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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Selby Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craven Moorehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moorehead has chosen Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew as his entrance music. Selby Campbell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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192 lbs
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187 cm
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169 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Selby Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craven Moorehead!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell misses with a hook. Moorehead ducked under it nicely.
Moorehead stuffs the takedown attempt from Campbell. Campbell gets slowly back to his feet.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Campbell misses the target.
Campbell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Campbell misses with an uppercut
and Moorehead cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Selby Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell pushes Moorehead up against the cage in a clinch.
Campbell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Moorehead is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Selby Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead manages to break the clinch.
Campbell misses with an uppercut
enabling Moorehead to counter with a crisp jab.
Campbell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moorehead dodges the punch combination from Campbell.
Campbell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moorehead gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moorehead wants to break free but Campbell has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campbell misses with a body punch
and Moorehead counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moorehead pivots, looking for a leg kick but Campbell is out of range and Moorehead settles back down.
Campbell shoots in but Moorehead avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moorehead avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Campbell moves forwards but Moorehead connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moorehead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell blocks a jab.
Moorehead throws a shot from downtown. Campbell moves away and avoids it.
Campbell throws a hook but Moorehead blocks it.
Campbell shoots in and gets a takedown into Moorehead's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell landing with the ground and pound.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Moorehead blocks nicely.
Moorehead preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moorehead looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
Moorehead has his hands on Campbell's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moorehead is on top in guard.
Campbell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moorehead doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moorehead manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moorehead distracts Campbell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moorehead wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Moorehead looking to pass the guard.
Campbell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moorehead defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Craven Moorehead will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Campbell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moorehead looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moorehead stuffs the takedown attempt from Campbell. Campbell gets slowly back to his feet.
Campbell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moorehead counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Selby Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell looking to control.
Moorehead with a nice head shot there.
Moorehead sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Campbell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Campbell being controlled here, momentarily.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moorehead postures up in Campbell's guard and throws a big left but Campbell blocks it.
Moorehead throws a strike but Campbell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moorehead looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
Moorehead really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Campbell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moorehead can't keep his opponent in guard - Campbell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Moorehead is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moorehead is looking to control Campbell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moorehead avoid being mounted?
Moorehead wants to get back to full guard.
Moorehead tries to kick Campbell off but Campbell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Campbell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Campbell is trying to control. Moorehead wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Campbell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moorehead has managed to free his arm - good work.
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 wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is working for a kimura but Moorehead is defending it quite comfortably.
Moorehead has his hands clasped together around Campbell's back. He's all about the action.
Moorehead is defending against the submission attempts here by Campbell.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Moorehead. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Campbell prevents Moorehead from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is thwarting Moorehead's attempts to control the position.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but Moorehead defending well.
Campbell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but Moorehead defending well.
Moorehead keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell seems to be looking for submissions.
Campbell thows a huge punch but Moorehead dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craven Moorehead showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Campbell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moorehead.
Campbell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Campbell throws a right and a left that Moorehead avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Moorehead.
Campbell loads up on a big right hand but Moorehead slips the punch.
Moorehead falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moorehead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Campbell misses with an uppercut. Moorehead saw that one coming.
Campbell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead connects with a body shot.
Moorehead connects with the punch.
Campbell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moorehead counters with a nice body shot.
Campbell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moorehead avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Selby Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moorehead swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Campbell.
Selby Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Campbell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Campbell misses with a hook. Moorehead ducked under it nicely.
Campbell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Moorehead stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moorehead uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell tries to bum rush Moorehead with a series of wild strikes but Moorehead uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moorehead tries to clinch up.
Campbell misses with an uppercut
letting Moorehead counter with a right hand.
Campbell fails with the takedown
and Moorehead counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Craven Moorehead is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Campbell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Campbell fails to land the takedown.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moorehead as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Moorehead misses.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Moorehead throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell fails to land with a series of punches.
Moorehead uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell loads up on a big right hand but Moorehead slips the punch.
Campbell throws a jab but it's blocked by Moorehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craven Moorehead comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moorehead has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craven Moorehead!
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energy
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hype
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