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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. . kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Hardin looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Campbell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Hardin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardin did well to prevent Campbell getting side control.
Hardin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Campbell prevents Hardin from standing back up.
Campbell throwing shots but Hardin is blocking nicely.
Campbell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hardin tries to kick Campbell off but Campbell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Campbell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hardin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hardin is trying to stand back up but Campbell is controlling him
Campbell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardin keeps working.
Campbell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Campbell drops an elbow to the side of Hardin's head.
Hardin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Campbell is working away from the top position though.
Campbell working over Hardin with some ground and pound. Hardin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin pushes Campbell off looking to stand but Campbell dives back in and keeps control.
Hardin looks gassed!
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.
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.
Campbell working over Hardin with some ground and pound. Hardin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Campbell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Campbell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Campbell lands a nice short elbow.
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.
Campbell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Campbell is looking for a kimura but Hardin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Campbell to get the leverage.
Hardin is trying to stand.
Campbell prevents Hardin from improving his position.
Campbell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardin keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Campbell connects with a nice short shot to Hardin's temple.
Campbell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Campbell is looking for a kimura here.
Campbell is trying to control the action in half guard but Hardin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Campbell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Campbell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hardin wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell slows the pace down in half guard.
Campbell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Campbell lands a nice short elbow.
Hardin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Campbell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hardin is looking for a sweep. Campbell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hardin is refusing to be controlled, as Campbell sits in half guard.
Hardin trying to get back to full guard but Campbell takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hardin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin is trying to escape the mount.
Campbell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Campbell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hardin looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Campbell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Campbell looking to secure an arm triangle but Hardin defends it well.
Campbell looking to finish Hardin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hardin!
Campbell lands with some strikes.
Campbell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hardin is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Campbell dominated that 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.
Campbell gets a takedown into half guard.
Campbell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hardin is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Campbell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hardin tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Campbell has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Campbell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hardin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell with good strikes from the mount here!
Campbell trying to control but Hardin is having none of it.
Campbell with shots to the head and body - Hardin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Campbell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hardin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hardin is bucking up trying to escape but Campbell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Campbell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Campbell lands a big elbow.
Hardin is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell landing shots from mount.
Hardin is still in real trouble! Can Campbell finish him?
Campbell raining down shots from the mount!
Campbell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Campbell lands with some strikes.
Richard Campbell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campbell looking to finish Hardin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hardin!
Campbell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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 with the ground and pound from mount.
Hardin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Campbell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Campbell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hardin wants to hold on but Campbell pushes him away.
Hardin seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Campbell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hardin taking shots to the head.
Campbell has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardin's face.
Hardin tries to lock up and control but Campbell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hardin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Campbell has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardin's face.
Campbell looking to control but Hardin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hardin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Campbell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hardin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Campbell prevents Hardin from getting the reversal.
Campbell is landing with some decent strikes but Hardin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardin can do to turn this around?
Hardin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Campbell working the ground and pound effectively.
Campbell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Campbell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Campbell with shots to the head and body - Hardin looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell avoids the attempt from Hardin to control.
Hardin is desperately trying to improve his position but Campbell has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Campbell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Campbell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hardin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hardin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Campbell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hardin can't do much from the bottom here.
Hardin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Campbell tries for a kimura but Hardin is defending well.
Campbell working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardin is trying to work for a sweep but Campbell has mounted him!
Hardin tries to lock up and control but Campbell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell working Hardin over with strikes here.
Campbell landing strikes from the mount.
Hardin is working to get back to half guard.
Campbell is landing with some decent strikes but Hardin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Campbell unloading with bombs!
Hardin is bucking up trying to escape but Campbell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hardin is trying to escape the mount.
You get the feeling that Hardin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Campbell working Hardin over with strikes here.
Campbell is landing with some decent strikes but Hardin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Campbell.
Campbell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Campbell landing strikes from the mount and Hardin is in trouble!
Hardin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Campbell is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hardin has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hardin!
Campbell looking to control.
Hardin thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hardin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Campbell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardin thows a big elbow that misses.
Campbell is looking for a triangle but Hardin pushes his legs off easily.
Hardin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell trying to strike off his back.
Hardin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Campbell looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Campbell looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Campbell!
Campbell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Campbell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hardin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Campbell remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hardin is looking to get back to his feet here but Campbell is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hardin's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Campbell controlling well, preventing Hardin from escaping the position.
Campbell connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hardin to escape the position.
Campbell softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Hardin wants to get back to his feet.
Hardin is in bad spot here.
Campbell cracks Hardin with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hardin from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Campbell is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hardin has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hardin is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Campbell clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Campbell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hardin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Campbell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hardin to see if he's OK.
Campbell lands a few punches from side control.
Campbell is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hardin's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hardin is looking to reverse the position.
Hardin taking a bit of punishment here - Campbell scoring with strikes.
Hardin pushes Campbell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Campbell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hardin is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Campbell is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Campbell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hardin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Campbell scoring with strikes but Hardin is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hardin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hardin wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Campbell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hardin looks a forlorn figure.
Campbell dominating with strikes here.
Campbell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Campbell with the ground and pound from mount.
Hardin is in a horrible position here. Campbell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Campbell trying to control but Hardin is having none of it.
Hardin working to try and regain half guard.
Campbell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hardin is trying to escape the mount.
Hardin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hardin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin wants to hold on but Campbell pushes him away.
Campbell landing punches.
Campbell with good strikes from the mount here!
Hardin gets back to half guard.
Campbell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Campbell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardin defending well though.
Campbell working over Hardin with some ground and pound. Hardin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hardin wants to get back to his feet.
Campbell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Campbell drops an elbow to the side of Hardin's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Campbell connects with a nice short shot to Hardin's temple.
Hardin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Campbell is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hardin tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Hardin gets caught flat footed, as Campbell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campbell is working Hardin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hardin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Campbell's guard.
Campbell thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Campbell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Campbell tries to get out of the position.
Campbell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Campbell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Campbell dives on top into guard.
Campbell stops Hardin from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Campbell had his way with Jack Hardin in that round.
That's time! Campbell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hardin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campbell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hardin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hardin trying to hold on to Campbell's head to control him but Campbell postures up.
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.
Campbell prevents Hardin from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Campbell.
Hardin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Campbell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Campbell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Campbell lands strikes from half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Campbell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Campbell is nestled in close to Hardin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hardin is looking to escape.
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.
Hardin tries to kick Campbell off in order to stand up. Campbell Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hardin tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Campbell presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hardin is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Hardin is squirming around, avoiding Campbell's attempts to control the action.
Campbell unloading with bombs!
Campbell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hardin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Campbell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Campbell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hardin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Campbell lands a heavy elbow.
Campbell landing punches.
Hardin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Campbell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin is looking to get to half guard.
Campbell raining down shots from the mount!
Campbell with shots to the head and body - Hardin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Campbell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardin?
Hardin wants to hold on but Campbell pushes him away.
Hardin is bucking up trying to escape but Campbell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hardin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hardin wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Campbell dominating with strikes here.
Campbell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Campbell landing shots from mount.
Jack Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campbell won't let Hardin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Campbell looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Campbell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Richard Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Campbell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:43
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:43
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Campbell!
Richard Campbell is the new featherweight champion!
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