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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Loureiro (ranked 2118 p4p, 590 weight class) and Ibrahim Camara (ranked 279 p4p, 87 weight class). Ibrahim Camara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Loureiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Loureiro's head.
It looks like Rafael Loureiro has been cut.
Loureiro throws a body punch but Camara moves out of range.
Camara looks to land a left hand but Loureiro moved out of range nicely.
Camara misses the jab.
Camara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loureiro, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loureiro wants a takedown but no success here.
Loureiro blocking some punches.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara works on Loureiro's body with a couple of short punches.
Camara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Loureiro tries to stall but Camara uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Camara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loureiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loureiro's elbow.
Camara tries to work over Loureiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loureiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Camara working aggressively here.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara has a couple of punches blocked by Loureiro.
Camara misses with some punches.
Camara scores with a shoulder strike.
Loureiro goes for a takedown attempt but Camara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Camara's coach down at Kevin Spacey`s Basement of Doom was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Camara's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Loureiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Camara counters with a straight right hand.
Camara loads up on a big right hand but Loureiro slips the punch.
Loureiro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fighters circling - Loureiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loureiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camara.
Loureiro throws a hook to the side of Camara's head but Camara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Loureiro misses.
Loureiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Camara.
Camara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Camara misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loureiro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Camara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loureiro.
Loureiro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Camara defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Loureiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camara staying out of range there.
Loureiro swings for the body but Camara moves out of range.
Loureiro throws an overhand right that lands on Camara's shoulder, as Camara tries to avoid the shot.
Camara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loureiro ducks right into an uppercut from Camara.
Loureiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camara.
Camara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro moves into the clinch.
Camara blocks an elbow strike.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Loureiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loureiro is working for takedown but Camara is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Loureiro.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Camara.
Loureiro takes a shot to the head.
Loureiro is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Loureiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loureiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loureiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Camara moves into the clinch successfully.
Camara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loureiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loureiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loureiro.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Camara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Loureiro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loureiro. Camara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camara cracks Loureiro with a hook to the temple - Loureiro is on wobbly legs here! Camara swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Loureiro falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Camara wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ibrahim Camara!
A very excited looking Ibrahim Camara rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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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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