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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore comes into the arena with Frank Klepacki - March to doom blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leuka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leuka throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Leuka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
Leuka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moore throws a push kick but Leuka slaps the foot to one side.
Leuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Leuka.
Leuka tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Moore throws a lazy head kick
and Leuka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leuka lands a nice shot to the body.
Leuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leuka. That did some damage!
Moore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moore misses with a leg kick.
Leuka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Moore slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leuka throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Moore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a leg kick that misses.
Leuka misses with a body shot.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Leuka instigates a clinch.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Leuka is controlling the position.
Leuka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leuka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leuka.
A low kick from Moore is predictable there
letting Leuka counter with a right hand.
Leuka throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.
Leuka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leuka tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leuka wants to clinch.
Leuka misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka forces Moore back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Leuka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leuka trying to stall but Moore improves his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moore thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Leuka if he has to take too many more of those.
Leuka throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Leuka works the jab nicely.
Leuka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moore blocks a leg kick.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Leuka.
Leuka tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Leuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leuka misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moore throws a front kick aimed at Leuka's knee but Leuka avoids it well.
Moore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leuka is able to avoid easily.
Leuka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Leuka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leuka shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Moore manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Leuka content to stall in guard here.
Moore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moore stops Leuka from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka is staying active underneath Moore, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Leuka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moore's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moore's back!
Leuka throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leuka is trying to stick to Moore's back but Moore is turning into Leuka. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Leuka's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Moore.
Leuka wants to stand and escape but Moore is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leuka wants to sweep but no luck.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leuka is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Leuka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moore gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Leuka dominated that round.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moore moves away from the strike by Leuka.
Leuka lands a body shot.
Lasi Leuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Leuka throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
Leuka loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Leuka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moore.
Leuka tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Moore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leuka rushes Moore and presses him up against the cage.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moore misses with a low kick as Leuka jumps back.
Leuka fails with the takedown
and Moore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leuka tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Leuka scores with a nice right hand.
Moore blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moore.
Moore throws a hook but Leuka blocks it.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Moore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leuka misses with a wild body shot.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Leuka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moore's head.
Leuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leuka's corner calls for a 1-2. Leuka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leuka tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Leuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Leuka misses.
Leuka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A good leg kick by Moore.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore is looking to score with low kicks.
Moore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leuka tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
Leuka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore slips under a jab from Leuka.
Moore lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leuka. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leuka throws out the jab.
Leuka misses with a double jab
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore scores with a jab to the body.
Leuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leuka fails to land with a series of punches.
Leuka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
Leuka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leuka throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leuka.
Leuka tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick lands from Moore.
Moore looks to land a body kick but Leuka moved away.
Leuka misses with the combination.
Leuka misses with the combination.
Leuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a jab to Leuka's midsection.
Moore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moore walks into a left hand.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Leuka misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore wants to pass the guard but Leuka is keeping the position.
Leuka wants to hit a switch here but Moore passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Leuka there!
Moore controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Moore will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Moore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leuka looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leuka.
Moore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Leuka misses.
Moore lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Moore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leuka doesn't seem phased though.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leuka.
Moore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leuka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice takedown defense from Moore. No joy for Leuka on that attempt.
Leuka misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leuka tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leuka tries to clinch up.
Moore punishes Leuka's body with a nice straight punch.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Leuka saw that one coming.
A big right from Leuka misses.
Leuka misses with a double jab
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leuka.
Leuka scores with a jab. Moore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Moore.
Moore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leuka checks it well.
Moore throws a wild body kick that Leuka sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore thuds his right hand into Leuka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moore takes a swing at Leuka's ribcage but misses.
Leuka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leuka throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leuka connects with a looping right hand.
Moore throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leuka moves out of range of the leg kick from Moore.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leuka manages to avoid it.
Leuka misses with a leg kick
and Moore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leuka tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moore defending well as Leuka loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leuka misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Leuka does no damage.
Leuka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore pushes Leuka away with a front kick.
Leuka misses with the combination.
Leuka tries to clinch up.
A combination from Leuka does no damage.
Moore slips under a jab from Leuka.
Moore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moore jabs at Leuka's body.
Leuka throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore cracks Leuka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leuka wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
Leuka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leuka misses with a straight left.
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leuka.
Leuka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Leuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leuka doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Moore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Leuka tries to buck Moore off but Moore is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Leuka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bobby Moore.
I think Moore has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bobby Moore!
Bobby Moore made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Got you, you piece of SHIT.'.
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