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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Macho Camacho (ranked 23587 p4p, 23901 weight class) and Craig Long Lang (ranked 589 p4p, 601 weight class). Craig Long Lang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Cardio machine
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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 13 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Long Lang!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho scores with a jab to the body.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang throws a nice looking combination but Camacho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Camacho connects with a nice looking jab.
Lang instigates a clinch.
Lang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Camacho is leaning against Lang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Lang raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Camacho misses with a head kick.
Camacho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Camacho has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camacho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Lang missing with knees to the body.
Camacho managing to block the knees to the body from Lang.
Lang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Camacho.
Camacho has closed the distance and engaged Lang in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camacho tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang moves into the clinch successfully.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike.
Camacho stalling in the clinch but Lang improves position.
Camacho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Camacho.
Camacho misses with a punch to the body.
Lang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camacho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Camacho clinches up with Lang and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lang tries to land knees in the clinch but Camacho avoids the damage to the body.
Camacho lands with a short shot to the head.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
Camacho lands a hook that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Lang has had enough of the clinch but Camacho keeps him there for the moment.
Lang avoids the elbow strike from Camacho, against the ropes.
Camacho looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Camacho managing to block the knees to the body from Lang.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Lang lands an elbow inside that Camacho shrugs off.
It looks like Macho Camacho has been cut.
Lang breaks the clinch.
Camacho sizes up Lang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A left and a right from Camacho both land. Nice combination.
Lang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Camacho, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lang trying to control the position but instead, Camacho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lang into the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Camacho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Camacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Camacho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Camacho trying to land knees to the body.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camacho blocks the elbow strike.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Camacho avoids it by throwing Lang back against the ropes.
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lang scores with a knee to the head.
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Camacho lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Camacho.
Lang throws an elbow that misses.
Camacho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Camacho is working Lang over against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho gets through Lang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camacho tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camacho tries to stall but Lang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Camacho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lang's efforts to push away.
Lang looking to slow down the pace here.
Camacho can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
Camacho scores a nice knee to the body.
Lang managing to block the knees to the body from Camacho.
Camacho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Camacho lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Camacho avoids it by throwing Lang back against the ropes.
Lang misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Lang.
Camacho prevents Lang from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Camacho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Macho Camacho's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lang takes the fight into the clinch.
Camacho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lang's defenses.
Lang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Camacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Camacho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camacho's elbow.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Camacho stalling.
Camacho has Lang pressed against the ropes, preventing Lang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lang is looking to break free of the clinch but Camacho has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camacho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lang instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Camacho.
Camacho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lang can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Lang tries to stall but Camacho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Camacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Camacho's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho.
Camacho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lang's efforts to push away.
Camacho looking to slow down the pace here.
Lang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camacho rushes Lang and presses him up against the ropes.
Camacho tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Camacho controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camacho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Langs head.
Camacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Camacho thuds his shin into the meat of Lang's side.
A clash of legs there as Camacho blocks the low kick.
Camacho instigates a clinch.
Camacho prevents Lang from breaking the clinch.
Camacho misses with a knee strike.
Camacho presses Lang against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camacho tries a body shot but Lang blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang dodges an elbow strike from Camacho.
Lang blocks an elbow strike.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
Camacho misses with a body punch.
Camacho lands a knee to the body.
Lang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Camacho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lang blocking some punches.
Lang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Camacho is controlling him.
Camacho lands a good knee to the midsection. Lang won't want to take too many of those.
Lang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Camacho is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Camacho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Camacho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camacho.
A short body shot lands from Camacho as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang slows down the pace here.
Lang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Camacho slows down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Lang.
Camacho pushes Lang back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Camacho unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Camacho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Macho Camacho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Lang responds with a good body kick, but Camacho manages to step out the way in time.
Lang throws a head kick but Camacho moves out of range.
Lang ducks right into an uppercut from Camacho.
Camacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lang has managed to clinch.
Camacho looking to throw knees to the head but Lang is blocking nicely.
Camacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Lang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macho Camacho is winning the standup battle so far.
Camacho gets tackled into the ropes by Lang. Lang maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Camacho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camacho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lang's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Camacho looking to throw knees to the head but Lang is blocking nicely.
Camacho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camacho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lang tries a body shot but Camacho blocks it.
Lang tries a body shot but Camacho blocks it.
Camacho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Lang lands a knee to the head.
Camacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Camacho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A thudding body kick lands there by Camacho!
Lang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Camacho.
Camacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lang closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho missing with knees to the body.
Macho Camacho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Camacho.
Camacho closes the distance and clinches.
Lang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lang controlling the action here for a moment.
Lang taking a breather.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Camacho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lang doesn't seem bothered though.
Camacho gets tackled into the ropes by Lang. Lang maintains the clinch.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Camacho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lang closes the distance and clinches.
Camacho tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Camacho back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang trying to control the position but instead, Camacho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lang into the ropes.
Lang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lang looking to slow down the pace here.
Lang stalling in the clinch but Camacho improves position.
Camacho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Camacho has Lang pressed against the ropes, preventing Lang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lang slows down the pace here.
Lang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Camacho is leaning against Lang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camacho taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Camacho just leaning against Lang, taking a breather.
Camacho seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Camacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lang misses with a body punch.
Macho Camacho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Camacho lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Camacho.
Camacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camacho lands a left hand.
Camacho lands a left hand.
Camacho prevents Lang from breaking the clinch.
Lang can't break the clinch.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike.
Craig Long Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Camacho using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camacho.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macho 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macho Camacho!
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