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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
25 - 11 - 1 |
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208 lbs
28 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho thows a leg kick but Conteh checks it
enabling Conteh to counter with a crisp jab.
Conteh has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Camacho is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Conteh missing with a left hand there. Camacho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camacho misses with a low kick.
Camacho connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Camacho. Those never looked like landing.
Camacho misses with a hook. Conteh ducked under it nicely.
Camacho misses with a leg kick.
Conteh dips to his left and cracks Camacho with an uppercut!
Camacho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conteh.
Conteh with a hook.
Camacho has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho lands with a nice body punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Camacho lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Conteh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Conteh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Conteh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Camacho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Camacho misses.
Conteh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Conteh scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho connects with a high kick.
It looks like John Conteh has been cut.
Conteh 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.
Camacho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Conteh lands a nice looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Conteh blocks the low kick.
Conteh moves away from the strike by Camacho.
Camacho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camacho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Camacho tries to bum rush Conteh with a series of wild strikes but Conteh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conteh checks a low kick from Camacho.
Camacho throws a low kick but Conteh avoids it.
Camacho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camacho slips a straight right by Conteh.
Conteh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camacho misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conteh 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.
Conteh checks a low kick from Camacho.
Miguel Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho has closed the distance and engaged Conteh in a clinch.
Conteh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camacho's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conteh.
Camacho tries to throw a body punch but Conteh avoids it by throwing Camacho back against the cage.
Camacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camacho blocking some punches.
Conteh swings wildly with an uppercut but Camacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho pushes Conteh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conteh stalling in the clinch but Camacho improves position.
A shot in the inside from Camacho.
Camacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camacho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camacho scores with a shot to the side of Conteh's head.
Camacho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Conteh as he checks the leg kick.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Conteh.
It looked like Camacho was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Conteh.
Camacho tries to bum rush Conteh with a series of wild strikes but Conteh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camacho tries to land a front kick but Conteh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Camacho tries to clinch up but Conteh circles away and keeps his distance.
Camacho misses with a wild combination.
Conteh now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Camacho, right into the meat.
Camacho lands with an uppercut that bounces Conteh off the cage and back into range.
Conteh misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conteh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camacho.
Camacho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Camacho throws a leg kick
and Conteh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Conteh is out of range and Camacho settles back down.
Camacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camacho misses with a low kick.
A big right from Conteh misses.
Nice defenses there by Camacho.
Conteh misses with a hook. Camacho ducked under it nicely.
Conteh moves out of range of the leg kick from Camacho.
Camacho connects with an inside leg kick.
Camacho feints and then cracks Conteh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conteh down.
Camacho scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Camacho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Conteh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Conteh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Camacho scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Camacho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conteh.
Good work by Conteh as he checks the leg kick.
Camacho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conteh.
An attempted straight right counter from Camacho misses the target.
Nice cross by Camacho.
Conteh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conteh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses
and Conteh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camacho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Conteh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Camacho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Camacho slips a jab from Conteh.
Camacho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conteh can do to turn this around?
Camacho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Camacho connects with a leg kick. Conteh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Camacho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh cracks Camacho with a good jab.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Conteh is just out of range.
Camacho looks to land a combination but Conteh avoids it well.
Conteh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miguel Camacho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conteh lands an overhand right.
Camacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Conteh is just out of range.
Camacho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body. Conteh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
You can see that Conteh has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Camacho clinches with his opponent.
Conteh swings wildly with an uppercut but Camacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
Camacho digs a right hand into Conteh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conteh's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camacho.
Camacho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Conteh smiles and moves away.
Camacho throws a leg kick
and Conteh counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Conteh as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Camacho.
A decent looking cross lands there for Conteh.
Camacho misses with the body kick
and Conteh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camacho misses with the combination.
Camacho moves away from the strike by Conteh.
Camacho misses with a double jab.
Camacho is looking to wear down Conteh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Camacho throws a right and a left that Conteh avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a leg kick but Conteh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Camacho lands with a nice body punch.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
Conteh blocks a low kick nicely.
Camacho throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Conteh counters with a series of strikes. Camacho will be more careful next time no doubt.
Camacho tries to work over Conteh's front leg with a kick but Conteh checks it.
Conteh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Camacho is looking to score with low kicks.
Conteh now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Camacho scores with a head kick.
Camacho swinging wildly here.
Conteh checks a low kick from Camacho.
Camacho defending well as Conteh loads up on a big left hand.
Camacho misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Camacho.
Camacho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Conteh is out of range and Camacho settles back down.
Conteh 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.
Camacho thumps Conteh with a low kick.
Camacho throws a right and a left that Conteh avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Conteh releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Conteh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Conteh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conteh misses the jab.
Conteh lands a glancing blow to the side of Camacho's head.
Conteh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camacho was well out of range. Poor timing from Conteh.
Conteh catches Camacho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Camacho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Conteh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Camacho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Conteh staying out of range there.
Conteh throws a counter combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Camacho blocking some punches.
Camacho throws a head punch that misses.
Conteh blocks an uppercut.
Camacho blocking some punches.
Camacho prevents a body shot from Conteh.
Conteh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conteh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conteh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camacho decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conteh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Conteh gets to his feet - Camacho follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miguel Camacho is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conteh.
Conteh throws a shot from downtown. Camacho moves away and avoids it.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conteh was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Conteh lands a head shot.
Camacho tries to score with a low kick but Conteh moves his leg out of the way.
Camacho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Camacho throws a chopping leg kick but Conteh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Camacho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conteh.
Miguel Camacho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Camacho.
Camacho lands a jab to the nose.
Conteh ducks under a wild hook from Camacho.
Camacho works the jab nicely.
Camacho throws a body shot but no joy.
Conteh misses with an uppercut
and Camacho counters with a low kick, right behind Conteh 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Conteh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Conteh! But no joy.
John Conteh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conteh scores with a hook.
Conteh walks into a stiff left hand from Camacho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho tries to land a leg kick but Conteh saw it coming and moves away.
Conteh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Camacho tries to clinch there but Conteh circles away.
A little jabbing left from Conteh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Camacho.
Camacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conteh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Camacho throws a body kick that misses.
Camacho doesn't manage to clinch there - Conteh circles away.
Camacho misses with a low kick.
Conteh loads up on a big right hand but Camacho slips the punch.
Camacho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conteh.
Camacho instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camacho.
Nice body punch from Conteh - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conteh scores with a shoulder strike.
Miguel Camacho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conteh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Camacho prevents a body shot from Conteh.
Conteh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conteh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conteh misses with some punches.
Camacho lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conteh.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Conteh in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Conteh stalls.
Camacho throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Camacho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Camacho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Camacho!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Miguel Camacho waved his t-shirt featuring Spartan Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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