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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Furlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Campbell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Steel Panther - Party all Day. Furlong has chosen What's It All For as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 cm
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193 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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182 cm
23
195 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Campbell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Furlong! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Campbell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A slow jab from Campbell misses its intended target. Campbell misses the shot to the body. Furlong dives in and grabs Campbell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Campbell pushes down on Furlong's head and hops out. Furlong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Campbell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Furlong shoots in for a takedown but Campbell shows good takedown defense. Bruce Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Furlong. Campbell cracks a nice hook into Furlong's ribs. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Campbell jabs Furlong to the body, keeping him at a distance. Furlong looks gassed! Campbell tries to clinch but Furlong moves out of range. Furlong gets a double leg takedown into Campbell's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Campbell wants to sweep here but Furlong controlling him for the moment. Campbell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Furlong's guard. Furlong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Campbell is aware though and is defending well. Campbell preventing the sweep. Campbell trying to control but Furlong is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Furlong working for a triangle but Campbell defends it easily.
Furlong trying to control the position.
Furlong 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. Furlong is looking for a triangle here but Campbell uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Campbell grinds an elbow into Furlong's temple. Campbell trying to control the action but Furlong is working from the bottom. Furlong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Furlong can't do much from the bottom here. Furlong is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Campbell's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Furlong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Furlong is looking for a sweep. Campbell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Campbell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Furlong's head. Campbell is thwarting Furlong's attempts to control the position. Furlong looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Campbell missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Furlong actively working from the bottom here. Furlong looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Furlong is not content to let Campbell control the position. Furlong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Furlong looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Campbell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Campbell working over Furlong with some ground and pound. Furlong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Furlong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Campbell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Campbell's back! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Furlong has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Campbell is in real trouble here. Furlong gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Campbell is tapping out! Furlong wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Edward Furlong! Edward Furlong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
45% |
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