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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cho Ba (ranked 4384 p4p, 220 weight class) and Timidus Campos (ranked 4495 p4p, 223 weight class). Cho Ba had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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160 cm
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130 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cho Ba! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timidus Campos! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Campos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. We've been hearing good reports from Ba's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Campos is working Ba over with some ground and pound from side control. Campos working the ground and pound. Campos scoring with punches from side control. Campos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Campos scores with a couple of short elbows. Campos slows the pace down. Ba tries to bench press Campos off him but Campos keeps the position. Campos cracks Ba with an elbow. That is naaassty. Campos lands a few punches from side control. Ba is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Ba is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Campos is working Ba over with some ground and pound from side control. Campos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ba keeps working. Ba is trying to improve his position. Campos looks up at the clock and then as Ba takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Campos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ba taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ba gets back to half guard. Ba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ba is looking for a triangle but Campos pushes his legs off easily.
Ba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Ba is breathing heavily. Ba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Campos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Campos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Campos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Campos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Ba has momentary wrist control but Campos slips an elbow through the middle. Ba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Campos landing some decent shots from guard. Ba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ba tries to get out of the position. Campos works over Ba with some ground and pound from guard. Campos scoring with punches to the head and body. Campos sitting in guard here, content to control. Campos landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Campos landing some decent shots from guard. Ba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Campos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Campos scoring with some ground and pound. Campos chips away with some ground and pound. Ba has momentary wrist control but Campos slips an elbow through the middle.
Ba is rocked! Campos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Oh Ba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Campos is working Ba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Campos stands up over Ba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Campos lands a couple of decent looking shots. Campos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Ba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Campos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Campos sitting in guard, not really doing much. Campos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Campos cracks Ba with a big elbow. A big shot lands for Campos! That's hurt Ba! Will he recover? Campos fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timidus Campos!
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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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