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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edward Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Letchford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letchford is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Steel Panther - 17 Girls in a Row. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Letchford!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Letchford tenderised Campbell's leg. Campbell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Letchford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Letchford looks to land a body kick but Campbell moved away.
Letchford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Campbell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Letchford.
Letchford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Campbell checks a low kick from Letchford.
Campbell jabs Letchford right on the nose. Letchford blinks but takes it well.
Letchford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Campbell blocks a leg kick.
Campbell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Campbell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Letchford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Letchford is looking to chop away at Campbell's legs.
Letchford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Letchford wants it to stay on the feet.
Campbell throws a body punch but Letchford moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell cracks Letchford with an open hand slap.
Letchford misses with a body kick.
Kelvin Letchford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campbell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Letchford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Campbell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Letchford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Letchford throws a low kick, looking for Campbell's leg but Campbell calmly moves out of range.
Campbell motions for Letchford to come forward. Campbell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Letchford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Campbell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Letchford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Letchford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Campbell.
Letchford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Letchford counters with a nice leg kick.
Letchford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Campbell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Campbell misses with a series of wild punches.
Letchford ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Letchford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Letchford leaves Campbell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letchford throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Campbell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Letchford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Campbell throws a body punch but Letchford moves out of range.
Letchford scores with a leg kick.
Letchford throws a head kick that misses.
Campbell checks a leg kick.
Letchford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Letchford, right into the meat.
Letchford blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Letchford lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Campbell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Campbell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Campbell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Letchford.
Letchford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Campbell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Letchford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Letchford is just out of range.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letchford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Campbell!
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Campbell just misses with a punch to the body.
Letchford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Campbell moves out of range as Letchford throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Letchford. Letchford obviously looking to wear him down.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Campbell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Letchford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Letchford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Campbell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Campbell blocks the body kick.
Campbell throws a hook but Letchford blocks it.
Letchford moves out of range of the strikes.
Campbell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Letchford isn't going anywhere.
Letchford sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Letchford is staying active underneath Campbell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Letchford dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Campbell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Letchford throws a push kick but Campbell slaps the foot to one side.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Letchford sprawls well. Letchford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Campbell gets slowly back to his feet.
Campbell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Campbell cracks the inside of Letchford's front leg.
Letchford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Campbell's sensitive parts.
Campbell throws a right and a left that Letchford avoids nicely.
Letchford does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Letchford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
A good leg kick by Letchford.
Letchford cracks the inside of Campbell's front leg.
Campbell avoids a kick to the body.
Letchford throws a low kick, looking for Campbell's leg but Campbell calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A punch combination from Campbell misses.
Letchford ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Letchford throws a front kick that sends Campbell stumbling back into the cage.
Campbell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Letchford defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Letchford plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Letchford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Campbell checks a leg kick.
Letchford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Campbell throws a one two combo.
Letchford looks for the body kick but Campbell saw that one coming.
Campbell checks a leg kick.
Letchford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford throws a head kick but Campbell moves out of range.
Letchford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell checks a leg kick.
Letchford motions for Campbell to come forward. Letchford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Letchford lands a nice looking body kick.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Letchford as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Campbell blocks the leg kick.
Letchford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Letchford throws out a leg kick but Campbell moves out of range and Letchford only half commits.
Letchford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Letchford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Letchford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Campbell.
Campbell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Campbell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Campbell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Letchford defends it nicely.
Letchford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Letchford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Letchford connects with an inside leg kick.
Letchford tries a low kick but Campbell avoids it.
Letchford throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Letchford misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell moves out of range of the leg kick from Letchford.
Letchford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Edward Campbell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Campbell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Letchford tries to land a front kick but Campbell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Letchford throws a wild body kick that Campbell sees coming a mile off.
Campbell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelvin Letchford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Letchford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Letchford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Campbell is looking to wear down Letchford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Letchford throws a leg kick but Campbell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Campbell shoots for a double leg takedown but Letchford sprawls well. He's pushed Campbell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Letchford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body kick from Letchford.
Letchford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Campbell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Letchford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Campbell tries for a takedown but Letchford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Letchford misses with a low kick.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Campbell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Campbell checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Letchford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Campbell moves out of range of the body kick.
Letchford does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Campbell misses the target.
Campbell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Letchford throws a front kick that sends Campbell stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Letchford.
A slapping leg kick lands for Letchford.
Letchford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Campbell lands a glancing blow to the side of Letchford's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Letchford!
Letchford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Campbell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell throws a leg kick that misses.
Letchford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Letchford. That's going to slow Campbell down.
Campbell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Letchford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Campbell somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Letchford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Campbell.
Letchford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Letchford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Campbell is out of range.
Letchford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Campbell.
Campbell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Letchford scores with a push kick.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Campbell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Campbell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letchford tries a head kick but it misses.
Letchford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Campbell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Letchford. Letchford obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Campbell does no damage.
Letchford scores with a push kick.
Letchford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Letchford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Campbell fails to land the takedown.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford connects with an inside leg kick.
Letchford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Letchford.
Campbell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Letchford is looking to slow Campbell down with leg kicks.
Campbell checks the leg kick.
Kelvin Letchford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Letchford tries to land a front kick but Campbell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Letchford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Letchford throws a nice head kick!
Letchford tries to work over Campbell's front leg with a kick but Campbell checks it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Campbell.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Campbell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Letchford - the referee stops the clock and Campbell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Letchford. Campbell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford motions for Campbell to come forward. Letchford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell moves out of range of the body kick.
Letchford lands a leg kick that knocks Campbell off balance momentarily.
Campbell throws a jab when Letchford was well out of range.
Letchford tries to land a leg kick but Campbell saw it coming and moves away.
Letchford cracks the inside of Campbell's front leg.
Campbell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Letchford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Letchford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
Letchford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Campbell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edward Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Letchford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Campbell if he has to take too many more of those.
Letchford misses with a low kick as Campbell jumps back.
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelvin Letchford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Letchford 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Letchford!
A very excited looking Kelvin Letchford rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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