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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Moore (ranked 1916 p4p, 2951 weight class) and Klaus Manfred (ranked 280 p4p, 385 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peyton Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Manfred!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manfred.
A lazy body kick from Moore
and Manfred counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moore trying to keep a closed guard but Manfred is proving a slippery customer.
Moore is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Manfred lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Manfred with a nice head shot there.
Moore can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Manfred controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manfred working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moore's head.
Manfred with a nice head shot there.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Manfred from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred stands up over Moore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Moore is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
Moore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manfred throwing strikes from guard but Moore blocks nicely.
Manfred pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moore is keeping the position for now.
Manfred looking to sit in guard and control but Moore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Manfred wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfred is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Manfred is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manfred looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Manfred is keeping the position.
Moore wanted to stand there but Manfred had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moore is one step ahead there.
Manfred had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moore defends it easily.
Manfred lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manfred postures up in Moore's guard and throws a big left but Moore blocks it.
Manfred is fighting to break Moore's control of his arms but Moore is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfred makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Manfred wants to pass the guard but Moore is keeping the position.
Moore is trying to keep Manfred in close.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moore controlling the position.
Manfred lands a couple of digs.
Moore on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moore tries to get out of the position.
Moore has his hands on Manfred's head, controlling the position.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Manfred from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Moore digs a good body shot into Manfred's ribs.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moore connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Moore misses.
Manfred misses with a takedown attempt - Moore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moore lands a jab to the head.
Manfred throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and moves out of range.
Moore slips a straight right by Manfred.
Moore tries to counter by clinching up but Manfred breaks away and moves out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manfred throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.
Manfred walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manfred drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Moore defends it well.
Manfred displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moore throws out the jab.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Manfred sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Manfred swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manfred blocks a jab.
Moore lands a really nice looking cross but Manfred seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manfred takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moore tries to land a body kick
and Manfred decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moore's guard.
Moore manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manfred manages to get himself to full guard.
Manfred keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Manfred is keeping the position.
Moore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Manfred managing to control the position.
Manfred looking for a sweep. Not yet Manfred, not yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Manfred is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manfred looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moore is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Manfred looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manfred misses with a left hand
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manfred staying out of range there.
Manfred shoots in and bounces Moore off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Manfred wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moore wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moore is looking to stand up but Manfred isn't so interested in that idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Peyton Moore will probably get the nod.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot.
Moore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manfred fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moore misses with a hook.
Manfred swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Manfred. Those never looked like landing.
Manfred misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfred fails with the takedown.
Manfred connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Manfred does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moore as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Moore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Manfred has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Peyton Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Manfred.
Nice jab there from Moore.
Moore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manfred.
Manfred throws a body shot but no joy.
Manfred swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manfred counters with a single leg into guard. Moore didn't expect that.
Manfred is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Manfred keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moore's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfred being controlled here momentarily.
Manfred postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manfred scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manfred makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Moore has his hands on Manfred's head, controlling the position.
Manfred has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manfred trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Manfred throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klaus Manfred has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manfred working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moore's head.
Moore wants to control the position but Manfred says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Moore is trying to maintain the position but Manfred is very close to passing his half guard.
Manfred is looking to advance position but Moore won't allow it.
Manfred is nestled in close to Moore, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Moore desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Manfred throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfred prevents Moore from improving his position.
Manfred is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Moore is trying to get back to full guard.
Moore desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manfred throws a leg kick but Moore checks it.
Manfred swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manfred lands a head shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manfred with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manfred looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manfred shoots in and drives through. Moore sprawls well.
Moore is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Manfred misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peyton Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manfred throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Peyton Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Manfred misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Manfred takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manfred tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Manfred.
Manfred shoots in for a double leg but Moore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Moore scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Manfred finds it's way through Moore's defenses.
Manfred keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Manfred misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Manfred misses.
Moore cracks a nice hook into Manfred's ribs.
Moore throws a lazy body kick
and Manfred counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Moore wants to control but Manfred is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moore is trying to get back to full guard.
Manfred not doing much here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manfred scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Manfred takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Moore wants to improve his position but Manfred is controlling well.
Manfred thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moore's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manfred seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moore wants to control but Manfred is keeping busy.
Manfred seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moore is refusing to be controlled, as Manfred sits in half guard.
Manfred uses his free foot to push down on Moore's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Moore.
Moore really wants to buck Manfred off and get back to his feet.
Manfred working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Manfred wants to control the pace but Moore is squirming around nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moore is working to get back to half guard.
Manfred lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Moore is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Manfred working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Klaus Manfred will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Manfred. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manfred circles away quickly and effectively.
Manfred lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Manfred slips the punch.
Moore lands with a shot to the body.
Moore punishes Manfred's body with a nice straight punch.
Manfred throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore misses with a hook. Manfred ducked under it nicely.
Manfred checks a low kick from Moore.
Moore backing away here, and Manfred unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Manfred looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moore is fending him off so far but Manfred persists. Nope, Moore circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Manfred.
Moore throws a hook but Manfred blocks it.
Manfred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Manfred throws an overhand right that lands on Moore's shoulder, as Moore tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Moore tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manfred looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Moore swings for the body but Manfred moves out of range.
Manfred with the counter takedown but Moore avoids it easily.
Manfred just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Moore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Manfred.
Manfred scores with a nice strike.
Manfred doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manfred looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Manfred's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Manfred is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Manfred had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moore defends it easily.
Manfred is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moore is aware though and is defending well.
Moore is looking to stand up but Manfred won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred is trying to keep Moore in close.
Moore trying to control but Manfred is working from the bottom.
Manfred is working an open guard so Moore takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Moore tries a head kick but it misses.
Moore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manfred throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Manfred. Those never looked like landing.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manfred.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfred throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Moore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Manfred.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Manfred moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Manfred finds it's target.
Manfred uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Manfred has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Moore finds it's way round the side to connect with Manfred's head.
Manfred swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moore sprawls well. Moore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manfred gets slowly back to his feet.
Peyton Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Manfred.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manfred moves away.
Manfred uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Manfred doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manfred loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Moore slips under a jab from Manfred.
Moore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Moore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice uppercut there from Moore.
Moore misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice side step and Manfred releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Manfred throws a big shot that misses.
Moore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manfred shoots in and gets a takedown into Moore's guard.
Moore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manfred passes into half guard.
Moore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manfred on the ground.
Manfred wants to advance to full mount but Moore doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manfred scoring with punches to the head and body.
Manfred is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Manfred throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Manfred throwing strikes but missing.
Moore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Manfred throwing strikes but missing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manfred throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Manfred from controlling successfully.
Manfred working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moore's head.
Manfred makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Manfred postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moore working a defensive guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Moore pulls Manfred in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Moore throws a solid leg kick but Manfred takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moore.
That's eight 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.
Manfred fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown but Moore shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manfred has a takedown stuffed.
Manfred takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moore looks to land a body kick but Manfred moved away.
Moore fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manfred is out of range.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manfred.
Manfred throws a leg kick
and Moore counters with a one-two to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manfred is defended easily by Moore.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manfred misses the shot to the body.
Manfred checks a low kick from Moore.
Moore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Manfred misses with a body shot.
Moore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Manfred fails to land the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manfred tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Manfred.
Moore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manfred looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peyton Moore.
I think Moore has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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RATING
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