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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksymilian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blur - Song 2 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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210 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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224 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Campion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Maksymilian Gracie!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campion looking to score a takedown here. Gracie is defending well but Campion drives through and ends up in Gracie's guard.
Campion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Campion cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Gracie has his foot on Campion's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Campion works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Campion postures up.
Gracie managing to control the position.
Campion is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie has his foot on Campion's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Campion works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Campion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Campion is aware though and is defending well.
Campion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Campion from controlling successfully.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Campion tries to pass.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Campion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie pulls Campion in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Campion tries to pass.
Campion throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Campion has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campion slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie is controlling Campion's trapped leg to prevent Campion from advancing to side control.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Campion.
Gracie trying to control here.
Campion is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Campion is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Campion.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Campion's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Campion's back!
Gracie punches the canvas rather than the man.
Gracie working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gracie is hanging on to Campion's back as he tries to escape.
Gracie lands a shot to the head.
Campion tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie landing with strikes.
It looks like Thomas Campion has been cut.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Gracie has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Campion is trapped and Gracie is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Gracie is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Well, with Gracie on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Campion is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Gracie punches Campion on the ear.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campion is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gracie working for a choke but Campion is defending well.
Campion covering up well under a series of strikes from Gracie.
Gracie looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksymilian Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Campion's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Campion rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Campion.
Campion jumps guard.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Campion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Campion has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Campion gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Campion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Campion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Campion connects with a couple of short punches.
Campion postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Campion wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Campion working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Campion forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Campion lands a nice short elbow.
Gracie trying to control here.
Campion is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie trying to control here.
Campion is looking to stall here but Gracie recovers full guard.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Campion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Campion is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Campion is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Campion connects with a couple of short punches.
Campion trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Campion tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Campion defends well.
Campion trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Campion is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Campion is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Campion passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campion is working for a submission of some sort.
Campion lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Campion is working away from the top position though.
Gracie is pressing down on Campion's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Campion preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie is trying to keep Campion in close.
Campion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Campion makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Campion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Campion's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Campion defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Campion circles away quickly and effectively.
Campion appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Gracie tries to work over Campion's front leg with a kick but Campion checks it.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Campion checks it
and Campion counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Campion keeps him under control.
Campion wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Gracie wants to control but Campion is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Campion.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campion is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Campion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Campion trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Campion stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Campion chips away with some ground and pound.
Campion throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Thomas Campion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campion gets to his feet. Gracie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Campion shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Campion is now in half guard.
Campion is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie is looking to control Campion's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Campion stands up from half guard.
Campion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie throws a counter combo.
Maksymilian Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Campion counters with a takedown into side control.
Campion trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Campion is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Campion decides to stand back up.
Campion closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Campion is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campion lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Campion there.
Campion with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Campion prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice 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!
Campion is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Campion keeps him under control.
Campion working Gracie over with strikes.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Campion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Campion is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Campion showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Campion has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Campion!
During a confident post fight interview, Thomas Campion thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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