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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craven Moorehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvador Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moorehead comes to the cage accompanied by Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew. The crowd seem to be enjoying Alves's choice of entrance music: Mama said "Knock You Out". The key to victory for Craven Moorehead has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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193 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craven Moorehead!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Alves!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moorehead has managed to clinch.
Alves misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alves.
Moorehead wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moorehead prevents a body shot from Alves.
Alves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves tries to work over Moorehead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Moorehead's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moorehead is pushing Alves up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves lands with a left to the head.
Alves lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Moorehead's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Moorehead tries to stall but Alves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moorehead blocks a body shot from Alves.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves tries a body shot but Moorehead blocks it.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moorehead's elbow.
A short left from Alves.
Moorehead is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands with a short shot to the head.
Alves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moorehead.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moorehead prevents a body shot from Alves.
Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Moorehead.
Alves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moorehead backwards.
Alves keeps control of Moorehead as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moorehead's elbow.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alves.
Alves working aggressively here.
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but Moorehead uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Alves on the inside.
Alves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Alves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moorehead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alves scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by Moorehead.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Moorehead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moorehead blocks an uppercut.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Alves fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moorehead is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
Alves misses with some punches.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Alves dominated that round.
That's time! Moorehead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Moorehead moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Alves misses.
Moorehead dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alves. That did some damage!
Alves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alves throws the left hand but Moorehead avoids the punch easily.
Alves slips a straight right by Moorehead.
Moorehead misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moorehead scores with a jab to the body.
Alves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alves walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Moorehead misses.
Alves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead clinches up against the cage.
Moorehead blocks a body shot from Alves.
A head punch on the inside from Alves fails to land.
Moorehead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Moorehead.
Moorehead blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves misses with the head strike.
Moorehead is stalling here.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moorehead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Alves fails to land.
Salvador Alves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Moorehead controls his hands.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alves misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Moorehead.
A body shot lands from Alves.
Alves has Moorehead pressed against the cage, preventing Moorehead from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alves lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Alves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alves pushes Moorehead back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moorehead tries to break the clinch but Alves is controlling the position.
Alves lands a shoulder strike.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moorehead's elbow.
Moorehead is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Moorehead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Moorehead is just out of range.
Moorehead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves misses with a hook.
Alves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moorehead cracks a nice hook into Alves's ribs.
Moorehead lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Salvador Alves has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alves at a distance.
Moorehead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moorehead just misses with a punch to the body.
Moorehead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moorehead swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves misses the jab.
Moorehead fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moorehead throws a wild body kick that Alves sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Alves misses.
Salvador Alves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moorehead. Alves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Moorehead.
Moorehead is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moorehead has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moorehead's elbow.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
Moorehead tries to stall but Alves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Moorehead blocking some punches.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moorehead is trying to break the clinch but Alves is controlling him.
Alves scores with a shot to the side of Moorehead's head.
A short right from Alves.
Moorehead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moorehead is looking to break free of the clinch but Alves has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moorehead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alves.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craven Moorehead clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Salvador Alves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alves lands a nice shot to the body.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Moorehead pushes him off.
Alves thuds a left hand into Moorehead's body.
Alves is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Moorehead on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throws an off balance right hand
and Moorehead counters with a nice body shot.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Moorehead moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Moorehead circles away.
Alves takes a swing at Moorehead's ribcage but misses.
Salvador Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves swings for the body but Moorehead moves out of range.
Alves throws a body punch but Moorehead moves out of range.
Craven Moorehead is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Moorehead misses the target.
Alves moves out of range as Moorehead strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moorehead to score with a decent uppercut.
Moorehead has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
Alves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moorehead wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Alves fails to land.
Alves lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Alves.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alves misses with the head strike.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alves tries to work over Moorehead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alves.
A head punch on the inside from Alves fails to land.
Moorehead blocks an uppercut.
Alves lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alves tries to throw a body punch but Moorehead avoids it by throwing Alves back against the cage.
Moorehead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Alves dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Salvador Alves's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Alves misses with a hook.
Alves lands a two punch combo.
Moorehead gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moorehead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moorehead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moorehead blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves tries to throw a body punch but Moorehead avoids it by throwing Alves back against the cage.
Moorehead blocking some punches.
Alves is leaning against Moorehead and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Moorehead controls his hands.
Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alves scores with a hook to the body.
Craven Moorehead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Moorehead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moorehead.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Moorehead.
Alves misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moorehead.
Alves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Alves on the inside.
Alves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alves.
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but Moorehead uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moorehead.
Alves misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moorehead working hard to break the clinch.
Moorehead effectively controlling the action here.
Moorehead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Alves.
Alves tries to work over Moorehead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Moorehead.
Moorehead wants to get back to striking at distance but Alves won't allow it.
Moorehead escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves is looking to clinch but Moorehead is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Alves as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alves lands a body shot.
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!
Moorehead lands with a cross.
Moorehead throws a hook to the side of Alves's head but Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvador Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alves has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvador Alves!
Salvador Alves is the new middleweight champion!
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