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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Rebirth of an Empire
Date: Jul 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Campbell lands with a kick to the temple. Taoist shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Campbell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taoist throws a head kick that half lands.
Taoist throws a sloppy head kick #TD#
and Campbell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Campbell.
Campbell content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taoist looks winded!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Taoist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Campbell.
Campbell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1##SU#
Campbell stands up from Taoist's guard - Campbell perhaps looking for a knockout.
Taoist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Campbell.
Taoist takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Campbell.
Campbell is chipping away with strikes.
Campbell scoring with punches from side control.
Campbell works to advance to full mount. Taoist defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Campbell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T2#
Campbell dominating with strikes here.
Campbell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell landing shots from mount.
Campbell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Campbell working Taoist over with strikes here.
Campbell controlling from mount.
Campbell lands a big elbow.
Campbell lands a big elbow. #T3#
Campbell with shots to the head and body - Taoist looks very uncomfortable down there.
Taoist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Campbell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Campbell working Taoist over with strikes here.
Campbell with good strikes from the mount here!
Campbell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Campbell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Campbell with good strikes from the mount here!
Campbell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Campbell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T4#
Campbell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Campbell content just to control the position here.
Campbell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Campbell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Campbell controlling from mount.
Campbell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcie Campbell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Nice body kick from Campbell.#CL#
Campbell clinches up with Taoist and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Campbell has picked Taoist up - he's going for a ride! Campbell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taoist can do to turn this around?
Campbell drops an elbow to the side of Taoist's head.
Campbell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Campbell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marcie Campbell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taoist is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T1##SU#
Campbell stands up and beckons Taoist to join him on the feet. #TD#
Campbell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here as Campbell stalls from top position.
Campbell misses with the ground and pound.
Campbell taking a breather here.
Taoist really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Campbell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Campbell lands a decent elbow from side control. #T2#
Campbell working the body and head with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Taoist gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Campbell landing strikes from the mount.
Campbell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taoist really wants to buck Campbell off and get back to his feet. #T3#
Campbell breaks from Taoist's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Campbell working the ground and pound effectively.
Campbell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Taoist takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Campbell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Campbell controlling the pace for now.
Campbell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T4#
The referee warns Taoist that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Campbell cracks Taoist with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Campbell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Taoist is bucking up trying to escape but Campbell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcie Campbell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
Campbell lands with a thumping leg kick.
#TD#
Campbell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Campbell stands up over Taoist, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SU#
Campbell stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL#
Campbell moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Campbell.
#TD#
Campbell gets control of Taoist's arms and successfully pulls guard. Campbell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Campbell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Campbell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SU#
Campbell stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T1#
Campbell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#TD#
Campbell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Taoist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taoist has hold of Campbell's hands but Campbell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Campbell working over Taoist with some ground and pound. Taoist looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Campbell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SU#
Campbell decides to return to a standing position. #TD#
Campbell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #T2#
Campbell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Campbell.
Campbell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taoist's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell is stalling in the full guard. #T3#
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Campbell showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marcie Campbell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Campbell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Campbell swinging wildly here.
#TD#
Campbell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taoist to the mat! Taoist manages to get full guard.
Taoist is looking to stand back up but Campbell counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Taoist. #T4##REVB#
Still in half guard, Campbell seems content to control.#SUB#
Campbell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Taoist sees it coming and defends easily.
Campbell sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB#
Campbell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcie Campbell clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Campbell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Taoist back to the cage. Campbell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Campbell looks for the body kick but Taoist saw that one coming.
Campbell misses with a kick to the body.
Taoist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taoist sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Campbell throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Taoist enables Campbell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Taoist manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Campbell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taoist swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Campbell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SU#
Campbell stands up from Taoist's guard - Campbell perhaps looking for a knockout. #T1#
Campbell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Campbell dives in and grabs Taoist's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taoist pushes down on Campbell's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcie Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Taoist both land. Nice combination.
Campbell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #TD#
Campbell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Campbell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taoist is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Campbell throws a big elbow that misses.
Campbell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Campbell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Taoist for as long as he can get away with.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#SU#
Taoist is working an open guard so Campbell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Marcie Campbell is winning the standup battle so far.#T3##TD#
Campbell manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Taoist on his heels. He'll look to pass Taoist's guard now, I'm sure.
Campbell stands and throws Taoist's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Campbell is working Taoist over with some ground and pound from side control.
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Taoist's face as Campbell controls the position.
Campbell throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #SUB#
Campbell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T4#
Campbell lands an elbow.
Campbell controls the position from side control.#SUB#
Campbell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taoist has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcie Campbell had his way with Sifu Taoist in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Campbell connects with a body shot.
Campbell lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Campbell misses.
Campbell goes for a double leg but Taoist avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taoist continues to drive forward.#TD#
Campbell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Taoist is trying to stand.
Campbell is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1#
Taoist is in trouble now - Campbell has advanced to mount!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Campbell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Campbell with the ground and pound from mount.
Campbell controlling from the full mount. #T2#
Campbell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Campbell controlling his opponent.
Campbell lands a nice shot to the head.
Campbell looking to control and managing it successfully. #T3#
Campbell looking to finish Taoist with some ground and pound. This is bad for Taoist!
Campbell cracks Taoist with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Campbell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Campbell controlling the pace for now.
Campbell landing strikes from the mount.
Campbell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
Campbell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice elbow there by Campbell.
Campbell looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcie Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Campbell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:44
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcie Campbell!
Marcie Campbell is the new lightweight champion!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Taoist throws a sloppy head kick
and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taoist misses with a double jab
and Stark counters with a three punch combo that has Taoist backing up. Taoist nods at Stark to acknowledge the strikes.
Stark avoids the head kick by Taoist.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but Taoist pushes him off.#CL2#
Taoist gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taoist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stark.#BC2#
Taoist breaks from the clinch.
Sifu Taoist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Taoist takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Taoist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taoist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark is looking for a counter combo.
Stark blocks a head kick by Taoist.
Taoist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
Taoist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A quick step to the side and Stark tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taoist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark throws a series of punches but Taoist moves out of range.
As Stark backs off Taoist throws a huge counter combo but Stark manages to avoid it all.
Taoist stuffs the takedown attempt from Stark. Stark gets slowly back to his feet.
Taoist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taoist throws a head kick that Stark semi-blocks.
#ROC2#
Stark is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Kelvin Stark has been cut.
Taoist lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Stark crumples to the floor! Taoist milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sifu Taoist!
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