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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Quân Lê (ranked 413 p4p, 26 weight class) and Ma Moru (ranked 805 p4p, 48 weight class). Moru comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stand Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 cm
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137 lbs
21 - 9 - 1 |
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163 cm
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140 lbs
18 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Quân Lê! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ma Moru! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lê lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lê throws a shot to the body.
Lê jabs Moru to the body, keeping him at a distance. Lê scores with a sloppy right hand. Moru should have avoided that one. Lê lands with an uppercut that bounces Moru off the cage and back into range. Lê misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Quân Lê seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lê gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Moru throws a looping overhand right but Lê ducks down to avoid it. An attempted straight right counter from Lê misses the target. Lê throws a half hearted mid kick. Moru checks a leg kick. Moru throws a lazy uppercut
and Lê counters with a nice uppercut. 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! Lê blocks a jab. A decent looking body kick lands there for Lê. Lê just misses with a punch to the body.
Moru unleashes a big counter combination but Lê bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Lê defending well as Moru loads up on a big left hand. Lê misses with a looping left. Moru fakes the leg kick and cracks Lê in the body. Quân Lê is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lê connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Lê moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Lê jabs Moru to the body, keeping him at a distance. Lê throws a body punch but Moru moves out of range. Lê pushes Moru away with a front kick. Moru gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lê. Lê swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moru. A slapping leg kick lands for Lê.
Moru looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lê is fending him off so far but Moru persists. Nope, Lê circles away and we're back to standing. Lê throws a leg kick that is checked and Moru counters with a nice body shot. Moru is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lê tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Moru counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Moru looks to throw the jab but Lê is out of range. Lê uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Moru throws a body shot but no joy. Moru throws a hook but Lê avoids it easily. A shot to the liver by Lê. Beautiful body shot. Lê lands a jab to Moru's midsection. Moru throws a leg kick but Lê sees it coming and moves out of range. The crowd cheers as Lê lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moru doesn't seem phased though. Lê throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lê lands a front kick. Moru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lê sees it coming and avoids it easily. Lê misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moru.
As Lê backs off Moru throws a huge counter combo but Lê manages to avoid it all. Lê keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Moru on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moru looks to throw the jab but Lê is out of range. A shot to the body from Lê misses and Moru counters with a head kick. A big left from Moru misses. Lê takes a swing at Moru's ribcage but misses. Moru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lê.
Moru thuds a left hand into Lê's body. Lê with a body punch. A glancing blow. Lê throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lê.
Lê clinches up against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Moru. Lê misses with a hook from the clinch. Lê scores with a shoulder strike. Moru'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 four minutes gone in the round. Lê lands with a right to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lê misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moru. Moru lands a nice uppercut. Lê breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Lê goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Lê avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Lê scores with a jab. Moru takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Moru throws an overhand right that lands on Lê's shoulder, as Lê tries to avoid the shot. Lê ducks under a wild hook from Moru. Lê avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quân Lê dominated that round. That's time! Lê's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lê misses with a body shot.
Lê with a body punch. A glancing blow. Moru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lê. Lê on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Lê throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Lê cracks Moru with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Moru misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moru misses with a shot to the body and Lê connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Lê lands with a nice body kick. Moru misses with an uppercut. Lê saw that one coming. Lê throwing a counter right hand but Moru manages to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lê moves into the clinch. Lê lands with a short head shot on the inside. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Moru takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lê. Moru has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lê.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lê is leaning against Moru and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Lê goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lê. Lê pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Lê lands with a straight right. Moru didn't see that one coming. Lê feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moru's calf. Moru throws a big shot that misses. Lê scores with a jab. Moru acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Moru takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lê swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moru takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Lê misses. Lê is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moru can do to turn this around? Moru is looking to score with low kicks. A slapping body kick lands there for Lê. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Moru scores with the left hand. Lê knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lê connects with a nice looking jab.
Lê tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moru was well out of range. Poor timing from Lê. Moru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Moru throws a nice looking combination but Lê bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Lê works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Lê scores with a push kick. Lê catches Moru with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! A shot to the liver by Lê. Beautiful body shot. Moru takes one to the chin there. Moru sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Lê avoids the body shot from Moru.
Lê takes a swing at Moru's ribcage but misses. Moru scores with a jab to the head.
Lê connects with an inside leg kick. Lê scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lê throws a body punch but Moru moves out of range. Lê swings for the body but Moru moves out of range.
Moru staying out of range there. Lê misses with a hook
and Moru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Lê scoring well with a low kick there.
Lê looks to land a left hand but Moru moved out of range nicely. Despite the aggression on Moru's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Moru looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A swing and a miss from Moru. Lê fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Lê misses with a hook to the body
and Moru counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Moru takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Lê pushes Moru up against the cage in a clinch. Moru prevents a body shot from Lê. Lê pushes Moru back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moru wants to get back to striking at distance but Lê won't allow it.
Lê throws a head punch that misses. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Moru is trying to stall.
Moru just leaning against Lê, taking a breather. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lê lands a body punch. Lê tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Moru misses with a body punch.
Moru prevents a body shot from Lê. Lê tries to work over Moru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Moru blocks an uppercut.
Lê pushes Moru back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Lê tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moru's elbow. Lê misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lê tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quân Lê dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Moru moves away from the strike by Lê. Moru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Moru takes a swing at Lê's ribcage but misses. Lê walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moru checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. A big right from Moru misses. Lê misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moru.
Moru on the wrong end of a nice hook. Moru avoids the body shot from Lê.
Moru looks like he wants to counter punch here. A looping hook to the body misses from Moru. Lê does a little dance to reset his feet. Lê looks for the body kick but Moru saw that one coming. Moru looks like he wants to counter punch here. Moru just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lê throws a looping overhand right but Moru ducks down to avoid it. A little jabbing left from Moru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Moru works Lê's body with a nice hook. A good leg kick by Moru. Lê throws a big shot that misses. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moru, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lê moves out of range as Moru strikes. Moru misses with the combination.
Lê lands a really nice looking cross but Moru seems unphased.
Moru needs to keep his hands up - Lê had a free shot at his head there. Lê dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Lê avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Lê scores with a jab. Moru misses with a wild body shot. Lê throwing a counter right hand but Moru manages to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Moru. Lê does a little dance to reset his feet. Lê has managed to clinch.
Lê scores with a hook to the body. Lê throws a punch but it's blocked by Moru.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lê tries to throw a body punch but Moru avoids it by throwing Lê back against the cage. Lê gets through Moru's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Lê tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lê. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lê scores with a shot to the side of Moru's head. Lê escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lê throws a leg kick but Moru sees it coming and checks it nicely. Moru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lê with a body shot. Nice defenses there by Lê. Lê misses with a body kick. Moru drops his hands momentarily and Lê takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Moru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lê. Lê was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Moru misses with a body shot.
Lê throws a lazy uppercut
and Moru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Lê scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lê tries to clinch up but Moru circles away and keeps his distance. A swing and a miss from Lê. Moru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lê throws a lazy right hand but Moru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Moru takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lê is looking to land body kicks. Moru is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Moru's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lê connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moru scrambles back to his feet. Lê buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moru walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lê. Lê sizes up Moru with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Moru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lê.
Jab by Lê. Nice shot by Lê.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moru thows a left - swing and a miss! Moru throws a quick inside leg kick. Ma Moru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lê chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lê scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moru in his tracks. Quân Lê is winning the standup battle so far. Lê misses with the body kick and Moru counters with a takedown into side control. Lê struggling a bit here. Moru looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lê is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lê is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Moru's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Moru is trying to control the action in half guard but Lê is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Quân Lê showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lê, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quân Lê!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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