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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 1589 p4p, 198 weight class) and Stephen Campbell (ranked 773 p4p, 105 weight class). Stephen Campbell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Benjamin Sigfridsson's chin.
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigfridsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Campbell misses with a hook.
Campbell dips to his left and cracks Sigfridsson with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sigfridsson. That's going to slow Campbell down.
Campbell misses with a wild body shot.
Sigfridsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Campbell just manages to avoid it.
Campbell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Sigfridsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Campbell tests Sigfridsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sigfridsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Campbell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sigfridsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Campbell throws the left hand but Sigfridsson avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sigfridsson tries to avoid it but Campbell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sigfridsson to the ground. Sigfridsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sigfridsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Campbell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Campbell has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sigfridsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sigfridsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfridsson misses with a body shot.
Campbell lands with a nice body punch.
Campbell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sigfridsson connects with the punch.
Campbell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sigfridsson tries to avoid it but Campbell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sigfridsson to the ground. Sigfridsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sigfridsson cracks Campbell with a good jab.
Sigfridsson with a jab.
A jab from Sigfridsson misses.
Campbell thuds a left hand into Sigfridsson's body.
Nice jab there from Sigfridsson.
Campbell digs a good hook to Sigfridsson's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Campbell blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigfridsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Campbell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson gets caught napping as Campbell dives in and scores a takedown. Sigfridsson manages to retain guard.
Sigfridsson wants to get back to his feet but Campbell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sigfridsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Campbell is controlling him.
Sigfridsson keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Sigfridsson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campbell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sigfridsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sigfridsson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sigfridsson throws a leg kick
and Sigfridsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Campbell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to slow Sigfridsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Sigfridsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stephen Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Campbell misses the target.
Sigfridsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sigfridsson cracks Campbell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Campbell lands a leg kick that knocks Sigfridsson off balance momentarily.
Sigfridsson moves out of range as Campbell strikes.
Sigfridsson throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sigfridsson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Campbell misses with a shot to the body
and Sigfridsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sigfridsson punishes Campbell's body with a nice straight punch.
Campbell throws a body punch but Sigfridsson moves out of range.
Benjamin Sigfridsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Campbell.
Sigfridsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Campbell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Campbell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Campbell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sigfridsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Campbell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looks like Sigfridsson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sigfridsson thuds his right hand into Campbell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Campbell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sigfridsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sigfridsson.
Campbell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Campbell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sigfridsson.
Campbell misses with a straight right.
Campbell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sigfridsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Sigfridsson scores with a leg kick.
Sigfridsson with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Campbell moves out of range of the leg kick from Sigfridsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Benjamin Sigfridsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sigfridsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sigfridsson scores with the left hand. Campbell knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Sigfridsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It appears Sigfridsson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Campbell lands with a hook. Sigfridsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sigfridsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Campbell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Benjamin Sigfridsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sigfridsson with a jab.
A big right from Sigfridsson misses.
Sigfridsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sigfridsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell.
Sigfridsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campbell.
Campbell connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigfridsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Campbell if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfridsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Campbell. That did some damage!
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Sigfridsson moves out of range easily.
Campbell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Campbell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sigfridsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Campbell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Campbell connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campbell. Sigfridsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sigfridsson looks to land a left hand but Campbell moved out of range nicely.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Sigfridsson moves out of range easily.
Campbell avoids a kick to the body.
Campbell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sigfridsson.
A punch combination from Campbell misses.
Campbell looks to throw the jab but Sigfridsson is out of range.
Donk. Campbell catches Sigfridsson right on the button with a cross.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sigfridsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Campbell misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell misses with a wild combination.
Sigfridsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Campbell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Campbell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sigfridsson.
Good work by Sigfridsson as he checks the leg kick.
Campbell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sigfridsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Sigfridsson.
Decent striking displayed by Sigfridsson there.
Sigfridsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sigfridsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sigfridsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Sigfridsson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sigfridsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sigfridsson looks to throw a body kick
and Campbell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Campbell jabs at Sigfridsson's body.
Good leg kick by Sigfridsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sigfridsson avoids the body shot from Campbell.
Sigfridsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sigfridsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.
A big right from Campbell misses.
Sigfridsson is looking to counter punch.
Sigfridsson tests Campbell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sigfridsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campbell.
Campbell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Campbell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Campbell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Campbell throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Sigfridsson.
As Campbell backs away, Sigfridsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Campbell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Campbell throws a looping overhand right but Sigfridsson ducks down to avoid it.
Campbell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sigfridsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Campbell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut lands for Sigfridsson. That snapped Campbell's head back.
Campbell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sigfridsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Campbell in his tracks.
Campbell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sigfridsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Campbell throws a looping overhand right but Sigfridsson ducks down to avoid it.
Sigfridsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Campbell throws a body shot but no joy.
Campbell jabs Sigfridsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A low kick from Campbell misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Campbell throws a leg kick which misses Sigfridsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Sigfridsson tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Benjamin Sigfridsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Sigfridsson looks to land a body kick but Campbell moved away.
Campbell punishes Sigfridsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Campbell misses with a hook. Sigfridsson ducked under it nicely.
Sigfridsson throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sigfridsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sigfridsson moves away.
Campbell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Campbell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Sigfridsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Sigfridsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Sigfridsson moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell throws a push kick but Sigfridsson slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick lands from Sigfridsson.
Campbell slips under a jab.
Campbell looks to throw the jab but Sigfridsson is out of range.
Sigfridsson looks to land a right hand but Campbell moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfridsson misses with a looping left.
That kick from Sigfridsson tenderised Campbell's leg. Campbell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sigfridsson checks a low kick from Campbell.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sigfridsson. That's going to slow Campbell down.
Campbell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Sigfridsson.
Campbell throws a low kick but Sigfridsson moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Sigfridsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sigfridsson walks into a jab.
Sigfridsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sigfridsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Campbell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sigfridsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Campbell in the body.
Sigfridsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Sigfridsson misses the target.
Stephen Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson cracks the inside of Campbell's front leg.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Sigfridsson's shoulder, as Sigfridsson tries to avoid the shot.
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!
Sigfridsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sigfridsson dodges the punch combination from Campbell.
Sigfridsson misses with an uppercut.
Sigfridsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Campbell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sigfridsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Sigfridsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Sigfridsson avoids them all with ease.
Campbell thuds a left hand into Sigfridsson's body.
Sigfridsson scores with a leg kick.
Sigfridsson misses with a straight left.
Campbell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Campbell catches Sigfridsson right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson throws a leg kick but Campbell checks it.
Sigfridsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
Sigfridsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Campbell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Campbell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Campbell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Campbell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sigfridsson is looking to regain half guard here but Campbell keeps moving and retains side control.
Sigfridsson is working hard here to advance position.
Campbell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Campbell crashes against the mat.
Campbell advances to mount.
Campbell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Benjamin Sigfridsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson tries to lock up and control but Campbell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Sigfridsson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sigfridsson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Campbell! Sigfridsson is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stephen Campbell!
In his post fight interview, Stephen Campbell started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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