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Event:
LKO16 RollingStone
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
MacGruffyd has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Campbell's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell throws a leg kick but MacGruffyd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Campbell. #CL2#
MacGruffyd closes the distance and clinches.
MacGruffyd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
MacGruffyd tries a body shot but Campbell blocks it.
Campbell wants to get back to striking at distance but MacGruffyd won't allow it.
A short left from MacGruffyd. #BC2#
MacGruffyd manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Campbell misses with a low kick.
MacGruffyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campbell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Campbell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces MacGruffyd back to the cage. Campbell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell throws a predictable looking body shot
and MacGruffyd counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cameron MacGruffyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell jabs MacGruffyd right on the nose. MacGruffyd blinks but takes it well.
Campbell throws a series of punches but MacGruffyd moves out of range.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campbell lands a body shot.
Campbell scores with the left hand. MacGruffyd knows he should have avoided that one.
Campbell scores with a nice right hand.
#T1#
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
MacGruffyd moves into the clinch successfully.
Campbell can't break the clinch.
#BC2#
MacGruffyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campbell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacGruffyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from MacGruffyd.
It looked like Campbell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Campbell connects with a good right hand that stumbles MacGruffyd. MacGruffyd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CL2#
MacGruffyd has managed to clinch.
Campbell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MacGruffyd works on Campbell's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
Campbell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between MacGruffyd's hands.
MacGruffyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from MacGruffyd.
Campbell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
MacGruffyd has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Campbell tries to keep at a distance but MacGruffyd has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
MacGruffyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Campbell lands a jab-cross combination. #CL2#
MacGruffyd moves into the clinch.
MacGruffyd is working Campbell over against the cage.
MacGruffyd gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacGruffyd throws a right hand that Campbell ducks under and follows up with a left that Campbell also avoids with ease.#CL2#
MacGruffyd closes the distance and pushes Campbell back into the cage.
Campbell wants to break free but MacGruffyd has control.
MacGruffyd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacGruffyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
MacGruffyd moves into the clinch.#BC2#
MacGruffyd manages to break the clinch.
MacGruffyd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Campbell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits MacGruffyds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
MacGruffyd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Campbell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T3#
Campbell works over MacGruffyd's head and body with a nice combination.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Campbell misses with a double jab.
Campbell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Campbell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Campbell throws a series of punches but MacGruffyd moves out of range.
Campbell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
MacGruffyd closes the distance and pushes Campbell back into the cage.
MacGruffyd prevents Campbell from breaking the clinch.
MacGruffyd throws a punch but it's blocked by Campbell.
MacGruffyd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from MacGruffyd - that landed with a thud.
Campbell lands a right hand. #T4#
Campbell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campbell.
Campbell is trying to force a seperation but MacGruffyd has the dominant position.#BC2#
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacGruffyd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Campbell misses with a body kick.
MacGruffyd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Campbell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campbell swinging wildly here.
Campbell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Campbell throws a leg kick but MacGruffyd sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Campbell misses with a series of wild punches.
MacGruffyd is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Campbell.
#CL2#
MacGruffyd takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soupy Campbell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Campbell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Campbell throws a nice looking combination but MacGruffyd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MacGruffyd checks a leg kick nicely.#CL2#
MacGruffyd closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
MacGruffyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
MacGruffyd instigates a clinch.
Campbell tries to circle away but MacGruffyd has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
MacGruffyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
MacGruffyd gets a clinch.
Campbell is trying to push MacGruffyd away but MacGruffyd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Campbell manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Soupy Campbell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campbell lands with a shot to the body.
Campbell lands with a straight right. MacGruffyd didn't see that one coming.
Campbell jabs at MacGruffyd's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacGruffyd manages to avoid it.
Campbell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacGruffyd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1##CL2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
MacGruffyd clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
MacGruffyd breaks from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from MacGruffyd in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#CL2#
MacGruffyd instigates a clinch. #BC2#
MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell wants to slow MacGruffyd down by chopping away at his legs.
Campbell throws a series of punches but MacGruffyd avoids them all with ease.
Campbell lands with a right hand.
Campbell misses with a few strikes there.
Campbell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL2#
MacGruffyd rushes Campbell and presses him up against the cage.
MacGruffyd misses with some punches.
#BC2#
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
MacGruffyd takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacGruffyd keeps control of Campbell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
MacGruffyd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces MacGruffyd back to the cage. Campbell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Campbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacGruffyd wants to clinch but Campbell slips to the side
and Campbell counters with a left and a right that stings MacGruffyd.
MacGruffyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by MacGruffyd.
MacGruffyd is looking to clinch.
Campbell misses with a few strikes there.
#CL2#
MacGruffyd darts in and clinches Campbell up against the cage.#BC2#
MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
MacGruffyd gets a clinch.
Campbell tries to break the clinch but MacGruffyd is controlling the position. #BC2#
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacGruffyd checks a low kick from Campbell.#T3#
MacGruffyd checks a leg kick.
MacGruffyd tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Campbell counters with a series of strikes. MacGruffyd will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Campbell. Those never looked like landing.
MacGruffyd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Campbell throws a body shot but no joy.
Campbell scores with a jab. MacGruffyd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
MacGruffyd takes a swing at Campbell's ribcage but misses.
Campbell connects with a looping right hand.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soupy Campbell is winning the standup battle so far.
MacGruffyd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Campbell tries to bum rush MacGruffyd with a series of wild strikes but MacGruffyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell lands with a nice body punch.
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!#CL2#
MacGruffyd moves into the clinch.#BC2#
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
Campbell fails to land with a series of punches.
MacGruffyd digs a good hook to Campbell's body.
MacGruffyd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T4#
MacGruffyd tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Campbell is looking for a counter combo.
Campbell throws a series of punches but MacGruffyd avoids them all with ease.
Campbell misses with a two punch combination.
MacGruffyd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Campbell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Campbell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as MacGruffyd backs up against the cage.
#CL2#
MacGruffyd gets a clinch. #BC2#
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacGruffyd can do to turn this around?
Campbell tries to bum rush MacGruffyd with a series of wild strikes but MacGruffyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacGruffyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
#CL2#
MacGruffyd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacGruffyd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MacGruffyd gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by MacGruffyd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soupy Campbell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Campbell is looking to chop away at MacGruffyd's legs. #CL2#
MacGruffyd darts in and clinches Campbell up against the cage.#BC2#
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Campbell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL2#
MacGruffyd instigates a clinch.
MacGruffyd has Campbell pressed against the cage, preventing Campbell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
MacGruffyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
MacGruffyd moves into range and clinches up with Campbell.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but MacGruffyd has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
Campbell tried to score with a low kick but MacGruffyd checks it.
MacGruffyd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Campbell rather than just go for the knockout.
MacGruffyd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell feints and then cracks MacGruffyd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow MacGruffyd down.
Campbell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Campbell lands a glancing blow to the side of MacGruffyd's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
MacGruffyd rushes Campbell and presses him up against the cage.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1##BC2#
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
Campbell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of MacGruffyd's head.
Campbell tries to bum rush MacGruffyd with a series of wild strikes but MacGruffyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
MacGruffyd closes the distance and pushes Campbell back into the cage.
MacGruffyd is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but MacGruffyd has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from MacGruffyd on the inside.
MacGruffyd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campbell's efforts to push away.
MacGruffyd lands a hook that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Campbell wants to break free but MacGruffyd has control.
#BC2#
MacGruffyd manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
MacGruffyd clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Campbell. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacGruffyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacGruffyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from MacGruffyd.
MacGruffyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacGruffyd doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL2#
MacGruffyd has Campbell up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
MacGruffyd has taken the fight to the clinch.
MacGruffyd has a couple of punches blocked by Campbell.
Campbell tries to circle away but MacGruffyd has him pinned against the cage.
Soupy Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Campbell wants to break free but MacGruffyd has control.
#BC2#
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
MacGruffyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Campbell does no damage. #T3#
MacGruffyd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
MacGruffyd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Campbell.
MacGruffyd misses the body punch
and Campbell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campbell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Campbell misses the target.
Campbell slips a jab and a cross from MacGruffyd.
Campbell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacGruffyd on the side of the head.
MacGruffyd misses with a body shot
and Campbell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Campbell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacGruffyd on the side of the head.
MacGruffyd tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
MacGruffyd tries to clinch
and Campbell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Campbell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacGruffyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacGruffyd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Campbell throws a right hand that MacGruffyd ducks under and follows up with a left that MacGruffyd also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by Campbell - just one landing.
MacGruffyd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T4#
MacGruffyd dodges the punch combination from Campbell.
MacGruffyd swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#CL2#
MacGruffyd moves into the clinch.
Campbell is trying to push MacGruffyd away but MacGruffyd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Campbell blocks a body shot from MacGruffyd.
MacGruffyd lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Campbell tries to bum rush MacGruffyd with a series of wild strikes but MacGruffyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
MacGruffyd moves into the clinch successfully.
MacGruffyd scores a nice knee to the body.
Cameron MacGruffyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacGruffyd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Soupy Campbell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Campbell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soupy Campbell!
Soupy Campbell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Prince's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Campbell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prince scrambles back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Campbell as Prince shoots in.
A countering left hand to the body from Campbell misses.
Campbell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT2#
It looks like Josh Prince has been cut.
Campbell misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy body kick from Campbell #CL#
and Prince holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Campbell tries to circle away but Prince has him pinned against the cage.
Campbell wants to break free but Prince has control.
#TD#
Prince pulls guard successfully.
#SUB#
Prince is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Prince has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Campbell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Prince had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Campbell defends it easily.#SUB#
Prince is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Campbell defends well.#T1#
Campbell wants to stand and escape but instead Prince has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Prince trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Campbell punching from the bottom - just letting Prince know he's still in a fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
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.
Campbell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SU#
Prince stands and steps away. Campbell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A nice combination there by Campbell.
Prince throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Prince takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Campbell throws a body shot but no joy.
Campbell scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL#
Prince has closed the distance and engaged Campbell in a clinch.
Prince blocking some punches.
Prince changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Campbell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Campbell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prince. #T3#
Prince tries to clinch up but Campbell circles away and keeps his distance.
Campbell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Prince uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
Campbell fails to land with a series of punches.
Prince walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Campbell looks winded!
Campbell lands a nice looking body shot.
Prince shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Prince. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Prince.
Prince shoots and misses
and Prince takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Campbell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Prince shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Campbell pinned against the cage. Campbell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T4#
Campbell misses with a wild combination.
Campbell misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell scores with a hook.
No luck for Prince with that takedown attempt.
Campbell connects with a nice looking jab.
Campbell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell feints a jab promting Prince to slip. Campbell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Prince slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Prince looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Campbell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Prince had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Campbell lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soupy Campbell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Prince's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Campbell scores with a jab. Prince acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Campbell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Prince tries for a takedown but Campbell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Campbell.#CL#
Prince pushes Campbell up against the cage in a clinch.
Prince is struggling to control the position.
Prince can't find room to land a body shot as Campbell controls the action.
Campbell wants to get back to striking at distance but Prince won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Campbell walks away with a smile on his face. Prince gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prince.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Prince. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prince fails with a takedown attempt.
And Campbell responds with a good body kick, but Prince manages to step out the way in time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prince wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
Prince fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prince takes a jab right on the kisser.
No luck for Prince with that takedown attempt.
Campbell tries to counter with a clinch but Prince shakes him off and moves away.
Campbell clobbers Prince with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Campbell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prince doesn't seem bothered though.
Campbell throws a series of strikes that have Prince backpedaling.
Prince shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Campbell sprawls well. Campbell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prince gets slowly back to his feet.#T2#
Campbell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Prince takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell feints a jab promting Prince to slip. Campbell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Prince slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Campbell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campbell connects with the punch.#CL2#
Campbell drives through and clinches with Prince against the cage.
#BC#
Prince pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prince fails with the takedown
and Campbell counters with a nice body shot.
Campbell scores with a one two! Prince had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #T3#
Prince on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Prince tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Campbell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Josh Prince is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Campbell does no damage.
Campbell swings widly with a right hand
and Prince counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prince shoots in for a takedown but Campbell shows good takedown defense.
Campbell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Campbell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Prince looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Campbell loads up on a big right hand but Prince slips the punch.
Prince shoots in for a takedown but Campbell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Campbell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Soupy Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prince is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prince is looking to clinch.
Campbell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Prince.
Campbell dives in and grabs Prince's left leg, looking for a takedown. Prince pushes down on Campbell's head and hops out.
Campbell misses with the body kick
and Prince makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Prince fails with the takedown.
Campbell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Prince shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Campbell tries to bum rush Prince with a series of wild strikes but Prince uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prince dives in for a single leg takedown but Campbell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Prince backs off Campbell throws a huge counter combo but Prince manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soupy Campbell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Prince's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Campbell lands a slapping body shot.
Prince throws a right and a left that Campbell avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Campbell as Prince shoots in.
Campbell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Decent striking displayed by Campbell there.
Campbell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left lands for Campbell.
Prince misses the shot to the body.
Prince shoots in and drives through. Campbell sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Campbell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prince under the eye.
Prince tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Campbell defends well and Prince ends up having to push Campbell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Prince. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Prince as Campbell shoots in.
Campbell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T1#
Prince shoots in for a takedown but Campbell shows good takedown defense.
Good shot there by Campbell.
Donk. Campbell catches Prince right on the button with a cross.
Prince keeps the fight on the outside.
Prince tries to counter by clinching up but Campbell breaks away and moves out of range.
Prince moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Prince tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell lands a glancing blow to the side of Prince's head.
Prince tries to score a power double leg takedown but Campbell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Prince somewhat.
Prince takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T2##CL#
Prince moves into the clinch successfully.
Prince looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#TD2#
Campbell jumps into guard, dragging Prince to the mat.
Prince trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Campbell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soupy Campbell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Prince trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SU#
Prince stands and steps away. Campbell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #T3#
Campbell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Prince.
Campbell scores with a sloppy right hand. Prince should have avoided that one.
No luck for Campbell with that takedown attempt.
Prince tries to clinch up but Campbell circles away and keeps his distance.
Campbell is looking for the big counter here.
Campbell misses with a wild combination.
Prince appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Prince shoots in but no luck this time.
Some bone on bone action there as Prince checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #CL#
Prince drives through and clinches with Campbell against the cage.
Campbell wants to get back to striking at distance but Prince won't allow it.
Prince tries to pull guard but Campbell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T4#
Campbell pushes Prince back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Prince has Campbell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Campbell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Prince is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Campbell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prince or not.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC#
Prince breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soupy Campbell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Campbell 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soupy Campbell!
An out of breath Soupy Campbell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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