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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Altenburg comes to the cage accompanied by Richard Wagner's Die Walküre. Lester comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Feel Wonderful kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 cm
28
156 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
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170 cm
26
150 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moe Lester! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! von Altenburg pushing out the jab but it's not landing. von Altenburg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but von Altenburg ducks down to avoid it. Lester throws a chopping leg kick but von Altenburg manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Lester jabs von Altenburg to the body, keeping him at a distance. von Altenburg throws a hook but Lester avoids it easily. von Altenburg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. von Altenburg misses with a wild body shot. A slapping body kick lands there for Lester. Lester lands a straight punch to the body, keeping von Altenburg at a distance.
von Altenburg takes a body punch but keeps moving. The fighters circle momentarily. von Altenburg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. von Altenburg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lester lands a right hook to the body.
Lester dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Lester takes one to the side of the head.
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! Lester stuffs the takedown attempt from von Altenburg. von Altenburg gets slowly back to his feet. Lester takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice uppercut there from Lester. Lester takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lester blocks a jab. von Altenburg moves away from the strike by Lester. Lester dips to his left and cracks von Altenburg with an uppercut! von Altenburg digs a good hook to Lester's body.
Lester tries a low kick but von Altenburg avoids it. von Altenburg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. von Altenburg blocks a jab. von Altenburg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. von Altenburg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. von Altenburg throws a nice outside leg kick. von Altenburg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. von Altenburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lester throws an overhand right that lands on von Altenburg's shoulder, as von Altenburg tries to avoid the shot. Lester lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A low kick from von Altenburg misses and Lester holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Lester scores with a nice hook to the head. von Altenburg decides to pull guard. von Altenburg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lester. Lester pushes down on von Altenburg's leg and manages to get into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lester stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows von Altenburg to get to his feet. von Altenburg throws a solid leg kick but Lester takes the impact on his shin and smiles at von Altenburg. von Altenburg with a nice cross. Lester thows a body kick. von Altenburg tries to catch it but that hurt him. A nice inside leg kick there by Lester. That's going to slow von Altenburg down. von Altenburg throws a hook but Lester blocks it. Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lester lands with a thumping leg kick.
von Altenburg misses with an uppercut. Lester paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. von Altenburg dives in and grabs Lester's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lester pushes down on von Altenburg's head and hops out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lester lands a right hook to the body.
Lester throws a body punch but von Altenburg moves out of range. Lester avoids the body shot from von Altenburg.
Lester wants to land a leg kick but von Altenburg is out of range. Lester scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A cross from von Altenburg lands. von Altenburg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lester finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. von Altenburg dips to his left and cracks Lester with an uppercut! von Altenburg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. von Altenburg darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Lester is staying active underneath von Altenburg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lester is trying to get back to full guard. Lester is in trouble now - von Altenburg has advanced to mount! von Altenburg is in the full mount, landing strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. von Altenburg is trying to take his opponent's back.
von Altenburg is working hard here to advance position. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! von Altenburg throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Lester tries to lock up and control but von Altenburg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. von Altenburg trying to control but he's not successful this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Moe Lester will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lester throws a body kick that misses. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. von Altenburg looks to land a right hand but Lester moved out of range. von Altenburg throws a lazy right hand but Lester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. von Altenburg lands a slapping body shot.
von Altenburg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
von Altenburg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from von Altenburg. von Altenburg throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. von Altenburg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Lester on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A telegraphed right hand from Lester misses the target. Lester takes a swing at von Altenburg's ribcage but misses. Lester jabs von Altenburg to the body, keeping him at a distance. Lester takes one to the chin there. Lester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. A good leg kick by Lester. Nice shot by von Altenburg. A swing and a miss from Lester. von Altenburg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Lester moves out of range of the body kick from von Altenburg.
Lester scores with a body shot.
Lester thumps von Altenburg with a low kick. Lester swings for the body but von Altenburg moves out of range.
von Altenburg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from von Altenburg. Lester moves forwards but von Altenburg connects with a nice, crisp jab. von Altenburg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
von Altenburg looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range. von Altenburg throws a lazy right hand but Lester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. von Altenburg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lester in his tracks. von Altenburg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lester to score with a decent uppercut. Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lester misses with a right hand and von Altenburg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lester lands a jab to the nose. von Altenburg dives in and grabs Lester's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lester pushes down on von Altenburg's head and hops out. Lester fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt von Altenburg. von Altenburg swings away with a leg kick that misses. von Altenburg ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Some bone on bone action there as von Altenburg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Lester lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
von Altenburg throws a leg kick but Lester sees it coming and moves out of range. Lester takes a swing at von Altenburg's ribcage but misses. Lester lands a nice hook to von Altenburg's body. von Altenburg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Lester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from von Altenburg. A big left from von Altenburg misses. Lester throws a leg kick that is checked and von Altenburg counters with an inside leg kick. von Altenburg feints and then cracks Lester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lester down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lester avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Lester checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as von Altenburg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Lester loads up on a big right hand but von Altenburg slips the punch. von Altenburg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lester's waist but Lester gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing von Altenburg off to one side. Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lester keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lester keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lester takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Lester tries a low kick but von Altenburg avoids it. Lester uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from von Altenburg. Moe Lester seems to be getting the better of the standup. A nice leg kick lands there from Lester. von Altenburg connects with a jab. von Altenburg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Lester connects with a leg kick. von Altenburg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. von Altenburg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lester fakes the leg kick and cracks von Altenburg in the body. Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but von Altenburg manages to avoid it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lester connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. von Altenburg gets off balance looking for a body kick and Lester counters with a low kick, right behind von Altenburg 's knee. von Altenburg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester scores with a shot to the body.
Lester fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from von Altenburg. von Altenburg looks to land a left hand but Lester moved out of range nicely. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! von Altenburg is looking to score with low kicks. A nice leg kick lands there from von Altenburg. Lester throws a leg kick but von Altenburg sees it coming and moves out of range. von Altenburg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Moe Lester will probably get the nod - 10:9. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lester connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Lester throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck von Altenburg on the side of the head. Lester throws the kick towards the body but von Altenburg avoids it. A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. von Altenburg does a little dance to reset his feet. Nice defenses there by Lester. von Altenburg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lester. von Altenburg throws a right and a left that Lester avoids nicely. von Altenburg cracks Lester with an open hand slap. Lester jabs von Altenburg to the body, keeping him at a distance. von Altenburg loads up on a big right hand but Lester slips the punch. Lester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. von Altenburg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Lester cracks von Altenburg with an open hand slap. von Altenburg throws a jab when Lester was well out of range. von Altenburg drops his hands momentarily and Lester takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. von Altenburg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lester throws the kick towards the body but von Altenburg avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but von Altenburg manages to avoid it. von Altenburg misses the shot to the body. Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but von Altenburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester. von Altenburg ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Good standup being displayed there by von Altenburg as he connects with a hook. Lester throws a leg kick that misses. Lester feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to von Altenburg's calf. Lester connects with an inside leg kick. von Altenburg staying out of range there. von Altenburg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. An inside leg kick from von Altenburg misses. Lester closes the distance and clinches. Lester throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. von Altenburg managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lester misses with a knee strike.
Lester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but von Altenburg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lester digs a right hand underneath von Altenburg's ribcage. von Altenburg let out a lung full of air as it connected. A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester. A hook to the body from Lester.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! This has been an exciting period of action! Lester utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lester is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. von Altenburg lands with a short head shot on the inside. von Altenburg misses with a hook from the clinch. Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with von Altenburg's elbow. von Altenburg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Lester effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lester prevents a takedown attempt there.
von Altenburg managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
von Altenburg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but von Altenburg blocks with his arms.
Lester lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg has been cut. Lester will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning von Altenburg up against the cage. Lester gets through von Altenburg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. von Altenburg prevents a body shot from Lester. von Altenburg takes a knee to the side of the body. Moe Lester is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lester will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning von Altenburg up against the cage. von Altenburg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lester smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
von Altenburg moves out of range of the strikes. von Altenburg throws an overhand right that lands on Lester's shoulder, as Lester tries to avoid the shot. von Altenburg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lester counters with a left to the body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. von Altenburg throws a shot from downtown. Lester moves away and avoids it. A telegraphed right hand from von Altenburg misses the target. Lester lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Lester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight! Moe Lester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Lester winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester! Our winner, Moe Lester, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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