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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jesus Camacho (ranked 6627 p4p, 3471 weight class) and Stefan Pantovic (ranked 659 p4p, 475 weight class). Stefan Pantovic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Jesus Camacho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stefan Pantovic!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Pantovic misses.
Pantovic closes the distance and pushes Camacho back into the ropes.
Pantovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Camacho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pantovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pantovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pantovic blocks an elbow strike from Camacho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pantovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camacho pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a knee strike.
Pantovic is trying to stall.
Camacho throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Pantovic.
Camacho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho.
Camacho trying to stall but Pantovic improves his position.
Camacho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camacho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Camacho is trying to break the clinch but Pantovic has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camacho pushes Pantovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pantovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Camacho.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Pantovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pantovic has a couple of punches blocked by Camacho.
Pantovic trying to control the position but instead, Camacho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pantovic into the ropes.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Pantovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho tries to work over Pantovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pantovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pantovic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Camacho seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pantovic can turn it around.
Pantovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Camacho.
Pantovic misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantovic trying to stall but Camacho improves his position.
Pantovic lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pantovic.
Pantovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Camacho.
Pantovic taking a breather.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Pantovic controls his hands.
Camacho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Stefan Pantovic has been cut.
Camacho manages to break the clinch.
Pantovic scores with a one two! Camacho had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pantovic misses with an uppercut. Camacho saw that one coming.
Pantovic defending well as Camacho loads up on a big left hand.
Camacho takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pantovic looks to land a combination. Camacho sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Camacho is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pantovic.
Pantovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Camacho circles away quickly and effectively.
Pantovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pantovic misses the shot to the body.
Camacho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pantovic loads up on a big right hand but Camacho slips the punch.
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pantovic.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick and Pantovic moves out of range easily.
Pantovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Camacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Pantovic misses.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Pantovic does no damage.
Camacho thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pantovic looks to land a left hand but Camacho moved out of range nicely.
Camacho thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pantovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Camacho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Pantovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Pantovic'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.
Camacho tries to move into range but Pantovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pantovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pantovic misses with a two punch combination.
Camacho thinks about countering with a head kick.
Camacho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pantovic.
Pantovic lands a slapping body shot.
Pantovic misses with a double jab
and Camacho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pantovic.
Camacho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Camacho dodges the punch combination from Pantovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pantovic.
Camacho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick and Pantovic moves out of range easily.
Pantovic lands a right hook to the body.
Pantovic rushes Camacho and presses him up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Pantovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pantovic prevents Camacho from breaking the clinch.
Pantovic misses with a punch to the body.
Pantovic has Camacho pressed against the ropes, preventing Camacho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pantovic blocks an uppercut.
Camacho pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pantovic blocks an uppercut.
Pantovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camacho's elbow.
Camacho throws an elbow that misses.
Camacho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pantovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Camacho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camacho throws a punch but it's blocked by Pantovic.
Pantovic trying to stall but Camacho improves his position.
Camacho tries to land knees in the clinch but Pantovic avoids the damage to the body.
Pantovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pantovic lands a right hand.
Pantovic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Camacho.
Camacho tries to land a knee to the head but Pantovic blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pantovic prevents a body shot from Camacho.
Camacho can't break the clinch.
Pantovic presses Camacho against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pantovic blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses with an elbow over the top.
Pantovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camacho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Camacho 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 Pantovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pantovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pantovic forces Camacho back against the ropes and clinches.
Camacho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Camacho wants to stall.
Camacho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pantovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pantovic as Camacho tries to tie him up.
Stefan Pantovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Camacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camacho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Pantovic.
Pantovic misses with a double jab.
Pantovic connects with a body shot.
Pantovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Camacho counters with a straight right hand.
Stefan Pantovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pantovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Camacho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Pantovic.
Oh Camacho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pantovic jabs at Camacho's body.
Camacho takes a swing at Pantovic's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Pantovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Camacho is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Pantovic just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Camacho has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stefan Pantovic!
Stefan Pantovic is the new middleweight champion!
Stefan Pantovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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