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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac Moore (ranked 1762 p4p, 206 weight class) and Pedro Chang (ranked 2222 p4p, 251 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Chang!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore connects with a body shot.
Chang lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Chang is predictable there
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Pedro Chang has been cut.
Moore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chang. Chang obviously looking to wear him down.
Chang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moore.
Moore misses with a shot to the body
and Chang counters with a series of strikes. Moore will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang instigates a clinch.
Chang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chang lands a left hand.
Moore blocks an elbow strike from Chang.
Chang controlling the action here for a moment.
Chang'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang scores with a shoulder strike.
Chang throws an elbow that misses.
Chang blocks the elbow strike.
Chang tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Moore misses with an elbow strike.
Chang blocks an uppercut.
Chang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chang misses with the head strike.
Chang lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
It looks like Mac Moore has been cut.
Chang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moore avoids the elbow strike from Chang, against the cage.
Chang lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore leaning against his opponent.
Chang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moore is keeping busy.
Moore working aggressively here.
Chang misses with an elbow strike.
Moore has Chang pushed against the cage.
Chang throws an elbow but it misses.
Chang scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore lands a shoulder strike.
Chang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chang.
Chang lands a right hand.
Chang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chang.
Still in the clinch, Moore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moore blocks an elbow strike from Chang.
Moore content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Moore.
Chang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chang swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chang lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Chang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moore lands a shot to the body.
Moore scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore gets through Chang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Chang counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chang misses with a leg kick.
Moore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moore misses with an uppercut
and Chang counters with a left to the body.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chang.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chang.
Chang unleashes a big counter combination but Moore bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Chang dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chang. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moore rather than just go for the knockout.
Chang clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Moore blocks a body shot from Chang.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Chang misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore lands an elbow inside that Chang shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Moore.
Chang lands a nice knee to the body.
Moore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang misses with an elbow strike.
Chang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chang tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
The referee calls for Moore to work.
Chang blocks an uppercut.
Moore being controlled against the cage.
Moore lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chang.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Chang avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chang is looking to control Moore's arms but Moore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chang has his back to the cage.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chang throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws an elbow that misses.
Chang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moore as Chang tries to tie him up.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moore just leaning against Chang, taking a breather.
Moore trying to control the position but instead, Chang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moore into the cage.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Chang.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Chang.
Chang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chang trying to land knees to the body.
Moore scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pedro Chang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chang looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Chang leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chang.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chang just leaning against Moore, taking a breather.
Chang is struggling to control the position.
Moore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Moore.
Moore blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang pushes off an throws an elbow but Moore leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Moore.
Chang lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore manages to break the clinch.
Moore throws out a leg kick but Chang moves out of range and Moore only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Chang.
It seemed like Chang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Chang shapes to counter with a head kick.
Chang slips under a jab.
And Chang responds with a good body kick, but Moore manages to step out the way in time.
Chang misses with a wild body shot.
Chang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Chang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Moore.
Nice jab there from Moore.
Moore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore feints a jab promting Chang to slip. Moore then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Moore throws a chopping leg kick but Chang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moore tests Chang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Pedro Chang's cut even more.
Chang throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moore lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore connects with a looping right hand.
Moore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore lands a nice looking body shot.
Moore digs a good hook to Chang's body.
Mac Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Chang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moore lands with an uppercut that bounces Chang off the cage and back into range.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
As Moore backs off Chang throws a huge counter combo but Moore manages to avoid it all.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chang moves away.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Chang moved out of range.
Mac Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chang lands the left hand.
Chang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
Chang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore digs a good hook to Chang's body.
Moore scores with a jab.
The cut above Pedro Chang's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Moore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore lands a nice hook to Chang's body. Chang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
A quick step to the side and Moore tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chang throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chang darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moore stalling in the clinch.
Chang looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to work over Chang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore cracks Chang with a nice body shot.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chang misses with a body punch.
Chang pushes Moore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chang misses with an elbow strike.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moore tries to work over Chang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chang scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang connects with a knee to the head.
Chang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chang lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Moore takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mac Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chang.
Moore stalling in the clinch but Chang improves position.
Chang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chang - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chang 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Chang!
The defeated Mac Moore had this to say: 'Defeat tastes like shit.'.
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FIGHT
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