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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester comes to the cage accompanied by I Feel Wonderful. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 cm
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150 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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176 cm
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155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moe Lester! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck White! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lester thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. White misses with a low kick as Lester jumps back. Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it. A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target. Lester thumps White with a low kick. White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lester scores with a decent looking hook. Lester checks a low kick from White. Lester has taken the fight to the clinch.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lester has him pressed against the cage. A short body shot lands from Lester as the two fighters clinch.
White turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and White manages to end up in side control. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lester wants to control but White postures up. Lester tries to get back to half guard but can't. Lester parries the strikes from White easily there. White is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lester to escape.
The ground and pound from White seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. White is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lester has escaped the position, nice work there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. White working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lester can't do much from the bottom here. Lester is looking for a sweep. Lester on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Check out the look on White's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
White scoring with punches from side control. White scoring with punches from side control. White wants to control but Lester is keeping him busy. White scoring with punches from side control. White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Lester is looking to work his way out of this bad position but White is controlling him well. White throws an elbow but Lester slips to the side and avoids it well. Lester is not content to let White control the position. Lester is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lester parries the strikes from White easily there. White is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lester to escape.
Lester tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. White is chipping away with strikes.
Lester struggling a bit here. White working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lester taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Lester tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. White happy to just control the position for now. White is working Lester over with some ground and pound from side control. Lester tries to improve position but can't. Lester gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lester moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. White throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. White trying to control the position from guard on top but Lester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. White makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Lester trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
Lester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. White cracks Lester with a solid left hand. White cracks Lester with a solid left hand. Lester is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Lester lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for White!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lester avoids the attempt from White to control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. White tries to get back to half guard but can't. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lester can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as White is looking to escape. White sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Lester wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lester is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. White gets full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck White dominated that round. That's time! Lester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lester takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White. Lester doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lester on the side of the head. White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. White does a little dance to reset his feet. Lester takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses. White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lester sees it coming and avoids it easily. Lester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Lester chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses. Lester throws a body punch but White moves out of range. White throws a jab when Lester was well out of range. Lester misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lester misses the shot to the body. White throws a hook but Lester blocks it. White misses with a low kick. Lester goes for a high kick. It partially lands. White throws a big shot that misses. White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Lester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A punch combination from White misses. Nice defenses there by White. Lester scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. White tries to bum rush Lester with a series of wild strikes but Lester uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A punch combination from White misses. White misses with a hook
and Lester counters with a lovely straight right hand! A good leg kick by Lester. Lester throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lester throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lester tries to clinch but White moves out of range. White throws a big shot that misses. Nice sprawl there from Lester as White shoots in. Lester fakes the leg kick and cracks White in the body. Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away. Lester stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet. Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far. White is breathing heavily. Lester cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Lester darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Lester bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
White is rocked! A solid leg kick lands there for Lester.
Lester lands a nice looking body shot.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from White. Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White throws a body kick that misses. White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Lester finish him? Lester moves out of range of the leg kick from White. White seems to have recovered his senses. Both fighters circling a little - Lester finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Lester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lester can pounce on him.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Lester lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Chuck White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. An inside leg kick lands from Lester. Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lester. White tries to clinch but Lester is having none of it. White is looking to chop away at Lester's legs. White throws out a loose jab but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it. Lester cracks the inside of White's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! White tries for a takedown but Lester circles away easily and Lester counters with an inside leg kick. Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck White. Lester has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lester lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards. Lester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. White tries for a takedown. No joy.
White wants to take the fight to the mat but Lester manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Lester lands with a short shot to the head. Lester throws a big uppercut that drops White! More strikes from Lester and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! White lies dazed against the cage as Lester celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moe Lester! After winning the bout, Moe Lester thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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