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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herzog kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Takida - Curly Sue. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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166 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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166 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Herzog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Moses!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herzog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Herzog looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Herzog misses with a few strikes there.
Moses throws a hook but Herzog avoids it easily.
Herzog slips a jab and a cross from Moses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moses darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moses will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moses takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Moses.
Moses throws a hook to the side of Herzog's head but Herzog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick there by Herzog.
Moses misses with a body shot.
Moses throws a predictable looking body shot
and Herzog counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog tries to land a body kick
and Moses counters with an outside leg kick.
Herzog lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Ricky Moses has been cut.
Moses throws a series of punches but Herzog avoids them all with ease.
Moses listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Herzog throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moses's waist but Moses gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Herzog off to one side.
Ricky Moses is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Herzog lands a slapping body shot.
Herzog scores with a jab.
Herzog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moses's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herzog misses with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Herzog.
Moses throws a body punch but Herzog moves out of range.
Herzog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Herzog.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses tries to land a leg kick but Herzog saw it coming and moves away.
Herzog looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moses throws a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Herzog!
Herzog feints and then cracks Moses's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moses down.
Moses throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Moses.
A head kick misses from Herzog.
Moses looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Herzog misses the shot to the body.
Herzog thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Moses slams his shin into Herzog's torso.
Moses defending well as Herzog loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Herzog.
Herzog ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moses stuffs the takedown.
Herzog connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moses momentarily.
Moses checks a leg kick.
Moses takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Herzog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Herzog.
Chris Herzog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herzog throws a shot from downtown. Moses moves away and avoids it.
Moses's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moses duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herzog takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moses lands a body shot.
Herzog takes a swing at Moses's ribcage but misses.
Herzog throws out a powerful jab.
Herzog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Herzog.
Herzog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moses misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herzog.
Moses throws a leg kick
and Herzog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moses gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Herzog.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moses misses with a two punch combination.
Herzog scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Herzog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Moses's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good exchange - Moses coming out on top.
Chris Herzog is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Moses - that will leave a mark!
Herzog walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moses checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Herzog lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moses has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moses and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice shot lands for Moses.
Moses throws a hook but Herzog avoids it easily.
Herzog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moses manages to avoid it.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herzog.
Moses scores with a leg kick.
Herzog misses with a hook. Moses ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moses.
Herzog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Moses is predictable there
and Herzog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moses misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moses keeps Herzog at a distance using the push kick.
Herzog lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Herzog scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moses doesn't seem bothered though.
Herzog scoring well with a low kick there.
Herzog shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Herzog takes a swing at Moses's ribcage but misses.
Moses wants to land a leg kick but Herzog is out of range.
Moses misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses throws a low kick but Herzog avoids it.
Moses checks a leg kick nicely.
Moses keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herzog missing with a left hand there. Moses was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Herzog chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moses can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut there from Herzog.
Herzog slips a jab and a cross from Moses.
Herzog throws a push kick but Moses slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Moses finds it's way through Herzog's defenses.
The fighters circling - Moses throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog slips under a jab.
Moses lands a jab.
Moses takes a kick to the side of the head.
Herzog throws the left hand but Moses avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Moses.
Herzog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Herzog.
Moses avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moses chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Herzog can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herzog.
Moses throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Herzog counters with a good low kick that Moses was not able to check.
A telegraphed right hand from Herzog misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Herzog, right into the meat.
Herzog walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moses checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Herzog takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herzog explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Herzog lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herzog gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moses takes one to the chin there.
Herzog avoids the body shot from Moses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricky Moses will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ricky Moses's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Herzog throws a lazy right hand but Moses sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moses connects with the punch.
Moses slaps away a takedown attempt from Herzog, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Herzog throws a hook but Moses avoids it easily.
Moses doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Herzog moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Herzog shoots in for a double leg but Moses sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A shot to the body from Herzog misses
and Moses counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Herzog thinking.
Moses connects with a solid leg kick.
Herzog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moses scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herzog.
Herzog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Herzog.
Moses throws a nice looking combination but Herzog bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Moses.
Moses slips under a jab.
Herzog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moses sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moses dodges the punch combination from Herzog.
Herzog connects with an inside leg kick.
Moses fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses 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.
Moses throws out a leg kick but Herzog moves out of range and Moses only half commits.
Moses throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moses bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moses throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herzog.
Moses jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Herzog scores with a punch to the head.
Herzog swings widly with a right hand
and Moses counters with a body kick that stops Herzog in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moses scores with a decent looking hook.
Herzog thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Herzog looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moses's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moses lunges at Herzog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Herzog's hand.
Donk. Herzog catches Moses right on the button with a cross.
Herzog moves out of range of the body kick.
Moses misses with a double jab
and Herzog counters with a straight right hand.
Ricky Moses is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herzog wants to slow Moses down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Herzog misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Herzog.
Moses throws a hook to the side of Herzog's head but Herzog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Herzog bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Moses counter with a right hand.
Herzog lands a glancing blow to the side of Moses's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moses thows a body shot but no joy.
Moses throws a low kick but it's checked well by Herzog.
Moses pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moses scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Herzog misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses misses with a looping left.
Herzog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moses takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricky Moses.
I think Moses has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ricky Moses!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricky Moses thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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