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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barbados Slim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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204 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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220 lbs
23 - 11 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barbados Slim!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Campos misses
and Slim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slim slips a jab and a cross from Campos.
Slim throws a body punch but Campos moves out of range.
Campos throws a head kick but Slim moves out of range.
Campos slips a jab and a cross from Slim.
Campos gets caught flat footed, as Slim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Campos seems keen to control Slim's posture.
Slim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Slim stops Campos from standing up.
Slim controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Slim might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Barbados Slim has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Campos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Campos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Campos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slim circles away quickly and effectively.
Campos stuffs the takedown attempt from Slim. Slim gets slowly back to his feet.
Campos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slim avoids the head kick by Campos.
Slim shoots in and gets a takedown into Campos's guard.
Slim controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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!
Campos keeping moving, preventing Slim from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim postures up.
Slim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Campos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Campos wants to get back to his feet but Slim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Campos being controlled here, momentarily.
Barbados Slim has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Slim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lucas Campos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campos wants to clinch.
Campos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slim shoots in for a double leg but Campos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lucas Campos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barbados Slim.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campos fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Campos does no damage.
Campos throws a head kick but Slim moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barbados Slim 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.
Campos tries a head kick but it misses.
Campos looks to clinch
and Slim counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Slim trying to control the pace.
Slim wants to control but Campos is keeping him busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Barbados Slim.
Campos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campos throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos fails to land with a series of punches.
Campos closes the distance and clinches.
Slim turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Slim manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campos is looking to reverse the position.
Barbados Slim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Campos trying to remain calm as Slim controls from the top position.
An elbow from Slim crashes against the mat.
Slim is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Campos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Campos is trying to improve his position.
Campos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Slim has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos prevents Slim from moving into mount.
Slim prevents Campos from escaping the position.
Campos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Slim.
You can see the frustration on Campos's face as Slim controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slim is looking to take a break and control but Campos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slim taking a breather here.
Slim is looking to take a break and control but Campos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Slim politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Slim prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Barbados Slim wasn't active enough on the ground.
Campos tries to bum rush Slim with a series of wild strikes but Slim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Campos tries a head kick but it misses.
Slim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Campos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos misses with a two punch combination.
Campos misses with a head kick.
Campos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Campos looks to throw the jab but Slim is out of range.
Campos tries to sprawl but Slim drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Slim is pressing down on Campos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Campos is holding on for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slim slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Slim has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barbados Slim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Slim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slim blocks a head kick by Campos.
Lucas Campos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slim throws a nice looking combination but Campos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Campos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campos misses with a head kick.
Campos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body kick from Campos.
Slim gets tackled into the cage by Campos. Campos maintains the clinch.
Campos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Slim.
Slim looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos has had enough of the clinch but Slim keeps him there for the moment.
Slim has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Campos is trying to keep an underhook but Slim manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Slim slows the pace down in half guard.
Campos wants to control but Slim is keeping busy.
Campos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Slim is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Campos is controlling Slim's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Lucas Campos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Campos tries to clinch there but Slim circles away.
Campos throws a head kick that misses.
Slim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Campos.
Slim lands a really nice looking cross but Campos seems unphased.
Campos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Campos throws a looping overhand right but Slim ducks down to avoid it.
Campos misses with a few strikes there.
Campos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slim throws out the jab.
Slim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Campos on his heels. He'll look to pass Campos's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campos working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slim is aware though and is defending well.
Slim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Campos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Slim throwing strikes but missing.
Campos keeping moving, preventing Slim from controlling successfully.
Slim lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barbados Slim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slim looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Slim stops Campos from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lucas Campos.
Campos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Campos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lucas Campos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good standup being displayed there by Slim as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Barbados Slim.
I've got Slim winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barbados Slim!
Barbados Slim looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'get on your knees and suck it while i smoke this skunky bong mother FUCKERS!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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