but Moses avoids them all with ease.
Moses misses with a left hand
letting Starkweather counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Moses is predictable there
and Starkweather counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moses misses with the combination.
Moses throws an overhand right that lands on Starkweather's shoulder, as Starkweather tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Starkweather.
A jab from Moses finds it's way through Starkweather's defenses.
Moses shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Starkweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moses shoots in but no luck this time.
Steve Starkweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Moses.
Starkweather connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moses's hands.
Starkweather slips under a jab from Moses.
Starkweather tries to land a leg kick but Moses saw it coming and moves away.
Starkweather waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moses.
Good standup being displayed there by Starkweather as he connects with a hook.
Moses swings widly with a right hand
and Starkweather counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Moses.
Moses tries to work over Starkweather's front leg with a kick but Starkweather checks it.
Moses misses with a lunging right hand
and Moses takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moses fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starkweather manages to avoid it.
Starkweather throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moses misses with a lunging right hand
and Starkweather counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moses moves out of range as Starkweather strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jab by Moses.
Moses closes the distance and clinches up with Starkweather, looking for a takedown. Moses pushes Starkweather against the cage but Starkweather circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moses is looking to land body kicks.
Moses tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moses shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Starkweather as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Moses does it's job there.
Moses shoots and misses
and Starkweather counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Starkweather lands a nice hook to Moses's body. Moses takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Starkweather had his way with Ricky Moses in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Starkweather pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Starkweather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moses.
Moses misses with a hook
and Starkweather counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moses shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Starkweather as he jumps to the side.
Starkweather tests Moses's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starkweather stuns Moses with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moses swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Starkweather counters with a nice low kick that buckles Moses's knee momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Starkweather.
Starkweather ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Starkweather swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moses counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Starkweather scores with a sloppy right hand. Moses should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Starkweather scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Starkweather looks to throw the jab but Moses is out of range.
Moses connects with a solid leg kick.
Moses misses with an uppercut
and Starkweather cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moses throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Starkweather stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moses cracks a nice hook into Starkweather's ribs.
Moses tries to clinch up but Starkweather circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moses manages to avoid it.
Starkweather connects with a body shot that sends Moses's belly button to the back.
Starkweather stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Starkweather wants it to stay on the feet.
Starkweather fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steve Starkweather is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moses is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ricky Moses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Starkweather misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A slow jab from Moses misses its intended target.
That kick from Starkweather tenderised Moses's leg. Moses is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moses lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moses.
Starkweather misses with a lunging right hand
and Starkweather takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moses tries to clinch but Starkweather moves out of range.
Moses misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moses rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Starkweather counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Starkweather throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Starkweather showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Starkweather has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 49:47
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:47
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Starkweather!
Steve Starkweather retains his lightweight title!
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