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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raf Camora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skinny Vince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raf Camora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skinny Vince!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camora takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camora is looking to slow Vince down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Camora.
Camora throws a nice inside leg kick.
Camora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camora fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raf Camora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vince stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Camora.
Camora throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vince looks to land a right hand but Camora moved out of range.
Camora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vince is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good leg kick by Camora there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vince avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Camora throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vince ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camora moves away.
Camora pushes Vince away with a front kick.
Vince sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Camora lands with a thumping leg kick.
Camora misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Camora.
Camora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vince misses with a hook.
Vince swings for the body but Camora moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Vince. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camora.
Camora explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camora throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camora cracks the inside of Vince's front leg.
Camora lands a leg kick that knocks Vince off balance momentarily.
Camora tried to score with a low kick but Vince checks it.
Camora throws the kick towards the body but Vince avoids it.
Vince throws a jab when Camora was well out of range.
Vince avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Camora connects with a solid leg kick.
Camora misses with a low kick.
Camora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vince throws a lazy right hand but Camora sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vince moves out of range as Camora throws a body kick.
Vince tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camora lands with a kick to the ribs.
Camora throws a leg kick but Vince checks it.
Vince has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Camora.
Camora throws a sloppy head kick and Vince moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Camora. That's going to slow Vince down.
Camora scoring well with a low kick there.
Camora thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vince if he has to take too many more of those.
Camora 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.
Camora throws a sloppy head kick and Vince moves out of range easily.
Camora lands with a kick to the ribs.
Camora throws a front kick that sends Vince stumbling back into the cage.
Camora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camora moves away from the strike by Vince.
Camora fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vince just manages to avoid it.
Camora ducks under a wild hook from Vince.
Camora lands a head kick. Vince smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camora throws a body kick that misses.
Camora misses with a body kick.
And Vince tries to counter it with a takedown but Camora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vince keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Camora pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vince is out of range and Camora settles back down.
Camora throws a low kick, looking for Vince's leg but Vince calmly moves out of range.
Raf Camora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vince checks a low kick from Camora.
Camora 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.
Vince darts in looking for a takedown but Camora gets double underhooks and turns Vince into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raf Camora dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Camora fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vince has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Camora moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Vince checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And Vince tries to counter it with a takedown but Camora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A clash of legs there as Vince blocks the low kick.
Camora is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vince can do to turn this around?
Vince tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camora was well out of range. Poor timing from Vince.
Camora moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Camora is looking to slow Vince down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Camora is predictable there
and Vince counters with a nice double leg into side control. Camora won't be happy with that.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Camora struggling a bit here.
Vince looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vince lands some shots froms side control.
Vince working the strikes but Camora uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Vince throws a strike but Camora avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Camora is looking to stand up but Vince isn't so interested in that idea.
Vince makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Camora working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vince.
Vince postures up in Camora's guard and throws a big left but Camora blocks it.
Camora keeping moving, preventing Vince from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vince is looking to work some ground and pound but Camora has wrist control.
Vince wants to control from the top but Camora keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Camora throws a low kick but Vince moves out of range easily.
Camora misses with a low kick as Vince jumps back.
Vince changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A head kick misses from Camora.
Vince throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camora sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vince's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vince shoots in for a takedown but Camora shows good takedown defense.
Camora looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Camora scores with a head kick. Vince tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Camora lands with a kick to the temple. Vince shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vince misses with a body shot.
Camora misses with a body kick.
Camora cracks the inside of Vince's front leg.
Camora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Camora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Vince tries to counter it with a takedown but Camora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vince ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camora moves away.
Vince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camora.
Camora looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Camora tries a head kick but it misses.
Camora misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vince.
Camora throws a body kick that misses.
Camora throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vince lands with an uppercut that bounces Camora off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vince is defended easily by Camora.
Camora appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vince feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raf Camora dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vince.
Camora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camora moves forwards but Vince connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Camora, right into the meat.
Camora connects with an inside leg kick.
Camora moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vince on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vince misses with a straight right.
Camora tries to work over Vince's front leg with a kick but Vince checks it.
Camora moves out of range of the strikes.
Camora moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camora tries a head kick but it misses.
Vince moves out of range of the body kick from Camora.
Camora throws a front kick aimed at Vince's knee but Vince avoids it well.
Camora throws a chopping leg kick but Vince manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Camora lands a head kick. Vince smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Camora throws a head kick that Vince semi-blocks.
Vince throws a body punch but Camora moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vince checks a leg kick.
Camora gets caught napping as Vince dives in and scores a takedown. Camora manages to retain guard.
Camora managing to control the position.
Camora has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vince postures up in Camora's guard and throws a big left but Camora blocks it.
Vince throwing strikes but missing.
Raf Camora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vince keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Camora's head.
Vince stopping the sweep attempt from Camora.
Vince with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camora looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vince.
Vince blocks the body kick.
Vince feints the counter takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Camora as Vince shoots in.
Raf Camora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skinny Vince.
Camora tries to score with a low kick but Vince moves his leg out of the way.
Vince drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Camora defends it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Camora.
Camora tries to land a leg kick but Vince saw it coming and moves away.
A solid body kick from Camora.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Camora. Vince shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Camora. Vince shrugs it off though.
Camora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vince.
Crunch! Camora slams his shin into Vince's torso.
Camora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Camora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Camora turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Camora moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camora fakes the leg kick and cracks Vince in the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camora.
Camora throws a head kick but Vince moves out of range.
Skinny Vince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Camora. That's going to slow Vince down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raf Camora showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Camora, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raf Camora!
Our winner, Raf Camora, 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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