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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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179 cm
36
222 lbs
38 - 10 - 0 |
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185 cm
31
205 lbs
21 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
38 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Camacho! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Camacho tries to land a front kick but Hearts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Camacho missing with a left hand there. Hearts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Camacho throws a body kick that misses and Hearts decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Camacho's guard. Hearts throws a big elbow that misses. Hearts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Camacho is keeping the position for now. Hearts postures up in Camacho's guard and throws a big left but Camacho blocks it. Hearts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hearts cracks Camacho with a solid left hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Camacho has control of Hearts's left arm, preventing Hearts from doing any damage. Camacho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hearts is looking to work some ground and pound but Camacho has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hearts is in close to Camacho's body, working some short punches and elbows. Hearts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Camacho has control of Hearts's left arm, preventing Hearts from doing any damage. Hearts with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Camacho looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Hearts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Hearts wants to control from the top but Camacho keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Hearts tests Camacho's chin there with a solid looking shot. Camacho throws a body shot but no joy. Nice defenses there by Camacho. A solid leg kick lands there for Camacho.
Camacho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Hearts. Miguel Camacho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Camacho lands a right hook to the body.
Camacho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hearts throws out the jab. Camacho keeps Hearts at a distance using the push kick. Hearts lands a body shot.
Camacho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hearts. Camacho misses with a hook. Hearts ducked under it nicely. Camacho throws a low kick but Hearts avoids it. Camacho tries a low kick but Hearts avoids it. Hearts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Camacho tries to avoid it but Hearts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Camacho to the ground. Camacho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Hearts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Camacho's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hearts closes the distance and clinches up with Camacho, looking for a takedown. Hearts pushes Camacho against the cage but Camacho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Good work by Camacho as he checks the leg kick. Camacho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Camacho misses with a body shot.
Camacho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hearts on the side of the head. Hearts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camacho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Camacho missing with a left hand there. Hearts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Hearts drops down looking for a counter takedown but Camacho sprawls and moves away. Camacho throws a hook but Hearts avoids it easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Hearts. Camacho does a little dance to reset his feet. Camacho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Camacho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Hearts clinches up with Camacho and pushes him back against the cage. Hearts changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Camacho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A J Hearts. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hearts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Camacho can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hearts misses the jab. Camacho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hearts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Camacho scrambles back to his feet. Hearts's jab looks to have found its range, popping Camacho under the eye. Camacho has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hearts.
Hearts misses the shot to the body. Hearts fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Camacho sprawls well initially but Hearts persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Camacho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hearts is working away from the top position though. Hearts thows a huge punch but Camacho dodges it nicely.
Camacho is pressing down on Hearts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Hearts postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Hearts wants to control from the top but Camacho keeps moving. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hearts throws a shot from downtown. Camacho moves away and avoids it. Camacho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hearts. Camacho catches Hearts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Ouch! a nice leg kick from Camacho, right into the meat.
Hearts defending well as Camacho loads up on a big left hand. Hearts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Hearts lands an overhand right. Camacho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hearts is out of range. Hearts lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Camacho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Camacho on the wrong end of a nice jab. Hearts staying out of range there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Camacho.
Camacho staying out of range there. Camacho moves out of range of the body kick from Hearts.
Hearts blocks a jab. Camacho lands with a hook. Hearts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Camacho plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Hearts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camacho moves away. Hearts misses with an uppercut. Camacho saw that one coming. Camacho is looking to chop away at Hearts's legs. Hearts takes a swing at Camacho's ribcage but misses. An inside leg kick lands from Camacho. A solid leg kick lands there for Camacho.
Camacho blocks a leg kick. Hearts fails with the takedown. Camacho misses with a body shot.
Hearts changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Miguel Camacho seems to be getting the better of the standup. An inside leg kick from Hearts misses. Camacho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Camacho leaves Hearts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Camacho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Camacho takes a shot right to the bread basket. A slow jab from Camacho misses its intended target. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hearts checks a leg kick. Hearts moves out of range as Camacho strikes. Hearts misses with a hook. Hearts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
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! Hearts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Camacho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hearts's calf. The fighters circling - Camacho throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Camacho swings for the body but Hearts moves out of range.
Hearts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearts tries to counter with a takedown but Camacho is quick to defend against it. Camacho connects with a looping right hand.
Camacho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hearts. Camacho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hearts. Camacho lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Camacho throws a lazy right hand but Hearts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Camacho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hearts throws a looping overhand right but Camacho ducks down to avoid it. Hearts steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Camacho. That one must have hurt. Hearts shoots for a double leg takedown but Camacho sprawls well. He's pushed Hearts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A J Hearts. That's going to take a lot out of him. Camacho throws a big shot that misses. Camacho tries to sprawl but Hearts drives through with a takedown into half guard. Hearts trying to pass the guard but Camacho defending well. Hearts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Camacho defending well though. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Camacho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Hearts passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Camacho is looking to regain half guard here but Hearts keeps moving and retains side control. Camacho managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hearts.
Hearts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camacho keeps working. Camacho wants to control but Hearts postures up. Camacho manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hearts's best efforts. Hearts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Hearts working Camacho over with strikes. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Camacho is looking to improve his position.
Camacho keeping control of the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Camacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hearts throws a hook to the side of Camacho's head but Camacho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Hearts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camacho sees it coming and avoids it easily. Hearts throws an overhand right that lands on Camacho's shoulder, as Camacho tries to avoid the shot. Camacho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Camacho appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Camacho keeps the fight on the outside. Hearts is looking to clinch. Hearts shoots for a double leg takedown but Camacho sprawls well. He's pushed Hearts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Hearts cracks Camacho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Camacho misses with a body kick. Hearts attempts a counter takedown but Camacho avoids it well and moves away. Hearts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camacho counters with a stiff right hand. Camacho throws a low kick but Hearts avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Camacho throws a body punch but Hearts moves out of range. No luck with that takedown attempt from Hearts. Hearts throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Camacho looks like he wants to counter punch here. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hearts.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hearts takes a swing at Camacho's ribcage but misses. Hearts throws a poor cross that misses
and Camacho counters with a thumping low kick. Camacho tests Hearts's chin there with a solid looking shot. Hearts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearts is just out of range. Camacho lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hearts will feel that in the morning. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Camacho throws a body kick that misses. Camacho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hearts sees it coming and avoids it easily. Camacho needs to keep his hands up - Hearts had a free shot at his head there. Hearts tries to close the distance and clinch but Camacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Hearts does a little dance to reset his feet. Hearts drops down looking for a counter takedown but Camacho sprawls and moves away. Hearts throws a body shot but no joy. Camacho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hearts finds it's way round the side to connect with Camacho's head. Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hearts.
Camacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hearts moves away. Hearts appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Camacho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hearts. Hearts clinches. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hearts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch blocked on the inside by Camacho. Camacho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A short right from Hearts. Hearts tries to throw a body punch but Camacho avoids it by throwing Hearts back against the cage. Camacho misses with a short punch on the inside. Camacho cracks Hearts with a nice body shot. Hearts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Camacho misses with a short punch on the inside. Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Hearts uses good head movement to avoid it. Camacho misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Hearts prevents a body shot from Camacho. Hearts gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Camacho regains guard.
Hearts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Camacho trying to control the position.
Hearts wants to control from the top but Camacho keeps moving. Camacho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Camacho has his hands on Hearts's head, controlling the position. Hearts looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hearts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Hearts works a leg free and moves into half guard. Camacho is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Hearts drops an elbow to the side of Camacho's head. Camacho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Hearts is looking to stall here but Camacho recovers full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but A J Hearts did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hearts connects with a right hand. Camacho shakes it off. Hearts connects with a body shot. Camacho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hearts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Camacho throws a quick inside leg kick. Hearts scores with a nice right hand.
Hearts moves away from the strike by Camacho. Nice defenses there by Hearts. Hearts's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Camacho lands with a cross. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Camacho. Hearts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camacho. Hearts shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hearts was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Camacho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Camacho gets back to half guard. Hearts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Hearts trying to control from half guard but Camacho is working away. The fighters are battling for position here. Camacho manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Hearts trying to control the position from guard on top but Camacho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Hearts wants to pass the guard but Camacho is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Hearts throwing strikes from guard but Camacho blocks nicely. Camacho wants to sweep but no luck. Camacho keeping moving, preventing Hearts from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Camacho slips a straight right by Hearts. Camacho thinks about the counter body kick. Camacho with a nice cross. Hearts scores with a jab. Camacho acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Camacho cracks the inside of Hearts's front leg. Hearts scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Camacho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Hearts throws a big shot that misses. Camacho connects with a right hand. Hearts shakes it off. Camacho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Hearts throws a body punch but Camacho moves out of range. Camacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearts tries to clinch up but Camacho circles away and keeps his distance. Camacho looks like he wants to counter punch here. Hearts misses with a straight left. Camacho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Camacho throws a front kick aimed at Hearts's knee but Hearts avoids it well. Camacho tries to sprawl but Hearts drives through with a takedown into half guard. Camacho is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hearts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. A J Hearts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Hearts not landing any meaningful shots this time. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hearts thows a huge punch but Camacho dodges it nicely.
Hearts is thwarting Camacho's attempts to control the position. Camacho tries to roll over but Hearts keeps him under control. Camacho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hearts. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts had his way with Miguel Camacho in that round. That's time! Hearts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Camacho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hearts doesn't seem bothered though. Nice cross by Hearts. Hearts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Camacho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Camacho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hearts throws out a powerful jab. Hearts needs to keep his hands up - Camacho had a free shot at his head there. Camacho misses with a head kick.
Hearts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camacho. Hearts half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Camacho slips under a jab from Hearts. Hearts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camacho. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Camacho delivers a nice body kick. Camacho throws a nice outside leg kick. Camacho drops Hearts with a beautiful combination! Hearts stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Camacho is looking for the KO!
Hearts is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hearts looks up at the clock. Bad move! Camacho lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hearts. Camacho pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Camacho! After winning the bout, Miguel Camacho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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