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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Camacho (ranked 1862 p4p, 1457 weight class) and Abraham Durden (ranked 236 p4p, 183 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jermaine Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
Durden lands with a hook. Camacho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Durden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Camacho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Camacho lands a really nice looking cross but Durden seems unphased.
Camacho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durden with a nice cross.
Camacho misses the jab.
Camacho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Camacho tries to move into range but Durden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Durden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camacho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camacho.
Camacho attempts a counter takedown but Durden avoids it well and moves away.
Camacho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Durden.
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
A slow jab from Camacho misses its intended target.
Camacho cracks Durden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden loads up on a big right hand but Camacho slips the punch.
Durden has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Abraham Durden has been cut.
Durden lands a leg kick that knocks Camacho off balance momentarily.
Durden's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Durden's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Durden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Camacho. That did some damage!
Camacho scoring well with a low kick there.
Durden connects with a body shot.
Camacho lands a glancing blow to the side of Durden's head.
Camacho misses with a jab, cross combination.
That kick from Durden tenderised Camacho's leg. Camacho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Camacho has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ludus Magnus in the buildup to the fight.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Camacho blocks the body kick.
Camacho is looking for a counter combo.
Durden lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Durden. That snapped Camacho's head back.
Durden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Camacho takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Durden coming out on top.
Durden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Durden connects with a leg kick.
Camacho tries to bum rush Durden with a series of wild strikes but Durden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camacho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Camacho checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Camacho.
Camacho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camacho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Camacho tries a head kick but it misses.
Durden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camacho throws a nice looking combination but Durden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Durden thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Camacho if he has to take too many more of those.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for Durden.
Camacho looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Camacho throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Camacho misses with a hook.
Durden scores with a nice right hand.
Durden is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Camacho had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Durden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Durden misses with a body shot.
Durden dips to his left and cracks Camacho with an uppercut!
Durden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Camacho throws a hook to the side of Durden's head but Durden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camacho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camacho throws a series of punches but Durden avoids them all with ease.
Camacho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden throws the left hand but Camacho avoids the punch easily.
Durden blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho drops his hands momentarily and Durden takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Durden lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Durden cracks a nice hook into Camacho's ribs.
Camacho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durden dips to his left and cracks Camacho with an uppercut!
Camacho swinging wildly here.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
Durden slips a jab and a cross from Camacho.
Durden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Durden stuffs the takedown attempt from Camacho. Camacho gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camacho moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Durden as he connects with a hook.
Durden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Camacho's sensitive parts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Durden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Durden's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Camacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durden sizes up Camacho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Durden lands a leg kick that knocks Camacho off balance momentarily.
Camacho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Camacho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Camacho scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick lands for Durden.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Durden. Beautiful body shot.
Durden connects with a crisp jab.
Durden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Camacho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Durden takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durden tests Camacho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Camacho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Durden.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camacho throws out the jab.
Camacho moves out of range as Durden strikes.
Camacho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camacho needs to keep his hands up - Durden had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho misses with an uppercut.
Durden feints and then cracks Camacho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camacho down.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Camacho might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Camacho.
Durden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Jermaine Camacho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durden.
Camacho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Camacho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Camacho misses with a looping left.
Camacho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Camacho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Camacho misses with the combination.
Durden throws out a powerful jab.
Camacho tries to move into range but Durden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden cracks Camacho with a good jab.
Camacho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Durden connects with a leg kick.
Camacho throws a head kick but Durden moves out of range.
Camacho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Durden on the side of the head.
Camacho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Camacho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durden. Durden obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durden.
Camacho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camacho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Durden looks for the body kick but Camacho saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Durden blocks the low kick.
Camacho tests Durden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Durden tries to land a front kick but Camacho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Camacho misses with a straight right.
Durden scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Durden.
Durden walks into a left hand.
Durden connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Camacho swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Camacho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durden.
A nice side step and Durden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Durden with a nice calf kick.
Camacho swinging wildly here.
Camacho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Camacho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Durden checks a low kick from Camacho.
Durden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
Camacho shoots in for a takedown but Durden shows good takedown defense.
Durden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Camacho looks to land a body kick but Durden moved away.
Camacho digs a good body shot into Durden's ribs.
Abraham Durden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Durden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camacho.
Durden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Camacho's head backwards.
Camacho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abraham Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camacho avoids the body shot from Durden.
Camacho is looking for a counter combo.
Durden with a hook.
Camacho misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Durden connects with a leg kick.
A big left from Durden misses.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
Camacho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Durden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durden.
Camacho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Durden scores with a kick to the midsection.
Durden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Camacho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Durden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abraham Durden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Durden misses with a hook. Camacho ducked under it nicely.
Camacho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by Durden.
Camacho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camacho.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden with the inside leg kick.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Durden scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Camacho moves away and avoids it.
Camacho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Camacho blocks the low kick.
Durden thuds his shin into the meat of Camacho's side.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden slips a jab from Camacho.
Durden is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Camacho's front leg but catches the back leg as Camacho tries to avoid it.
Durden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Durden slips a straight right by Camacho.
Camacho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Durden lands a nice hook to Camacho's body. Camacho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Durden blocks a leg kick.
Durden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Camacho's hands.
Camacho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Durden is out of range and Camacho settles back down.
Camacho ducks right into an uppercut from Durden.
Durden blocks a jab.
Durden cracks a nice hook into Camacho's ribs.
Camacho takes one on the button.
Camacho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Camacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jermaine Camacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Camacho. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Camacho.
Durden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Durden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Camacho throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
Camacho blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durden.
Durden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Camacho. Camacho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Camacho throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
Camacho slips a jab from Durden.
Some bone on bone action there as Camacho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Durden blocks a head kick by Camacho.
Durden jabs Camacho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Durden scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden lands a jab to the head.
Durden connects with a leg kick.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
Camacho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Durden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Durden with a nice calf kick.
Durden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Camacho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Durden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Camacho attempts a counter takedown but Durden avoids it well and moves away.
Camacho tries to score a power double leg takedown but Durden sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Camacho somewhat.
Durden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Durden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Camacho under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice takedown defense from Durden. No joy for Camacho on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Camacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durden scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Durden.
Durden lands with an uppercut that bounces Camacho off the cage and back into range.
Durden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Camacho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Durden moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abraham Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durden.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Camacho's front leg but catches the back leg as Camacho tries to avoid it.
Durden moves away from the strike by Camacho.
Durden was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sloppy strikes from Camacho. Those never looked like landing.
Camacho misses with a takedown
and Durden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abraham Durden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Camacho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Durden tries to avoid it but Camacho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Durden to the ground. Durden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Durden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durden 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Durden!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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