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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 2479 p4p, 23636 weight class) and Jaz Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaz Moore!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a left and a right that stings Lester.
Lester is breathing heavily.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moore misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Lester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Moore lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lester scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Moore misses with a body kick.
Moore shoots in but Lester avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lester is looking to counter punch.
Moore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lester avoids it really well and circles away.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaz Moore.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Lester misses.
Moore only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lester swivels and escapes.
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Lester backs off Moore throws a huge counter combo but Lester manages to avoid it all.
Moore shoots in but Lester avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moore with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Lester counter with a right hand.
Moore goes for a double leg but Lester avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lester continues to drive forward.
Moore misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Lester. No joy for Moore on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore goes for a double leg but Lester avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lester continues to drive forward.
Moore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore darts in looking for a takedown but Lester gets double underhooks and turns Moore into the cage.
Lester jabs at Moore's body.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lester sprawls well. Lester wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.
Lester is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester connects with a body shot.
Moore's coach down at Pure Progress Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Moore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Moore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lester avoids it really well and circles away.
Lester defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moore.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lester throws a big shot that misses.
Moore is looking for the big counter here.
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lester circles away.
Lester misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Moore shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Moore was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Moore tries to score with some ground and pound. Lester controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Moore goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lester has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Moore but great work by Lester.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore is trying to get back to half guard.
Moore seems a little lost for a moment, as Lester dominates the positioning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
Lester working away.
Lester wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
Moore misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moore is trying to control Lester's posture but Lester avoids it.
Moore is looking to reverse the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lester prevents Moore from escaping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Lester jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lester misses the jab.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lester as he jumps to the side.
Lester throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lester is fending him off so far but Moore persists. Nope, Lester circles away and we're back to standing.
Lester seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaz Moore.
Moore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lester throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
As Lester backs off Moore throws a huge counter combo but Lester manages to avoid it all.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lester.
Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
Lester misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Moore is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jaz Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Lester misses its intended target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lester throws an overhand right that lands on Moore's shoulder, as Moore tries to avoid the shot.
Lester misses with a two punch combination.
Moore throws a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lester misses with a straight left.
Moore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lester misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Moore staying out of range there.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester moves out of range as Moore throws a body kick.
Lester checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lester throws out the jab.
Moore shoots for a double leg takedown but Lester sprawls well. He's pushed Moore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big left from Lester misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lester.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lester circles away.
Lester catches Moore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lester defends it well.
A slow jab from Lester misses its intended target.
Moore unleashes a big counter combination but Lester bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Moore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lester avoids it really well and circles away.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaz Moore.
Horrible takedown attempt by Moore or perhaps it was just good defense by Lester, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Lester misses with a two punch combination.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore has a takedown stuffed.
Moore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lester avoids it really well and circles away.
Lester punishes Moore's body with a nice straight punch.
Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore fails with the takedown.
Jaz Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Lester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lester has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!
During a confident post fight interview, Moe Lester thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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