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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fayth's entrance music is Awry Decade - Aisle of Denial. A fine choice. Ray Fayth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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178 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Fayth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fayth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Campbell pinned against the cage. Campbell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fayth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Campbell darts in and clinches Fayth up against the cage.
Campbell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fayth misses with a left hand
and Campbell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fayth's knee momentarily.
Fayth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fayth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Campbell but Campbell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fayth throws a sloppy head kick
and Campbell counters with a leg kick.
Campbell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fayth looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fayth with the ground and pound but Campbell uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fayth looking to sit in guard and control but Campbell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell preventing the sweep.
Fayth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fayth keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Campbell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Fayth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell advances position into side control!
Fayth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Fayth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fayth is trying to improve his position.
Fayth gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Campbell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fayth is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fayth is working hard here to advance position.
Fayth tries to hold on but Campbell pushes him away.
Campbell looking to control but Fayth is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Campbell is looking to stand but Campbell has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Fayth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Campbell is not going to allow Fayth to sit and survive in this position.
Campbell doesn't have the hooks in and Fayth manages to turn into his guard.
Fayth trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Fayth advances to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fayth looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Campbell is looking to control Fayth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Campbell avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ray Fayth 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.
Fayth throws a lazy head kick
and Campbell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body kick there by Campbell.
Campbell defending well as Fayth loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fayth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Campbell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fayth somewhat.
Campbell throws a hook but Fayth blocks it.
Campbell blocks a head kick by Fayth.
Fayth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Campbell lands a really nice looking cross but Fayth seems unphased.
Campbell avoids the head kick by Fayth.
Campbell blocks a head kick by Fayth.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fayth.
Campbell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Fayth moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws a chopping leg kick but Fayth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fayth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Fayth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fayth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fayth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fayth throws an elbow that misses. Campbell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fayth's guard. Nice move by Campbell!
Fayth 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.
Fayth wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Campbell is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell controlling the pace.
Fayth looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fayth is refusing to be controlled, as Campbell sits in half guard.
Fayth tries to get to full guard but Campbell has control of the leg.
Fayth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth actively working from the bottom here.
Campbell is trying to control. Fayth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Campbell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fayth wants to improve his position but Campbell is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fayth isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Campbell stacks Fayth on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Campbell!
Fayth tries to bench press Campbell off him but Campbell keeps the position.
Fayth gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Fayth is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell tries to control but Fayth wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Campbell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fayth throws a head kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fayth.
Fayth throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Campbell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fayth is in Campbell's guard.
Fayth looking to sit in guard and control but Campbell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fayth working for a triangle but Campbell defends it easily.
Fayth trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth has an active guard here but Campbell has managed to pass into half guard.
Fayth manages to get to full guard.
Fayth keeping full guard, as Campbell tries to pass.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Fayth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Campbell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fayth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fayth is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Campbell defends well.
Fayth working for submissions but it's allowed Campbell to get to half guard.
Fayth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell uses his free foot to push down on Fayth's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fayth.
Campbell looking to control but Fayth is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ray Fayth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fayth is just holding on here. Campbell manages to take his back.
Fayth is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth rolls, trying to escape but Campbell keeps control of the position.
Fayth turns into Campbell and is now in his guard.
Fayth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell wants to control the position but Fayth says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Fayth passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Campbell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Fayth clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fayth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fayth shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Campbell controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Fayth looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth trying to control the action but Campbell is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ray Fayth just wasn't active enough.
Campbell tried to score with a low kick but Fayth checks it.
Fayth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Campbell swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fayth. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Campbell stuffs the takedown attempt from Fayth. Fayth gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fayth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campbell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donk. Campbell catches Fayth right on the button with a cross.
Fayth throws a sloppy head kick
and Campbell counters with a thumping low kick.
Fayth misses with a hook.
Fayth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jack Campbell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by Fayth misses
and Campbell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fayth throws a poor cross that misses
and Campbell counters with a low kick, right behind Fayth 's knee.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A big left from Fayth misses.
Fayth blocks a head kick by Campbell.
Fayth swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fayth avoids a kick to the body.
Fayth throws out a loose jab but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick by Fayth misses
and Campbell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fayth's knee momentarily.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fayth.
Campbell delivers a nice body kick.
Campbell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Campbell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Campbell.
A chopping leg kick lands by Campbell.
Campbell fakes the leg kick and cracks Fayth in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fayth tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.
Campbell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fayth if he has to take too many more of those.
Fayth throws a head kick but Campbell moves out of range.
Jack Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fayth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Campbell avoids the head kick by Fayth.
Campbell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice sprawl there from Campbell as Fayth shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Fayth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Campbell, right into the meat.
Ray Fayth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fayth moves out of range of the body kick from Campbell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fayth has a takedown stuffed.
Fayth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Campbell dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Fayth throws a head kick that misses.
Fayth throws a head kick that misses
and Campbell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Fayth.
Fayth moves out of range as Campbell throws a body kick.
Fayth shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fayth showed some decent athleticism there.
Campbell is looking to improve his position.
Fayth with the ground and pound but Campbell uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fayth prevents Campbell from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth wants to pass the guard but Campbell is keeping the position.
Campbell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Campbell is pulling down on Fayth's head. It's preventing any offense from Fayth, at least for the moment.
Campbell keeping full guard, as Fayth tries to pass.
Fayth won't allow Campbell to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Campbell.
Fayth misses with a looping right.
Fayth misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Fayth.
Fayth shoots in but Campbell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fayth checks a low kick from Campbell.
Nice sprawl there from Campbell as Fayth shoots in.
Campbell avoids the head kick by Fayth.
Fayth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fayth trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Campbell manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell won't allow Fayth to sweep him here.
Fayth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Campbell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Campbell stopping the sweep attempt from Fayth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fayth looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Campbell puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth moves into full guard.
Fayth is looking to sinch up a triangle. Campbell throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Fayth's body to avoid the submission. Fayth has instead reached around Campbell's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Fayth arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ray Fayth!
Ray Fayth retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Ray Fayth thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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