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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carson Andrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Moore is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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179 cm
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155 lbs
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180 cm
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carson Andrew! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Moore! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Andrew tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot. Moore clinches. Andrew tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Andrew wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
Andrew is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks. Andrew is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage. Moore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Andrew takes an elbow to the temple. Andrew struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Andrew's face as he tries to break the clinch. Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andrew is defending well for now. Andrew on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moore connects with a knee to the head.
Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nice elbow from Moore. Moore trying to land knees to the body.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moore trying to land knees to the body.
Moore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moore as Andrew tries to tie him up. Maybe Andrew would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much. Andrew avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
Andrew dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moore scores with an uppercut up the middle. Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andrew avoids it. Moore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andrew has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andrew wants to break free but Moore has control.
Andrew is trying to break free. Moore scores with a shoulder strike. Moore tries a body shot but Andrew blocks it.
Moore scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Moore prevents the takedown attempt.
Come on Moore - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Andrew avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
Andrew tries to throw a body punch but Moore avoids it by throwing Andrew back against the cage. Moore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Andrew takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Moore scores with a nice short uppercut. Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andrew is defending well for now. Moore lands a nice knee to the body. Moore with a knee to the head.
It looks like Carson Andrew has been cut. Andrew has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Moore working Andrew over with knees to the body. Moore is leaning against Andrew and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Moore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andrew.
Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andrew avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moore misses with a body punch.
Moore prevents Andrew from breaking the clinch. Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrew blocks an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Andrew lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Andrew avoids the damage to the body. Andrew blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Andrew blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Moore looking to throw knees to the head but Andrew is blocking nicely.
Moore looking to throw knees to the head but Andrew is blocking nicely.
Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andrew avoids it. Andrew tries to circle away but Moore has him pinned against the cage. Andrew has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Andrew wants to break free but Moore has control.
Moore lands an elbow inside that Andrew shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Andrew on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andrew takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moore creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andrew's defenses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Andrew wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Andrew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Moore throws an elbow that misses.
Moore lands an elbow inside. Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andrew is defending well for now. Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Andrew avoids the damage to the body. Andrew is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Moore to keep the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson Andrew. That's going to take a lot out of him. Moore lands a nice knee to the body. Moore crunches a lovely knee into Andrew's ribcage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Andrew can't break the clinch.
Moore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moore with a knee to the head.
Moore keeps control of Andrew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Moore dominated that round. The cut man is working on Carson Andrew's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Andrew throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Moore moves into the clinch. Andrew blocks a body shot from Moore. Moore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Andrew takes an elbow to the temple. Andrew avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
Moore scores with a nice hook to the head. Moore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Andrew working hard to break the clinch. Moore missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Moore lands a nice knee to the body. Moore lands a knee to the body.
Moore trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Moore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andrew has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Andrew taking a breather. Moore landing knees to the body.
Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Moore lands a shot to the body. Andrew tries to break free but Moore pushes him back against the cage. Moore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moore stalling in the clinch.
Tom Moore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Moore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Moore with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Moore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Moore lands a body shot in the clinch.
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! Moore landing knees to the head.
Moore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Andrew managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Moore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Moore landing knees to the body.
Moore connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moore.
Moore landing knees to the body.
Andrew tries to pull guard but Moore forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Moore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Andrew's face.
Moore lands an elbow just above Andrew 's eye. Knees to the body from Moore.
Moore landing knees to the body.
Andrew tries to pull guard but Moore holds him up against the cage and eventually Andrew drops back down to his feet.
Moore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Andrew takes a knee to the side of the body. Moore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Andrew on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moore with a knee to the head.
Moore lands a nice elbow. Andrew goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moore prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson Andrew. That's going to take a lot out of him. Moore lands a knee to the body.
Andrew takes an elbow to the forehead. Moore with a knee to the head.
Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Andrew lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Moore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Moore scores with a hook to the body. Moore lands a good knee to the midsection. Andrew won't want to take too many of those. Moore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moore working Andrew over with knees to the body. Moore landing knees to the head.
Andrew tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Moore.
Moore lands an elbow inside. Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Moore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Andrew blocks an elbow strike from Moore.
Andrew trying to stall but Moore improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andrew avoids it. Andrew is trying to push Moore away but Moore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Andrew managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andrew is defending well for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Carson Andrew's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Andrew circles away.
Andrew throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Moore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Moore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moore tries to clinch up but Andrew circles away and keeps his distance. Moore slips a jab and a cross from Andrew.
Andrew misses with a shot to the body and Moore counters with an inside leg kick. Moore tries to clinch up but Andrew circles away and keeps his distance. Moore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Andrew throws a combination that misses and Moore counters with a stiff right hand. A swing and a miss from Andrew. Both fighters are breathing heavily. The fight moves into the clinch position. Moore'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. Andrew is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice elbow from Moore. Moore lands a left hand.
Andrew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Moore connects with a knee to the head.
Moore crunches a lovely knee into Andrew's ribcage. Knees to the body from Moore.
Moore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Andrew tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moore smiles and moves away.
Moore wants to clinch up but Andrew keeps it at a distance. Moore tries to clinch but Andrew moves out of range. Moore dodges the punch combination from Andrew.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Andrew misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrew. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet. Moore tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Moore is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrew throws out the jab. Moore moves into range and clinches up with Andrew. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Moore lands a damaging elbow. Andrew wants to stall.
Andrew takes an elbow to the forehead. Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moore lands an elbow that stopped Andrew in his tracks for a moment. Moore lands a body punch in the clinch. Moore prevents Andrew from breaking the clinch. Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Andrew avoids the damage to the body. Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Andrew is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks. Andrew is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage. Tom Moore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Moore scores a nice knee to the body.
Andrew wants to break free but Moore has control.
Moore has Andrew pressed against the cage, preventing Andrew from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Andrew wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
Andrew avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Andrew drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moore crunches a lovely knee into Andrew's ribcage. Andrew is trying to break the clinch but Moore is controlling him. Carson Andrew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Andrew trying to stall but Moore improves his position.
Andrew tries to break free but Moore pushes him back against the cage. Moore prevents Andrew from breaking the clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Moore prevents Andrew from breaking the clinch. Moore landing knees to the body.
Andrew is trying to break the clinch but Moore is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight! Tom Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Moore 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Moore! Tom Moore seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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