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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Sampaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cesar Sampaio!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell throws a combination that misses
and Sampaio counters with a thumping low kick.
Campbell misses with a low kick as Sampaio jumps back.
Sampaio throws a leg kick but Campbell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sampaio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Campbell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sampaio lands a head kick. Campbell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Campbell closes the distance and clinches up with Sampaio, looking for a takedown. Campbell pushes Sampaio against the cage but Sampaio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Campbell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Campbell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sampaio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sampaio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campbell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampaio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Campbell moves out of range of the body kick from Sampaio.
Sampaio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Campbell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sampaio scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampaio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sampaio is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Campbell is just riding it out for now. Sampaio eventually gives up the hold.
Sampaio trying to advance position but Campbell counters by regaining guard.
Sampaio slips nicely into half guard.
Sampaio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Campbell keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio seems to be working for a kimura but Campbell defends the submission attempt.
Sampaio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Campbell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sampaio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Campbell is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Team Finland, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Campbell is looking for a sweep. Sampaio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sampaio is looking to advance position but Campbell won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Campbell defends it well.
Sampaio with the ground and pound but Campbell uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Campbell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sampaio looking to pass the guard.
Sampaio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A jab from Campbell misses.
Wayne Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sampaio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Campbell.
Sampaio throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Campbell misses with a straight right.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sampaio.
Campbell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sampaio.
Sampaio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell misses with the combination.
Sampaio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sampaio misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Sampaio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Campbell misses with a low kick as Sampaio jumps back.
Sampaio punishes Campbell's body with a nice straight punch.
Campbell lands a slapping body shot.
Campbell throws a body shot but no joy.
Sampaio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Campbell throws a big shot that misses.
Campbell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Campbell misses with a straight right.
Campbell misses with a body kick.
Sampaio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sampaio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell throws a body kick that misses.
Sampaio throws a wild body kick that Campbell sees coming a mile off.
Campbell avoids the head kick by Sampaio.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
Campbell throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampaio throws a leg kick which misses Campbell's front leg but catches the back leg as Campbell tries to avoid it.
Sampaio lands a jab.
Sampaio lands an overhand right.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Sampaio is just out of range.
Campbell misses with a straight right.
Campbell shoots in and drives through. Sampaio sprawls well.
Sampaio throws a head kick but Campbell moves out of range.
A cross from Sampaio lands.
Cesar Sampaio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sampaio misses with a body kick.
Campbell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Sampaio.
Sampaio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and Sampaio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Campbell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands a really nice looking cross but Sampaio seems unphased.
Campbell misses with a head kick.
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!
Campbell tries to land a leg kick but Sampaio saw it coming and moves away.
Sampaio gets tackled into the cage by Campbell. Campbell maintains the clinch.
Campbell working aggressively here.
Campbell avoids a wild elbow strike from Sampaio.
Sampaio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Campbell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Campbell misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sampaio.
Sampaio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Campbell throws a punch but it's blocked by Sampaio.
Sampaio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sampaio misses with an elbow strike.
Campbell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sampaio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio lands with a short shot to the head.
Sampaio tries to stall but Campbell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Campbell avoids a wild elbow strike from Sampaio.
Sampaio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sampaio working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Campbell as Sampaio tries to tie him up.
Campbell throws a punch but it's blocked by Sampaio.
Sampaio struggles to land a body shot inside as Campbell controls his hands.
Campbell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sampaio's face.
Sampaio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sampaio is working Campbell over against the cage.
A short right from Campbell on the inside.
Sampaio misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Campbell fails to land.
Campbell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Campbell is defending well for now.
Sampaio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sampaio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Campbell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sampaio missing with knees to the body.
Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
Sampaio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sampaio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sampaio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Sampaio.
Sampaio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sampaio trying to land knees to the body.
Sampaio misses with a body punch.
Campbell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Campbell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Sampaio 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sampaio swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell.
Sampaio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Sampaio is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sampaio.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Campbell.
Sampaio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Campbell as he connects with a hook.
Campbell throws a jab when Sampaio was well out of range.
A head kick by Sampaio misses
and Campbell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sampaio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sampaio.
Campbell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sampaio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Campbell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sampaio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sampaio finds it's way round the side to connect with Campbell's head.
Sampaio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Campbell throws a hook but Sampaio avoids it easily.
Campbell looks to throw the jab but Sampaio is out of range.
Campbell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sampaio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Campbell blocks the body kick.
Sampaio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Campbell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Sampaio circles away.
Sampaio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Campbell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Campbell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wayne Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sampaio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sampaio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Campbell under the eye.
Campbell throws a hook to the side of Sampaio's head but Sampaio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Sampaio.
A shot to the liver by Sampaio. Beautiful body shot.
Campbell looks to land a body kick but Sampaio moved away.
Campbell misses with an uppercut.
Sampaio tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Sampaio.
Campbell misses with a straight left.
Sampaio gets tackled into the cage by Campbell. Campbell maintains the clinch.
Campbell lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Sampaio.
A head punch on the inside from Sampaio fails to land.
Sampaio looking to stall.
Campbell connects with a knee to the head.
Campbell presses Sampaio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Campbell as Sampaio tries to tie him up.
Campbell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sampaio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Campbell lands a right hand.
Sampaio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Campbell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sampaio can turn it around.
Sampaio lands a shoulder strike.
Campbell blocks an uppercut.
Cesar Sampaio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Come on Sampaio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short uppercut from Campbell.
Campbell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Campbell is leaning against Sampaio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell trying to control the position but instead, Sampaio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Campbell into the cage.
Sampaio is trying to stall.
Campbell tries a knee to the head but Sampaio blocks it.
Cesar Sampaio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Campbell tries to work over Sampaio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sampaio throws a punch but it's blocked by Campbell.
Sampaio leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campbell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Campbell.
Campbell working aggressively here.
Campbell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sampaio.
Campbell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Campbell blocks an uppercut.
Campbell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sampaio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesar Sampaio!
In defeat, Wayne Campbell stepped up to the mic, saying 'No way...HARSH!'.
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energy
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hype
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