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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Twisted. Hashimoto has chosen Holding Out For A Hero (Japanese Version) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
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172 cm
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156 lbs
27 - 12 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
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
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Keiji Hashimoto!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester wants to slow Hashimoto down by chopping away at his legs.
Lester looks to land a left hand but Hashimoto moved out of range nicely.
Lester jabs at Hashimoto's body.
Lester takes one to the chin there.
Lester fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hashimoto shoots in but Lester avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hashimoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hashimoto misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Lester misses
enabling Hashimoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Lester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hashimoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester takes the fight into the clinch.
Lester stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester misses with a knee to the head.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but Hashimoto avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Lester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lester scores with a shoulder strike.
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lester lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hashimoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lester has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lester is trying to maintain a safe position but Hashimoto gets an underhook and turns Lester into the cage.
Lester taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lester lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but Hashimoto avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Lester lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lester throws an elbow but misses.
Hashimoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lester.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hashimoto as Lester tries to tie him up.
Hashimoto prevents a body shot from Lester.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hashimoto throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Lester.
Lester struggles to land a body shot inside as Hashimoto controls his hands.
Lester tries a knee to the head but Hashimoto blocks it.
Hashimoto blocking some punches.
Hashimoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hashimoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lester's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Lester is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lester scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Hashimoto.
Lester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Hashimoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Hashimoto avoids a wild elbow strike from Lester.
Lester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hashimoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hashimoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hashimoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hashimoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hashimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Lester is blocking nicely.
Hashimoto prevents a body shot from Lester.
Hashimoto misses with a punch to the body.
Hashimoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hashimoto is working Lester over against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Lester.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hashimoto motions for Lester to come forward. Hashimoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lester takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lester closes the distance and pushes Hashimoto back into the cage.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hashimoto's elbow.
Hashimoto avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
Lester lands with a light punch inside.
Hashimoto scores with a shot to the side of Lester's head.
Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lester tries to work over Hashimoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hashimoto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lester works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hashimoto avoids it.
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 tries to work over Hashimoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hashimoto tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moe Lester has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hashimoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lester.
Lester lands an elbow just above Hashimoto 's eye.
Lester lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lester stalling the fight.
Hashimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester is pushing Hashimoto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lester lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hashimoto backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Lester.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hashimoto as Lester tries to tie him up.
Lester takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hashimoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Lester won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
Lester working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester avoids a wild elbow strike from Hashimoto.
Lester struggles to land a body shot inside as Hashimoto controls his hands.
Hashimoto prevents a body shot from Lester.
Lester scores a nice knee to the body.
Hashimoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lester blocks a body shot from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Lester blocking some punches.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hashimoto blocking some punches.
Hashimoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lester misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Lester misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lester.
Lester content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lester - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hashimoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lester blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hashimoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Hashimoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hashimoto's elbow.
Lester misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hashimoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hashimoto tries to clinch but Lester is having none of it.
Hashimoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Lester throws a hook but Hashimoto avoids it easily.
Lester throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hashimoto.
An inside leg kick from Lester misses.
Lester misses with a leg kick
and Hashimoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lester loads up on a big right hand but Hashimoto slips the punch.
Hashimoto throws a nice looking combination but Lester bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hashimoto dives in and grabs Lester's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lester pushes down on Hashimoto's head and hops out.
A shot to the liver by Lester. Beautiful body shot.
Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lester connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hashimoto. Hashimoto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hashimoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lester.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot.
Lester throws the left hand but Hashimoto avoids the punch easily.
Hashimoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Lester sprawls well. He's pushed Hashimoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Hashimoto.
Hashimoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lester.
Lester thows a body shot but no joy.
Lester scores with a nice body kick.
Hashimoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lester is looking to wear down Hashimoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lester misses the target.
Donk. Lester catches Hashimoto right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto shoots in for a double leg but Lester sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Lester does it's job there.
Lester scores with a head kick.
Keiji Hashimoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lester swings for the body but Hashimoto moves out of range.
Lester slips under a jab.
Lester cracks Hashimoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester connects with a looping right hand.
Lester scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester throws a body kick that misses.
Hashimoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lester as he jumps to the side.
Lester moves into range and clinches up with Hashimoto.
Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Hashimoto.
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lester is leaning against Hashimoto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Hashimoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Keiji Hashimoto has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hashimoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Hashimoto.
Lester dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hashimoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Lester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lester 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!
A relieved looking Moe Lester thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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