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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moss has chosen Foo Fighters - Best of You as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
25 - 18 - 1 |
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cam Stroud! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Moss! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stroud. Moss finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stroud lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Stroud lands a leg kick that knocks Moss off balance momentarily. Moss lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Stroud takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stroud ducks under a wild hook from Moss. Moss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cam Stroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Stroud lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Moss connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Stroud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moss. Stroud misses with a body kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Stroud looks to throw the jab but Moss is out of range. A clash of legs there as Stroud blocks the low kick. Stroud gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stroud misses with a low kick.
Stroud tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stroud throws a head kick that misses and Moss counters with a low kick, right behind Stroud 's knee. Stroud checks a low kick from Moss. A solid leg kick lands there for Moss.
Moss drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Stroud throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Randy Moss has been cut. Stroud throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Stroud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moss sees it coming and avoids it easily. Moss is looking to land body kicks. Moss misses with a leg kick. Moss throws a lazy right hand but Stroud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Stroud lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moss's sensitive parts. Stroud throws a big shot that misses. Moss throws a nice outside leg kick. Moss scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Moss throws a leg kick and Stroud counters by clinching up. Moss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Moss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stroud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stroud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A right handed body shot lands from Moss.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stroud.
Stroud lands a knee to the body.
Moss misses with a hook from the clinch. Moss takes an elbow to the forehead. Moss avoiding damage as Stroud throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stroud. Stroud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Stroud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moss's defenses. Moss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stroud's efforts to push away. Moss manages to break the clinch.
Moss moves out of range as Stroud throws a body kick.
Moss on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stroud throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Moss. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moss 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 Stroud has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stroud and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Stroud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moss connects with a high kick. Moss throws a solid leg kick but Stroud takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moss. A left lands for Stroud. Moss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Moss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Moss just misses with a punch to the body.
Moss fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stroud looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Stroud scores with a punch to the head. Stroud throws a nice outside leg kick. Stroud darts in and clinches Moss up against the cage. Stroud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moss scores with an uppercut up the middle. Moss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Stroud working Moss over with knees to the body. Moss looks winded! Moss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Stroud misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Stroud tries for a takedown but Moss manages to get underhooks.
Moss misses with a short punch on the inside. Moss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stroud - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stroud working Moss over with knees to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Stroud lands a knee to the body.
Stroud working Moss over with knees to the body. Stroud tries to throw a body punch but Moss avoids it by throwing Stroud back against the cage. Stroud misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Stroud dominated that round. The cut man is working on Randy Moss's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moss plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Moss misses with a low kick. Stroud finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stroud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Stroud. Nice cross by Stroud. Stroud looks to land a body kick but Moss moved away. Moss misses with a low kick.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
Stroud throws the kick towards the body but Moss avoids it. A bone on bone clash there as Stroud blocks the leg kick.
Stroud misses with the body kick and Moss counters with a nice leg kick. A head kick misses from Stroud. Stroud tries a head kick but it misses.
Moss takes a swing at Stroud's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moss lands with a good body shot. Moss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stroud swats him away and circles back towards the center. Moss throws a head kick that misses. Moss lands a head kick!
Stroud looks to land a left hand but Moss moved out of range nicely. Moss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stroud sees it coming and avoids it easily. Moss with a body punch. A glancing blow. Cam Stroud is winning the standup battle so far. Moss throws a body kick that misses. Moss moves forwards but Stroud connects with a nice, crisp jab. Stroud lands with a nice body kick. Stroud misses with a body kick. Stroud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Stroud is looking to slow Moss down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Stroud is looking to land body kicks. Stroud misses with a series of wild punches.
Stroud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Moss checks a leg kick. Stroud throws a head kick but Moss moves out of range.
Moss cracks the inside of Stroud's front leg. Stroud has Moss up against the cage in a clinch.
Stroud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moss avoids it. A nice left hand lands by Moss.
Stroud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moss or not. Moss lands a left hand.
Moss prevents a body shot from Stroud.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stroud working Moss over with knees to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Stroud. Moss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Moss wants to get back to striking at distance but Stroud won't allow it.
Stroud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moss's elbow. Moss misses with some punches.
Moss lands with a short head shot on the inside. Moss lands a shoulder strike. Stroud digs a right hand into Moss's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moss's gas tank. Stroud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Moss dips down and scores with a jab to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Stroud is looking to land body kicks. A chopping leg kick lands by Stroud. Stroud feints and then cracks Moss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moss down. Moss is breathing heavily. Stroud throws a front kick aimed at Moss's knee but Moss avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
Moss has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stroud. Stroud throws a series of punches but Moss moves out of range. Moss looks for the body kick but Stroud saw that one coming. Stroud clinches. Stroud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moss or not. Stroud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moss misses with the head strike.
Stroud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moss backwards. Stroud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moss backwards. Moss presses Stroud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Stroud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moss's elbow. Stroud using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stroud lands a hook to the side of the head. Moss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Stroud dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Randy Moss's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick from Stroud lands but Moss takes it in his stride. Moss misses with a leg kick. Stroud lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Stroud takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroud.
Stroud throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Stroud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Moss throws a sloppy head kick and Stroud moves out of range easily. Moss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stroud checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Stroud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroud blocks a low kick nicely. Moss is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stroud rather than just go for the knockout. Stroud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moss. Moss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Moss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroud was well out of range. Poor timing from Moss.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moss throws a poor cross that misses
and Stroud counters with a good low kick that Moss was not able to check. Moss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Stroud lands a head shot. Moss moves forwards but Stroud connects with a nice, crisp jab. Moss has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stroud finds it's way round the side to connect with Moss's head. Stroud scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Moss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moss swings for the body but Stroud moves out of range.
Cam Stroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Stroud fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stroud throws a nice head kick!
That has opened up Randy Moss's cut even more. Stroud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moss misses with a low kick. A slow jab from Stroud misses its intended target. Moss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroud moves away. Moss misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stroud tries to close the distance and clinch but Moss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Stroud catches Moss with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Stroud tries to land a front kick but Moss steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Stroud wants to clinch up but Moss keeps it at a distance. Moss throws a leg kick which misses Stroud's front leg but catches the back leg as Stroud tries to avoid it. Moss ducks right into an uppercut from Stroud. Stroud looks to throw a body kick and Moss counters with a body kick. Moss's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stroud under the eye. Moss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Moss gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stroud throws a half hearted mid kick. Stroud is looking to clinch but Moss is avoiding it.
Stroud tries to clinch there but Moss circles away.
Stroud misses with the body kick and Moss counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stroud throws a head kick that misses. Stroud throws a half hearted mid kick. Moss lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Moss fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Stroud checks a low kick from Moss. Moss blocks the body kick.
Stroud blocks a jab. Moss misses with a leg kick. Moss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Moss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroud moves away. Stroud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moss. Stroud moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Sloppy strikes from Stroud. Those never looked like landing. Randy Moss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stroud fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Stroud closes the distance and clinches. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Still in the clinch, Stroud scores with a nice short uppercut. Moss avoids a wild elbow strike from Stroud. Moss scores with a nice hook to the head. Moss struggles to land a body shot inside as Stroud controls his hands.
Stroud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Stroud crunches a lovely knee into Moss's ribcage. Stroud tries for a takedown but Moss manages to get underhooks.
Moss misses with a short punch on the inside. Moss lands with a left to the head. Stroud misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moss. Moss misses with a short punch on the inside. Moss throws a punch but it's blocked by Stroud. Stroud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moss avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight! Cam Stroud showed his dominance in that final round. Well Stroud 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27 Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cam Stroud! A relieved looking Cam Stroud 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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