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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arashi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes to the ring accompanied by Welcome To Jamrock. 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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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arashi Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Campbell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Yamada misses.
Campbell dodges the punch combination from Yamada.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Yamada moves out of range easily.
Yamada misses with an uppercut.
Yamada throws the left hand but Campbell avoids the punch easily.
Yamada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Campbell staying out of range there.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Campbell shoots in for a double leg but Yamada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Campbell throws a nice head kick!
Campbell scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Yamada connects with a looping right hand.
Yamada tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Campbell. Campbell obviously looking to wear him down.
Campbell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell prevents Yamada from escaping the position.
Campbell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamada keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yamada is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Campbell tries to score with some ground and pound. Yamada controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Campbell decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yamada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Campbell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Campbell misses with an uppercut. Yamada saw that one coming.
Yamada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Campbell. Campbell obviously looking to wear him down.
Yamada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Campbell can pounce on him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Campbell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell slips a jab from Yamada.
Campbell connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamada looks gassed!
Yamada connects with a looping right hand.
Yamada throws a jab when Campbell was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Campbell.
Yamada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Campbell. Campbell obviously looking to wear him down.
Campbell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamada slaps away a takedown attempt from Campbell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Campbell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Yamada wants to get back to his feet.
Yamada is staying active underneath Campbell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Campbell wants to pass the guard but Yamada is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Campbell stops Yamada from getting back to his feet.
Campbell is trying to work for a kimura but Yamada is defending well.
Yamada pushes Campbell off looking to stand but Campbell dives back in and keeps control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yamada loads up on a big right hand but Campbell slips the punch.
Campbell tries for a takedown but Yamada sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Campbell throws a chopping leg kick but Yamada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Campbell throws a leg kick which misses Yamada's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamada tries to avoid it.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Campbell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Campbell scores with a punch to the head.
Yamada might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Campbell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Yamada lands a nice hook to Campbell's body. Campbell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.
Yamada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yamada misses with a straight right.
Yamada throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamada scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yamada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campbell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Campbell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamada.
Campbell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamada checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yamada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Campbell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yamada is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Campbell shoots in and bounces Yamada off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Campbell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Campbell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yamada's guard.
Campbell escapes and gets back to his feet.
Yamada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yamada looks to land a combination but Campbell avoids it well.
A jab from Yamada misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Campbell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yamada swinging wildly here.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Yamada moves out of range easily.
Campbell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Campbell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a double jab.
Campbell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Campbell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada wants to get back to his feet.
Campbell is looking for a kimura here.
Campbell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yamada doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Campbell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is thwarting Yamada's attempts to control the position.
Campbell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Campbell is looking for a kimura here.
Campbell is looking to take a break and control but Yamada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yamada works his way to full guard. Good work.
Campbell postures up in Yamada's guard and throws a big left but Yamada blocks it.
Campbell pushing down on Yamada's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yamada tries to kick Campbell off but Campbell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Campbell dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Yamada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Campbell.
Campbell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamada swivels and escapes.
Campbell throws a sloppy body shot
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
John Campbell is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell is looking to slow Yamada down with leg kicks.
Campbell is looking to slow Yamada down with leg kicks.
Campbell tests Yamada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamada throws a jab but it's blocked by Campbell.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Campbell.
Campbell works over Yamada's head and body with a nice combination.
Yamada throws an overhand right that lands on Campbell's shoulder, as Campbell tries to avoid the shot.
Campbell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Campbell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yamada.
Yamada looks to throw the jab but Campbell is out of range.
Yamada misses with a looping left.
Campbell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A cross from Campbell lands.
Campbell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Campbell scores with a jab.
Campbell feints and then cracks Yamada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamada down.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yamada but Yamada pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Campbell tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campbell.
Campbell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamada throws a hook to the side of Campbell's head but Campbell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands with an overhand left.
Arashi Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campbell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yamada to the mat! Yamada manages to get full guard.
Campbell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Campbell is working to tighten is grip on Yamada's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Yamada has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Campbell is really squeezing tight and eventually Yamada passes out! Campbell breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Campbell!
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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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