PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes to the ring accompanied by "Joyride (Omen)" by Chevelle. 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.

Campbell
vs
Cooper

183 cm
26
183 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

186 cm
26
179 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Anarchy Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper checks a leg kick.
Campbell thumps Cooper with a low kick.
Campbell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Campbell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Campbell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses.
Campbell scores with a nice head shot.
Campbell with a hook.
Campbell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Cooper sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cooper is looking for the big counter here.
Cooper defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Campbell throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper scoring well with a low kick there.
Campbell feints and then cracks Cooper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooper down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice shot lands for Cooper.
Cooper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Campbell moves forwards but Cooper connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Campbell moves out of range of the body kick from Cooper.
Campbell feinted with a counter takedown.
Cooper cracks the inside of Campbell's front leg.
Cooper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Campbell.
Cooper stuffs the takedown attempt from Campbell. Campbell gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooper! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooper. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper is looking to chop away at Campbell's legs.
Campbell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cooper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cooper wants it to stay on the feet.
Cooper only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cooper.
Campbell just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper thuds a left hand into Campbell's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Campbell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cooper - the referee stops the clock and Campbell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cooper. Campbell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cooper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper connects with a looping right hand.
Campbell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooper. Cooper obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooper throws an off balance right hand
and Campbell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campbell throws out a powerful jab.
Cooper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cooper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Campbell dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
Cooper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Campbell momentarily.
Cooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Campbell misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Campbell. That's going to slow Cooper down.
Cooper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Campbell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper connects with a solid leg kick.
Campbell avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Campbell misses its target.
Cooper scores with a nice head shot.

Campbell dives in and scores a takedown into Cooper's guard.

Cooper has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Campbell off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Campbell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Campbell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cooper jabs Campbell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away.
Campbell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cooper throws a jab when Campbell was well out of range.
Campbell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vincent Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cooper connects with a solid leg kick.
Campbell staying out of range there.
Campbell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but Campbell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Campbell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Campbell dives in and scores a takedown into Cooper's guard.
Cooper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Campbell.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet but Campbell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper is looking to stand up but Campbell isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Cooper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Cooper tries a low kick but Campbell avoids it.
Campbell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cooper momentarily.
Cooper throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Campbell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cooper won't be happy with that.

Cooper bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campbell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Campbell's sensitive parts.
Cooper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Campbell's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Campbell.
Campbell slips under a jab from Cooper.
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
Campbell tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooper misses with a left hand
and Campbell counters with a left to the body.
Cooper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Campbell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Campbell needs to keep his hands up - Cooper had a free shot at his head there.
Cooper checks a low kick from Campbell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Campbell checks a leg kick.
Cooper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooper throws a hook but Campbell avoids it easily.
Cooper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Campbell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cooper.
Campbell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Campbell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good shot there by Cooper.
Campbell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooper throws a predictable looking body shot

and Campbell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper wants to get back to his feet but Campbell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cooper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.

Cooper has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Campbell is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Campbell.
Cooper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooper working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campbell.
Campbell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
Cooper digs a right hand into Campbell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campbell's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Cooper scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper is trying to stall.
Campbell misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooper.
Campbell scores with a shot to the side of Cooper's head.
Cooper cracks Campbell with a nice body shot.
Cooper tries to work over Campbell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cooper as Campbell tries to tie him up.
Campbell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cooper avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Campbell works on Cooper's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooper is working Campbell over against the ropes.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Campbell is keeping busy.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
Cooper gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campbell.
Cooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooper scores with a hook to the body.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Campbell avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the ropes.
Campbell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Campbell looking to slow down the pace here.
Cooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Campbell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Campbell can't get the takedown.
Campbell has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cooper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cooper lands an overhand right.

Campbell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cooper is trying to get back to his feet.
Campbell misses with the ground and pound.
Campbell prevents Cooper from escaping the position.
Cooper taking punishment in the form of punches.
Campbell cracks Cooper with a big elbow.
Cooper is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Campbell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Campbell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cooper keeps working.
Campbell landing strikes.
Campbell landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell misses with the ground and pound.
Cooper regains half guard, as Campbell was trying to land strikes.
Cooper is trying to stand back up but Campbell is controlling him

Campbell wants to work for an arm triangle but Cooper is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Campbell wants to work for an arm triangle but Cooper is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cooper pushes Campbell off looking to stand but Campbell dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cooper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Campbell.
Cooper is looking to escape.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but Cooper defending well.
Cooper is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Campbell wants to take a breather but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper is trying to stand.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cooper throws a front kick aimed at Campbell's knee but Campbell avoids it well.
Campbell tries to move into range but Cooper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Campbell motions for Cooper to come forward. Campbell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooper throws a front kick that sends Campbell stumbling back into the ropes.
Cooper misses with a left hand
and Campbell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Campbell.
Cooper misses with a low kick.
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Campbell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooper throws a right and a left that Campbell avoids nicely.
Cooper scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cooper digs a good hook to Campbell's body.
Campbell ducks right into an uppercut from Cooper.
Cooper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Campbell attempts a counter takedown but Cooper avoids it well and moves away.
Campbell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooper throws out the jab.
Campbell appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Campbell scores with the left hand. Cooper knows he should have avoided that one.
Cooper throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooper misses with a hook. Campbell ducked under it nicely.

Campbell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cooper's guard.
Campbell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cooper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is working Cooper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Cooper blocks nicely.
Cooper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Campbell is controlling him.
Campbell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cooper wants to stand up but Campbell is controlling him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
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 thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donk. Campbell catches Cooper right on the button with a cross.
Campbell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper.
Campbell blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Vincent Cooper just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Campbell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a low kick.
Cooper misses with a hook.
Cooper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Campbell lands a right hook to the body.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Cooper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Campbell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooper lands a front kick.
Cooper staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Cooper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Campbell darts in looking for a takedown but Cooper gets double underhooks and turns Campbell into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooper.
Campbell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooper. Cooper obviously looking to wear him down.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a low kick as Campbell jumps back.
Campbell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Campbell misses with a hook.
Cooper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Campbell misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Campbell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Campbell drives through with a takedown into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cooper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Cooper is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Campbell presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Campbell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper looking to stall.
Vincent Cooper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cooper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Campbell lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooper.
Cooper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Campbell.
Campbell throws a head punch that misses.
Campbell wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooper lands with a right to the head.
Cooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper misses with some punches.
Cooper misses with some punches.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Campbell.
Cooper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Campbell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Campbell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cooper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.
Cooper effectively controlling the action here.
Campbell working aggressively here.
Campbell trying to stall but Cooper improves his position.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Cooper.
Nice body punch from Campbell - that landed with a thud.
Campbell blocks a body shot from Cooper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campbell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
Campbell throws a head punch that misses.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Campbell.
Campbell throws a head punch that misses.
Cooper takes a shot to the head.
Campbell blocks an uppercut.
Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Campbell is looking for a takedown.
A hook to the body from Cooper.
Cooper lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.
Cooper is looking to control Campbell's arms but Campbell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooper has his back to the ropes.
Campbell blocking some punches.
Campbell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cooper is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Cooper dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cooper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Campbell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Campbell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Campbell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Campbell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Campbell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cooper sprawls and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Cooper there.
Cooper looks to land a combination but Campbell avoids it well.
Cooper misses with a hook. Campbell ducked under it nicely.
Cooper throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Campbell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Campbell.
Campbell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooper.
Cooper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Campbell throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooper counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooper misses with a lunging right hand
and Campbell counters with a straight right hand.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
Cooper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper tries to move into range but Campbell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campbell manages to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Campbell.
Cooper looks to land a combination but Campbell avoids it well.
Campbell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cooper circles away.
Campbell needs to keep his hands up - Cooper had a free shot at his head there.
Cooper dips to his left and cracks Campbell with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper is looking to land body kicks.
Campbell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vincent Cooper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell checks a leg kick.
Campbell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vincent Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooper throws the kick towards the body but Campbell avoids it.
Cooper missing with a left hand there. Campbell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Campbell blocks the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Campbell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cooper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cooper throws a front kick aimed at Campbell's knee but Campbell avoids it well.
Campbell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campbell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Campbell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Campbell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cooper scores with a hook.
Cooper feints and then cracks Campbell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Campbell down.
Campbell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cooper counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper slips under a jab.
Cooper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooper scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Cooper.
Cooper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Campbell's sensitive parts.
Nice shot lands for Cooper.
Campbell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Campbell tries to counter with a takedown but Cooper is quick to defend against it.
A clash of legs there as Campbell blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Cooper.
Campbell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cooper defends it nicely.
Campbell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Campbell there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell attempts a counter takedown but Cooper avoids it well and moves away.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cooper but Cooper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell looks to throw the jab but Cooper is out of range.
Campbell defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Campbell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cooper missing with a left hand there. Campbell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooper misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell misses with a takedown
and Cooper counters with a stiff right hand.
Campbell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cooper defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Cooper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Cooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cooper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Cooper!
Vincent Cooper is the new welterweight champion!
Vincent Cooper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.