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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Fabian Cameron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Van Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Cameron or perhaps it was just good defense by Kelly, which made it look bad.
Cameron lands with a right hand.
Kelly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cameron is looking to reverse the position.
Kelly lands a decent elbow from side control.
The strikes coming from Kelly are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kelly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kelly in side control, throwing shots but Cameron defends.
Cameron managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kelly.
Cameron regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron is trying to control but can't.
Kelly is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cameron sees it coming and defends easily.
Cameron keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Cameron works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kelly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cameron has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kelly has managed to get both his arms back between Cameron's legs - danger averted.
Cameron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Kelly has gone for a leg lock! Cameron slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kelly's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cameron avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kelly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kelly is looking for a triangle but Cameron pushes his legs off easily.
Cameron trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly working for a triangle but Cameron defends it easily.
Kelly has his foot on Cameron's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cameron works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kelly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cameron has managed to get both his arms back between Kelly's legs - danger averted.
Cameron passes Kelly's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cameron works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cameron working the ground and pound effectively.
Cameron lands a big elbow.
Kelly is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cameron is landing with some decent strikes but Kelly is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kelly is looking to improve his position but Cameron isn't that keen on the idea.
Cameron looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cameron working Kelly over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cameron raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron trying to control but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly is looking to improve his position but Cameron isn't that keen on the idea.
Cameron wants to control the pace but Kelly is squirming around nicely.
Cameron content just to control the position here.
Cameron with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Cameron dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cameron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kelly.
Kelly throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kelly scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cameron to see if he's OK.
Cameron gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kelly looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kelly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cameron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kelly misses with a head shot. Cameron uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kelly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kelly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cameron is proving hard to escape from.
Fabian Cameron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Cameron is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly stopping the sweep attempt from Cameron.
Kelly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cameron works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cameron manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kelly manages to get himself to full guard.
Kelly is looking for a triangle but Cameron pushes his legs off easily.
Kelly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cameron is aware though and is defending well.
Cameron looking to pass the guard.
Cameron keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kelly's head.
Cameron got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kelly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cameron has managed to get both his arms back between Kelly's legs - danger averted.
Kelly has his foot on Cameron's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cameron works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cameron is pressing down on Kelly's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kelly is holding on for now.
Kelly looking for subs from the bottom but Cameron mounts him!
Kelly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cameron with good strikes from the mount here!
Cameron lands a couple of good shots and Kelly has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The referee is taking a good look at Kelly as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Cameron!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly is trying to break free.
Kelly turns into Cameron and is now in his guard.
Kelly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cameron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kelly is one step ahead there.
Kelly postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cameron is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kelly, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cameron is looking to work some ground and pound but Kelly has wrist control.
Kelly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cameron defends it easily.
Kelly isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cameron stacks Kelly 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 Cameron!
Kelly is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cameron is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kelly is trying to escape the mount.
Cameron looking to control but Kelly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cameron punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cameron prevents Kelly from getting the reversal.
Cameron lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kelly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cameron wants to control the pace but Kelly is squirming around nicely.
Cameron has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kelly's face.
Kelly is rocked!
Kelly is desperately trying to improve his position but Cameron has a good base and remains in mount.
Kelly is still in real trouble! Can Cameron finish him?
Kelly is in a horrible position here. Cameron smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kelly bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Cameron dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cameron connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kelly momentarily.
Kelly seems to have recovered his senses.
Cameron misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly unleashes a big counter combination but Cameron bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fabian Cameron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cameron connects with a single shot there.
Jab from Cameron.
Kelly gets a takedown into half guard.
Cameron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
Cameron is pressing down on Kelly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cameron 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.
Cameron throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kelly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly distracts Cameron with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Kelly is working Cameron over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kelly throws an elbow that misses. Cameron uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kelly's guard. Nice move by Cameron!
Kelly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kelly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron throws a big elbow that misses.
Kelly working for a triangle but Cameron defends it easily.
Cameron with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kelly can't keep his opponent in guard - Cameron advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cameron moves nicely into side control.
Kelly is looking for a sweep.
Cameron working the head with strikes.
Kelly takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kelly manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cameron's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cameron wants to take a breather but Kelly is having none of it.
Cameron moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Kelly.
Kelly is looking for a sweep.
Cameron is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kelly will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kelly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cameron wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cameron is chipping away with strikes.
Kelly on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cameron landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to bench press Cameron off him but Cameron keeps the position.
Kelly manages to get back to half guard.
Cameron is working for a submission of some sort.
Cameron lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cameron is trying to control the action in half guard but Kelly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kelly is looking for a sweep. Cameron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cameron lands strikes from half guard.
Cameron is keen to just control but Kelly is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly looking for a kimura from the bottom but Cameron passes into side control!
Kelly is not content to let Cameron control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabian Cameron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cameron 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabian Cameron!
Fabian Cameron seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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