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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craven Moorhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baker comes to the cage accompanied by Lamb of God- Walk With Me In Hell . Moorhead has chosen I`m Too Sexy as his entrance music. Craven Moorhead is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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132 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adrian Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craven Moorhead!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker clinches up with Moorhead and pushes him back against the cage.
Baker lands a shoulder strike.
Baker manages to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Baker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moorhead defends it easily.
Moorhead trying to control the position from guard on top but Baker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moorhead drops back looking for a leg! Baker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Baker manages to kick Moorhead off! Moorhead jumps back into Baker's guard.
Moorhead got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moorhead has managed to get both his arms back between Baker's legs - danger averted.
Moorhead wants to control from the top but Baker keeps moving.
Baker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moorhead doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moorhead manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Moorhead drops back, looking for a kneebar! Baker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Baker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Baker!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moorhead has escaped the position, nice work there.
Moorhead is trying to control Baker's posture but Baker avoids it.
Moorhead sneaks back into half guard.
Baker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moorhead has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baker is working away from the top position though.
Moorhead regains full guard. Nicely done.
Moorhead working for a triangle but Baker defends it easily.
Moorhead throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moorhead is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moorhead is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Baker defends well.
Moorhead had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baker defends it easily.
Baker throws a big right hand that misses.
Moorhead had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baker defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moorhead preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moorhead is on top in guard.
Baker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moorhead drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moorhead jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Moorhead pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baker is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Baker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moorhead can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moorhead slips nicely into half guard.
Baker is defending against the submission attempts here by Moorhead.
Baker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moorhead on the ground.
Moorhead slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker is staying active underneath Moorhead, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moorhead is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Baker is trying to get back to full guard.
Baker won't allow Moorhead to pass to mount.
Baker is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moorhead wants to control but Baker is keeping him busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moorhead is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craven Moorhead dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Baker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baker passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Baker there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Moorhead manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Baker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moorhead throws his legs up looking for a submission but Baker uses it to pass to side control.
Moorhead tries to improve position but can't.
Craven Moorhead has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moorhead taking punishment in the form of punches.
Moorhead is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker throws a strike aimed at the side of Moorhead's head but Moorhead avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorhead takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Baker grinds an elbow into Moorhead's temple.
Moorhead is looking to reverse the position.
Baker throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Moorhead struggling a bit here.
Baker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Moorhead is looking to regain half guard here but Baker keeps moving and retains side control.
Moorhead sneaks back into half guard.
Baker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Moorhead looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Baker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moorhead does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Moorhead regains full guard. Nicely done.
Moorhead trying to keep a closed guard but Baker is proving a slippery customer.
Moorhead had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baker defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker throws a big elbow that misses.
Moorhead working for submissions but it's allowed Baker to get to half guard.
Baker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Moorhead looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Baker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Moorhead sees it coming and defends easily.
Moorhead looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baker thows a huge punch but Moorhead dodges it nicely.
Moorhead trying to control here.
Baker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moorhead keeps working.
Moorhead looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorhead looking for submissions off his back.
Moorhead avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baker.
Moorhead looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moorhead blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baker.
Moorhead blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moorhead gets back to full guard.
Moorhead working for a triangle but Baker defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 Adrian Baker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Baker moves to clinch but Moorhead breaks away
so Moorhead counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moorhead trying to control the position from guard on top but Baker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baker is looking for a triangle but Moorhead pushes his legs off easily.
Moorhead stays in close to Baker's body and controls the position.
Moorhead works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Moorhead is working for a submission of some sort.
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!
Moorhead is working for a kimura but Baker is defending it quite comfortably.
Baker looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorhead trying to control the action but Baker is working from the bottom.
Moorhead moves into full mount! Baker won't be happy about that!
Moorhead has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Baker is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Craven Moorhead!
A very excited looking Craven Moorhead rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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