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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mbaku Camara (ranked 374 p4p, 1609 weight class) and Nathan Leal (ranked 11 p4p, 65 weight class). Nathan Leal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mbaku Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Leal!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara forces Leal back against the cage and clinches.
Leal ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Leal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Camara trying to control the position from guard on top but Leal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camara is really struggling to control Leal but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Camara looking to sit in guard and control but Leal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Camara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Camara has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Camara looking for a guillotine here but Leal defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leal wants to stand but Camara is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara looking for a sweep. Not yet Camara, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leal tries to stand but Camara is controlling from the bottom.
Camara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leal manages to get himself to full guard.
Leal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Camara is controlling him.
Camara wants to pass the guard but Leal is keeping the position.
Camara trying to control the position from guard on top but Leal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camara drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Leal manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Camara has Leal in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara is trying to keep Leal in close.
Leal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Camara is proving hard to escape from.
Leal decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Camara, up you get!
Camara rushes Leal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leal breaks from the clinch.
Camara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camara darts in trying to clinch
and Camara is countered with a crisp right hand from Leal that sends him to the canvas! Leal follows him to the mat into side control.
It looks like Mbaku Camara has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camara tries to buck Leal off but Leal is having none of it.
Camara is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Camara is looking to improve his position.
Camara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leal stands up out of the half guard.
Camara closes the distance and clinches.
Camara tries to pull guard but Leal holds him up against the cage and eventually Camara drops back down to his feet.
Camara jumps guard and drags Leal to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Camara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leal decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Camara, up you get!
Camara closes the distance but Leal moves to the side
and Leal counters with a stiff right hand.
Camara tries to clinch but Leal moves away
and Leal lands a stunning uppercut that sends Camara to the mat!
Camara is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leal is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Leal decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mbaku Camara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camara tries to clinch
and Leal counters with a huge left! Camara is in big trouble! He's backing up but Leal isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Camara from any more damage. A dominating finish by Leal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Leal!
An out of breath Nathan Leal thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Mbaku Camara had this to say: 'Wakanda Forever ! '.
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energy
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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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