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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashimaru Koyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koyo has chosen "Tengoku Kara Kaminari" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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196 cm
26
300 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
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22
300 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Campbell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Musashimaru Koyo! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Campbell throws and low kick but Koyo moves out of range easily. Campbell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Campbell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Koyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Koyo. Campbell lands with a nice body kick. Koyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away. Koyo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. A clash of legs there as Campbell blocks the low kick. A thudding body kick lands there by Campbell!
Campbell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Koyo's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Campbell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Campbell pushes Koyo away with a front kick. Campbell throws a leg kick that is checked and Koyo counters with a nice leg kick. Campbell delivers a nice body kick. Koyo looks gassed! Campbell is looking to slow Koyo down with leg kicks. Koyo blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Some bone on bone action there as Koyo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Campbell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Campbell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jack Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Campbell throws a nice inside leg kick. Koyo throws a chopping leg kick but Campbell manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Campbell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Koyo just misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell throws a leg kick which misses Koyo's front leg but catches the back leg as Koyo tries to avoid it. Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch but Koyo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Koyo misses with a body shot.
Campbell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koyo. Campbell is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Campbell with a jab. Campbell fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Campbell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koyo. Campbell throws a leg kick and Koyo counters with a thumping low kick. Campbell cracks the inside of Koyo's front leg. Campbell takes a body punch but keeps moving. Campbell tries to clinch there but Koyo circles away.
Jack Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Campbell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Campbell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Koyo circles away.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koyo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Campbell lands with a kick to the temple. Koyo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Campbell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Koyo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Campbell's calf. Campbell tries to score with a low kick but Koyo moves his leg out of the way. A nice leg kick lands there from Campbell.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Campbell - that will leave a mark!
A nice leg kick lands there from Koyo. Campbell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Campbell throws a leg kick that misses. Campbell has closed the distance and engaged Koyo in a clinch.
Campbell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Musashimaru Koyo has been cut. Campbell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Campbell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Campbell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Koyo avoids the elbow strike from Campbell, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Koyo takes an elbow to the temple. Campbell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koyo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Campbell scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Campbell lands a knee to the body.
Koyo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campbell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Campbell lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Campbell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Campbell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koyo is defending well for now. Campbell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Nice elbow from Campbell. Campbell lands an elbow inside that Koyo shrugs off. Campbell lands a good knee to the midsection. Koyo won't want to take too many of those. Knees to the body from Campbell.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Campbell. A knee to the head by Campbell.
Koyo stalling in the clinch but Campbell improves position. Campbell lands a knee to the body.
Campbell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koyo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koyo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Campbell. Campbell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koyo.
Campbell crunches a lovely knee into Koyo's ribcage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Koyo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Nice elbow from Campbell. Campbell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Campbell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Campbell dominated that round. The cut man is working on Musashimaru Koyo's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Campbell thuds his shin into the meat of Koyo's side. Koyo throws a leg kick that misses. Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koyo. Campbell throws a leg kick that is checked and Koyo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Campbell thinking. Campbell throws a head kick that misses and Koyo counters with an inside leg kick. Campbell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koyo's calf. Koyo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Campbell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koyo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koyo, right into the meat.
Campbell tries a head kick but it misses.
Campbell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koyo is out of range and Campbell settles back down. Koyo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Campbell rather than just go for the knockout. Campbell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Koyo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Campbell wants to land a leg kick but Koyo is out of range. Koyo throws a leg kick that is checked and Campbell counters with an inside leg kick. Campbell throws a leg kick but Koyo checks it. Koyo feints and then cracks Campbell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Campbell down. Koyo wants to land a leg kick but Campbell is out of range. Campbell throws a head kick but Koyo moves out of range.
Campbell is looking to score with low kicks. Campbell moves out of range of the leg kick from Koyo. Koyo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koyo looks to land a right hand but Campbell moved out of range. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Koyo checks a leg kick. Campbell throws a leg kick but Koyo sees it coming and moves out of range. Koyo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Koyo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two 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. Koyo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Koyo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Campbell checks it well. Campbell throws a leg kick that is checked and Koyo counters with a shoot takedown. Campbell fights it but they end up in guard. Koyo postures up in Campbell's guard and throws a big left but Campbell blocks it. Koyo stands up over Campbell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Campbell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Koyo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Campbell has control of Koyo's left arm, preventing Koyo from doing any damage. Koyo stopping the sweep attempt from Campbell. Campbell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koyo is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Campbell throws a leg kick but Koyo checks it. Campbell instigates a clinch. Koyo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow. Koyo wants to stall.
Campbell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koyo blocks it with crossed arms. Koyo avoids a wild elbow strike from Campbell. Koyo avoiding damage as Campbell throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Campbell.
Campbell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koyo avoids it. Jack Campbell has scored more points in the clinch so far. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Koyo trying to land knees to the body.
Campbell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Campbell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koyo avoids it. Campbell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koyo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Campbell tries to land a knee to the head but Koyo blocks with his arms.
Koyo avoids the elbow strike from Campbell, against the cage.
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. A nice glancing elbow lands by Campbell. Koyo blocks an elbow strike from Campbell.
Koyo stalling in the clinch.
Campbell lands an elbow just above Koyo 's eye. Campbell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koyo avoiding damage as Campbell throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koyo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Campbell misses with some punches.
Koyo blocks an elbow strike from Campbell.
Nice body punch from Koyo. Campbell misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Campbell. Knees in the clinch landing for Koyo.
Koyo digs a right hand into Campbell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campbell's gas tank. Koyo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Campbell managing to block the knees to the body from Koyo.
Koyo lands a body punch in the clinch. Koyo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Campbell trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashimaru Koyo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Musashimaru Koyo's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Koyo misses and Campbell counters with a slapping leg kick. Koyo throws a chopping leg kick but Campbell manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Koyo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koyo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Koyo throws a chopping leg kick but Campbell manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Koyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range. Campbell misses with an uppercut. Koyo saw that one coming. Jack Campbell is winning the standup battle so far. The fighters circle momentarily. Campbell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. A looping hook to the body misses from Campbell. Koyo does a little dance to reset his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Koyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Campbell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koyo thumps Campbell with a low kick. Koyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Koyo. Koyo motions for Campbell to come forward. Koyo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. A low kick from Campbell misses and Koyo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Koyo with a body punch. A glancing blow. Koyo scores with a hook to the body. Campbell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Campbell blocks a leg kick. Koyo blocks a leg kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Koyo.
Koyo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Koyo scores with a spinning back kick! Koyo just misses with a punch to the body.
Koyo throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koyo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Campbell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Campbell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Campbell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Campbell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Campbell checks a leg kick. Koyo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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! Koyo throws a chopping leg kick but Campbell manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Koyo tries to land a leg kick but Campbell saw it coming and moves away.
Koyo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Campbell. Koyo just misses with a punch to the body.
Koyo thows a leg kick but Campbell checks it and Campbell counters with a head kick. Campbell scoring well with a low kick there.
Koyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away. Campbell scores with a leg kick.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koyo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Koyo is looking to score with low kicks. Koyo moves out of range of the body kick from Campbell.
Koyo throws a leg kick but Campbell sees it coming and moves out of range. Campbell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. A solid body kick from Campbell. Campbell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Campbell scores with a spinning back kick! Koyo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Campbell scores with a spinning back kick! Campbell misses with a hook. Nice shot by Campbell. Campbell lands with a hook. Koyo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Koyo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Koyo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Campbell avoids the body shot from Koyo.
Campbell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Koyo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koyo fails to land with a series of punches.
Campbell throws and low kick but Koyo moves out of range easily. Koyo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Campbell lands with a slapping head kick. Koyo misses the shot to the body. Koyo tried to score with a low kick but Campbell checks it. Campbell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Koyo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Campbell is looking to clinch. Koyo ducks under a wild hook from Campbell. Koyo throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Musashimaru Koyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Koyo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musashimaru Koyo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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