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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uwe Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Campos and Uwe Grant. Campos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Doom and Gloom by The Rolling Stones. The crowd seem to be enjoying Grant's choice of entrance music: Wu Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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269 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uwe Grant!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.
Grant wants to counter the offense by Campos and move into the clinch position.
Grant catches Campos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Campos misses with a left hand
and Grant counters with a left to the body.
Grant has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Grant stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Campos leaves Grant with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grant swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Campos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Campos circles away.
Campos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Campos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Campos's guard.
Campos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Campos wants to stand but Grant is controlling the position.
Campos seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Campos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grant.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grant throws an elbow that misses. Campos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grant's guard. Nice move by Campos!
Grant looking to control.
Campos throwing strikes from guard but Grant blocks nicely.
Campos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grant has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Campos has managed to get both his arms back between Grant's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campos throws a big elbow that misses.
Campos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Campos throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grant lands with a punch from half guard.
Grant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Campos looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant trying to control from half guard but Campos is working away.
Campos is trying to stand up here but Grant is controlling him well.
Grant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grant is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Grant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four 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.
Grant is trying to work for a kimura but Campos is defending well.
Grant wants to control but Campos is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Campos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grant eats them both and turns towards Campos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Uwe Grant has been cut.
Grant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daniel Campos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grant swings widly with a right hand
and Campos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uwe Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campos was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uwe Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uwe Grant's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Campos moves away from the strike by Grant.
Campos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grant shoots in and drives through. Campos sprawls well.
Campos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grant throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Grant misses.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Campos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant misses with a straight left.
Campos is looking to counter punch.
Grant lands with an uppercut that bounces Campos off the cage and back into range.
Campos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grant momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Campos connects with a right hand. Grant shakes it off.
Campos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grant counters with a shoot takedown. Campos fights it but they end up in guard.
Grant stands up over Campos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Campos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Campos is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Grant dives into side control.
Grant working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Grant throws an elbow but Campos slips to the side and avoids it well.
Campos dodges the ground and pound from Grant.
Grant wants to control but Campos is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant working the ground and pound but Campos is defending the strikes.
Grant prevents Campos from escaping the position.
Grant misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Grant wants to control but Campos is keeping him busy.
Campos is trying to get back to his feet.
Grant tries to score with some ground and pound. Campos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Campos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant wants to control but Campos is keeping him busy.
Grant working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Grant misses with the ground and pound.
Campos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Grant.
Campos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
An elbow from Grant crashes against the mat.
Grant throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Grant trying to control the action but Campos is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Campos misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Campos ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Grant misses the body punch
and Campos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Campos needs to keep his hands up - Grant had a free shot at his head there.
Uwe Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Grant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grant.
Campos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Grant swats away the attempt to clinch by Campos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uwe Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uwe Grant's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Grant throws a hook but Campos avoids it easily.
Good work by Grant as he checks the leg kick.
Grant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Campos jabs Grant to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Campos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Campos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grant scores with a body shot.
Campos defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos has closed the distance and engaged Grant in a clinch.
Campos misses with a punch to the body.
Campos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Grant.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Campos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos lands an elbow inside that Grant shrugs off.
Campos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campos misses with a punch to the body.
Campos tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Campos back against the cage.
Grant blocks the elbow strike.
Grant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grant pushes Campos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Campos tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Campos working aggressively here.
Campos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Campos lands an uppercut.
Campos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grant misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grant as Campos tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campos.
Campos lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Uwe Grant's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Campos on the inside.
Campos tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Campos throws a head punch that misses.
Campos is working Grant over against the cage.
Grant takes an elbow to the temple.
Grant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Campos scores with a hook to the body.
Campos lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Uwe Grant's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Campos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Campos struggles to land a body shot inside as Grant controls his hands.
Grant is struggling to control the position.
Campos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos misses with the head strike.
Campos is working Grant over against the cage.
Grant prevents a body shot from Campos.
Campos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Campos.
Uwe Grant's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Uwe Grant's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Campos!
Daniel Campos 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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energy
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hype
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