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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Campbell (ranked 1083 p4p, 135 weight class) and Aleksandr Sinytsyn (ranked 1846 p4p, 218 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Sinytsyn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell dives in for a single leg takedown but Sinytsyn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Campbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sinytsyn.
A left lands for Sinytsyn.
A slow jab from Sinytsyn misses its intended target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sinytsyn.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Campbell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sinytsyn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sinytsyn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sinytsyn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Campbell throws a leg kick which misses Sinytsyn's front leg but catches the back leg as Sinytsyn tries to avoid it.
Sinytsyn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sinytsyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Sinytsyn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sinytsyn scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell needs to keep his hands up - Sinytsyn had a free shot at his head there.
Sinytsyn lands a nice hook to Campbell's body. Campbell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sinytsyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sinytsyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinytsyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.
Sinytsyn lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinytsyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinytsyn.
Campbell takes a swing at Sinytsyn's ribcage but misses.
Sinytsyn scores with a jab.
Campbell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been hearing reports that Campbell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Sinytsyn moved away.
Campbell takes one on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Campbell.
Sinytsyn throws out a counter right but Campbell avoids it with no problem.
Sinytsyn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Campbell blocks the body kick.
Campbell feints and then cracks Sinytsyn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sinytsyn down.
Campbell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sinytsyn swivels and escapes.
Sinytsyn is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sinytsyn is looking to clinch.
Sinytsyn ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Sinytsyn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sinytsyn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sinytsyn lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell tries to land a leg kick but Sinytsyn saw it coming and moves away.
Campbell dodges the punch combination from Sinytsyn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Sinytsyn.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinytsyn moves away.
Campbell misses with a takedown attempt - Sinytsyn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinytsyn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sinytsyn misses with a body shot
and Campbell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbell misses the jab.
Campbell looks to land a left hand but Sinytsyn moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Sinytsyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sinytsyn lands a nice shot to the body.
Campbell takes a swing at Sinytsyn's ribcage but misses.
Sinytsyn stuns Campbell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campbell darts in looking for a takedown but Sinytsyn gets double underhooks and turns Campbell into the cage.
Sinytsyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campbell manages to avoid it.
Campbell lands with a hook. Sinytsyn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell looks to land a right hand but Sinytsyn moved out of range.
Sinytsyn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sinytsyn! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Sinytsyn misses the target.
Campbell throws a body shot but no joy.
Sinytsyn has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Sinytsyn misses with a head kick.
Sinytsyn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Campbell attempts a counter takedown but Sinytsyn avoids it well and moves away.
Sinytsyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campbell manages to avoid it.
Sinytsyn fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campbell. Sinytsyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sinytsyn misses with an uppercut.
Sinytsyn scores with a jab to the body.
Sinytsyn throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Sinytsyn jabs at Campbell's body.
Sinytsyn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Campbell backs up against the cage.
Campbell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Campbell fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinytsyn moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinytsyn staying out of range there.
Campbell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Campbell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sinytsyn misses with a lunging right hand
and Campbell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sinytsyn.
Campbell is looking to counter punch.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinytsyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sinytsyn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Campbell stops Sinytsyn from standing up.
Sinytsyn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinytsyn wants to get back to his feet but Campbell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Campbell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sinytsyn misses the shot to the body.
Campbell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sinytsyn.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Campbell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Campbell.
Sinytsyn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sinytsyn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sinytsyn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Campbell tries to bum rush Sinytsyn with a series of wild strikes but Sinytsyn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sinytsyn lands a nice shot that snaps Campbell's head back.
A slow jab from Campbell misses its intended target.
Sinytsyn connects with a body shot that sends Campbell's belly button to the back.
Sinytsyn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell's corner calls for a 1-2. Campbell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Campbell takes a swing at Sinytsyn's ribcage but misses.
Sinytsyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sinytsyn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Campbell under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell takes one on the button.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinytsyn moves away.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sinytsyn.
Campbell shoots for a double leg takedown but Sinytsyn sprawls well. He's pushed Campbell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Campbell slips a straight right by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn scores with a jab.
Sinytsyn drives through and clinches with Campbell against the cage.
Sinytsyn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Campbell pushes Sinytsyn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sinytsyn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Campbell breaks from the clinch.
Campbell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sinytsyn wants to get back to his feet.
Campbell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sinytsyn keeps working.
Sinytsyn is trying to stand back up but Campbell is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sinytsyn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Campbell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sinytsyn wants to get back to his feet.
Campbell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Campbell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Campbell seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sinytsyn is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Stephen Campbell!
After the fight, Stephen Campbell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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