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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Campana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Campana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Jordan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan digs a good body shot into Campana's ribs.
Jordan tries a head kick but it misses.
Jordan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Campana.
Campana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jordan gets caught flat footed, as Campana shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Campana sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Campana connects with a couple of short punches.
Campana trying to control the position from guard on top but Jordan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campana is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jordan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana preventing the sweep.
Jordan has his hands on Campana's head, controlling the position.
Jordan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campana preventing the sweep.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Jordan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana misses the jab.
Jordan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jordan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jordan checks a low kick from Campana.
Jordan misses with a straight right.
Jordan misses with a hook. Campana ducked under it nicely.
Campana misses with a head kick.
Campana throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Campana looks to land a body kick but Jordan moved away.
Campana misses with a leg kick.
Jordan connects with a body shot that sends Campana's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jordan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Campana throws a lazy uppercut
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jordan checks a low kick from Campana.
Campana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Campana misses with a body kick.
Campana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jordan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campana throws a head kick that misses.
Jordan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jordan connects with an inside leg kick.
Campana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jordan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Campana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campana misses with a hook
and Jordan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Michael Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jordan.
Jordan lands with a slapping head kick.
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.
Jordan connects with a nice looking jab.
Jordan tests Campana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Jordan 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.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
Michael Jordan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Jordan lands.
A low kick from Campana is predictable there
and Jordan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jordan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Campana closes the distance and clinches up with Jordan, looking for a takedown. Campana pushes Jordan against the cage but Jordan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Campana feints and then cracks Jordan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jordan down.
Campana throws a hook but Jordan avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Campana.
Campana misses with a hook
and Jordan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jordan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jordan checks it well.
Dean Campana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan throws a jab when Campana was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Campana misses the target.
Jordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campana manages to avoid it.
Campana throws a right hand that misses
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campana takes one on the button.
Campana throws a leg kick
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campana scores with a push kick.
Campana throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Campana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jordan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Campana is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jordan pinned against the cage. Jordan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Campana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jordan circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Campana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan with a jab.
Jordan stuns Campana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Campana takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campana drops his hands momentarily and Jordan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Campana misses with a body shot.
Jordan misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana looks for the body kick but Jordan saw that one coming.
Jordan throws out a loose jab but Campana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jordan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Campana.
Campana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Campana.
Jordan throws a right hand that Campana ducks under and follows up with a left that Campana also avoids with ease.
Campana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jordan to score with a decent uppercut.
Jordan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Campana misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Campana.
It looks like Michael Jordan has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan thuds his right hand into Campana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Campana throws a jab but it's blocked by Jordan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan throws a sloppy head kick and Campana moves out of range easily.
Campana misses with a hook to the body
and Jordan counters with a nice body shot.
Jordan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Campana will feel that in the morning.
Campana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Campana tries a low kick but Jordan avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan moves away.
Jordan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Jordan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Jordan's cut.
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!
Campana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campana was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordan.
Campana shoots in looking for a takedown but Jordan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Campana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Campana throws a low kick, looking for Jordan's leg but Jordan calmly moves out of range.
Jordan thows a body shot but no joy.
Campana tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan looks to land a combination. Campana sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Campana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Campana misses with a leg kick
and Jordan counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Campana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jordan throws a looping overhand right but Campana ducks down to avoid it.
Campana throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jordan lands with an uppercut that bounces Campana off the cage and back into range.
Jordan throws the left hand but Campana avoids the punch easily.
Campana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Campana looks to land a right hand but Jordan moved out of range.
Jordan scores with the left hand. Campana knows he should have avoided that one.
Jordan lunges at Campana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Campana's hand.
Campana is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jordan.
Jordan lands with a shot to the body.
Jordan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Campana has time to react.
Oh Campana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jordan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Campana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Campana seems to have got his legs back now.
Campana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Campana has his takedown stuffed
and Jordan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Campana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Campanas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campana. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana walks into a jab.
Jordan cracks Campana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jordan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Campana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jordan.
Jordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Campana slips a jab and a cross from Jordan.
Jordan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Campana eats them both and turns towards Jordan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Campana avoids the body shot from Jordan.
Campana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jordan but Jordan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Campana.
Campana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Campana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Campana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Campana throws a looping overhand right but Jordan ducks down to avoid it.
Campana misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Campana moves out of range of the strikes.
Dean Campana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Jordan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jordan checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jordan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jordan!
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energy
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