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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Decampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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224 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Decampo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Smith!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Decampo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Decampo counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Decampo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Decampo manages to avoid it.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Decampo counters with a nice body shot.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Decampo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decampo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Decampo throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Decampo misses.
Decampo tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith jabs at Decampo's body.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Decampo counter with a right hand.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Decampo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Decampo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Decampo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Decampo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Decampo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Decampo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Decampo drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Decampo off! Decampo jumps back into Smith's guard.
Smith controlling Decampo's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decampo trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decampo passes into half guard.
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!
Smith moves into full guard.
Decampo looking to pass the guard.
Smith is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Decampo throwing strikes but missing.
Smith keeping full guard, as Decampo tries to pass.
Decampo throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decampo stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Decampo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Decampo is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Decampo throws a big right hand that misses.
Decampo is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Decampo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Decampo 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.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith keeping full guard, as Decampo tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Decampo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith seems keen to control Decampo's posture.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Decampo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Decampo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Decampo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Decampo is stalling in the full guard.
Decampo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Decampo stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decampo passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Decampo sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Decampo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Decampo. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decampo scores with a three punch combo!
Decampo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Decampo counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Decampo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decampo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Decampo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Decampo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Decampo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Decampo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Decampo looking to pass the guard.
Decampo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Decampo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Decampo stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Decampo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Decampo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Decampo wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decampo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Decampo wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Decampo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Decampo working the head and body with strikes.
Decampo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smith some visible discomfort.
Decampo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smith to see if he's OK.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Decampo is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Decampo to get the leverage.
Smith wants to improve his position but Decampo is controlling well.
Smith has hold of Decampo's hands but Decampo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Decampo seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
Decampo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decampo moves nicely into side control.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Decampo lands an elbow.
Raul Decampo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Decampo.
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Decampo.
Decampo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Decampo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Decampo trying to control but Smith postures up.
Decampo is looking to improve his position.
Decampo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decampo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith wants to stand but Decampo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Decampo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Smith has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Decampo is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith is looking to stand but Smith has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Decampo tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Decampo is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Decampo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith takes a swing at Decampo's ribcage but misses.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Decampo counters with a nice uppercut.
Decampo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith misses with a hook
and Decampo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith takes one on the button.
Michael Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Decampo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith throws a series of punches but Decampo avoids them all with ease.
Decampo misses with a few strikes there.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decampo with a nice cross.
Michael Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Decampo counters with a straight right hand.
Decampo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Decampo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decampo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Decampo counters with a stiff right hand.
Decampo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Decampo counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Decampo counters with a right hand to the body.
Michael Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decampo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Decampo.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Decampo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Decampo counters with a stiff right hand.
Decampo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Decampo.
No joy there for Decampo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decampo throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Decampo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Decampo counter with a right hand.
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!
Smith misses with a combination
and Decampo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith misses with a hook
letting Decampo counter with a right hand.
Decampo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Decampo counters with a straight right hand.
Decampo cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Smith is rocked!
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Decampo counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Decampo finish him?
Decampo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Decampo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decampo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Decampo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Decampo throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Decampo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decampo swinging wildly here.
Raul Decampo is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Decampo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smith!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Decampo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decampo prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Decampo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Decampo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Raul Decampo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Decampo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Decampo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Decampo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Decampo!
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