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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaco Camden (ranked 3000 p4p, 1989 weight class) and Mikhail Popkov (ranked 427 p4p, 291 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaco Camden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Popkov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camden slips a jab from Popkov.
Popkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Popkov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Camden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jaco Camden has been cut.
Camden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Popkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Popkov there.
Popkov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Popkov tries to bum rush Camden with a series of wild strikes but Camden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camden shoots for a double leg takedown but Popkov sprawls well. He's pushed Camden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Popkov stuffs the takedown attempt from Camden. Camden gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaco Camden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Popkov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Popkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Camden tries for a takedown but Popkov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camden closes the distance and clinches up with Popkov, looking for a takedown. Camden pushes Popkov against the cage but Popkov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Popkov connects with a looping right hand.
Mikhail Popkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Popkov lands a really nice looking cross but Camden seems unphased.
Popkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Camden is just out of range.
Camden closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camden.
Popkov avoids the elbow strike from Camden, against the cage.
Camden lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Mikhail Popkov has been cut.
Popkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Camden closes the distance but Popkov moves to the side
and Popkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Camden has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camden wants to stall.
Popkov can't find room to land a body shot as Camden controls the action.
Camden is leaning against Popkov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Popkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Camden backwards.
Camden drags the fight down to the ground.
Popkov told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Popkov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Camden is proving hard to escape from.
Popkov stands up and waves to Camden to follow him.
Camden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Popkov counters with a straight right hand.
Camden moves forwards but Popkov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Camden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Popkov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Camden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Popkov.
Popkov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Camden had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Popkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camden seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Popkov misses with an uppercut
and Camden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popkov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Camden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Popkov throws out a powerful jab.
Popkov connects with the punch.
Camden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Popkov.
Popkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Popkov swats away the attempt to clinch by Camden.
Popkov misses with a straight right.
Camden wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Popkov missing with a left hand there. Camden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camden drops his hands momentarily and Popkov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Camden has his takedown stuffed
and Popkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popkov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Popkov 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.
No luck for Camden with that takedown attempt.
Popkov scores with a jab to the head.
Popkov misses with an uppercut. Camden saw that one coming.
Camden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popkov.
Camden needs to keep his hands up - Popkov had a free shot at his head there.
Camden looks for a takedown but Popkov sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Popkov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Camden's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Popkov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Camden scrambles back to his feet.
Camden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Popkov avoids the head kick by Camden.
Popkov throws a lazy right hand but Camden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Popkov clobbers Camden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circle momentarily. Popkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Popkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Popkov throws a shot from downtown. Camden moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Popkov misses its intended target.
Popkov misses with a two punch combination.
Camden tries to counter by clinching up but Popkov breaks away and moves out of range.
Jaco Camden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camden counters by moving into the clinch.
Popkov breaks the clinch.
Popkov stuffs the takedown.
Popkov with a hook.
Camden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Popkov.
Camden quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Popkov misses with a hook. Camden ducked under it nicely.
Mikhail Popkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camden forces Popkov back against the cage and clinches.
Popkov breaks from the clinch.
Camden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Camden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Popkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Popkov cracks Camden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Popkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popkov looks to land a left hand but Camden moved out of range nicely.
Camden tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Popkov manages to circle out of the way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Camden.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaco Camden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Popkov scores with a jab. Camden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popkov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Camden closes the distance and clinches up with Popkov, looking for a takedown. Camden pushes Popkov against the cage but Popkov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Popkov! But no joy.
Popkov throws the left hand but Camden avoids the punch easily.
Camden drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Popkov wants to get back to his feet but Camden drags him back down.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camden looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Camden throws an elbow but Popkov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Popkov throws Camden to one side and escapes!
Camden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Popkov misses with a left hand
and Camden moves into the clinch.
Camden pulls guard.
Popkov stands up and waves to Camden to follow him.
Camden shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Camden showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camden seems to be looking for submissions.
Popkov has one foot on Camden's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Popkov misses.
Nice jab there from Popkov.
Popkov tries to bum rush Camden with a series of wild strikes but Camden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Popkov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Popkov misses with a looping left.
Popkov misses with a right hand
and Camden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Popkov throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Popkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Popkov throws a hook but Camden blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Popkov as he connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Popkov.
Camden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Popkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camden.
Popkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Camden counters with a three punch combo that has Popkov backing up. Popkov nods at Camden to acknowledge the strikes.
Popkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camden doesn't manage to clinch there - Popkov circles away.
Popkov connects with a body shot.
Popkov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popkov throws a looping overhand right but Camden ducks down to avoid it.
Camden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Popkov works Camden's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popkov drops Camden with a beautiful combination! Camden stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Popkov is looking for the KO!
Camden is rocked!
Popkov lands an uppercut, right on the button! Camden tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikhail Popkov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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