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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Titus Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Main Event. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lester's choice of entrance music: Twisted. Titus Garner had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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143 lbs
26 - 11 - 1 |
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150 lbs
28 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Titus Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Garner.
Lester misses with an uppercut.
Garner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garner swings for the body but Lester moves out of range.
Lester misses with a low kick.
Lester cracks the inside of Garner's front leg.
Lester connects with a looping right hand.
Lester slips under a jab from Garner.
Garner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lester tries a low kick but Garner avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Garner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lester slips under a jab.
Garner throws a jab when Lester was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lester counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lester feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garner's calf.
Garner shoots for a double leg takedown but Lester sprawls well. He's pushed Garner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lester throws a hook but Garner avoids it easily.
Garner clinches with his opponent.
Garner avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
A short right from Lester.
Lester'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 short uppercut from Garner.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garner tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Garner back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lester fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Garner.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but Garner blocks with his arms.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester'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.
Garner throws a head punch that misses.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Garner.
Garner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garner misses with some punches.
Garner tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lester working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garner blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garner.
Garner has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Lester throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lester landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner blocks a body shot from Lester.
Garner wants a takedown.
Garner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garner backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lester lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garner lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garner.
Lester scores with a shot to the side of Garner's head.
Garner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester tries to work over Garner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lester tries a body shot but Garner blocks it.
Lester blocking some punches.
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garner lands a shot to the body.
Garner tightens his grip and picks Lester up, before dumping him to the ground. Lester manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garner is looking to work some ground and pound but Lester has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garner throwing strikes but missing.
Lester looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lester keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully.
Garner postures up in Lester's guard and throws a big left but Lester blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garner.
Lester fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garner shoots in for a takedown but Lester shows good takedown defense.
Garner throws a front kick aimed at Lester's knee but Lester avoids it well.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garner.
Lester stuns Garner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lester makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Garner really felt that one!
Garner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lester with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Garner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester tries to work over Garner's front leg with a kick but Garner checks it.
Garner dips to his left and cracks Lester with an uppercut!
Moe Lester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garner lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Lester.
Lester chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lester with a nice cross.
Lester tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lester.
Garner gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lester counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Lester. That snapped Garner's head back.
Lester swings for the body but Garner moves out of range.
Lester misses the jab.
Lester has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Garner misses with a body shot.
A jab from Garner finds it's way through Lester's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lester with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garner misses with a body shot.
Garner moves out of range of the strikes.
Garner tries to land a body kick
and Lester counters with a nice leg kick.
Garner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lester at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner swings for the body but Lester moves out of range.
Lester misses with a head kick.
Garner lands with a nice body punch.
Lester swings for the body but Garner moves out of range.
Lester lands a nice shot to the body.
Lester pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garner is out of range and Lester settles back down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garner.
Garner just misses with a punch to the body.
Garner throws a low kick but Lester avoids it.
Garner thuds a left hand into Lester's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garner shoots and misses
and Lester counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titus Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester lands with a kick to the ribs.
Garner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lester's head backwards.
Lester lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Lester as Garner shoots in.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lester, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lester lands a jab to the nose.
Garner 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 throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Garner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garner misses with a wild combination.
Lester lands a lovely overhand right.
Lester slips a straight right by Garner.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garner.
Lester dodges the punch combination from Garner.
Lester's corner calls for a 1-2. Lester obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lester has closed the distance and engaged Garner in a clinch.
Lester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garner blocks it with crossed arms.
Garner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Garner back against the cage.
Garner tries to score a body lock takedown but Lester shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Garner blocks a body shot from Lester.
Garner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lester lands with a light punch inside.
Garner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garner working aggressively here.
Garner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Garner.
Garner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garner throws a head punch that misses.
Garner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lester pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titus Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garner takes an elbow to the temple.
Lester throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garners head.
Garner tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Garner back against the cage.
Lester slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Titus Garner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moe Lester seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garner.
Garner has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garner lands with a short shot to the head.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garner.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garner struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
Lester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lester trying to stall but Garner improves his position.
Garner lands with a right to the head.
Garner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lester lands an elbow that stopped Garner in his tracks for a moment.
Lester lands a shoulder strike.
Garner misses with a body punch.
Lester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Garner.
Garner avoids the elbow strike from Lester, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lester creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Lester looking to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lester.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garner misses with a punch to the body.
Garner scores with a hook to the body.
Garner lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Garner.
Garner swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Lester.
Lester is fighting off a takedown attempt but Garner is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lester to the mat. Lester regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garner scoring with some ground and pound.
Lester tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lester has Garner pulled in close to control his posture.
Lester manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lester controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Moe Lester.
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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Moe Lester!
A very excited looking Moe Lester made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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