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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Moore (ranked 143 p4p, 140 weight class) and Jensen Chelios (ranked 20 p4p, 19 weight class). Chelios has chosen Shabba as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chelios misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Moore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moore throws a series of strikes that have Chelios backpedaling.
Moore takes one on the button.
It looks like Angelo Moore has been cut.
Moore blocks a low kick nicely.
Chelios misses with a hook.
Moore half committed to a counter leg kick.
Moore tries a low kick but Chelios avoids it.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chelios lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chelios takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chelios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Chelios.
Moore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chelios attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chelios walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chelios fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Moore tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Angelo Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chelios takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Chelios tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Moore as he checks the leg kick.
Moore throws a leg kick which misses Chelios's front leg but catches the back leg as Chelios tries to avoid it.
Chelios misses with a looping right.
Moore misses with a straight left.
Moore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chelios moves away.
Chelios scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chelios stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moore.
Moore moves away from the strike by Chelios.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Chelios misses.
Moore checks a low kick from Chelios.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Chelios is just out of range.
Chelios is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Chelios misses with a wild body shot.
Moore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chelios has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Chelios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chelios flicks out a counter leg kick but Moore steps away.
Moore moves away from the strike by Chelios.
Chelios walks into a left hand.
Chelios misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Moore lands a leg kick that knocks Chelios off balance momentarily.
Chelios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Chelios throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
It looked like Moore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chelios rushes Moore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moore lands with a light punch inside.
Chelios misses with a punch to the body.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Chelios has the dominant position.
Moore misses with the head strike.
Moore misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chelios misses with a punch to the body.
Moore manages to break the clinch.
Chelios fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chelios has time to react.
Chelios connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chelios slips under a jab from Moore.
Moore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chelios steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Moore.
Moore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chelios clinches up with Moore and pushes him back against the cage.
Chelios lands with a short shot to the head.
Chelios swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moore.
Chelios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moore misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chelios takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore connects with a leg kick.
Moore cracks Chelios with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chelios fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chelios.
Moore catches Chelios with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moore throws a jab when Chelios was well out of range.
Chelios is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chelios slips under a jab.
Chelios is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Chelios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chelios is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chelios displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moore throws out the jab.
Chelios was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Moore misses with a left hand
enabling Chelios to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Moore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angelo Moore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Chelios ducks down to avoid it.
Chelios let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moore lands with a cross.
Moore works over Chelios's head and body with a nice combination.
Moore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chelios is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chelios scores with a nice strike.
Moore misses with a right hand
and Chelios counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moore thinking.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chelios misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Moore coming out on top.
Chelios misses with a straight right.
Chelios lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chelios can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Chelios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chelios wants to slow Moore down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Chelios.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore lunges at Chelios with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chelios's hand.
Chelios connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Chelios misses with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Moore.
Moore lands an overhand right.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Chelios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Chelios.
Good exchange - Chelios coming out on top.
Moore connects with a solid leg kick.
Chelios takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chelios tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moore lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chelios has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chelios and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chelios blocks a jab.
Moore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chelios takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chelios scoring well with a low kick there.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
Chelios moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Chelios throws out a counter right but Moore avoids it with no problem.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Chelios counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore dips to his left and cracks Chelios with an uppercut!
Chelios throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
Jab by Moore.
Chelios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chelios misses the shot to the body.
Chelios fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moore blocks a low kick nicely.
Moore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chelios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws the left hand but Chelios avoids the punch easily.
Chelios tries a quick counter leg kick but Moore is wise to it.
Chelios tries to score with a low kick but Moore moves his leg out of the way.
A left lands for Moore.
Chelios lands a big head kick that sends Moore tumbling to the mat! Chelios takes a step backwards and waves Moore back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Angelo Moore's cut is getting worse.
Chelios on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moore scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore throws a head kick but Chelios moves out of range.
Chelios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chelios takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chelios throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Chelios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Angelo Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Chelios has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chelios misses with a punch to the body.
Chelios lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chelios.
Moore lands with a left to the head.
Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chelios throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chelios has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Chelios moved out of range.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Chelios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chelios moves out of range of the strikes.
Moore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Chelios to counter with a crisp jab.
Chelios throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Moore misses.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Chelios.
Chelios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chelios misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Moore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Angelo Moore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chelios moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Chelios ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Chelios takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chelios has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chelios there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
Moore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chelios misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Chelios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Moore throws a leg kick but Chelios moved away.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Chelios slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore jabs Chelios right on the nose. Chelios blinks but takes it well.
Moore misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chelios! But no joy.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chelios.
Chelios scores with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Chelios blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a hook but Chelios avoids it easily.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Chelios ducks down to avoid it.
Chelios misses the shot to the body.
Chelios lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some bone on bone action there as Chelios checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Moore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chelios.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chelios.
Chelios moves out of range of the strikes.
Moore throws a poor cross that misses
and Chelios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chelios shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Chelios counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moore thinking.
Moore wants to slow Chelios down by chopping away at his legs.
Moore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chelios connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 swats away the attempt to clinch by Chelios.
Jensen Chelios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angelo Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore cracks Chelios with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Moore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chelios momentarily.
Chelios misses with a low kick.
Chelios checks a low kick from Moore.
Moore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chelios finds it's way round the side to connect with Moore's head.
Angelo Moore's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Moore misses the jab.
Moore throws a jab when Chelios was well out of range.
Moore drops his hands momentarily and Chelios needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Moore just on the top of the head. Moore drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Moore - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jensen Chelios!
Jensen Chelios decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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