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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Stpierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes to the cage accompanied by Hed PE - Raise Hell. Georges Stpierre will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Stpierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stpierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Campbell looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Stpierre moves into the clinch.
Campbell working hard to break the clinch.
Campbell manages to break the clinch.
Stpierre works over Campbell's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Alistair Campbell has been cut.
Campbell tries to keep at a distance but Stpierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stpierre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campbell's efforts to push away.
Campbell manages to break the clinch.
Campbell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stpierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Stpierre trying to mount his opponent but Campbell defends it.
Campbell is trying to stand back up but Stpierre is controlling him
Stpierre stalling.
Stpierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stpierre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like Stpierre might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Stpierre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Campbell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stpierre.
Stpierre is nestled in close to Campbell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stpierre winds up and cracks Campbell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre is trying to control the action in half guard but Campbell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stpierre 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.
Stpierre decides to stand and escape the position.
Stpierre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stpierre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Campbell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stpierre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stpierre controlling the action here.
Campbell looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre tries to pass to full mount but Campbell defends it.
Stpierre moves into full mount! Campbell won't be happy about that!
Stpierre controlling his opponent.
Campbell really wants to buck Stpierre off and get back to his feet.
Stpierre lands a nice shot to the head.
Stpierre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Campbell's face.
Stpierre working the ground and pound effectively.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre landing strikes from the mount and Campbell is in trouble!
Stpierre tries to control but Campbell wriggling away.
Campbell taking shots to the head.
Stpierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Campbell is rocked!
Stpierre is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stpierre scores with a hook to the body. Campbell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stpierre works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oh Campbell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stpierre gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee asks Stpierre politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Stpierre prefers to stall for the moment though.
Stpierre wants to control but Campbell is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stpierre takes a little break here. Campbell wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Stpierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alistair Campbell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stpierre shoots in and gets a takedown into Campbell's guard.
Campbell seems to have got his legs back now.
Stpierre is stalling in the full guard.
Stpierre is working Campbell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Campbell wants to stand and escape but Stpierre is having none of it.
Georges Stpierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stpierre with a nice head shot there.
Campbell is looking to stand up but Stpierre isn't so interested in that idea.
Stpierre wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet but Stpierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stpierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campbell is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Stpierre from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stpierre is stalling in the full guard.
Georges Stpierre has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Campbell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stpierre.
Campbell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stpierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Campbell is trying to stand up here but Stpierre is controlling him well.
Stpierre decides to stand and escape the position.
Stpierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stpierre shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Campbell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Campbell throws Stpierre to one side and escapes!
Stpierre blocks a head kick by Campbell.
Alistair Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stpierre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stpierre duly obliges.
Campbell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Campbell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stpierre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Campbell to the mat! Campbell manages to get full guard.
Campbell pushes Stpierre off and gets back to his feet.
Stpierre blocks a head kick by Campbell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre connects with a single shot there.
Alistair Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campbell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stpierre.
Alistair Campbell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campbell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stpierre tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
A combination from Campbell does no damage.
Stpierre is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Campbell misses with a double jab
and Stpierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Campbell has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stpierre manages to pull guard.
Stpierre is working an open guard so Campbell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
A head kick misses from Stpierre.
Stpierre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Campbell did well to prevent Stpierre getting side control.
Campbell is looking to escape.
Campbell is refusing to be controlled, as Stpierre sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Campbell trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Stpierre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stpierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Campbell is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Stpierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alistair Campbell's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stpierre gets the takedown into side control.
Campbell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stpierre is controlling him well.
Campbell seems a little lost for a moment, as Stpierre dominates the positioning.
Stpierre working the ground and pound from side control.
Stpierre slows the pace down.
Campbell is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Stpierre lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Campbell bucks up and tries to throw Stpierre off but instead Stpierre has got his back!
Stpierre has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Campbell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stpierre controlling the position well here. Campbell rolled but Stpierre kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Campbell is trying to stand back up.
Campbell is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Stpierre tightening his grip on Campbell, looking for the choke.
Campbell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Stpierre tries to get the hooks in deep but Campbell pushed the leg off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell holding both Stpierre 's hands and preventing any damage.
Campbell takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Stpierre tries to keep control of the position but Campbell is staying busy.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Stpierre's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Campbell is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Stpierre off. It looks like it's working - Stpierre slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Campbell displaying calm under pressure there.
Stpierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre prevents Campbell from getting back to his feet.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Stpierre from controlling successfully.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet but Stpierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stpierre wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Georges Stpierre.
Campbell swinging wildly here.
Stpierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Campbell pinned against the cage. Campbell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Campbell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stpierre eats them both and turns towards Campbell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre with a jab.
Campbell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stpierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stpierre wants to clinch.
Stpierre fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Campbell to the ground. Stpierre is now in Campbell's guard.
Campbell wriggles free and stands up.
Campbell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Stpierre moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stpierre dips to his left and cracks Campbell with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Stpierre moves out of range.
Alistair Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Georges Stpierre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stpierre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges Stpierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stpierre 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges Stpierre!
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