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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Campbell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Adam White has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Campbell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
Campbell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell.
White tries to score a power double leg takedown but Campbell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten White somewhat.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Campbell swivels and escapes.
Campbell scores with a shot to the body.
White is breathing heavily.
White shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Campbell's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campbell is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White stops Campbell from standing up.
Campbell scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Campbell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Campbell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and White counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by White.
Campbell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White trying to move into half guard but instead Campbell has managed to sweep!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White wants to stand up but Campbell is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on White, up you get!
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Adam White 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.
White defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
White shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Campbell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst White is controlling him.
White looking to pass the guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campbell is keeping the position for now.
White is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst White is controlling him.
White wants to pass the guard but Campbell is keeping the position.
White wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by White.
Campbell is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to move into full mount but can't pass Campbell's legs.
Campbell tries to escape but White is in control.
White tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
White is looking to take a break and control but Campbell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam White's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Campbell sprawls well. Campbell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Campbell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Campbell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
White closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet but White drags him back down.
White trying to control the position but Campbell is working away.
White advances to full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White landing punches.
White has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Campbell's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White working away from the top, dropping strikes.
White looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Campbell is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
White breaks from Campbell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
White cracks Campbell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Campbell wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
White lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell tries to buck White off but he can't manage it.
White connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Campbell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
White lands a big shot there that rocks Campbell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
White postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Campbell looks a forlorn figure.
White working away from the top, dropping strikes.
White scoring with strikes but Campbell is staying in there.
White can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Campbell is looking to escape.
White working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is in a horrible position here. White smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Campbell is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
White fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White cracks Campbell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
White lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Campbell hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White is in the full mount, landing strikes.
White landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam White's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
White bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
White is looking to take a break and control but Campbell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Campbell pushes White away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, White gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
White throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Campbell works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Campbell is trying to stand back up but White is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell is refusing to be controlled, as White sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell taking some punishment here, with White in his half guard.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White works his way into side control.
White works to advance to full mount. Campbell defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Campbell is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
White can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Campbell is looking to escape.
Campbell is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White landing punches.
White scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Campbell?
Poor strikes thrown by White there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Campbell is in a horrible position here. White smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campbell can do to turn this around?
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!
White tries to control but Campbell wriggling away.
White raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is trying to stand up.
White sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
White cracks Campbell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
White with a couple of short strikes.
Bruce Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Campbell flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
White trying to control but Campbell is having none of it.
White looking to ground and pound but Campbell is blocking nicely.
White looking to control but Campbell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adam White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam White!
Adam White decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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