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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Ram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doug Ram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ram misses with a takedown attempt - Campbell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ram misses with a takedown attempt - Campbell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ram tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Ram tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Campbell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ram controls Campbell momentarily but Campbell frees himself.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Ram keeps moving.
Campbell lands a couple of elbows.
Ram pushes Campbell off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ram misses with a takedown attempt
so Campbell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Ram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell trying to control but Ram is working from the bottom.
Campbell throws and elbow that misses. Ram uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Campbell's guard. Nice move by Ram!
Campbell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campbell looking for a sweep. Not yet Campbell, not yet.
Ram thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Campbell trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Campbell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ram. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ram is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ram trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Campbell working a defensive guard but Ram manages to pass into side control anyway.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet but Ram is dominant here and he's now got Campbell's back!
Ram somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Ram lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Ram.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ram gets his way!
Ram scores with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell covering up well under a series of strikes from Ram.
Campbell is trying to break free.
Campbell is trying to stand back up.
I really don't envy Campbell right now.
Ram trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Ram lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Campbell covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Can Campbell hold on?! Ram is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Campbell is trying to break free.
Ram looking for the choke from the back.
Ram has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Campbell tries to roll but Ram sticks to his back.
Ram patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Campbell tries to break free.
Ram is working the ground and pound. Can Campbell escape?
Campbell tries to roll but Ram sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Campbell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Campbell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ram!
Campbell goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ram turns into him and now he's in Campbell's guard.
Ram with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Campbell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ram doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ram manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Campbell is striking from the bottom but Ram uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ram passes to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell is trying to get back to half guard.
Ram working the ground and pound.
Campbell is not content to let Ram control the position.
Campbell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ram wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ram trying to control the action but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Ram working the ground and pound but Campbell is defending the strikes.
Ram is looking to take a break and control but Campbell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Campbell throws a leg kick
and Ram counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ram with a lazy takedown attempt
and Campbell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ram wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Campbell is trying to control the action in half guard but Ram is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Campbell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ram blocking the ground and pound attempt from Campbell.
Campbell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Campbell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ram's head.
Campbell is pressing down on Ram's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ram is holding on for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ram tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ram tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
Doug Ram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ram on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Campbell. Campbell obviously looking to wear him down.
Ram doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Campbell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ram's guard now.
Ram trying to keep a closed guard but Campbell is proving a slippery customer.
Campbell postures up in Ram's guard and throws a big left but Ram blocks it.
Ram trying to keep a closed guard but Campbell is proving a slippery customer.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Ram keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Campbell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Campbell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Campbell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ram moves into full guard.
Ram is trying to keep Campbell in close.
Ram bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Campbell's guard.
Campbell is striking from the bottom but Ram uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Ram is tying to control. Campbell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ram is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ram is working for a submission of some sort.
Ram not doing much here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Campbell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Campbell is looking for a sweep. Ram is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Ram stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Campbell shoots for a takedown but Ram saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ram tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Campbell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ram's guard now.
Ram can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Campbell controls the pace.
Campbell postures up in Ram's guard and throws a big left but Ram blocks it.
Ram preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ram bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Campbell's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ram wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Campbell trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ram wants to get up but he can't break Campbell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campbell wants to improve his position but instead Ram has moved into half guard.
Ram prevents Campbell from improving his position.
Campbell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ram tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Campbell or perhaps it was just good defense by Ram which made him look bad.
Ram wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
Ram wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
Campbell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Campbell preventing the sweep.
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ram wants to stand but Campbell is controlling the position.
Doug Ram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ram is looking for a triangle but Campbell pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Campbell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Campbell 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Campbell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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