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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Gentles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vandis Campeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vandis Campeno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephan Gentles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vandis Campeno!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Gentles does no damage.
Nice straight punches there by Gentles. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gentles.
It looks like Vandis Campeno has been cut.
Gentles swinging wilding here.
Campeno has a takedown stuffed.
Gentles defending well as Campeno loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Gentles.
A slow jab from Gentles misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Gentles misses.
Campeno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gentles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campeno manages to avoid it.
Gentles misses with the combination.
Gentles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campeno shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gentles but Gentles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gentles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campeno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentles throws a right and a left that Campeno avoids nicely.
Gentles throws a series of punches but Campeno moves out of range.
Campeno shoots in and drives through. Gentles sprawls well.
Stephan Gentles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vandis Campeno.
Campeno will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Campeno looks gassed!
Gentles swinging wilding here.
Gentles checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gentles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Campeno checks a low kick from Gentles.
Gentles connects with a jab.
No joy there for Gentles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gentles throws a nice looking combination but Campeno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Campeno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campeno motions for Gentles to come forward. Campeno throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Gentles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Campeno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Campeno scores with a sloppy right hand. Gentles should have avoided that one.
Campeno looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gentles!
Gentles is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gentles swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gentles is desperately trying to improve his position but Campeno has a good base and remains in mount.
Campeno trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Campeno get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Campeno.
Gentles throws a right hand that Campeno ducks under and follows up with a left that Campeno also avoids with ease.
Campeno throws a good cross that connects.
Campeno lands with a straight right. Gentles didn't see that one coming.
Campeno decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gentles moves into full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Campeno wanted to stand there but Gentles had control of the position.
Gentles 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentles has a closed guard, preventing Campeno from standing up.
Gentles looking for a sweep. Not yet Gentles, not yet.
Campeno slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Gentles.
Campeno with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Campeno scores with the left hand. Gentles knows he should have avoided that one.
Gentles misses with a double jab.
Campeno changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gentles tries to avoid it but Campeno manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gentles to the ground. Gentles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gentles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gentles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vandis Campeno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vandis Campeno's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gentles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Campeno scores with the left hand. Gentles knows he should have avoided that one.
Campeno scores with a sloppy right hand. Gentles should have avoided that one.
Gentles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Campeno has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gentles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Campeno circles away quickly and effectively.
Campeno fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gentles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gentles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campeno.
Campeno looks for a takedown but Gentles sprawls well.
Gentles throws a series of punches but Campeno moves out of range.
Campeno scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gentles misses with a double jab
and Campeno counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentles misses with the combination.
Stephan Gentles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campeno fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stephan Gentles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vandis Campeno.
Gentles works over Campeno's head and body with a nice combination.
Gentles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Campeno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Campeno jabs Gentles right on the nose. Gentles blinks but takes it well.
Campeno shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gentles but Gentles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Campeno avoids the head kick by Gentles.
Gentles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Campeno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Campeno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gentles at a distance.
That's two 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.
Campeno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gentles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stephan Gentles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gentles needs to keep his hands up - Campeno had a free shot at his head there.
Gentles misses the body punch
and Campeno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campeno moves away from the strike by Gentles.
Campeno fails to land the takedown.
Campeno slips a straight right by Gentles.
Campeno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gentles.
Campeno punishes Gentles's body with a nice straight punch.
Gentles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gentles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campeno.
Gentles misses with a two punch combination.
Gentles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campeno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Campeno with that takedown attempt.
Gentles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gentles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Campeno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Campeno, as that shot connected.
Gentles thows a body shot but no joy.
Campeno dodges the punch combination from Gentles.
Campeno connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gentles throws a big shot that misses.
Gentles misses with a double jab.
Campeno shoots for a takedown but Gentles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gentles misses with a two punch combination.
Campeno scores with a push kick.
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.
Gentles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Campeno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gentles throws a nice looking combination but Campeno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Campeno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gentles throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Campeno to counter with a crisp jab.
Campeno shoots in but no luck this time.
Gentles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Campeno shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gentles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gentles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Campeno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gentles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stephan Gentles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campeno shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good shot there by Campeno.
Gentles throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vandis Campeno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vandis Campeno's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Campeno.
Campeno slips a jab and a cross from Gentles.
Gentles throws a combination that misses
and Campeno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campeno's corner calls for a 1-2. Campeno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gentles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Campeno counters with a takedown into side control.
Gentles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Campeno wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gentles is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Gentles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Campeno tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campeno blocks the strikes from Gentles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gentles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gentles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gentles throws a combination that misses
and Campeno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Campeno thows a body shot but no joy.
Gentles falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Campeno to counter with a crisp jab.
Gentles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Campeno darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Campeno takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Campeno lands a with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Campeno.
Gentles misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Campeno shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gentles is trying to escape the mount.
Gentles regains half guard.
Campeno tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gentles controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentles tries to get to full guard but Campeno has control of the leg.
Campeno tries to stand and escape but Gentles is controlling the position.
Gentles throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Campeno with that takedown attempt.
Vandis Campeno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Campeno shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gentles as he jumps to the side.
Campeno swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gentles.
Stephan Gentles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Gentles fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Gentles misses.
Campeno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gentles needs to keep his hands up - Campeno had a free shot at his head there.
Campeno swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gentles.
Gentles gets caught flat footed, as Campeno shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gentles looking for a guillotine here but Campeno defends easily.
Gentles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Campeno can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Campeno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vandis Campeno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Campeno has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vandis Campeno!
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