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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Red Rooster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercury Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mercury Moses was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Red Rooster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mercury Moses!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Rooster ducks under a wild hook from Moses.
Moses avoids a punch combination nicely.
Red Rooster waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Moses.
Mercury Moses seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red Rooster bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moses slips a straight right by Red Rooster.
Red Rooster just misses with a punch to the body.
Red Rooster tries to close the distance and clinch but Moses swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Red Rooster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Red Rooster.
Red Rooster is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from Red Rooster - that landed with a thud.
Moses is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Red Rooster gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Red Rooster is stalling here.
A hook to the body from Red Rooster.
Red Rooster's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A left hand lands to the body for Red Rooster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Rooster avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Red Rooster.
Red Rooster lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moses or not.
Red Rooster is leaning against Moses and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moses stalling in the clinch but Red Rooster improves position.
Red Rooster lands a body shot.
Moses looks gassed!
Red Rooster lands a shot to the body.
Red Rooster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Red Rooster is working Moses over against the cage.
Red Rooster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moses.
Red Rooster lands with a short shot to the head.
Moses can't break the clinch.
Moses jumps guard but Red Rooster stands there with Moses around his waist. Moses gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Red Rooster keeps control of Moses as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Red Rooster stalls.
Moses drops down looking for an ankle pick but Red Rooster pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thomas Red Rooster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mercury Moses.
Moses shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Red Rooster as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Rooster slow jab from Moses misses its intended target.
Red Rooster wants to clinch.
Moses tries to clinch
and Red Rooster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas Red Rooster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moses will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Red Rooster misses with a hook.
Moses tries to clinch but Red Rooster moves away
and Red Rooster counters with a series of strikes that sends Moses to the canvas! Red Rooster follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red Rooster slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moses can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses striking off his back but it's not causing Red Rooster any problems.
Red Rooster postures up.
Red Rooster controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Red Rooster stands and steps away. Moses gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Moses avoids the body shot from Red Rooster.
Red Rooster doesn't manage to clinch there - Moses circles away.
Moses dodges the punch combination from Red Rooster.
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 fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Red Rooster scores with a hook.
Moses fails to land the takedown.
Moses is trying desperately to land a takedown but Red Rooster is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Moses.
Moses looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Red Rooster is fending him off so far but Moses persists. Nope, Red Rooster circles away and we're back to standing.
Red Rooster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Red Rooster lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red Rooster scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Red Rooster throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moses on the side of the head.
Red Rooster throws a left that rocks Moses and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Red Rooster dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Moses regain composure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Red Rooster dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Red Rooster jabs Moses right on the nose. Moses blinks but takes it well.
Moses is rocked!
Moses shoots in for a takedown but Red Rooster shows good takedown defense.
Red Rooster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moses can do to turn this around?
Red Rooster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moses drives through and clinches with Red Rooster against the cage.
Red Rooster lands with a light punch inside.
Red Rooster scores with a shot to the side of Moses's head.
Moses looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Red Rooster.
Moses misses with an elbow strike.
Red Rooster can't find room to land a body shot as Moses controls the action.
Moses tries to land a knee to the head but Red Rooster blocks with his arms.
Red Rooster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Red Rooster is working Moses over against the cage.
Moses jumps into guard, dragging Red Rooster to the mat.
Red Rooster prevents Moses from getting back to his feet.
Moses looking to hit a scissor sweep but Red Rooster is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moses has his foot on Red Rooster's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Red Rooster works his way back into a safe position though.
Red Rooster is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Red Rooster trying to control the position from guard on top but Moses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Red Rooster postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moses shoots in for a double leg but Red Rooster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moses is breathing heavily.
Red Rooster keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas Red Rooster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mercury Moses.
Moses darts in trying to clinch
and Red Rooster counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Red Rooster - that landed with a thud.
Red Rooster breaks the clinch.
Red Rooster misses with a wild combination.
Red Rooster tries to clinch up but Moses circles away and keeps his distance.
Red Rooster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas Red Rooster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Red Rooster. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Red Rooster.
Red Rooster clinches up against the cage.
Moses jumps guard but Red Rooster stands there with Moses around his waist. Moses gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Red Rooster scores with a hook to the body.
Red Rooster lands with a left to the head.
Red Rooster's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Red Rooster breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Rooster lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Red Rooster rushes Moses and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Red Rooster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thomas Red Rooster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Red Rooster digs a right hand into Moses's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moses's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Red Rooster.
Moses is trying to break the clinch but Red Rooster has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Red Rooster.
Red Rooster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Red Rooster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Red Rooster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moses backwards.
Moses fails to pull guard.
Red Rooster is working Moses over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moses blocks a body shot from Red Rooster.
Red Rooster tries to throw a body punch but Moses avoids it by throwing Red Rooster back against the cage.
Moses tries to pull guard but Red Rooster won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Moses.
Red Rooster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Red Rooster dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Moses gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Red Rooster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moses moves out of range as Red Rooster strikes.
Moses scores with a nice body kick.
Moses takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Red Rooster paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Red Rooster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moses sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moses fails to land the takedown.
Moses uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Red Rooster.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moses fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas Red Rooster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mercury Moses.
Moses has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moses there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moses misses the jab.
Moses shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Moses needs to keep his hands up - Red Rooster had a free shot at his head there.
Moses takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moses is looking to land body kicks.
A shot to de liver by Red Rooster. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to de liver by Red Rooster. Beautiful body shot.
Moses has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Red Rooster finds it's way round the side to connect with Moses's head.
Moses throws a head kick but Red Rooster moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses moves into the clinch successfully.
Red Rooster tries to throw a body punch but Moses avoids it by throwing Red Rooster back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Red Rooster - that landed with a thud.
Red Rooster stops a takedown attempt from Moses.
Red Rooster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moses backwards.
Nice body punch from Red Rooster.
Red Rooster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moses.
Moses has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Red Rooster avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Red Rooster controlling the action here for a moment.
Moses manages to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moses is looking for a triangle but Red Rooster pushes his legs off easily.
Moses working for a triangle but Red Rooster defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Rooster controlling from the top position.
Red Rooster with a nice head shot there.
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 kicks Red Rooster off and gets to his feet.
Red Rooster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Red Rooster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Red Rooster with a hook.
Good exchange - Red Rooster coming out on top.
Moses jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Red Rooster swinging wilding here.
Red Rooster has Moses up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Red Rooster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Red Rooster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Red Rooster has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Red Rooster!
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