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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craven Morehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tuhoaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morehead comes to the cage accompanied by The Mystery of Chess Boxing. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craven Morehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teppo Tuhoaja!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuhoaja throws a big shot that misses.
Tuhoaja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morehead takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tuhoaja connects with a jab.
Tuhoaja works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tuhoaja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morehead manages to avoid it.
Tuhoaja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tuhoaja scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Tuhoaja misses the target.
Tuhoaja misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morehead. That's going to slow Tuhoaja down.
Tuhoaja digs a good hook to Morehead's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuhoaja wants to land a leg kick but Morehead is out of range.
Morehead tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tuhoaja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tuhoaja shoots in for a takedown but Morehead shows good takedown defense.
Tuhoaja gets tackled into the cage by Morehead. Morehead maintains the clinch.
Morehead dodges an elbow strike from Tuhoaja.
Tuhoaja pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuhoaja will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Morehead wants to stand and escape but instead Tuhoaja has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Morehead has his hands on Tuhoaja's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tuhoaja lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tuhoaja postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morehead is trying to keep Tuhoaja in close.
Morehead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morehead is working hard here to advance position.
Morehead had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tuhoaja defends it easily.
Tuhoaja preventing the sweep.
Morehead wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuhoaja postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morehead is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tuhoaja, into his guard.
Morehead makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morehead sitting in guard here, content to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morehead accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morehead wants to get up but he can't break Tuhoaja's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morehead missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morehead in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morehead is working Tuhoaja over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tuhoaja wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tuhoaja trying to keep a closed guard but Morehead is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morehead trying to control but Tuhoaja is working from the bottom.
Tuhoaja utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morehead wants to stand but Tuhoaja is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tuhoaja managing to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morehead tries a low kick but Tuhoaja avoids it.
Tuhoaja looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tuhoaja is looking to clinch.
Morehead throws a low kick but Tuhoaja moves out of range easily.
Morehead rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tuhoaja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morehead is defended easily by Tuhoaja.
Tuhoaja is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morehead.
Morehead misses with a head kick.
Morehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tuhoaja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tuhoaja lands with a cross.
Tuhoaja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morehead.
Tuhoaja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuhoaja moves out of range of the leg kick from Morehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morehead's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tuhoaja connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morehead scrambles back to his feet.
Morehead misses with a takedown attempt - Tuhoaja sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tuhoaja digs a good body shot into Morehead's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teppo Tuhoaja will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tuhoaja throws the left hand but Morehead avoids the punch easily.
Morehead steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tuhoaja.
Good exchange - Tuhoaja coming out on top.
Morehead lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morehead checks a low kick from Tuhoaja.
Morehead walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tuhoaja cracks Morehead with an open hand slap.
Tuhoaja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morehead throws a combination that misses
and Tuhoaja counters with a nice uppercut.
Morehead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tuhoaja counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tuhoaja thows a body shot but no joy.
Tuhoaja on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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!
Tuhoaja thows a body shot but no joy.
Morehead darts in and clinches Tuhoaja up against the cage.
Morehead blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuhoaja pulls guard successfully.
Morehead decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tuhoaja is breathing heavily.
Morehead moves in looking to clinch but Tuhoaja pushes him off.
Morehead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tuhoaja.
Jab, jab by Morehead - just one landing.
Tuhoaja throws a right hand that Morehead ducks under and follows up with a left that Morehead also avoids with ease.
Morehead throws a leg kick
so Tuhoaja counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morehead has his foot on Tuhoaja's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tuhoaja works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morehead is looking for a triangle but Tuhoaja pushes his legs off easily.
Tuhoaja keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morehead's head.
Tuhoaja is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuhoaja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morehead swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morehead wants to stand but Tuhoaja is controlling the position.
Tuhoaja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morehead is looking to stand up but Tuhoaja isn't so interested in that idea.
Morehead striking off his back but it's not causing Tuhoaja any problems.
Morehead will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morehead looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Morehead keeping full guard, as Tuhoaja tries to pass.
Tuhoaja thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuhoaja is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morehead manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tuhoaja is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morehead connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morehead landing shots from mount.
Morehead looking to finish Tuhoaja with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tuhoaja!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morehead throws some wild stikes that Tuhoaja manages to avoid easily.
Morehead postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tuhoaja looks a forlorn figure.
Tuhoaja taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morehead is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tuhoaja has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tuhoaja!
Tuhoaja scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morehead looking to control.
Morehead looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morehead trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Morehead looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tuhoaja throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tuhoaja is in close to Morehead's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tuhoaja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tuhoaja preventing the sweep.
Tuhoaja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morehead works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 Craven Morehead will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Morehead on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morehead moves away from the strike by Tuhoaja.
Sloppy strikes from Morehead. Those never looked like landing.
Craven Morehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morehead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morehead.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuhoaja. Morehead does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuhoaja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morehead scores with a nice head shot.
Morehead throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tuhoaja counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morehead misses with a double jab
and Tuhoaja counters with a thumping low kick.
Tuhoaja scores with a punch to the head.
Craven Morehead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morehead tries to clinch there but Tuhoaja circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morehead throws a series of punches but Tuhoaja moves out of range.
Tuhoaja lands a leg kick that knocks Morehead off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morehead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tuhoaja counters with a low kick, right behind Morehead 's knee.
Morehead doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuhoaja circles away.
Morehead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuhoaja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morehead looks to land a combination but Tuhoaja avoids it well.
Morehead throws a combination that misses
and Tuhoaja counters with a leg kick.
Tuhoaja moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morehead is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tuhoaja sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tuhoaja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morehead pinned against the cage. Morehead gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch lands to the side of Morehead 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuhoaja scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tuhoaja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tuhoaja lands a nice shot that snaps Morehead's head back.
Tuhoaja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuhoaja rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tuhoaja fails to land with a series of punches.
Morehead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morehead throws a series of punches but Tuhoaja moves out of range.
Morehead misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tuhoaja counters with a left to the body.
Tuhoaja slips a jab and a cross from Morehead.
Morehead lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuhoaja throws a one two combo.
Tuhoaja fails with a takedown attempt.
Morehead misses with a few strikes there.
Tuhoaja tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morehead is able to avoid easily.
Tuhoaja swings for the body but Morehead moves out of range.
Morehead shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tuhoaja defends it nicely.
Tuhoaja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morehead.
Morehead throws a body punch but Tuhoaja moves out of range.
Teppo Tuhoaja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tuhoaja tries to clinch up but Morehead circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuhoaja misses with a looping right.
Morehead throws a head kick but Tuhoaja moves out of range.
Morehead is looking to clinch.
Tuhoaja cracks Morehead with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tuhoaja slips a jab and a cross from Morehead.
Tuhoaja checks the leg kick.
Tuhoaja throws a head kick that misses.
Morehead dodges the punch combination from Tuhoaja.
Tuhoaja throws an overhand right that lands on Morehead's shoulder, as Morehead tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuhoaja on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morehead. Morehead obviously looking to wear him down.
Morehead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Morehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teppo Tuhoaja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tuhoaja 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teppo Tuhoaja!
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