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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darius Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyo Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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151 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darius Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyo Zen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Campbell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zen clinches with his opponent.
Zen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Campbell circles away.
Campbell avoids the head kick by Zen.
Zen shoots in looking for a takedown but Campbell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Campbell, pushing him back against the cage.
Zen manages to break the clinch.
Zen misses with a takedown
and Campbell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Darius Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyo Zen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen jumps guard but Campbell stands there with Zen around his waist. Zen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Campbell could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zen working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Campbell has clasped his hands together around Zen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zen is trying to get back to his feet.
Campbell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Campbell landing a few strikes.
Zen is trying to work for a sweep but Campbell has mounted him!
Campbell wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Campbell lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Zen wants to control but Campbell is keeping busy.
Campbell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zen tries to kick Campbell off but Campbell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Campbell wants to work for an arm triangle but Zen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zen is looking to improve his position.
Campbell 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.
Campbell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Campbell.
Zen trying to control here.
Zen wants to improve his position but Campbell is controlling well.
Campbell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zen works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Campbell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zen's head.
Campbell cracks Zen with a solid left hand.
Campbell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Campbell.
Zen is trying to keep Campbell in close.
Campbell prevents Zen from getting back to his feet.
Zen looks winded!
Campbell chips away with some ground and pound.
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!
Zen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell stands up over Zen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Campbell dominated that round.
That's time! Campbell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Campbell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Campbell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campbell jumps into guard, dragging Zen to the mat.
Zen looking to pass the guard.
Zen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Zen tries to keep at a distance but Campbell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zen jumps guard.
Campbell throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell landing some decent shots from guard.
Campbell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darius Campbell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campbell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zen looking to control but Campbell passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Campbell lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Campbell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Campbell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zen is looking for a sweep. Campbell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Campbell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zen defends it well.
Zen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zen is breathing heavily.
Zen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Campbell.
Zen is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen tries to get to full guard but Campbell has control of the leg.
Campbell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Campbell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zen is trying to maintain the position but Campbell is very close to passing his half guard.
Campbell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Campbell there.
Campbell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Campbell slips a nice elbow through Zen's hands, connecting with Zen's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zen wants to sweep but Campbell has passed to side control!
Campbell cracks Zen with a big elbow.
Campbell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Campbell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zen is trying to control Campbell's posture but Campbell avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zen to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Campbell dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Zen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zen avoids the body shot from Campbell.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Zen circles away.
Zen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zen is looking to clinch.
Zen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campbell closes the distance and clinches.
Zen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zen manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Campbell counters by clinching up.
Zen wants a takedown but no success here.
Campbell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Campbell. No joy for Zen on that attempt.
Darius Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyo Zen.
Zen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Zen.
Zen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Campbell avoids it really well and circles away.
Zen is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Campbell swings for the body but Zen moves out of range.
Campbell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zen fails with the takedown
and Campbell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Campbell.
Campbell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Campbell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Campbell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell slips a jab and a cross from Zen.
Nice sprawl there from Campbell as Zen shoots in.
Campbell slips a jab and a cross from Zen.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Zen circles away.
Zen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Campbell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Campbell.
Campbell gets control of Zen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Campbell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Zen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Campbell throws his legs up looking for a submission but Zen uses it to pass to side control.
Campbell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Campbell gets back to full guard.
Campbell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kyo Zen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darius Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell throws his legs up looking for a submission but Zen uses it to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Campbell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius 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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FIGHT
RATING
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