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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Campbell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 cm
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195 lbs
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185 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter Scott! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Campbell! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Scott avoids them all with ease. Campbell throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease. Scott misses with a wild combination.
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Campbell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Scott misses with a low kick. Scott lands a nice looking body kick. Campbell throws a nice looking combination but Scott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Campbell looks gassed! Campbell tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance. Scott misses with a looping left. Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruce Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scott thows a body shot but no joy. Campbell connects with the punch. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Scott!
Scott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Campbell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Campbell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scott on the side of the head. Campbell darts in and clinches Scott up against the cage. Scott controlling the action here for a moment.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Scott missing with knees to the body.
Scott is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Campbell is trying to push Scott away but Scott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Scott misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Both fighters working to control the clinch. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walter Scott. Campbell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Campbell looks to land a combination. Scott sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Campbell throws a series of punches but Scott avoids them all with ease. Campbell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Scott. Campbell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Scott is fending him off so far but Campbell persists. Nope, Scott circles away and we're back to standing. Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Campbell blocks a jab. Walter Scott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Campbell slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Sloppy strikes from Scott. Those never looked like landing. Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Scott throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range. Campbell gets a clinch. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Maybe Scott would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much. Campbell has had enough of the clinch but Scott keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Scott is controlling him. A short left from Campbell. Campbell is trying to force a seperation but Scott has the dominant position. Campbell gets control of Scott's arms and successfully pulls guard. Campbell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Campbell manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Scott takes one to the chin there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Scott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Campbell counters with a two punch combo. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Campbell looks to land a combination but Scott avoids it well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Campbell will probably get the nod. 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.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss. Campbell wants to clinch. Campbell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Campbell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scott counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Scott misses with a few strikes there.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Bruce Campbell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scott throws out a loose jab but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it. Campbell throws a leg kick but Scott moved away. Campbell misses with a kick to the body and Scott counters with a good, hard body kick but Campbell shrugs it off. Campbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott is looking to slow Campbell down with leg kicks. Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott misses with a wild body shot. Campbell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scott sprawls well. Scott wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Campbell gets slowly back to his feet. A chopping leg kick lands by Scott. A punch combination from Scott misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Campbell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss. Campbell misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Scott. Walter Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Campbell misses with a low kick. Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Campbell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Campbell misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Scott scores with a body shot.
Scott misses with a combination
and Campbell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Scott dodges the punch combination from Campbell.
Campbell misses with a looping left. Campbell takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Scott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Campbell dives in and grabs Scott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes down on Campbell's head and hops out. Scott lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scott misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scott dodges the punch combination from Campbell.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scott as he avoids it easily. Walter Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Campbell. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Campbell wants to clinch. Scott thows a body shot but no joy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Scott dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Campbell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Campbell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Scott is fending him off so far but Campbell persists. Nope, Scott circles away and we're back to standing. Scott scores with a decent looking hook. A head kick by Campbell misses and Scott counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Campbell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Scott defends it nicely. Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scott misses with the combination.
Campbell looks to land a body kick but Scott moved away. Scott throws a right and a left that both miss. Scott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott throws a nice outside leg kick. Scott throws a right and a left that both miss. Campbell shoots in looking for a takedown. Scott tries to sprawl out of it but Campbell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Scott manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Walter Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Campbell.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Campbell avoids the body shot from Scott.
Campbell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campbell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Campbell throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Nice body kick from Scott. A shot to the body from Scott misses and Campbell counters by moving into the clinch. Campbell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Scott fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Campbell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Scott misses with a double jab
and Campbell counters with a three punch combo that has Scott backing up. Scott nods at Campbell to acknowledge the strikes. Campbell throws out a leg kick but Scott moves out of range and Campbell only half commits. Scott swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Campbell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scott is looking to control Campbell's arms but Campbell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Scott has his back to the cage. Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Scott has him pressed against the cage. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Campbell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Scott gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Campbell.
Campbell jumps guard but Scott stands there with Campbell around his waist. Campbell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campbell avoids it. Campbell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Scott trying to stall but Campbell improves his position.
Scott controlling the action here for a moment.
Scott gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Walter Scott. I think Scott 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Scott!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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