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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Campos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
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204 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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193 cm
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214 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Campos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damien Roads! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Roads fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Campos drops his hands momentarily and Roads takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Lucas Campos has been cut. Roads wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Roads throws a nice looking combination but Campos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Nice sprawl there from Roads as Campos shoots in. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Roads thows a body shot but no joy. Roads thuds a left hand into Campos's body. Roads lands with a shot to the body. Campos is breathing heavily. Roads throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Roads is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Campos rather than just go for the knockout. Roads lands a nice shot to the body.
Roads defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Campos. Roads scores with a decent looking hook. Roads throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Roads lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. A punch combination from Roads misses. Campos on the wrong end of a nice hook. Roads is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Campos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Garcia Grappling Academy - Rio in the buildup to the fight. Roads scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Campos doesn't seem bothered though. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Roads connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lucas Campos's cut is getting worse. Roads cracks Campos with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Campos looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Roads finish him?
Campos is rocked! Campos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Roads fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Campos square on the jaw! Damn, Campos is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damien Roads! During a confident post fight interview, Damien Roads thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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