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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cameron St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Gull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Gull has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cameron St James's chin.
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23 - 10 - 1 |
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145 lbs
27 - 11 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron St James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Gull!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gull misses with a double jab.
Gull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gull throws a looping overhand right but St James ducks down to avoid it.
St James cracks Gull with a right hand to the side of the head.
St James throws a nice inside leg kick.
St James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St James checks a leg kick nicely.
St James connects with a leg kick. Gull looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eli Gull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gull fails to land with a series of punches.
St James motions for Gull to come forward. St James throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gull just misses with a punch to the body.
St James looking to score a takedown here. Gull is defending well but St James drives through and ends up in Gull's guard.
St James passes into half guard.
St James looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James lands strikes from half guard.
Gull trying to control but St James postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St James in particular looking to stall.
St James trying to control from Gull's half guard. Gull has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gull swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James looking to sit in guard and control but Gull gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gull postures up.
Gull trying to stand up but can't free himself from St James's guard.
St James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gull tries to stand but St James is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St James throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
St James ducks under a wild hook from Gull.
Gull moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
St James scores with a nice body kick.
St James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James gets a double leg takedown into Gull's guard.
Gull keeping full guard, as St James tries to pass.
St James throwing strikes from guard but Gull blocks nicely.
St James is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gull looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gull keeping full guard, as St James tries to pass.
St James trying to control but Gull is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St James dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St James goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St James tries to land a front kick but Gull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gull takes a swing at St James's ribcage but misses.
Gull avoids the body shot from St James.
Eli Gull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gull scores with a shot to the body.
Gull misses with a series of wild punches.
Gull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St James manages to avoid it.
St James throws a wild body kick that Gull sees coming a mile off.
Gull misses with a two punch combination.
St James misses with a head kick.
St James throws a leg kick but Gull sees it coming and moves out of range.
St James tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gull throws a body punch but St James moves out of range.
St James defending well as Gull loads up on a big left hand.
Gull misses the jab.
St James moves into range and clinches up with Gull.
St James can't find room to land a body shot as Gull controls the action.
St James lands a nice uppercut.
Gull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for St James.
Gull misses with a wild body shot.
Gull misses with a two punch combination.
St James slips under a jab.
Gull throws a shot from downtown. St James moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James thows a body shot but no joy.
Gull lands with a nice body punch.
Gull thows a body shot but no joy.
St James throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gull swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St James scores with a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St James.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gull moves out of range as St James throws a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Gull. Beautiful body shot.
St James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gull jabs St James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gull moves out of range as St James throws a body kick.
Eli Gull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gull throws a low kick but it's checked well by St James.
St James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gull swivels and escapes.
St James shoots in for a takedown but Gull shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron St James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from St James.
Gull is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down St James rather than just go for the knockout.
Gull fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St James tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St James moves out of range of the body kick from Gull.
Gull jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gull just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St James, right into the meat.
Gull keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gull lands a jab to St James's midsection.
Gull misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James throws a leg kick
and St James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gull checks the leg kick.
Gull throws out a loose jab but St James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gull checks the leg kick.
St James connects with a right hand. Gull shakes it off.
Gull connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St James ducks under a wild hook from Gull.
Gull takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Gull. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gull. St James does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gull sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St James somewhat.
Gull misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eli Gull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Gull throws a nice looking combination but St James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St James shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gull's guard.
St James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St James showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
St James with a flurry of punches that miss.
St James content to stall in guard here.
St James works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James is trying to control the action in half guard but Gull is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St James wants to advance to full mount but Gull doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gull keeping moving, preventing St James from controlling successfully.
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.
Gull working a defensive guard here.
St James looking to sit in guard and control but Gull gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gull's guard.
St James trying to control but Gull is working from the bottom.
St James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St James throwing strikes but missing.
St James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St James.
St James wants to control from the top but Gull keeps moving.
Gull keeping full guard, as St James tries to pass.
St James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St James is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St James throws the left hand but Gull avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gull avoids the body shot from St James.
Gull takes a swing at St James's ribcage but misses.
Gull blocks a leg kick.
Gull throws a right hand that St James ducks under and follows up with a left that St James also avoids with ease.
Gull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gull throws out the jab.
Gull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gull takes a swing at St James's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gull misses with a series of wild punches.
St James looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St James clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St James walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gull checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St James.
Gull connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St James listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
St James throws a body punch but Gull moves out of range.
St James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Gull as St James shoots in.
Gull swats away the attempt to clinch by St James.
Gull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crunch! St James slams his shin into Gull's torso.
The crowd cheers as Gull lands an impressive looking overhand right. St James doesn't seem phased though.
Gull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St James has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gull finds it's way round the side to connect with St James's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James throws a sloppy head kick
and Gull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gull lands the left hand.
Gull slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gull connects with a leg kick. St James looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gull throws out the jab.
Gull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St James.
Gull looks to throw the jab but St James is out of range.
St James misses the shot to the body.
Gull looks to land a combination but St James avoids it well.
St James shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St James showed some decent athleticism there.
Gull trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but St James manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James breaks from Gull's wrist control and lands an elbow.
St James unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gull is squirming around, avoiding St James's attempts to control the action.
Gull in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gull holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as St James tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gull is in a horrible position here. St James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James controlling from mount.
St James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by St James there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
St James lands a big shot there that rocks Gull but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
St James working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gull is looking to get to half guard.
Gull is in a horrible position here. St James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James avoids the attempt from Gull to control.
St James lands with some strikes.
St James lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gull keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St James thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St James had his way with Eli Gull in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gull falls off balance throwing a combination
and St James counters with a nice kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from St James. Gull does a little dance to reset his feet.
St James lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gull throws a one two combo.
St James scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from St James. Gull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gull misses with a double jab.
Gull blocks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from St James.
St James misses with a body kick.
St James fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gull sprawls well initially but St James persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gull is staying active underneath St James, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James uses his free foot to push down on Gull's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gull.
St James is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gull can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
St James controlling from mount.
St James scores with a couple of good head shots there.
St James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gull is looking to escape.
St James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James working Gull over with strikes here.
St James landing punches.
Gull is bucking up trying to escape but St James cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St James tries to control but Gull wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
St James throwing strikes here but Gull is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
St James lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
St James throws a wild left hand from mount and Gull manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Gull avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St James.
St James sitting and controlling from the half guard.
St James trying to mount his opponent but Gull defends it.
Eli Gull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James wants to take a breather but Gull is having none of it.
Gull taking some punishment here, with St James in his half guard.
St James 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.
St James trying to mount his opponent but Gull defends it.
St James seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gull is not content to let St James control the position.
St James passes to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron St James showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St James has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron St James!
Cameron St James retains his bantamweight title!
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