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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smash Adams (ranked 1349 p4p, 1764 weight class) and Anthony Camacho (ranked 170 p4p, 221 weight class). Adams comes into the arena with Smash Adams' Theme blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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13 - 13 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Smash Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams scores with a body shot.
Adams tries to clinch there but Camacho circles away.
Smash Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Camacho jumps guard but Adams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Camacho fails to pull guard.
Camacho pulls guard successfully.
Adams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Camacho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adams has managed to get both his arms back between Camacho's legs - danger averted.
Adams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Camacho is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho looking to control.
Adams wants to get up but he can't break Camacho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Adams tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Adams throws an elbow but misses.
Camacho jumps into guard, dragging Adams to the mat.
Adams wants to stand but Camacho has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Adams 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.
Camacho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Adams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adams is looking to stand up but Camacho won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Adams wants to get up but he can't break Camacho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camacho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adams is aware though and is defending well.
Camacho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adams defends well.
Adams wants to stand but Camacho has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adams is aware though and is defending well.
Camacho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Camacho escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Adams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Camacho on the ground.
Camacho wants to sweep here but Adams controlling him for the moment.
Adams tries to stand but Camacho is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Camacho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Adams wants to stand but Camacho is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Camacho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch lands to the side of Adams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Adams throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Camacho.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Camacho will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adams walks into a left hand.
Adams wants to clinch up but Camacho keeps it at a distance.
Camacho connects with a looping right hand.
Camacho tries to move into range but Adams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Camacho misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Camacho.
Adams tries to clinch but Camacho is having none of it.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Camacho.
Smash Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams wants to clinch but Camacho slips to the side
and Camacho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camacho throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Camacho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camacho wants to counter with a clinch but Adams pushes him away.
Camacho throws a solid leg kick but Adams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Camacho.
Adams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Camacho throws a good cross that connects.
A slow jab from Adams misses its intended target.
Camacho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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!
Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Camacho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Camacho avoids a wild elbow strike from Adams.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho lands a left hand.
Camacho is trying to pull guard but Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
Still in the clinch, Adams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Camacho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Camacho tries to pull guard but Adams holds him up against the cage and eventually Camacho drops back down to his feet.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho looking for a takedown.
Smash Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Camacho.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Camacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adams looking to throw knees to the head but Camacho is blocking nicely.
Adams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Camacho tries to pull guard but Adams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Adams misses with a knee to the head.
Adams misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands an elbow just above Camacho 's eye.
Adams throws an elbow that misses.
Camacho pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smash Adams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Camacho misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Adams to keep the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Camacho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Camacho misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho jumps guard but Adams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Camacho is working for takedown but Adams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Camacho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Adams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Camacho tries to pull guard but Adams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Camacho is trying to pull guard but Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adams presses Camacho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Camacho is breathing heavily.
Adams stalling in the clinch.
Adams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camacho avoids the elbow strike from Adams, against the cage.
Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camacho avoids the head kick by Adams.
Adams scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Camacho misses.
Adams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Camacho has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Camacho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adams moves into the clinch successfully.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams taking a breather.
Adams breaks from the clinch.
Adams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camacho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Camacho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Camacho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adams cracks Camacho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho misses with a straight left.
Camacho tests Adams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Camacho throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.
Camacho looks to land a right hand but Adams moved out of range.
Adams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Camacho, pushing him back against the cage.
Adams breaks from the clinch.
Camacho might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Adams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Adams.
Camacho tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Camacho tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Camacho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Camacho blocks a low kick nicely.
Camacho is looking to clinch.
Adams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Camacho in his tracks.
Camacho moves out of range of the strikes.
Adams sets himself, and Camacho steps forward looking for the clinch! Adams avoids it this time.
Camacho misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Smash Adams dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Camacho there.
Camacho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Adams lands with an uppercut that bounces Camacho off the cage and back into range.
Adams moves out of range as Camacho strikes.
Camacho misses with a looping right.
Camacho tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
Adams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Adams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Camacho finds it's way round the side to connect with Adams's head.
A jab lands there for Adams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adams's head backwards.
Adams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Camacho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adams scores with a jab.
Smash Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams misses with a head kick.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Camacho is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Adams.
Camacho misses with a looping right.
Adams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Camacho misses with a two punch combination.
Camacho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adams.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Camacho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams staying out of range there.
Adams moves into range and clinches up with Camacho.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
Camacho pulls guard successfully.
Adams wants to stand but Camacho is controlling his posture from full guard.
Camacho pulls Adams in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho looking to control but Adams passes into half guard.
Adams tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Camacho trying to hold on to Adams's head to control him but Adams postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to stand up but Camacho manages to regain full guard.
Adams wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Camacho's closed guard. He's half up but Camacho has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Camacho pivots and extends the arm, Adams falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Camacho! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Camacho!
Our winner, Anthony Camacho, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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