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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Camara (ranked 271 p4p, 1945 weight class) and Cory McDonnell (ranked 40 p4p, 248 weight class). McDonnell has chosen Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McDonnell circles away from the clinch attempt
and McDonnell counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ibrahim Camara has been cut.
McDonnell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Camara avoids the head kick by McDonnell.
McDonnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by McDonnell as he checks the leg kick.
McDonnell lands a head shot.
McDonnell throws a body kick that misses.
Camara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McDonnell manages to circle out of the way.
Camara looks to land a right hand but McDonnell moved out of range.
Camara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Camara finds it's way through McDonnell's defenses.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Camara.
McDonnell throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonnell. That did some damage!
McDonnell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Camara misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and McDonnell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Camara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McDonnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara throws a body punch but McDonnell moves out of range.
Camara connects with a nice looking jab.
McDonnell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Camara. Camara obviously looking to wear him down.
Camara seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Camara connects with a single shot there.
McDonnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Camara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDonnell throws a right and a left that Camara avoids nicely.
Camara closes the distance but McDonnell moves to the side
and McDonnell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Camara's knee momentarily.
Camara connects with a body shot.
McDonnell looks to land a right hand but Camara moved out of range.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonnell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Camara's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonnell cracks Camara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McDonnell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDonnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camara was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonnell.
Camara takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
Camara throws a low kick but it's checked well by McDonnell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell connects with a leg kick.
McDonnell lands a glancing blow to the side of Camara's head.
Nice shot by McDonnell.
McDonnell scores with a jab to the head.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Camara tries to score with a low kick but McDonnell moves his leg out of the way.
Good work by McDonnell as he checks the leg kick.
Camara misses with a hook to the body
and McDonnell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Camara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Camara scores with a hook to the body. McDonnell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Camara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Camara misses with a straight left.
McDonnell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Camara misses the jab.
McDonnell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camara is looking to wear down McDonnell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Camara moves out of range of the body kick.
Camara connects with a leg kick.
Camara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Camara.
McDonnell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Camara's head.
McDonnell lands a jab.
Nice shot by Camara.
McDonnell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDonnell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McDonnell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McDonnell throws the kick towards the body but Camara avoids it.
Camara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McDonnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Camara tries to clinch but McDonnell is having none of it.
McDonnell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonnell lands with a right hand.
McDonnell tries to keep at a distance but Camara has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonnell lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as McDonnell controls the action.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonnell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDonnell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDonnell's corner calls for a 1-2. McDonnell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McDonnell throws a body punch but Camara moves out of range.
Camara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDonnell! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by McDonnell.
McDonnell misses with an attempted mid kick.
McDonnell lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Camara.
Camara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory McDonnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Camara's cut.
That's time! Camara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McDonnell lands a left and a right that send Camara crashing to the mat, dazed. McDonnell thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ibrahim Camara's cut is getting worse.
McDonnell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McDonnell scrambles back to his feet.
Camara pushes McDonnell away with a front kick.
Camara takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
Cory McDonnell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some bone on bone action there as McDonnell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Camara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McDonnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camara is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Camara tries to clinch up but McDonnell circles away and keeps his distance.
Camara moves out of range of the body kick from McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Camara to score with a decent uppercut.
McDonnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonnell scores with a jab to the jaw.
McDonnell scores with a nice right hand.
Camara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Camara has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McDonnell tries to keep at a distance but Camara has taken 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 McDonnell.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonnell prevents a body shot from Camara.
McDonnell prevents a body shot from Camara.
A short body shot lands from McDonnell as the two fighters clinch.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
McDonnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonnell pushes Camara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Camara.
With the fighters up against the cage, McDonnell throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McDonnell lands an elbow inside.
McDonnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara tries to work over McDonnell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDonnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
McDonnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
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!
McDonnell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camaras head.
Camara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camara blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonnell.
Camara blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Camara avoiding damage as McDonnell throws knees to the body.
McDonnell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonnell misses with a knee to the head.
Camara blocks an elbow strike from McDonnell.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonnell controls his hands.
McDonnell blocks an uppercut.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara tries a body shot but McDonnell blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McDonnell fails to land.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonnell's elbow.
McDonnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Camara digs a right hand into McDonnell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDonnell's gas tank.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but McDonnell avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McDonnell breaks from the clinch.
McDonnell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Camara wants to clinch up but McDonnell keeps it at a distance.
McDonnell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Camara at a distance.
Camara sizes up McDonnell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Camara looks for the body kick but McDonnell saw that one coming.
Camara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonnell. That did some damage!
Camara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Camara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Camara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonnell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Camara, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonnell connects with a high kick.
Ibrahim Camara's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Camara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Camara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Camara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Camara drives through and clinches with McDonnell against the cage.
McDonnell tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Camara works on McDonnell's body with a couple of short punches.
McDonnell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonnell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell misses with the head strike.
McDonnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonnell controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonnell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory McDonnell 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Camara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Camara does it's job there.
McDonnell moves out of range as Camara strikes.
Camara tries to clinch but McDonnell moves out of range.
Camara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like McDonnell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Camara moves out of range of the body kick.
McDonnell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McDonnell misses with a few strikes there.
Camara takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Camara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for McDonnell.
McDonnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camara was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonnell.
McDonnell slips a jab from Camara.
McDonnell thows a body kick. Camara tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Camara takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McDonnell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Camara at a distance.
McDonnell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDonnell clobbers Camara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McDonnell takes a swing at Camara's ribcage but misses.
A jab from McDonnell does it's job there.
McDonnell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Camara takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
McDonnell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
Camara punishes McDonnell's body with a nice straight punch.
Camara tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonnell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McDonnell misses the jab.
Camara tries a low kick but McDonnell avoids it.
Nice cross by Camara.
Camara checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. McDonnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McDonnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Camara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell scores with a jab to the head.
Camara is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Camara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camara swings for the body but McDonnell moves out of range.
Camara seems to have got his legs back now.
McDonnell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McDonnell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McDonnell motions for Camara to come forward. McDonnell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Camara misses the shot to the body.
Camara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McDonnell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Camara wants to clinch.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oooooh!!! McDonnell has knocked Camara down with a huge combo! McDonnell steps away and waves a wobbly Camara back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jeez, Ibrahim Camara's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara has closed the distance and engaged McDonnell in a clinch.
Camara cracks McDonnell with a nice body shot.
McDonnell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Camara.
Camara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some bone on bone action there as McDonnell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Camara scores with a punch to the head.
Camara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDonnell throws a right and a left that both miss.
McDonnell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Camara needs to keep his hands up - McDonnell had a free shot at his head there.
Camara slips a jab from McDonnell.
McDonnell drops Camara with a naaaaasty hook - Camara is in real trouble here! McDonnell dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cory McDonnell!
Cory McDonnell is the new middleweight champion!
Cory McDonnell very nearly forgot to thank Core Combat amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Ibrahim Camara was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck you, I never lied ! '.
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