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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Barris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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144 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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168 cm
20
146 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Barris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Campbell.
Campbell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barris breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barris.
Barris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Campbell throws a chopping leg kick but Barris manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Campbell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Barris is just out of range.
Barris throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Barris shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Campbell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Campbell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Campbell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Campbell controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barris trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campbell is keeping the position for now.
Campbell has control of Barris's left arm, preventing Barris from doing any damage.
Wayne Campbell has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Barris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Campbell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barris lunges at Campbell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Campbell's hand.
Barris throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barris sizes up Campbell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Campbell motions for Barris to come forward. Campbell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell misses the jab.
Barris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Barris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Campbell.
Campbell blocks a head kick by Barris.
John Barris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Barris is just out of range.
Barris misses with a takedown attempt - Campbell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Campbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Campbell.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barris - that will leave a mark!
Barris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campbell.
Barris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Campbell is predictable there
and Barris counters with a series of strikes. Campbell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Campbell tries to work over Barris's front leg with a kick but Barris checks it.
Campbell misses with a series of wild punches.
Wayne Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Barris avoids them all with ease.
Barris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barris swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell.
Barris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Campbell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Campbell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barris.
Barris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Barris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barris wants to land a leg kick but Campbell is out of range.
Barris ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell throws a low kick, looking for Barris's leg but Barris calmly moves out of range.
Barris scores with a head kick. Campbell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Campbell misses with a wild body shot.
Campbell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Campbell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barris.
Barris tries to work over Campbell's front leg with a kick but Campbell checks it.
Nice cross by Campbell.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell looks to land a combination but Barris avoids it well.
Barris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barris darts in trying to clinch
and Campbell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barris misses with a head kick.
Campbell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Campbell misses with a wild body shot.
Campbell lands with an overhand left.
Barris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Campbell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barris somewhat.
Campbell throws the left hand but Barris avoids the punch easily.
Barris misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campbell digs a good hook to Barris's body.
Barris misses with an uppercut.
Barris moves away from the strike by Campbell.
Campbell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barris is out of range and Campbell settles back down.
Barris throws an off balance right hand
and Campbell counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wayne Campbell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
Campbell misses with a hook.
Barris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Campbell but Campbell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Campbell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Campbell looks to land a right hand but Barris moved out of range.
Barris misses the body punch
and Campbell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campbell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barris has time to react.
A big left from Campbell misses.
Campbell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barris misses with a head kick.
Campbell takes a swing at Barris's ribcage but misses.
Campbell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barris is rocked!
Campbell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Barris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barris throws a right and a left that Campbell avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Barris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Campbell throws an overhand right that drops Barris like a sack of potatoes! Campbell dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Campbell!
An out of breath Wayne Campbell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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