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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Rickson tries to clinch up.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moffatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.#TD#
Moffatt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rickson wants to improve his position but Moffatt is controlling well.
#SUB#
Moffatt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rickson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rickson won't allow Moffatt to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rickson has hold of Moffatt's hands but Moffatt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moffatt passes to full mount!
Moffatt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T1#
Moffatt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rickson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rickson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moffatt controlling his opponent.
Moffatt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rickson is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T2#
Rickson tries to hold on but Moffatt pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moffatt trying to control but Rickson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moffatt with shots to the head and body - Rickson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Moffatt prevents Rickson from getting the reversal.
Moffatt controlling the position easily from mount.
Rickson is trying to escape the mount.
#T3#
Moffatt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rickson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rickson tries to roll over but Moffatt keeps him under control.
Rickson is refusing to be controlled, as Moffatt sits in half guard. #T4#
Moffatt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Moffatt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rickson on the ground.
Moffatt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rickson is trying to stand up here but Moffatt is controlling him well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rickson is trying to maintain the position but Moffatt is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Moffatt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Rickson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moffatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rickson can do to turn this around?
Rickson wants to clinch.
Rickson is looking to clinch but Moffatt is avoiding it.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch but Moffatt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rickson stuffs the takedown.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moffatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moffatt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Moffatt keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rickson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moffatt misses with a head kick.
Moffatt misses with a takedown attempt - Rickson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T1##CL2#
Rickson clinches.
Moffatt tries to break the clinch but Rickson is controlling the position.
Moffatt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rickson has him pressed against the cage.
Moffatt is trying to push Rickson away but Rickson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moffatt working aggressively here.
Rickson blocks an elbow strike.
Rickson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rickson lands a nice shot to the body.
Rickson is leaning against Moffatt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rickson is working Moffatt over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rickson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moffatt backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Bret Moffatt has been cut.
A short left from Rickson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rickson.
A right handed body shot lands from Rickson.
#T2#
A short right from Rickson.
Rickson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moffatt.
Rickson lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rickson cracks Moffatt with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Rickson.
Rickson digs a right hand into Moffatt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moffatt's gas tank.
Rickson digs a right hand underneath Moffatt's ribcage. Moffatt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rickson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rickson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rickson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rickson lands a hook that snaps the head of Moffatt backwards.
Rickson lands a big right hand that drops Moffatt! The killer instinct kicks in and Rickson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rickson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoel Rickson!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Rickson moves in looking to clinch but Abueva pushes him off.
Abueva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abueva keeps the fight on the outside.
Rickson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Abueva.
Rickson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abueva cracks Rickson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abueva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abueva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rickson's head backwards.
Rickson wants to clinch up but Abueva keeps it at a distance.
Nice jab there from Abueva.
Rickson tries to clinch there but Abueva circles away.
Rickson slips a straight right by Abueva.
Abueva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rickson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rickson is looking to clinch.
Abueva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rickson with a body shot.
Rickson tries to clinch
and Abueva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rickson looks to clinch
and Abueva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rickson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rickson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abueva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rickson. Rickson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
Abueva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rickson. Rickson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rickson tries to clinch but Abueva moves away
enabling Abueva to counter with a crisp jab.
Abueva loads up on a big right hand but Rickson slips the punch.
It looked like Rickson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Abueva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abueva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abueva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Abueva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abueva lands a really nice looking cross but Rickson seems unphased.
Rickson fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Abueva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rickson tries to clinch up
and Abueva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rickson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abueva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rickson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rickson tries to clinch there but Abueva circles away.
Rickson is looking to clinch. #T2#
Abueva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rickson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rickson is looking to clinch.
Rickson wants to clinch
and Abueva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abueva lands with a straight right. Rickson didn't see that one coming.
Abueva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abueva scores with a nice strike.
Rickson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rickson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abueva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rickson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rickson moves in looking to clinch but Abueva pushes him off.
Abueva throws out a counter right but Rickson avoids it with no problem.
Rickson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abueva lands a nice hook to Rickson's body. Rickson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3#
Rickson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abueva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abueva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rickson was well out of range. Poor timing from Abueva.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abueva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Abueva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rickson.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch but Abueva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abueva! But no joy.
A big left from Abueva misses.
Abueva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abueva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Rickson.
Rickson tries to clinch up.
Abueva throws out a counter right but Rickson avoids it with no problem.
Rickson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rickson is looking to clinch.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch but Abueva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rickson is looking to clinch but Abueva is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Abueva.
#T4#
Rickson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abueva.
Abueva connects with a nice looking jab.
Rickson tries to clinch but Abueva is having none of it.
Abueva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abueva lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abueva throws out a counter right but Rickson avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Rickson.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abueva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rickson walks into a stiff left hand from Abueva.
Abueva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rickson is looking to clinch.
Rickson closes the distance but Abueva moves to the side
and Abueva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abueva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Abueva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Abueva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rickson ducks under a wild hook from Abueva.
Rickson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rickson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abueva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abueva connects with a nice looking jab.
Calvin Abueva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abueva swats away the attempt to clinch by Rickson.
Abueva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abueva lands with a shot to the body.
Abueva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abueva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Abueva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abueva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rickson moves in looking to clinch but Abueva pushes him off.
Nice uppercut lands for Abueva. That snapped Rickson's head back.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abueva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab by Abueva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abueva throws a series of punches but Rickson moves out of range.
Rickson tries to counter by clinching up but Abueva breaks away and moves out of range.#T1#
Rickson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abueva misses with a straight left.
Rickson doesn't manage to clinch there - Abueva circles away.
Abueva scores with a nice head shot.
Rickson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rickson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Abueva to counter with a crisp jab.
Rickson tries to clinch up
and Abueva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rickson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abueva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rickson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abueva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Abueva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rickson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abueva keeps the fight on the outside.#T2#
Rickson needs to keep his hands up - Abueva had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Abueva misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rickson tries to clinch but Abueva moves out of range.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abueva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Rickson clinches up with Abueva and pushes him back against the cage.
Rickson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Abueva.
Abueva working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abueva.
Abueva misses with the head strike.
Rickson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rickson misses with a punch on the inside.
Abueva pushes Rickson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abueva misses with a punch on the inside.
Abueva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rickson. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abueva.
Abueva working aggressively here.
Rickson struggles to land a body shot inside as Abueva controls his hands.
Rickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rickson pushes Abueva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abueva.
Nice body punch from Abueva - that landed with a thud.
Abueva has a couple of punches blocked by Rickson.
Abueva working aggressively here.
Abueva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abueva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abueva lands a hook that snaps the head of Rickson backwards.
A short left from Rickson.
Calvin Abueva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Abueva fails to land.
Rickson lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Abueva.
Abueva misses with some punches.
Abueva prevents a body shot from Rickson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abueva lands with a light punch inside. #T4#
A hook to the body from Abueva.
Abueva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Abueva - that landed with a thud.
Abueva misses with the head strike.
Rickson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rickson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abueva's elbow.
Abueva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rickson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rickson prevents a body shot from Abueva.
Rickson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Abueva on the inside.
Good body shot from Abueva.
Abueva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abueva swings wildly with an uppercut but Rickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Rickson.
Rickson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rickson throws a punch but it's blocked by Abueva.
Abueva is working Rickson over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Abueva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Rickson tries to clinch up.
Rickson walks into a left hand.
Rickson is looking to clinch but Abueva is avoiding it.
Abueva scores with a jab.
Rickson is looking to clinch but Abueva is avoiding it.
Abueva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rickson tries to clinch up but Abueva circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abueva. Rickson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abueva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rickson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abueva swings widly with a right hand
and Rickson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abueva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rickson tries to clinch there but Abueva circles away.
Rickson is looking to clinch. #T1#
Abueva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abueva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Abueva does it's job there.
Abueva misses with an uppercut.
Rickson wants to clinch up but Abueva keeps it at a distance.
Rickson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abueva.
Rickson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Abueva lands with a right hand.
Rickson slips under a jab.
Rickson tries to clinch there but Abueva circles away.
Rickson is looking to clinch.
Rickson tries to clinch up.
Abueva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rickson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Rickson slips a jab from Abueva.
The fighters circling - Abueva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rickson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rickson is looking to clinch but Abueva is avoiding it.
Rickson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abueva throws a hook but Rickson avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rickson doesn't manage to clinch there - Abueva circles away.
Rickson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rickson wants to clinch up but Abueva keeps it at a distance.
Abueva throws a body shot but no joy.
Abueva with a nice cross.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoel Rickson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch but Abueva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abueva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T3#
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rickson ducks under a wild hook from Abueva.
Abueva lands with a straight right. Rickson didn't see that one coming.
Rickson is looking to clinch but Abueva is avoiding it.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abueva throws a body punch but Rickson moves out of range.
Rickson wants to clinch.
Yoel Rickson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calvin Abueva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rickson wants to clinch.
Abueva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T4#
Rickson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abueva scores with a jab to the head.
Rickson tries to clinch up.
Rickson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abueva counters with a nice uppercut.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abueva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rickson is looking to clinch.
Abueva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abueva catches Rickson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Abueva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rickson looks to clinch
and Abueva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abueva scores with a punch to the head.
Abueva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abueva swats away the attempt to clinch by Rickson.
Rickson ducks right into an uppercut from Abueva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Abueva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abueva 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Abueva!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Rickson slips a jab and a cross from Campbell.
Rickson 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.
Rickson stuffs the takedown attempt from Campbell. Campbell gets slowly back to his feet.
Campbell sets himself, and Rickson steps forward looking for the clinch! Campbell avoids it this time.
Campbell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Campbell is looking to counter punch.
Campbell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rickson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rickson with a poor takedown
and Campbell counters with a three punch combo that has Rickson backing up. Rickson nods at Campbell to acknowledge the strikes.
Rickson misses with a two punch combination.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rickson as he jumps to the side.
Campbell misses with a series of wild punches.
Rickson is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Rickson tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
A punch combination from Rickson misses.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Rickson.#T1#
Campbell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rickson.
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rickson defends well and Campbell ends up having to push Rickson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rickson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Campbell counters with a series of strikes. Rickson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rickson shoots in for a double leg but Campbell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tom Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Campbell pushes Rickson up against the cage in a clinch.
Campbell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Rickson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Campbell has Rickson up against the cage in a clinch.
Campbell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rickson is defending well.#BC2#
Rickson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rickson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Campbell is fending him off so far but Rickson persists. Nope, Campbell circles away and we're back to standing.
Campbell tries for a takedown but Rickson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rickson unleashes a big counter combination but Campbell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T2#
Rickson misses with an uppercut. Campbell saw that one coming.
Campbell cracks Rickson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
No joy there for Rickson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Campbell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rickson throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Campbell clinches up with Rickson and pushes him back against the cage.
Campbell wants to break free but Rickson has control.
Campbell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rickson goes for a takedown attempt but Campbell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Campbell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campbell stalks Rickson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rickson's face. Rickson staggers backwards, shaken.
Rickson shoots for a double leg takedown but Campbell sprawls well. He's pushed Rickson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Campbell feinted with a counter takedown.
A combination from Campbell does no damage.
Campbell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Campbell is breathing heavily.#T3#
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Rickson circles away.
Rickson goes for a double leg but Campbell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Campbell continues to drive forward.
Rickson is looking to clinch.
Campbell is looking for a counter combo.
Rickson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Campbell as he jumps to the side.
Campbell moves out of range of the body kick from Rickson.
#CL#
Campbell closes the distance and clinches.
Campbell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rickson.
Campbell tries to circle away but Rickson has him pinned against the cage.
Campbell tries to score a body lock takedown but Rickson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Campbell working hard to break the clinch.
Campbell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#T4#
Campbell is trying to force a seperation but Rickson has the dominant position.#TD2#
Rickson manages to pull guard.
Campbell won't allow Rickson to sweep him here.
Rickson can't keep his opponent in guard - Campbell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rickson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Campbell won't allow Rickson to get back to his feet.
Rickson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rickson trying to keep a closed guard but Campbell is proving a slippery customer.
Rickson keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Rickson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Campbell 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.
#R2#
Rickson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Campbell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rickson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rickson shoots in but Campbell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Campbell fails with the takedown.
Campbell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rickson.
Campbell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rickson is fending him off so far but Campbell persists. Nope, Rickson circles away and we're back to standing.
Rickson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campbell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rickson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Campbell counters with a three punch combo that has Rickson backing up. Rickson nods at Campbell to acknowledge the strikes.
Tom Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoel Rickson.
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Campbell clinches.
Rickson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Campbell tries to break the clinch but Rickson is controlling the position. #T1#
Campbell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rickson can do to turn this around?
A frustrated look appears on Campbell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Campbell tries to circle away but Rickson has him pinned against the cage.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Rickson has him pressed against the cage.
Rickson trying to stall but Campbell improves his position.
Rickson prevents Campbell from breaking the clinch.
Rickson gets underhooks to prevent Campbell's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Rickson pulls Campbell into guard.
Rickson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rickson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
Rickson is still trying to improve position.#SU#
Campbell gets to his feet - Rickson follows without any prompting. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rickson is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Campbell throws a right hand that Rickson ducks under and follows up with a left that Rickson also avoids with ease.#TD#
Campbell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rickson to the mat! Rickson manages to get full guard.
Rickson is wriggling around but Campbell manages to pass to half guard.
#REVB#
Rickson is looking to control Campbell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rickson avoid being mounted?
Campbell prevents Rickson from improving his position.
Rickson is trying to stand back up but Campbell is controlling him
#SUB#
Campbell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rickson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rickson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3##SUB#
Campbell seems to be working for a kimura but Rickson defends the submission attempt.#SU#
Campbell decides to stand and escape the position.
Rickson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rickson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rickson dives in and grabs Campbell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Campbell pushes down on Rickson's head and hops out.
Campbell slips under a jab from Rickson.
Some wild striking there from Campbell.
#T4##TD#
Campbell 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.
Campbell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Rickson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Campbell tries to free his leg and advance position but Rickson is retaining full guard.
Rickson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell forces his way into half guard.
Rickson gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Campbell dominated that second round.
That's time! Campbell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Campbell tries to bum rush Rickson with a series of wild strikes but Rickson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rickson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Campbell defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Campbell as Rickson shoots in.
Campbell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rickson tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Rickson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Campbell swivels and escapes.
Tom Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoel Rickson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rickson 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 Campbell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Campbell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rickson shoots for a takedown but Campbell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rickson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Rickson tries to keep at a distance but Campbell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Campbell tries to score a body lock takedown but Rickson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Campbell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rickson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T1##BC2#
Rickson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Campbell stuffs the takedown.
Rickson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Rickson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rickson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Campbell defends it nicely.#CL#
Campbell darts in and clinches Rickson up against the cage.
Rickson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rickson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Campbell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Campbell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
Rickson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Campbell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rickson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rickson keeps control of Campbell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Campbell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rickson keeps control of Campbell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rickson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rickson tries to pull guard but Campbell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rickson looking to slow down the pace here.
Campbell prevents a takedown attempt there.
#BC2#
Rickson manages to break the clinch.
Campbell slaps away a takedown attempt from Rickson, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T3#
Campbell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rickson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Campbell defends it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Campbell as he connects with a hook.
Rickson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rickson wants it to stay on the feet.
Rickson fails to land the takedown.
Tom Campbell is winning the standup battle so far.
Campbell misses with a few strikes there.
Campbell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T4#
Rickson shoots in and drives through. Campbell sprawls well.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rickson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Rickson. Those never looked like landing.
Rickson throws a push kick but Campbell slaps the foot to one side.
Rickson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Campbell as he jumps to the side.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campbell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rickson avoids the head kick by Campbell.
Campbell misses with the combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rickson.
Yoel Rickson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tom Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Rickson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Campbell!
A pretty intense looking Tom Campbell took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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