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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pudsey Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Campbell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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188 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pudsey Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bear backs up against the cage.
It looks like Pudsey Bear has been cut.
Bear scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bear lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Campbell down.
Campbell is trying to buck Bear off.
Bear cracks Campbell with a big right hand but Campbell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Campbell is pushing Bear's head away, looking to escape. Bear manages to hold on to the position though.
Bear landing strikes.
Bear is putting a hurting on Campbell here, landing some big shots from side control.
Campbell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Campbell is not content to let Bear control the position.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell looks gassed!
Bear lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Campbell down.
Bear trying to control the action but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Campbell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bear drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bear won't allow Campbell to get back to his feet.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bear has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet but Bear is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bear trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Bear trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bear drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Campbell on the ground.
Bear postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bear working some strikes from top position.
Bear trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet but Bear is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet but Bear passes into half guard.
Bear seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Campbell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bear shoots in looking for a takedown. Campbell tries to sprawl out of it but Bear keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Campbell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bear shoots in and bounces Campbell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Campbell is looking to stand up but Bear isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pudsey Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pudsey Bear's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bear scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Campbell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bear has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bear lands an elbow.
Campbell is not content to let Bear control the position.
Campbell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bear moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear working the body and head with strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Bear avoids them all with ease.
Bear scores a takedown into full mount!
You get the feeling that Campbell really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet.
Bear lands with some strikes.
Bear is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Campbell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bear scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bear trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bear landing strikes from the mount.
Bear working Campbell over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bear is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Campbell is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bear looking to control but Campbell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Campbell wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Campbell is squirming around, avoiding Bear's attempts to control the action.
Bear has control of Campbell's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Campbell regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Campbell wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pudsey Bear dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pudsey Bear's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bear darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet.
Campbell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bear scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bear looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear drops an elbow to the side of Campbell's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bear showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campbell.
Joseph Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bear tries for a takedown but Campbell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Campbell stalks Bear and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bear's face. Bear staggers backwards, shaken.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bear shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Campbell's guard.
Bear stops Campbell from standing up.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Campbell wants to stand up but Bear is controlling him.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet but Bear passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell tries to kick Bear off but Bear keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pudsey Bear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campbell is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice uppercut lands for Campbell. That snapped Bear's head back.
Bear looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Campbell lands a jab-cross combination.
Bear dodges the punch combination from Campbell.
Bear changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Campbell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Campbell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bear wants to lay and pray for a moment but Campbell keeps working.
Campbell tries to escape but Bear is in control.
Bear works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Campbell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bear has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bear takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pudsey Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear shoots in for a double leg but Campbell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pudsey Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell cracks Bear with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bear gets the takedown into side control.
Campbell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pudsey Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bear trying to control the action but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Bear looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Campbell is avoiding damage well.
Campbell is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pudsey Bear showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bear, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pudsey Bear!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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