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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Al Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andres Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Al Campbell's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andres Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Campbell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Campbell dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
Campbell breaks from the clinch.
Campbell tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Andres Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws a wild body kick that Campbell sees coming a mile off.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
Campbell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santos has clasped his hands together around Campbell's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Campbell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Santos tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Campbell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Campbell is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Campbell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Campbell keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Santos prevents Campbell from improving his position.
Campbell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Campbell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell trying to control the position.
Campbell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Al Campbell.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Campbell moves into the clinch.
Santos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Campbell clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Santos working for a choke but Campbell is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santos doesn't have the hooks in and Campbell manages to turn into his guard.
Campbell lands a couple of elbows.
Santos is striking but Campbell is not phased and passes to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell 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.
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 Al Campbell will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santos gets the takedown into side control.
Campbell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell is pressing down on Santos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Santos is pushing down on Campbell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Campbell is fighting to maintain full guard but Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Campbell has one foot on Santos's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Campbell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santos is able to avoid easily.
Campbell moves out of range of the body kick.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Campbell fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Campbell's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Campbell throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Campbell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Campbell is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos is working an open guard so Campbell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Campbell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Campbell's best efforts.
Campbell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Campbell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Campbell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is working for a kimura but Santos is defending it quite comfortably.
Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Campbell.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell prevents Santos from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Campbell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body kick there by Campbell.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Santos.
Campbell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Campbell manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Santos keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Santos jumps into guard, dragging Campbell to the mat.
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Campbell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Campbell throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Campbell escapes and throws Santos's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Campbell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Campbell has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Campbell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Campbell is keeping the position.
Campbell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Campbell trying to control the position.
Al Campbell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Al Campbell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Campbell connects with a body shot that sends Santos's belly button to the back.
Campbell throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Santos enables Campbell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Santos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Campbell throws a big right hand that misses.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campbell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santos's head.
Campbell throwing strikes but missing.
Campbell throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell working some strikes from top position.
Santos 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 trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell landing some decent shots from guard.
Andres Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Campbell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Campbell!
The defeated Andres Santos had this to say: 'I'll get it next time!'.
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FIGHT
RATING
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