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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ji Lu (ranked 2059 p4p, 68 weight class) and Charles Kamen (ranked 1217 p4p, 38 weight class). Ji Lu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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269 lbs
28 - 18 - 0 |
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36
270 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ji Lu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Kamen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lu misses with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Kamen.
Kamen is looking to clinch.
Lu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kamen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lu dives in and scores a takedown into Kamen's guard.
Lu has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kamen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lu trying to control but Kamen is working from the bottom.
Kamen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kamen pushes Lu off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lu throws a big counter combination but Kamen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kamen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamen clinches up against the cage.
Kamen working aggressively here.
Lu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kamen has him pressed against the cage.
Kamen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lu has a couple of punches blocked by Kamen.
Lu tries for a takedown but Kamen manages to get underhooks.
Lu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lu blocks an uppercut.
Kamen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamen lands a hook that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
Kamen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lu working aggressively here.
Kamen tries to throw a body punch but Lu avoids it by throwing Kamen back against the cage.
Kamen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lu scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lu struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamen controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kamen.
Kamen misses with the head strike.
Lu lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lu avoiding damage.
Lu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lu breaks the clinch.
Kamen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lu.
Kamen instigates a clinch.
Lu tries a body shot but Kamen blocks it.
Lu struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamen controls his hands.
Kamen lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Ji Lu has been cut.
Kamen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kamen working aggressively here.
Kamen tries to work over Lu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamen working aggressively here.
Kamen pushes Lu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamen struggles to land a body shot inside as Lu controls his hands.
Lu is trying to pull guard but Kamen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lu prevents a body shot from Kamen.
Kamen digs a right hand into Lu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lu's gas tank.
Kamen digs a right hand into Lu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lu's gas tank.
Kamen lands with a right to the head.
Kamen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kamen pushes Lu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lu is breathing heavily.
Kamen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lu blocks a body shot from Kamen.
Kamen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lu up against the cage.
Kamen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lu wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ji Lu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kamen scores with a shoulder strike.
Kamen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lus head.
Ji Lu's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamen effectively controlling the action here.
Kamen misses with a body punch.
Kamen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lu throws an elbow but it misses.
Lu prevents a body shot from Kamen.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lu throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kamen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kamen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kamen scores with a hook to the body.
Lu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lu takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Kamen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ji Lu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kamen tries to clinch but Lu moves away
and Lu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lu looks to land a body kick but Kamen moved away.
Lu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kamen.
Kamen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Charles Kamen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kamen's head.
Kamen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lu wants to control from the top but Kamen keeps moving.
Kamen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kamen is looking to stand up but Lu isn't so interested in that idea.
Lu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kamen clobbers Lu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kamen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kamen backwards.
Lu manages to break the clinch.
Lu swinging wildly here.
Kamen moves out of range of the strikes.
Lu shoots in but no luck this time.
Kamen tries to clinch up but Lu circles away and keeps his distance.
Kamen moves into the clinch successfully.
Kamen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Lu fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lu blocks a body shot from Kamen.
Lu throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamen.
Lu misses with a body punch.
Lu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lu manages to break the clinch.
Ji Lu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lu misses with a head kick.
Kamen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kamen lands with a shot to the body.
Kamen is looking to clinch.
Kamen scores with a hook to the body. Lu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ji Lu is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kamen misses with an uppercut.
Kamen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamen lands a big right hand that sends Lu crashing to the mat! Kamen stays standing though and waves Lu back to his feet!
Kamen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamen lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Lu up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Kamen from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Lu's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Kamen!
Charles Kamen is the new super heavyweight champion!
Charles Kamen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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