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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Craig Long Lang (ranked 23903 p4p, 23594 weight class) and Macho Camacho (ranked 546 p4p, 559 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Brawler
Very strong
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Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Long Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho catches Lang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Camacho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Camacho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Camacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camacho appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Camacho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camacho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lang scrambles back to his feet.
Lang avoids the head kick by Camacho.
Lang drives through and clinches with Camacho against the ropes.
Lang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Camacho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Lang tried to score with a low kick but Camacho checks it.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camacho tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Camacho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Camacho drives through and clinches with Lang against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho lands a left hand.
Lang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Camacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho missing with knees to the body.
Lang tries to circle away but Camacho has him pinned against the ropes.
Lang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
Lang has had enough of the clinch but Camacho keeps him there for the moment.
Camacho lands with a short shot to the head.
Lang is trying to stall.
Camacho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
A shot in the inside from Camacho.
Camacho pushes Lang back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camacho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lang blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang looking to throw knees to the head but Camacho is blocking nicely.
Lang trying to control the position but instead, Camacho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lang into the ropes.
Camacho tries a body shot but Lang blocks it.
Camacho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lang is trying to force a seperation but Camacho has the dominant position.
Camacho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Camacho controls the action.
Lang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Camacho's face.
It looks like Macho Camacho has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho is pushing Lang up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Camacho throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Camacho as the two fighters clinch.
Camacho tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camacho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho is trying to stall.
Camacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lang is trying to maintain a safe position but Camacho gets an underhook and turns Lang into the ropes.
Camacho taking a breather.
Lang breaks the clinch.
Macho Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang is looking for a counter combo.
Camacho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Camacho works on Lang's body with a couple of short punches.
Lang prevents a body shot from Camacho.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
Camacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camacho prevents Lang from breaking the clinch.
Camacho tries to stall but Lang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang is trying to push Camacho away but Camacho has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Camacho misses with an elbow over the top.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camacho's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lang.
Camacho tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Lang manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Camacho.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang moves into the clinch.
Camacho trying to land knees to the body.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right from Camacho.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Camacho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Macho Camacho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Camacho lands a head kick!
Craig Long Lang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Camacho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Camacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lang blocks a body shot from Camacho.
Lang tries to circle away but Camacho has him pinned against the ropes.
Camacho lands an elbow inside.
Camacho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lang is keeping busy.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Camacho is keeping busy.
Lang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Camacho tries to land a knee to the head but Lang blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Lang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lang.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lang takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Camacho.
Lang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lang has had enough of the clinch but Camacho keeps him there for the moment.
Camacho misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Camacho.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camacho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lang can pounce on him.
Camacho pushes Lang away with a front kick.
Lang moves into the clinch.
Camacho missing with knees to the body.
Camacho tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camacho tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Camacho has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camacho can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
Lang blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camacho throws a head punch that misses.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Camacho.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Camacho is controlling him.
Camacho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang tries a knee to the head but Camacho blocks it.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Camacho is controlling him.
Lang looking to slow down the pace here.
Camacho trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang wants to get back to striking at distance but Camacho won't allow it.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Camacho is controlling him.
Camacho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Langs head.
Camacho tries a body shot but Lang blocks it.
Camacho misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
Camacho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camacho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Camacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camacho gets through Lang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camacho throws a head punch that misses.
Lang breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Camacho.
Camacho's corner calls for a 1-2. Camacho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Camacho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lang darts in and clinches Camacho up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho lands a knee to the body.
Camacho has Lang pressed against the ropes, preventing Lang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Camacho controls the action.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Camacho has him pressed against the ropes.
Camacho throws a punch but it's blocked by Lang.
Camacho connects with a knee to the head.
Camacho wants to stall.
Lang lands a good knee to the midsection. Camacho won't want to take too many of those.
Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macho Camacho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camacho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Camacho moves into the clinch.
Camacho misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Camacho.
Camacho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
A shot in the inside from Camacho.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Camacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Macho Camacho's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Good shot there by Camacho.
Camacho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lang instigates a clinch.
Camacho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lang.
Lang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Camacho blocks it with crossed arms.
Camacho looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Camacho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Camacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camacho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Camacho has Lang pressed against the ropes, preventing Lang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang blocks a body shot from Camacho.
Camacho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lang's defenses.
Camacho lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Camacho landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho pushes Lang back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Camacho misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Camacho.
Camacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camacho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Lang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Camacho has him pressed against the ropes.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Lang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Camacho misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Camacho.
Camacho putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Camacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lang blocks a body shot from Camacho.
Macho Camacho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Macho Camacho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Camacho lands a shot to the body.
Camacho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camacho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Camacho can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
A body shot lands from Camacho.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camacho.
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camacho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lang prevents a body shot from Camacho.
Camacho lands a right hand.
Lang can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Camacho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lang.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Camacho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camacho lands a left hand.
Camacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Camacho avoids it.
Camacho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camacho lands an elbow just above Lang 's eye.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Camacho has him pressed against the ropes.
Camacho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Camacho lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho connects with a knee to the head.
Camacho tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Camacho back against the ropes.
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!
Camacho throws a head punch that misses.
Camacho stalls.
Lang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Camacho there.
Lang has managed to clinch.
Camacho is trying to stall.
A short right from Camacho on the inside.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Lang tries a body shot but Camacho blocks it.
Camacho tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Craig Long Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macho Camacho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Camacho 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macho Camacho!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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