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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craven Moorehead (ranked 24171 p4p, 2692 weight class) and Elidio Fana (ranked 290 p4p, 162 weight class). Elidio Fana is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 cm
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craven Moorehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elidio Fana!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Fana.
Moorehead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moorehead swings widly with a right hand
and Fana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moorehead goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fana throws out a counter right but Moorehead avoids it with no problem.
Moorehead throws a shot from downtown. Fana moves away and avoids it.
Fana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moorehead throws out the jab.
Fana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moorehead.
Despite the aggression on Fana's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fana missing with a left hand there. Moorehead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moorehead was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moorehead throws a jab when Fana was well out of range.
Moorehead misses the body punch
and Fana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moorehead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fana swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fana staying out of range there.
Moorehead scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moorehead blocks a jab.
Moorehead misses with a head kick.
Craven Moorehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moorehead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fana throws out a counter right but Moorehead avoids it with no problem.
Fana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moorehead manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead clobbers Fana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Moorehead misses.
Fana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moorehead is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fana throws the left hand but Moorehead avoids the punch easily.
Fana moves forwards but Moorehead connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fana throws a hook but Moorehead avoids it easily.
Fana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moorehead attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Fana misses the target.
Moorehead fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moorehead lands a jab to the head.
Fana lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moorehead.
Moorehead has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moorehead there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moorehead looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moorehead throws an off balance right hand
and Fana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moorehead scores with a jab. Fana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fana looks to land a left hand but Moorehead moved out of range nicely.
Moorehead throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fana avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fana looks to score with a jab to the body but Moorehead is just out of range.
Moorehead swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fana throws out a loose jab but Moorehead uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Fana misses.
A big left from Fana misses.
Moorehead misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Moorehead misses the target.
Moorehead misses with a left hand
and Fana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moorehead misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fana's corner calls for a 1-2. Fana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moorehead scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moorehead misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fana misses with the combination.
Fana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Moorehead misses.
Fana moves away from the strike by Moorehead.
A combination from Moorehead does no damage.
Moorehead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead misses with a looping right.
Moorehead uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fana.
Moorehead uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fana.
Moorehead misses with a straight right.
Moorehead throws a body shot but no joy.
Moorehead is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fana checks the leg kick.
Fana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fana lands a glancing blow to the side of Moorehead's head.
The fighters circling - Fana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moorehead looks to score with a jab to the body but Fana is just out of range.
Fana unleashes a big counter combination but Moorehead bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fana slips a jab from Moorehead.
Moorehead misses with a hook. Fana ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moorehead is defended easily by Fana.
Fana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moorehead throws a jab but it's blocked by Fana.
Moorehead throws a right hand that misses
and Fana counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead throws a body shot but no joy.
Fana lands a head shot.
Moorehead blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moorehead scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moorehead is rocked!
It looks like Craven Moorehead has been cut.
Fana misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Moorehead misses the target.
Oh Moorehead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moorehead lands with an uppercut that bounces Fana off the cage and back into range.
Moorehead darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moorehead misses with a hook. Fana ducked under it nicely.
Fana missing with a left hand there. Moorehead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moorehead seems to have got his legs back now.
Fana misses the jab.
Fana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moorehead.
Fana cracks Moorehead with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Moorehead looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away
can Fana finish him?
Elidio Fana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moorehead throws the kick towards the body but Fana avoids it.
Moorehead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fana moves away.
Moorehead slips a jab from Fana.
Moorehead swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Moorehead misses with an uppercut. Fana saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elidio Fana will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Craven Moorehead's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Moorehead's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fana under the eye.
Moorehead misses with a hook. Fana ducked under it nicely.
Fana avoids the body shot from Moorehead.
Moorehead just misses with a punch to the body.
Fana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moorehead. Fana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moorehead throws out a powerful jab.
Moorehead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moorehead throws an overhand right that lands on Fana's shoulder, as Fana tries to avoid the shot.
Moorehead misses with a right hand
and Fana counters with a one-two to the body.
Fana moves away from the strike by Moorehead.
Fana misses with a body shot.
Fana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moorehead misses with a two punch combination.
Moorehead connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moorehead.
Moorehead throws a shot from downtown. Fana moves away and avoids it.
Fana drops his hands momentarily and Moorehead takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moorehead manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moorehead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moorehead lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moorehead.
Moorehead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fana works the jab nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Fana 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Moorehead.
Some wild striking there from Moorehead.
Fana checks a leg kick.
Moorehead throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fana.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fana! But no joy.
Moorehead misses with a right hand
and Fana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moorehead darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moorehead backs away from a small jab... but Fana lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Moorehead crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Fana with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Elidio Fana!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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