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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Cameron (ranked 4722 p4p, 462 weight class) and Steve Harvey (ranked 3055 p4p, 343 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Cameron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cameron regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harvey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harvey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cameron wants to stand up but Harvey is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cameron tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cameron trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cameron on his heels. He'll look to pass Cameron's guard now, I'm sure.
Cameron looking for a guillotine here but Harvey defends easily.
Cameron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harvey is one step ahead there.
Cameron looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cameron is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harvey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harvey distracts Cameron with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harvey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cameron wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Harvey manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harvey not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Harvey has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cameron is trying to stand up here but Harvey is controlling him well.
Harvey lands with a punch from half guard.
Cameron scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Harvey manages to mount him!
Harvey controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harvey landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cameron is desperately trying to improve his position but Harvey has a good base and remains in mount.
Cameron wants to control but Harvey is having none of it.
Harvey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harvey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harvey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harvey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Harvey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harvey shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cameron definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harvey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harvey controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron wants to get back to full guard but Harvey has mounted him!
Harvey lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Harvey content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey avoids the attempt from Cameron to control.
Harvey controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron is bucking up trying to escape but Harvey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Harvey avoids the attempt from Cameron to control.
Harvey controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Cameron taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Harvey connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Harvey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harvey controlling from the full mount.
Cameron is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Harvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harvey fails with a takedown attempt.
Cameron shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harvey as he jumps to the side.
Harvey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cameron looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harvey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey stands up over Cameron, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cameron wants to improve his position but instead Harvey has moved into half guard.
Harvey wants to free his trapped foot but Cameron is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harvey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Cameron makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Harvey shoots in for a takedown but Cameron shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harvey shoots in for a double leg but Cameron sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harvey has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cameron is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ron Cameron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Harvey.
Cameron stuffs the takedown attempt from Harvey. Harvey gets slowly back to his feet.
Harvey shoots for a double leg takedown but Cameron sprawls well. He's pushed Harvey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cameron stuffs the takedown attempt from Harvey. Harvey gets slowly back to his feet.
Steve Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cameron moves into range and clinches up with Harvey.
Cameron wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cameron wants to break free but Harvey has control.
Cameron tries to break free but Harvey pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harvey as Cameron tries to tie him up.
Cameron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cameron fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown but Cameron shows good takedown defense.
Harvey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harvey taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron is looking to get back to his feet here but Harvey is keeping cool and he's managed to take Cameron's back.
Steve Harvey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
What can Cameron do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ron Cameron.
I think Harvey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Harvey!
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RATING
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