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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pops Cama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred Hammarskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lollipop. Hammarskjold has chosen Rasmus på luffen - Luffarvisan as his entrance music. 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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290 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pops Cama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfred Hammarskjold!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammarskjold misses with a takedown attempt
and Cama counters with a stiff right hand.
Cama lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pops Cama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammarskjold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammarskjold fails to land with a series of punches.
Cama throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hammarskjold is out of range.
Hammarskjold tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cama scores with a leg kick.
Cama misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammarskjold closes the distance and clinches up with Cama, looking for a takedown. Hammarskjold pushes Cama against the cage but Cama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cama was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cama misses with a body kick.
Cama scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut lands for Cama. That snapped Hammarskjold's head back.
Hammarskjold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cama is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammarskjold is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hammarskjold with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Cama to counter with a crisp jab.
Pops Cama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfred Hammarskjold.
Hammarskjold shoots in for a takedown but Cama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hammarskjold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cama tries to clinch up but Hammarskjold circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammarskjold drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cama defends it well.
Cama connects with a right hand. Hammarskjold shakes it off.
Pops Cama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cama. That's going to slow Hammarskjold down.
Cama lands a jab to the head.
Hammarskjold on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cama throws a sloppy head kick and Hammarskjold moves out of range easily.
Hammarskjold drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cama defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammarskjold blocks a head kick by Cama.
Cama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Cama scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hammarskjold tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cama swivels and escapes.
Hammarskjold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hammarskjold. That did some damage!
Cama throws a sloppy head kick and Hammarskjold moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold moves out of range of the body kick from Cama.
A clash of legs there as Hammarskjold blocks the low kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hammarskjold or perhaps it was just good defense by Cama, which made it look bad.
Cama thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hammarskjold shoots in for a double leg but Cama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cama is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cama misses with a head kick.
Hammarskjold circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Hammarskjold tries to counter it with a takedown but Cama pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hammarskjold checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Cama dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cama tries to work over Hammarskjold's front leg with a kick but Hammarskjold checks it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hammarskjold might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cama has got the better of the exchanges.
Cama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hammarskjold's head.
Cama misses with a head kick.
Hammarskjold closes the distance and clinches up with Cama, looking for a takedown. Hammarskjold pushes Cama against the cage but Cama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cama is looking to score with low kicks.
Cama rushes Hammarskjold and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammarskjold is trying to pull guard but Cama turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cama stalling in the clinch.
Cama looking to slow down the pace here.
Hammarskjold has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cama regains guard immediately.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammarskjold sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cama's guard.
Hammarskjold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammarskjold can do to turn this around?
Hammarskjold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cama defending well though.
Cama wants to get back to his feet.
Hammarskjold is trying to control. Cama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hammarskjold seems to be working for a kimura but Cama defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cama keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hammarskjold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Cama keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hammarskjold wants to pass the guard but Cama is defending well.
Hammarskjold is still trying to improve position.
Cama moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cama keeping moving, preventing Hammarskjold from controlling successfully.
Cama will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cama tries to land a front kick but Hammarskjold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cama scores with a jab. Hammarskjold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cama throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Alfred Hammarskjold has been cut.
Cama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cama misses with a low kick.
Hammarskjold is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cama is looking to slow Hammarskjold down with leg kicks.
Cama finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hammarskjold drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cama defends it well.
Cama moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cama cracks the inside of Hammarskjold's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold misses with a takedown attempt
and Cama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pops Cama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfred Hammarskjold.
Cama leaves Hammarskjold with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cama connects with a leg kick. Hammarskjold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cama lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Cama dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alfred Hammarskjold's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hammarskjold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cama gets caught flat footed, as Hammarskjold shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hammarskjold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammarskjold prevents Cama from getting back to his feet.
Hammarskjold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammarskjold throwing strikes but missing.
Hammarskjold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammarskjold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammarskjold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammarskjold working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cama's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammarskjold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammarskjold sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammarskjold throwing strikes from guard but Cama blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cama slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hammarskjold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cama's waist but Cama gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hammarskjold off to one side.
Alfred Hammarskjold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pops Cama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfred Hammarskjold.
Cama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice cross by Cama.
Cama has closed the distance and engaged Hammarskjold in a clinch.
Hammarskjold misses with a knee strike.
Hammarskjold has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cama after a bit of a struggle.
Cama tries a body shot but Hammarskjold blocks it.
Cama breaks the clinch.
Cama cracks Hammarskjold with a good jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cama here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cama.
Donk. Cama catches Hammarskjold right on the button with a cross.
Cama cracks the inside of Hammarskjold's front leg.
Cama tried to score with a low kick but Hammarskjold checks it.
And Hammarskjold tries to counter it with a takedown but Cama pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hammarskjold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That kick from Cama tenderised Hammarskjold's leg. Hammarskjold is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pops Cama is winning the standup battle so far.
Cama moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pops Cama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hammarskjold.
Cama throws a leg kick which misses Hammarskjold's front leg but catches the back leg as Hammarskjold tries to avoid it.
Hammarskjold takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammarskjold tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cama works Hammarskjold's body with a nice hook.
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!
Hammarskjold shoots in looking for a takedown. Cama tries to sprawl out of it but Hammarskjold keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cama manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pops Cama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cama, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pops Cama!
Pops Cama opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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