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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Hay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Campobello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Hay could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sam Campobello's chin.
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144 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
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150 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Hay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Campobello!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nick Hay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campobello moves away from the strike by Hay.
Campobello slaps away a takedown attempt from Hay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hay looks to throw the jab but Campobello is out of range.
Hay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Campobello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hay.
Hay lands a big head kick that sends Campobello tumbling to the mat! Hay takes a step backwards and waves Campobello back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Campobello is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Hay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Campobello wants to counter with a clinch but Hay pushes him away.
Campobello is still on wobbly legs! Can Hay finish him?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Campobello seems to have recovered his senses.
A frustrated look appears on Hay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hay tries to break free but Campobello pushes him back against the cage.
Campobello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Campobello wants to stall.
Hay being controlled against the cage.
Hay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hay wants to get back to striking at distance but Campobello won't allow it.
Hay wants to get back to striking at distance but Campobello won't allow it.
Hay is trying to break free.
Campobello taking a breather.
Hay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hay tries for a takedown but Campobello circles away easily
and Campobello counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hay moves into the clinch.
Campobello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Campobello has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Campobello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campobello lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Campobello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campobello has Hay pressed against the cage, preventing Hay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hay throws a lazy uppercut
and Campobello counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Campobello keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hay's efforts to push away.
Hay is trying to break free.
Campobello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Campobello cracks Hay with a nice body shot.
Hay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hay is trying to force a seperation but Campobello has the dominant position.
Campobello keeps control of Hay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hay breaks from the clinch.
Campobello gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Campobello lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campobello stalling the fight.
Hay managing to block the knees to the body from Campobello.
Hay is trying to break free.
Campobello is trying to maintain a safe position but Hay gets an underhook and turns Campobello into the cage.
Hay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Campobello has him pressed against the cage.
Campobello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hay is trying to break the clinch but Campobello is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Hay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hay circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Campobello drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Hay follows Campobello to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Hay!
Nick Hay is the new featherweight champion!
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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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