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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Tresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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271 lbs
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208 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Tresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Campbell !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tresh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Tresh shows good takedown defense.
Campbell tries for a takedown but Tresh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tresh stuffs the takedown attempt from Campbell . Campbell gets slowly back to his feet.
Niko Tresh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Campbell .
Nice takedown defense from Tresh. No joy for Campbell on that attempt.
Campbell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Campbell has a takedown stuffed.
Tresh fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Tresh both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Bruce Campbell has been cut.
Tresh throws a series of punches but Campbell avoids them all with ease.
Tresh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Tresh as Campbell shoots in.
Campbell looks gassed!
Campbell shoots for a double leg takedown but Tresh sprawls well. He's pushed Campbell 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tresh looks to land a combination but Campbell avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Tresh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Campbell walks into a straight right hand from Tresh.
Tresh scores with a three punch combo!
Campbell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tresh drops Campbell with a right and a left! Tresh comes rushing in but Campbell regains his composure and manages to keep Tresh in guard.
Campbell is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Tresh wanted to stand there but Campbell had control of the position.
Campbell is still in real trouble! Can Tresh finish him?
Tresh preventing the sweep.
Campbell seems to have recovered his senses.
Campbell looking for a guillotine here but Tresh defends easily.
Tresh wants to stand but Campbell is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tresh stopping the sweep attempt from Campbell .
Tresh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Campbell wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tresh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That has opened up Bruce Campbell 's cut even more.
Nice takedown defense from Tresh. No joy for Campbell on that attempt.
Tresh scores with a three punch combo!
Tresh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Campbell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Campbell shoots in and drives through. Tresh sprawls well.
Tresh swinging wilding here.
Tresh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tresh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell .
Tresh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tresh throws a right and a left that Campbell avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Campbell .
A right-left combo lands from Tresh.
Tresh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Campbell is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tresh is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Campbell .
Tresh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell shoots in but no luck this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tresh lands a two punch combo.
The cut above Bruce Campbell 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
No joy there for Tresh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tresh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Campbell has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Tresh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Campbell 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horrible takedown by Campbell or perhaps it was just good defense by Tresh which made him look bad.
Bruce Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tresh pinned against the cage. Tresh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tresh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tresh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Niko Tresh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Campbell .
Campbell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tresh throws a series of punches but Campbell avoids them all with ease.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch but Tresh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campbell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tresh's waist but Tresh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Campbell off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tresh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tresh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campbell shoots in for a double leg but Tresh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tresh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tresh lands with a nice combination. Campbell backs away looking to recover.
Tresh lands a jab to the nose.
Tresh stalks Campbell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Campbell 's face. Campbell staggers backwards, shaken.
Campbell fails to land the takedown.
Campbell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tresh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tresh is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Campbell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tresh circles away.
Campbell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt.
Tresh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tresh stalks Campbell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Campbell 's face. Campbell staggers backwards, shaken.
Niko Tresh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tresh lands a two punch combo.
Campbell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tresh sprawls well initially but Campbell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Campbell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Campbell wants to pass the guard but Tresh is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell winds up and cracks Tresh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tresh is defending against the submission attempts here by Campbell .
Campbell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Campbell thows a huge punch but Tresh dodges it nicely.
Tresh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Campbell on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tresh is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tresh as he jumps to the side.
Campbell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tresh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tresh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Campbell tries to clinch up.
A left and a right from Tresh both land. Nice combination.
Tresh looks to land a combination. Campbell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Tresh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Campbell 's cut.
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!
Tresh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Tresh as Campbell shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Tresh as Campbell shoots in.
Tresh is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tresh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Campbell at a distance.
Tresh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Campbell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Tresh. No joy for Campbell on that attempt.
Niko Tresh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Campbell .
Tresh lands a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tresh.
Campbell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Tresh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tresh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tresh looks to land a combination. Campbell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tresh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campbell can do to turn this around?
Campbell shoots in looking for a takedown. Tresh tries to sprawl out of it but Campbell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tresh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tresh cracks Campbell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Campbell throws a sloppy body shot
and Tresh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niko Tresh is winning the standup battle so far.
Tresh lands a two punch combo.
Tresh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Campbell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A punch combination from Tresh misses.
Tresh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Campbell with a poor takedown
and Tresh counters with a series of strikes. Campbell will be more careful next time no doubt.
A left and a right from Tresh both land. Nice combination.
Campbell gets a takedown into half guard.
Campbell prevents Tresh from standing back up.
Campbell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tresh is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Campbell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tresh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Campbell .
Bruce Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campbell throwing shots but Tresh is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Campbell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Campbell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Campbell is trying to work for a kimura but Tresh is defending well.
Tresh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Campbell .
Tresh is trying to stand back up but Campbell is controlling him
Tresh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Tresh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tresh, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Tresh!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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