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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester comes to the cage accompanied by I Feel Wonderful. von Altenburg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Richard Wagner's Die Walküre. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Altenburg throws out a leg kick but Lester moves out of range and von Altenburg only half commits.
Nice body kick from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg throws a big shot that misses.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but von Altenburg moves away.
Lester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as von Altenburg throws out the jab.
Lester scores with a crisp jab that stopped von Altenburg in his tracks.
von Altenburg loads up on a big right hand but Lester slips the punch.
Lester takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A left lands for Lester.
An inside leg kick from von Altenburg misses.
Lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
von Altenburg misses with a looping right.
von Altenburg tests Lester's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lester throws out a loose jab but von Altenburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lester wants it to stay on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
von Altenburg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from von Altenburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester stuffs the takedown attempt from von Altenburg. von Altenburg gets slowly back to his feet.
Lester takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
von Altenburg throws a leg kick
and Lester counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by von Altenburg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
von Altenburg blocks a head kick by Lester.
Lester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. von Altenburg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
von Altenburg on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lester jabs von Altenburg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
von Altenburg lands the left hand.
von Altenburg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lester feints and then cracks von Altenburg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow von Altenburg down.
Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg takes the fight into the clinch.
von Altenburg tries to land knees in the clinch but Lester avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lester just misses with a elbow thrown towards von Altenburg's brow.
von Altenburg swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester prevents von Altenburg from breaking the clinch.
Lester lands a right hand that snaps the head of von Altenburg backwards.
Lester is stalling here.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with von Altenburg's elbow.
von Altenburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but von Altenburg avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but von Altenburg avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, von Altenburg scores with a nice short uppercut.
von Altenburg is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lester to keep the fight standing.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg.
A shot in the inside from Lester.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg blocks an elbow strike.
Lester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. von Altenburg won't want to take too many of those.
von Altenburg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
von Altenburg misses with a punch on the inside.
Lester manages to break the clinch.
von Altenburg throws a looping overhand right but Lester ducks down to avoid it.
Lester throws a good cross that connects.
von Altenburg just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but von Altenburg manages to avoid it.
von Altenburg looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lester drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lester on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but von Altenburg is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg looks to land a left hand but Lester moved out of range nicely.
Lester misses with a low kick as von Altenburg jumps back.
Lester keeps the fight on the outside.
Lester throws a low kick, looking for von Altenburg's leg but von Altenburg calmly moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester misses with a body shot.
von Altenburg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from von Altenburg.
Lester lands a really nice looking cross but von Altenburg seems unphased.
Lester fails with an attempt to clinch.
von Altenburg throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body kick from von Altenburg.
Lester has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. von Altenburg is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lester wants to stall.
von Altenburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lester throws the kick towards the body but von Altenburg avoids it.
Lester misses the jab.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from von Altenburg.
Lester does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
von Altenburg missing with a left hand there. Lester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but von Altenburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
von Altenburg misses with a lunging right hand
and Lester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
von Altenburg checks a leg kick nicely.
Lester bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of von Altenburg's head.
Lester takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
von Altenburg defending well as Lester loads up on a big left hand.
von Altenburg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lester looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
von Altenburg moves out of range of the body kick.
von Altenburg is looking to land body kicks.
Lester feints and then cracks von Altenburg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow von Altenburg down.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lester with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
von Altenburg takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester misses with a body shot.
Lester connects with an inside leg kick.
Lester moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
von Altenburg keeps the fight on the outside.
von Altenburg lands a slapping body shot.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Altenburg.
von Altenburg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester misses with a wild combination.
Lester loads up on a big right hand but von Altenburg slips the punch.
von Altenburg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lester.
Lester lands a straight punch to the body, keeping von Altenburg at a distance.
von Altenburg throws out a loose jab but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
von Altenburg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg thows a body shot but no joy.
von Altenburg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lester moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
von Altenburg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lester connects with a good right hand that stumbles von Altenburg. von Altenburg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
von Altenburg misses with a hook
and Lester makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
von Altenburg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
von Altenburg fails to land the takedown.
Lester fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt von Altenburg.
Nice defenses there by Lester.
Lester tries to clinch up.
von Altenburg looks to land a body kick but Lester moved away.
Nice body kick from Lester.
von Altenburg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Some wild striking there from Lester.
von Altenburg throws a right and a left that Lester avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester scores with a body shot.
von Altenburg just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from von Altenburg misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lester.
von Altenburg checks a low kick from Lester.
Lester throws a hook but von Altenburg blocks it.
von Altenburg misses with a straight right.
Lester swats away the attempt to clinch by von Altenburg.
Lester moves out of range of the strikes.
von Altenburg lunges at Lester with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lester's hand.
von Altenburg lands a nice looking body shot.
Lester throws out a loose jab but von Altenburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
von Altenburg lands a nice hook to Lester's body. Lester takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
von Altenburg feints and then cracks Lester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lester down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of von Altenburg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
von Altenburg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lester counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg.
Lester throws a jab but it's blocked by von Altenburg.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
von Altenburg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from von Altenburg.
Lester needs to keep his hands up - von Altenburg had a free shot at his head there.
Lester lands a nice looking body shot.
Lester is looking to clinch but von Altenburg is avoiding it.
A big right from von Altenburg misses.
von Altenburg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from von Altenburg misses.
Lester avoids the body shot from von Altenburg.
Lester moves out of range as von Altenburg strikes.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up but von Altenburg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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 Moe Lester will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
von Altenburg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lester throws a chopping leg kick but von Altenburg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lester connects with a looping right hand.
von Altenburg takes one to the side of the head.
Lester loads up on a big right hand but von Altenburg slips the punch.
Lester lands a jab to the head.
Lester throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lester throws a hook but von Altenburg avoids it easily.
von Altenburg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lester tries to work over von Altenburg's front leg with a kick but von Altenburg checks it.
Lester is looking to land body kicks.
Lester digs a good hook to von Altenburg's body.
Lester is looking to clinch.
von Altenburg thows a body shot but no joy.
Lester throws a chopping leg kick but von Altenburg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lester throws a nice inside leg kick.
von Altenburg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from von Altenburg misses
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lester throws a jab but it's blocked by von Altenburg.
Lester lands a nice leg kick that just misses von Altenburg's sensitive parts.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
von Altenburg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lester takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A good leg kick by von Altenburg.
von Altenburg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lester is fending him off so far but von Altenburg persists. Nope, Lester circles away and we're back to standing.
Decent striking displayed by von Altenburg there.
Lester looks to throw the jab but von Altenburg is out of range.
Jab by Lester.
Lester with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling von Altenburg to score with a decent uppercut.
von Altenburg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a left hand
and von Altenburg counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Good exchange - von Altenburg coming out on top.
von Altenburg scores with a jab.
Lester blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - von Altenburg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lester.
Some wild striking there from von Altenburg.
Lester throws a leg kick but von Altenburg sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lester.
Nice takedown defense from Lester. No joy for von Altenburg on that attempt.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg.
Lester scores with a crisp jab that stopped von Altenburg in his tracks.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but von Altenburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
von Altenburg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lester.
Lester connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lester darts in and clinches von Altenburg up against the cage.
von Altenburg blocks a body shot from Lester.
Lester blocks a body shot from von Altenburg.
Lester gets through von Altenburg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lester lands a left hand that snaps the head of von Altenburg backwards.
Lester misses with a body punch.
Lester lands a nice uppercut.
von Altenburg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lester lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
von Altenburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lester pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lester tries to break free but von Altenburg pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
von Altenburg jumps guard and drags Lester to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lester tries to free his leg and advance position but von Altenburg is retaining full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
von Altenburg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lester defends well.
von Altenburg is looking for a triangle but Lester pushes his legs off easily.
von Altenburg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lester passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lester trying to control from von Altenburg's half guard. von Altenburg has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lester working some strikes from top position.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Moe Lester!
Moe Lester decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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