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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikel Arteta (ranked 697 p4p, 202 weight class) and Ibrahim Camara (ranked 96 p4p, 30 weight class). Arteta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stranglehold/ Ted Nugent. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikel Arteta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arteta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arteta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arteta moves out of range of the strikes.
Arteta sizes up Camara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Camara has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Arteta misses with a looping right.
Arteta keeps the fight on the outside.
Arteta changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Arteta moves out of range of the body kick.
Arteta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arteta misses with a left hand
and Camara counters with a stiff right hand.
Arteta fails with a takedown attempt.
Camara closes the distance but Arteta moves to the side
and Arteta counters with a left to the body.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arteta manages to avoid it.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arteta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arteta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arteta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arteta scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arteta takes one to the side of the head.
Camara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara wants to land a leg kick but Arteta is out of range.
It looked like Arteta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Camara.
Arteta slips a jab from Camara.
Camara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arteta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camara takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Camara.
Arteta's corner calls for a 1-2. Arteta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Camara digs a good hook to Arteta's body.
Camara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arteta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arteta.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camara.
Camara lands a jab to Arteta's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
Arteta throws a series of punches but Camara avoids them all with ease.
Camara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Camara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arteta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arteta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camara avoids the body shot from Arteta.
Arteta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Camara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Camara tries to clinch there but Arteta circles away.
Arteta walks into a stiff left hand from Camara.
Camara misses with a leg kick
and Arteta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Arteta.
Camara wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Camara manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara tries to work over Arteta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Arteta avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Camara tries to work over Arteta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Camara.
Nice body punch from Camara - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Arteta controls the action.
Camara lands a nice elbow.
Camara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Arteta avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Arteta tries for a takedown but Camara manages to get underhooks.
Camara being controlled against the cage.
Arteta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Camara is defending well for now.
Camara pushes off an throws an elbow but Arteta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Arteta's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Camara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Camara.
Camara gets through Arteta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
Arteta is breathing heavily.
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arteta.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara scores with a shot to the side of Arteta's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arteta's efforts to push away.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arteta backwards.
Arteta misses with a punch to the body.
Camara cracks Arteta with a nice body shot.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Arteta controls his hands.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Arteta controls the action.
Arteta takes a shot to the head.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Camara pushes Arteta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arteta takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arteta's defenses.
Arteta is rocked!
Camara lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Arteta to his knees! Camara keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibrahim Camara!
Ibrahim Camara spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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