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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Truman Underwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Cambi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirk Cambi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Truman Underwood's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Truman Underwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Cambi!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underwood gets tackled into the cage by Cambi. Cambi maintains the clinch.
Cambi is struggling to control the position.
Underwood is trying to pull guard but Cambi has him pressed against the cage.
Cambi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cambi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Underwood to the mat! Underwood manages to get full guard.
Underwood working a defensive guard here.
Underwood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Underwood throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Underwood keeping full guard, as Cambi tries to pass.
Underwood 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood wants to sweep but no luck.
Cambi tries to stand but Underwood is controlling from the bottom.
Underwood keeping moving, preventing Cambi from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Underwood drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Underwood jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cambi being controlled here, momentarily.
Cambi throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Underwood content to stall in guard here.
Underwood has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cambi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cambi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Underwood sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cambi!
Cambi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cambi feints a jab promting Underwood to slip. Cambi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Underwood slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood drives through with a takedown into Cambi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cambi kicks Underwood off and gets to his feet.
Underwood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cambi is fending him off so far but Underwood persists. Nope, Cambi circles away and we're back to standing.
Cambi misses with a series of wild punches.
Cambi misses with a head kick.
Cambi instigates a clinch.
Cambi breaks the clinch.
Underwood could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Underwood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cambi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cambi has managed to clinch.
Cambi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Underwood uses from the top position.
Underwood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cambi wants to stand up but Underwood is controlling him.
Cambi wants to sweep here but Underwood controlling him for the moment.
Underwood controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Cambi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Underwood shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cambi's guard.
Underwood's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cambi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Underwood cracks Cambi with a solid left hand.
Underwood decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cambi clinches.
Underwood is trying to push Cambi away but Cambi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cambi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Underwood up against the cage.
Cambi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cambi throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Truman Underwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Cambi misses.
Good shot there by Cambi.
Underwood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cambi avoids it really well and circles away.
A combination from Cambi does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cambi shoots in and bounces Underwood off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cambi advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underwood controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Cambi trying to control the action but Underwood is working from the bottom.
Underwood is looking to control Cambi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Underwood avoid being mounted?
Underwood is controlling Cambi's trapped leg to prevent Cambi from advancing to side control.
Cambi not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cambi.
Underwood is looking to escape.
Kirk Cambi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cambi is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Cambi wants to control from the top but Underwood keeps moving.
Underwood is striking off his back. Cambi thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Cambi tries to stand but can't do so whilst Underwood controls his leg.
Underwood tries to get to full guard but Cambi has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Underwood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cambi scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Underwood misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cambi trying to control from half guard but Underwood is working away.
Underwood misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Underwood wants to get back to full guard.
Cambi moves into full mount! Underwood won't be happy about that!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Underwood reaches up to try and control the position but Cambi seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Underwood rolls and tries to escape and now Cambi has his back!
Underwood might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Underwood trying to control the hands but Cambi won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Cambi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Underwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cambi.
Cambi forces Underwood back against the cage and clinches.
Cambi has picked Underwood up - he's going for a ride! Cambi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Underwood kicks Cambi off and gets back to his feet.
Cambi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kirk Cambi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Cambi lands but Underwood takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cambi misses with a head kick.
Underwood throws a big counter combination but Cambi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cambi swinging wildly here.
Underwood appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Underwood shoots in for a double leg but Cambi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Underwood.
Cambi is looking to get back to his feet here but Underwood is keeping cool and he's managed to take Cambi's back.
Cambi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambi is really stuck here.
Cambi fending off the submission attempt from Underwood.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Underwood is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Cambi trying to control the hands but Underwood breaks the grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambi is in bad spot here.
Underwood biding his time, controlling Cambi.
Underwood looking for the choke from the back.
Cambi is really stuck here.
Cambi is trying to stand back up.
Underwood controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Underwood.
Underwood is looking for the choke from the back position but Cambi is controlling his hands well.
Underwood controlling well, preventing Cambi from escaping the position.
I would not like to be Cambi right now.
Underwood looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underwood has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Cambi has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Cambi is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Cambi trying to control the position but Underwood manages to sink in the hooks.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Underwood controlling the positon.
Cambi is trying to get back to his feet but Underwood has full control of the position and if anything, Cambi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Underwood keeps control of the position easily here as Cambi tries to buck him off.
Truman Underwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kirk Cambi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Underwood is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Truman Underwood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cambi 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Cambi!
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energy
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hype
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