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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Karnos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fabian Cameron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikael Karnos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cameron tries to bum rush Karnos with a series of wild strikes but Karnos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cameron stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cameron wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Cameron misses the target.
Cameron uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karnos dodges the punch combination from Cameron.
Fabian Cameron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cameron shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cameron looking to control but Karnos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cameron with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Karnos gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karnos is trying to get back to full guard.
Karnos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Karnos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cameron pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karnos is keeping the position for now.
Karnos looking for a guillotine here but Cameron defends easily.
Cameron throwing strikes but missing.
Cameron is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cameron drops back looking for a leg! Karnos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Karnos manages to kick Cameron off! Cameron jumps back into Karnos's guard.
Cameron stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karnos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cameron throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karnos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Karnos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Karnos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cameron stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karnos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karnos wants to sweep here but Cameron controlling him for the moment.
Cameron wants to control from the top but Karnos keeps moving.
Cameron working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cameron preventing the sweep.
Cameron throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karnos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cameron is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cameron preventing the sweep.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karnos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cameron won't allow Karnos to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cameron shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Karnos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Karnos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Karnos looks gassed!
Cameron landing with the ground and pound.
Karnos can't keep his opponent in guard - Cameron advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cameron missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karnos tries to get to full guard but Cameron has control of the leg.
Karnos actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cameron lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron is working for a submission of some sort.
Cameron works his way into full mount!
Cameron landing strikes from the mount and Karnos is in trouble!
The referee warns Karnos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cameron looking to control but Karnos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cameron cracks Karnos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Karnos tries to reverse the position but Cameron maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cameron wants to control the pace but Karnos is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Cameron dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cameron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karnos.
Cameron gets the takedown into side control.
Cameron wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Karnos, who protects the arm well.
Fabian Cameron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cameron is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Karnos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Karnos manages to get back to half guard.
Cameron is trying to work for a kimura but Karnos is defending well.
Karnos is looking for a sweep. Cameron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karnos actively working from the bottom here.
Karnos tries to roll over but Cameron keeps him under control.
Cameron 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.
Karnos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Karnos is breathing heavily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cameron throws a jab but it's blocked by Karnos.
Cameron shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Karnos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cameron trying to control the position from guard on top but Karnos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cameron avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron is looking to work some ground and pound but Karnos has wrist control.
Karnos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karnos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cameron is aware though and is defending well.
Cameron loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cameron advances to half guard.
Karnos is looking for a sweep. Cameron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cameron wants to take a breather but Karnos is having none of it.
Cameron missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karnos is looking to improve his position.
Karnos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cameron. Karnos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fabian Cameron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cameron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karnos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cameron closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Karnos to the mat! Karnos manages to get full guard.
Cameron postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karnos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cameron with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron stands and throws Karnos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Karnos tries to improve position but can't.
Cameron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karnos keeps working.
Karnos tries to buck Cameron off but Cameron is having none of it.
Karnos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Karnos is looking for a sweep. Cameron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cameron missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cameron is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Karnos!
Cameron is working for a guillotine from mount but Karnos frees his head quite easily.
Karnos is trying desperately to improve position.
Cameron tries to control but Karnos wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Cameron dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Karnos fails with the takedown
and Cameron counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cameron slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Karnos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cameron's guard.
Karnos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cameron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cameron not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cameron manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cameron wants to control the pace but Karnos is squirming around nicely.
Cameron fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Karnos's face.
Karnos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cameron cracks Karnos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Karnos working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Cameron.
Cameron looking for a guillotine from mount but Karnos is having none of it.
Karnos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cameron lands with some strikes.
Cameron is landing with some decent strikes but Karnos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cameron can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karnos is looking to escape.
Karnos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron punishing his opponent with strikes.
Karnos is looking to improve his position but Cameron isn't that keen on the idea.
Cameron moves to the back position.
Cameron looking for the RNC.
Cameron working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cameron doesn't have the hooks in and Karnos manages to turn into his guard.
Karnos passes Cameron's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Karnos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cameron sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cameron.
Cameron has his foot on Karnos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karnos works his way back into a safe position though.
Karnos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Karnos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cameron has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karnos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cameron working a defensive guard here.
Karnos won't allow Cameron to sweep him here.
Karnos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cameron is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Karnos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mikael Karnos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karnos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Karnos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cameron manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karnos manages to get himself to full guard.
Karnos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cameron defends well.
Cameron keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karnos's head.
Fabian Cameron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karnos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cameron wants to control from the top but Karnos keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karnos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabian Cameron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cameron 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabian Cameron!
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