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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bode Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Muller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Feuer Frei. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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226 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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210 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bode Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Campion!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campion rushes Muller and presses him up against the ropes.
Muller gets through Campion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muller.
Muller lands with a left to the head.
Muller has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Campion.
Campion blocks an uppercut.
Muller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Muller stops a takedown attempt from Campion.
Muller is pressed up against the ropes. Campion has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Muller down to the mat. Muller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bode Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Campion.
Muller sizes up Campion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Muller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller cracks Campion with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Campion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
Muller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Muller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion throws a nice looking combination but Muller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muller lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Campion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Muller misses the target.
Campion tries to clinch there but Muller circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Muller misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Muller.
Campion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Muller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muller appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Campion has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Campion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Campion takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Campion shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muller but Muller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Campion tries for a takedown but Muller circles away easily
and Muller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Muller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muller misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Muller misses.
Muller scores with a decent looking hook.
Campion throws a right and a left that Muller avoids nicely.
Campion shoots for a takedown but Muller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muller with a hook.
Muller connects with a right hand. Campion shakes it off.
Campion takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Campion shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Muller trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion prevents Muller from improving his position.
Muller on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Muller manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Muller looking for a sweep. Not yet Muller, not yet.
Campion wants to stand but Muller has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Muller is looking for a triangle but Campion pushes his legs off easily.
Muller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Campion defends it easily.
Campion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Muller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Campion manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campion pulls Muller in to control the position.
Campion manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muller manages to get himself to full guard.
Muller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Campion has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Muller is proving hard to escape from.
Campion won't allow Muller to sweep him here.
Muller keeping moving, preventing Campion from controlling successfully.
Campion won't allow Muller to sweep him here.
Muller working a defensive guard but Campion passes into half guard.
Muller is trying to get back to full guard.
Campion is looking for a kimura but Muller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Campion to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bode Muller dominated that 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.
Muller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Campion is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Muller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Muller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Campion.
A big right from Muller misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Muller as he connects with a hook.
Muller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Campion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion fails to land the takedown.
Bode Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Campion.
Campion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muller defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Muller.
No luck for Campion with that takedown attempt.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Campion is out of range.
Muller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Campion takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bode Muller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campion avoids the body shot from Muller.
Muller clinches up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller.
Campion successfully pulls guard.
Muller trying to control but Campion is working from the bottom.
Campion can't keep his opponent in guard - Muller advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller wants to control but Campion is keeping him busy.
Muller is nestled in close to Campion, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Muller stalling away here and it's allowed Campion to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Muller landing some decent shots from guard.
Muller trying to control but Campion is working from the bottom.
Muller is in close to Campion's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller trying to control but Campion is working from the bottom.
Campion has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Muller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller trying to control but Campion is working from the bottom.
Muller passes Campion's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Muller working the head and body with strikes.
Muller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Campion keeps working.
Muller is nestled in close to Campion, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller is keen to just control but Campion is a slippery customer.
Campion works his way to full guard. Good work.
Muller works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Muller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Muller is looking to take a break and control but Campion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Campion taking some punishment here, with Muller in his half guard.
Muller is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Campion still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Campion has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Muller is trying to control Campion's posture but Campion avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muller is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bode Muller dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Campion looks to clinch
and Muller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Campion's knee momentarily.
Campion chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muller can pounce on him.
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campion.
Campion feints the counter takedown.
Muller throws an off balance right hand
and Campion counters with a takedown into side control.
Campion is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Muller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Muller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Campion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller manages to get back to half guard.
Campion is looking for a kimura but Muller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Campion to get the leverage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Campion lands with a punch from half guard.
Muller gets full guard.
Muller keeping full guard, as Campion tries to pass.
Campion stopping the sweep attempt from Muller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Campion won't allow Muller to sweep him here.
Campion wants to pass the guard but Muller is keeping the position.
Campion postures up in Muller's guard and throws a big left but Muller blocks it.
Muller keeping moving, preventing Campion from controlling successfully.
Muller trying to control the position.
Campion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Muller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Campion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Campion sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Muller's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller manages to get to full guard.
Muller has his foot on Campion's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Campion works his way back into a safe position though.
Muller can't keep his opponent in guard - Campion advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Muller is pressing down on Campion's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Muller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Campion defends it easily.
Muller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Campion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Campion makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Muller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campion can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Muller trying to keep a closed guard but Campion is proving a slippery customer.
Campion got a little sloppy there for a moment and Muller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Campion has managed to get both his arms back between Muller's legs - danger averted.
Campion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Campion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muller is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Campion preventing the sweep.
Muller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Muller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Campion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller looking for a sweep. Not yet Muller, not yet.
Campion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Campion trying to control but Muller is working from the bottom.
Campion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muller is keeping the position for now.
Muller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thomas Campion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muller seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campion actively working from the bottom here.
Thomas Campion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Muller works his way into full mount!
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 Bode Muller.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bode Muller!
Our winner, Bode Muller, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Thomas Campion spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better man today. Now I go back to training to make sure that I'm the better man tomorrow. Thanks to the fans for all of their support.'.
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