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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devon Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Filipovski (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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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Devon Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Filipovski!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovski moves into range and clinches up with Campbell.
Filipovski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Campbell stalling the fight.
Filipovski taking a breather.
Filipovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovski looks to land a combination but Campbell avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovski throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell misses with a hook. Filipovski ducked under it nicely.
Filipovski throws a leg kick
and Campbell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Campbell throws a big elbow that misses.
Filipovski wants to stand and escape but Campbell is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Campbell trying to control but Filipovski is working from the bottom.
Filipovski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Campbell is controlling him.
Campbell controlling from the top position.
Campbell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Filipovski working a defensive guard here.
Campbell postures up and lands a big shot to Filipovski's brow.
Filipovski wants to stand but Campbell is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Campbell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Filipovski is keeping the position for now.
Filipovski is looking to stand up but Campbell isn't so interested in that idea.
Campbell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Campbell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Filipovski keeps moving.
Campbell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Filipovski's head.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Filipovski keeps moving.
Campbell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Campbell chips away with some ground and pound.
Filipovski keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell won't allow Filipovski to sweep him here.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Filipovski trying to keep a closed guard but Campbell is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Campbell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Campbell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Filipovski misses with a wild combination.
Filipovski looks winded!
Filipovski scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovski misses the body punch
and Campbell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Campbell.
Campbell trying to control but Filipovski is working from the bottom.
Campbell is stalling in the full guard.
Filipovski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Filipovski keeps moving.
Campbell content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Campbell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Filipovski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Campbell controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Campbell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Filipovski moves into the clinch.
Filipovski letting Campbell take a breather here.
Filipovski working hard to break the clinch.
Campbell pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Campbell to work.
Campbell gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Filipovski's efforts to push away.
Campbell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Campbell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Campbell keeps control of Filipovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two 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.
Campbell stalling the fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Campbell.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Devon Campbell.
Campbell stuffs the takedown attempt from Filipovski. Filipovski gets slowly back to his feet.
Filipovski connects with a body shot that sends Campbell's belly button to the back.
Filipovski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Campbell counters with a single leg into guard. Filipovski didn't expect that.
Campbell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Filipovski wants to stand up but Campbell is controlling him.
Campbell scoring with some ground and pound.
Filipovski controls Campbell momentarily but Campbell frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovski scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Filipovski is trying to keep Campbell in close.
Devon Campbell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campbell lands a couple of elbows.
Campbell controlling from the top position.
Campbell trying to control but Filipovski is working from the bottom.
Campbell stops Filipovski from standing up.
Filipovski is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Campbell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Filipovski keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Filipovski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Campbell thuds his right hand into Filipovski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Filipovski gets caught flat footed, as Campbell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Filipovski being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Campbell wants to control from the top but Filipovski keeps moving.
Campbell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Campbell dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Filipovski clinches up against the cage.
Filipovski being controlled against the cage.
Campbell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Campbell keeps control of Filipovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovski is trying to push Campbell away but Campbell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Filipovski regains guard immediately.
Filipovski working a defensive guard here.
Campbell distracts Filipovski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Campbell tries to free his leg and advance position but Filipovski is retaining full guard.
Campbell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campbell wants to control from the top but Filipovski keeps moving.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filipovski can do to turn this around?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovski keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Campbell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Filipovski's head.
Filipovski being controlled here, momentarily.
Filipovski trying to control the position.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell stays in close to Filipovski's body and controls the position.
Campbell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Filipovski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Campbell cracks Filipovski with a solid left hand.
Filipovski keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Campbell prevents Filipovski from getting back to his feet.
Filipovski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Campbell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Filipovski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Campbell throws a one two combo.
Campbell throws a jab when Filipovski was well out of range.
Filipovski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Campbell counters with a takedown into side control.
Campbell wants to control but Filipovski is keeping him busy.
Campbell staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovski stops Campbell from passing to mount.
Campbell looks up at the clock and then as Filipovski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Campbell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipovski is not content to let Campbell control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Filipovski is trying to control Campbell's posture but Campbell avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devon 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devon Campbell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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