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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjalar Ollongren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fjalar Ollongren!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ollongren moves out of range of the strikes.
Campbell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ollongren shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ollongren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Campbell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Campbell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ollongren throws a strike but Campbell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ollongren is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Campbell is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell passes Ollongren's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ollongren wants to sweep but Campbell has passed to side control!
Ollongren manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ollongren has a hand on Campbell's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Campbell takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
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.
Ollongren is desperately trying to improve his position but Campbell has a good base and remains in mount.
Ollongren is squirming around, avoiding Campbell's attempts to control the action.
Campbell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Campbell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Campbell looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Campbell looking to control but Ollongren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ollongren gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Campbell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Campbell throws a right hand that Ollongren ducks under and follows up with a left that Ollongren also avoids with ease.
Ollongren takes one on the button.
Ollongren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
A combination from Campbell does no damage.
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Ollongren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Campbell lands with a cross.
It looks like Fjalar Ollongren has been cut.
Ollongren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Campbell throws a solid leg kick but Ollongren takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Campbell.
Campbell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Campbell throws a hook but Ollongren avoids it easily.
Ollongren takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ollongren shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ollongren was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Campbell tries to reverse the position but Ollongren maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollongren looking to ground and pound but Campbell is blocking nicely.
Campbell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ollongren wants to control the pace but Campbell is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ollongren lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Campbell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ollongren on the ground.
Ollongren is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Campbell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ollongren connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Campbell sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ollongren drops an elbow to the side of Campbell's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Campbell defending well though.
Ollongren not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ollongren is thwarting Campbell's attempts to control the position.
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.
Ollongren is trying to work for a kimura but Campbell is defending well.
Campbell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren working over Campbell with some ground and pound. Campbell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ollongren misses with a head shot. Campbell uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ollongren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Ollongren from controlling successfully.
Ollongren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ollongren drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Campbell dives on top into guard.
Campbell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ollongren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ollongren looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
Ollongren escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Campbell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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 Randy Campbell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fjalar Ollongren's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Campbell throws a looping overhand right but Ollongren ducks down to avoid it.
Ollongren looks for a takedown but Campbell sprawls well.
Campbell looks to land a right hand but Ollongren moved out of range.
Ollongren takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ollongren shoots in for a takedown but Campbell shows good takedown defense.
Ollongren tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Campbell swivels and escapes.
Randy Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fjalar Ollongren.
No luck for Ollongren with that takedown attempt.
Ollongren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ollongren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollongren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Campbell lands a big right hand that sends Ollongren crashing to the mat! Campbell stays standing though and waves Ollongren back to his feet!
Ollongren is rocked!
Campbell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ollongren is still on wobbly legs! Can Campbell finish him?
Randy Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell throws a big shot that misses.
Ollongren seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheers as Campbell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ollongren doesn't seem phased though.
That has opened up Fjalar Ollongren's cut even more.
Ollongren throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Campbell's waist but Campbell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ollongren off to one side.
Campbell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Campbell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Ollongren.
Campbell misses with a hook. Ollongren ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Campbell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ollongren doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren moves away from the strike by Campbell.
Campbell moves out of range as Ollongren strikes.
A big left from Ollongren misses.
Campbell misses with a few strikes there.
Ollongren blocks a jab.
Ollongren shoots in but Campbell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Campbell throws a hook but Ollongren avoids it easily.
Ollongren fails with a takedown attempt.
Campbell throws a right and a left that Ollongren avoids nicely.
Ollongren staying out of range there.
Randy Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Randy Campbell is winning the standup battle so far.
Campbell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ollongren shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ollongren was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ollongren prevents Campbell from getting the reversal.
Ollongren cracks Campbell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ollongren 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 tries to lock up and control but Ollongren gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren working Campbell over with strikes here.
Ollongren lands a big elbow.
Ollongren connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Randy Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ollongren lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ollongren lands a big shot there that rocks Campbell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Campbell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fjalar Ollongren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ollongren landing strikes from the mount and Campbell is in trouble!
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Campbell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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