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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Letter (ranked 167 p4p, 20 weight class) and Ibrahim Camara (ranked 450 p4p, 68 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephan Letter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Letter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Camara on the side of the head.
It looks like Ibrahim Camara has been cut.
Letter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Camara.
Camara throws a shot from downtown. Letter moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Letter.
Camara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Letter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Letter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Letter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Camara does no damage.
It looked like Letter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Camara tries to clinch but Letter moves out of range.
Camara has taken the fight to the clinch.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Letter's elbow.
Letter leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Letter misses with a body punch.
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Letter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Letter struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
Camara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara prevents Letter from breaking the clinch.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Camara.
Letter blocks an uppercut.
Letter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara tries a body shot but Letter blocks it.
Camara blocks a body shot from Letter.
Still in the clinch, Letter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Letter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara tries a body shot but Letter blocks it.
Letter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Camara fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Letter throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Letter breaks the clinch.
Camara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Letter, pushing him back against the cage.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Letter's elbow.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Letter on the inside.
Camara misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letter.
Letter breaks the clinch.
Camara takes a swing at Letter's ribcage but misses.
Camara misses with a looping left.
Camara throws out a loose jab but Letter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Letter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camara.
Letter thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Camara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Letter.
Camara tries to clinch up.
Letter is looking for a counter combo.
Camara misses with a body punch
enabling Letter to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Letter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Letter misses its target.
Camara cracks Letter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Letter takes a swing at Camara's ribcage but misses.
Camara moves to clinch but Letter breaks away
and Letter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Letter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Camara throws an overhand right that lands on Letter's shoulder, as Letter tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Letter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Letter is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara rushes Letter and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara tries a body shot but Letter blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Letter.
Camara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Letter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letter misses with some punches.
Camara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Letter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Letter.
Letter breaks the clinch.
Camara swings widly with a right hand
and Letter counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Letter throws a head kick that misses.
Letter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ibrahim Camara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Camara's cut.
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.
A jab from Camara misses.
Camara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Letter was well out of range. Poor timing from Camara.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Letter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.
Letter dodges the punch combination from Camara.
Letter keeps the fight on the outside.
Camara cracks Letter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Letter tries to bum rush Camara with a series of wild strikes but Camara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camara avoids the body shot from Letter.
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
As Camara backs away, Letter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stephan Letter is winning the standup battle so far.
Camara takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Letter lands a nice uppercut.
Letter blocking some punches.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Letter prevents a body shot from Camara.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Letter controls his hands.
Letter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Letter backwards.
Letter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Camara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Camara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Camara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Letter tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Letter back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letter tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
A body shot lands from Camara.
Letter blocking some punches.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Letter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Letter manages to break the clinch.
Camara rushes Letter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Camara - that landed with a thud.
Camara tries a body shot but Letter blocks it.
Letter prevents a body shot from Camara.
Camara lands a left hand.
Camara tries to work over Letter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara misses with some punches.
Letter just leaning against Camara, taking a breather.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Letter.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camara.
Camara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Letter blocks a body shot from Camara.
Camara lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands a nice uppercut.
Camara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Letter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Letter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara has Letter pressed against the cage, preventing Letter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Letter is trying to break free.
A short right from Camara.
Letter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Letter manages to break the clinch.
Camara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Letter counters with a nice uppercut.
Camara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Letter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Letter fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Camara.
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!
Camara lands with a straight right. Letter didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara clinches.
Camara tries to work over Letter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara has a couple of punches blocked by Letter.
Camara pushes Letter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Letter wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Letter is trying to force a seperation but Camara has the dominant position.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara working aggressively here.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Letter.
Camara prevents a body shot from Letter.
Letter blocks an uppercut.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Letter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Camara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Letter breaks from the clinch.
Camara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Camara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Camara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Camara's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Camara misses with a lunging right hand
and Letter counters with a thumping low kick.
Camara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Camara looks to throw the jab but Letter is out of range.
Camara jabs Letter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Camara ducks under a wild hook from Letter.
Camara tries to clinch up.
Camara swings widly with a right hand
and Letter counters with a nice uppercut.
Camara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Letter throws a counter high kick but Camara was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara has taken the fight to the clinch.
Letter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Letter blocks an uppercut.
Camara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Letter or not.
Letter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letter needs to keep his hands up - Camara had a free shot at his head there.
Letter keeps the fight on the outside.
As Camara looks to move away, Letter throws a big counter combo but Camara just gets out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Camara.
Letter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Camara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Letter avoids the body shot from Camara.
Letter slips a straight right by Camara.
Camara is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Letter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Letter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Camara in his tracks.
Camara throws a right hand that misses
enabling Letter to counter with a crisp jab.
Camara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ibrahim Camara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara cracks Letter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letter manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letter ducks right into an uppercut from Camara.
Camara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camara sizes up Letter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Letter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Letter swats away the attempt to clinch by Camara.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Camara swings for the body but Letter moves out of range.
Camara throws a lazy uppercut
and Letter counters with a straight right hand.
Camara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Camara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.
Camara is looking to clinch but Letter is avoiding it.
Letter takes a swing at Camara's ribcage but misses.
Camara misses with a lunging right hand
and Letter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Camara throws an overhand right that lands on Letter's shoulder, as Letter tries to avoid the shot.
Camara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Letter.
Letter slips under a jab.
Camara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Camara throws out a loose jab but Letter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Letter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letter manages to avoid it.
Letter thinks about countering with a body kick.
Letter throws a right hand that misses
and Camara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Camara backs up against the cage.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camara.
Letter is looking for a counter combo.
Letter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Camara tries to clinch but Letter is having none of it.
Camara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Letter was well out of range. Poor timing from Camara.
The fight stays on the outside here - Camara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but Letter is just out of range.
Letter blocks a jab.
Camara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Letter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Camara misses.
Stephan Letter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Letter throws an overhand right that lands on Camara's shoulder, as Camara tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim Camara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Camara winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Camara!
Ibrahim Camara decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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