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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Camel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swags Middleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Camel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 cm
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175 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
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177 cm
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178 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Camel ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Swags Middleton! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Middleton slips a straight right by Camel . Camel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Camel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Camel throws a push kick but Middleton slaps the foot to one side. Middleton misses the jab. Camel misses with a low kick. Camel looks to land a left hand but Middleton moved out of range nicely. Middleton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A head kick by Camel misses and Middleton counters with a one-two to the body. Middleton lands an overhand right. Middleton rushes Camel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Middleton manages to break the clinch.
Middleton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Middleton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Camel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Middleton. Camel gets tackled into the cage by Middleton. Middleton maintains the clinch. Middleton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Camel throws a lazy uppercut
and Middleton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Camel clobbers Middleton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Middleton avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Camel is defended easily by Middleton. Joe Camel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Camel stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Camel throws a front kick aimed at Middleton's knee but Middleton avoids it well. Middleton slips a jab and a cross from Camel .
Middleton scores with a slapping inside leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Middleton moves into the clinch. Middleton manages to break the clinch.
Middleton throws a good cross that connects.
Middleton checks a low kick from Camel . Camel throws a hook to the side of Middleton's head but Middleton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Camel throws a sloppy head kick and Middleton moves out of range easily. Middleton clinches up with Camel and pushes him back against the cage. Camel is trying to maintain a safe position but Middleton gets an underhook and turns Camel into the cage. Middleton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Middleton tries a head kick but it misses.
Middleton pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Camel shoots in and drives through. Middleton sprawls well. Camel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A decent looking cross lands there for Camel . Middleton misses with a body shot.
Camel misses with a hook. Middleton ducked under it nicely. Camel slips under a jab from Middleton. Camel shoots in for a takedown but Middleton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Camel . That's going to take a lot out of him. Middleton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Camel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Middleton manages to avoid it. A combination from Middleton does no damage. Middleton scores with a decent looking hook. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Camel misses with a low kick.
Middleton cracks Camel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Middleton throws a jab but it's blocked by Camel . Middleton 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. Camel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Middleton on the side of the head. A head kick misses from Camel . The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! The fighters circling - Camel throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Middleton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Swags Middleton dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Camel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Camel misses with a straight left. Camel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Middleton throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Middleton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camel throws out the jab. Middleton clinches up against the cage. Middleton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Camel throws the left hand but Middleton avoids the punch easily. A punch combination from Middleton misses. Middleton connects with a crisp jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Middleton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Camel 's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Middleton is looking to clinch but Camel is avoiding it.
Middleton connects with an inside leg kick. Middleton throws a nice looking combination but Camel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Middleton punishes Camel 's body with a nice straight punch. A big left from Middleton misses. Middleton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camel . Camel blocks the body kick.
Nice body punch from Middleton. Camel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Middleton misses with a hook. Swags Middleton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Camel misses with a leg kick and Middleton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Camel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Middleton is fending him off so far but Camel persists. Nope, Middleton circles away and we're back to standing. Camel fails with the takedown and Middleton counters with a good low kick that Camel was not able to check. Middleton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Camel . That's going to take a lot out of him. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Middleton checks a leg kick. Middleton throws a series of punches but Camel avoids them all with ease. Middleton wants to clinch up but Camel keeps it at a distance. Middleton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Middleton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Middleton stands up from mount. Strange move. Left hook, right uppercut from Middleton. Camel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Camel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Middleton clobbers Camel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Swags Middleton seems to be getting the better of the standup. Camel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Middleton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Middleton rushes Camel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Middleton manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Middleton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Camel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Middleton's waist but Middleton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Camel off to one side. Camel tries to keep at a distance but Middleton has taken the fight into the clinch. Middleton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Middleton jabs at Camel 's body. Camel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Camel thows a left - swing and a miss! This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Camel . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Middleton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Middleton throws a nice looking combination but Camel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Middleton has closed the distance and engaged Camel in a clinch.
Middleton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Swags Middleton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Middleton closes the distance and pushes Camel back into the cage. Middleton lands an elbow inside that Camel shrugs off. Middleton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Middleton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Middleton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Camel is rocked! Camel lands with an uppercut that bounces Middleton off the cage and back into range. Camel avoids the head kick by Middleton.
Middleton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Camel misses. Middleton has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Middleton loads up on a big right hand but Camel slips the punch. Camel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Middleton ducks right into an uppercut from Camel . Middleton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Camel swivels and escapes. Middleton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. The fight moves into the clinch position. Middleton tries to score a body lock takedown but Camel shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Middleton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Middleton has Camel up against the cage in a clinch.
Middleton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Middleton breaks from the clinch.
Camel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Middleton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Camel tries to circle away but Middleton has him pinned against the cage. Camel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Middleton has him pressed against the cage. Camel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Camel can't get the takedown.
Camel tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Camel . That's going to take a lot out of him. Camel jumps guard but Middleton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Middleton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Middleton scores with a nice right hand.
Camel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Middleton can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Camel slips a jab and a cross from Middleton.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Camel throws a wild hook but Middleton just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Camel gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Middleton raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Swags Middleton!
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energy
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