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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Camara (ranked 334 p4p, 541 weight class) and Cal Klos (ranked 44 p4p, 65 weight class). Klos has chosen Our Father Enki as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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World class boxer
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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 31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Cal Klos!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klos.
Klos throws a looping overhand right but Camara ducks down to avoid it.
Camara tests Klos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Camara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kevin Spacey`s Basement of Doom in the buildup to the fight.
Klos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Camara is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Camara feints and then cracks Klos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Klos down.
Klos blocks a jab.
Camara tries to close the distance and clinch but Klos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Camara takes one to the side of the head.
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Camara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klos.
Klos throws out a loose jab but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klos connects with a right hand. Camara shakes it off.
Klos throws a lazy right hand but Camara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camara is looking to counter the offense by Klos and move into the clinch.
Camara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Camara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Klos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Klos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Klos does it's job there.
Camara lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Klos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Klos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camara.
Camara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Klos checks a leg kick.
A big right from Camara misses.
Klos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Camara throws out a leg kick but Klos moves out of range and Camara only half commits.
Klos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Camara throws a chopping leg kick but Klos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Camara slips under a jab.
Klos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klos lands a head shot.
Klos throws a hook but Camara avoids it easily.
Klos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab from Klos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara tries to clinch but Klos moves away
and Klos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camara tests Klos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klos throws a right hand that Camara ducks under and follows up with a left that Camara also avoids with ease.
Klos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Klos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Camara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara lunges at Klos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Klos's hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Camara. That's going to slow Klos down.
Klos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camara.
Camara walks into a jab.
Camara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but Klos is just out of range.
Camara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Klos fails with a takedown attempt.
Klos lands with a cross.
A clash of legs there as Klos blocks the low kick.
Camara tries to move into range but Klos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Klos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Camara swings widly with a right hand
enabling Klos to counter with a crisp jab.
Klos misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klos lands with a straight right. Camara didn't see that one coming.
Donk. Camara catches Klos right on the button with a cross.
Camara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Klos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Camara tries to clinch but Klos 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.
Camara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Klos.
Klos throws a right and a left that Camara avoids nicely.
Klos misses with a wild combination.
Klos throws a nice looking combination but Camara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Camara lands a glancing blow to the side of Klos's head.
Klos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camara.
Klos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Klos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Camara misses the target.
Klos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Camara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Camara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara clinches up with Klos and pushes him back against the cage.
Camara lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Camara tries to work over Klos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara lands a nice uppercut.
Klos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Camara digs a right hand into Klos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klos's gas tank.
Klos tries for a takedown but Camara manages to get underhooks.
Klos is working for takedown but Camara is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ibrahim Camara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cal Klos.
Klos looks winded!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Camara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Klos's brow.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Camara has him pressed against the cage.
Klos breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klos lands with a cross.
Klos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
Camara thumps Klos with a low kick.
Klos defending well as Camara loads up on a big left hand.
Klos avoids the body shot from Camara.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ibrahim Camara will probably get the nod.
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.
Camara doesn't manage to clinch there - Klos circles away.
Camara moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Camara.
Camara lands with a light punch inside.
Klos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Camara has him pressed against the cage.
Camara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Klos blocks a body shot from Camara.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klos is trying to trip Camara. He has hold of a leg but Camara is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Klos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Camara controls Klos momentarily but Klos frees himself.
Camara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klos wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klos trying to hold on to Camara's head to control him but Camara postures up.
Camara is controlling the pace.
Klos has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Camara escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Camara!
Klos seems a little lost for a moment, as Camara dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Camara continues to stall.
Klos has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Klos gets back to half guard.
Camara wants to free his trapped foot but Klos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara stands up out of the half guard.
A jab from Camara misses.
Klos looks to throw the jab but Camara is out of range.
Klos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Klos throws a hook to the side of Camara's head but Camara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camara.
Camara misses with a straight right.
Klos misses with an uppercut. Camara saw that one coming.
Klos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ibrahim Camara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Camara misses.
Klos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Camara tries a low kick but Klos avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with a hook.
Klos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Klos is able to avoid easily.
Camara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klos doesn't seem bothered though.
Camara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klos doesn't seem bothered though.
Camara tries to clinch there but Klos circles away.
Klos throws a series of punches but Camara avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice cross by Klos.
Camara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Camara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Camara misses.
Camara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Klos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A combination from Klos does no damage.
Camara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klos's sensitive parts.
Camara scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Camara dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Camara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Klos breaks from the clinch.
Klos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Klos checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Klos! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Klos.
Klos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Klos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klos fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Camara.
Camara slips a jab and a cross from Klos.
Camara doesn't manage to clinch there - Klos circles away.
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.
Klos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Camara tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Camara.
Klos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Camara is looking to clinch.
Camara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klos.
Camara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Klos moves away from the strike by Camara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good exchange - Klos coming out on top.
Klos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Camara momentarily.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klos manages to avoid it.
Camara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klos.
Klos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Klos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Camara moves into the clinch.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Klos controls the action.
Klos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Camara fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Camara misses with a looping left.
Cal Klos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camara moves into the clinch successfully.
Camara prevents Klos from breaking the clinch.
Klos blocks a body shot from Camara.
Camara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klos is looking for a takedown.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Klos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ibrahim Camara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ibrahim Camara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cal Klos.
Klos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camara.
Klos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klos.
Camara drives through and clinches with Klos against the cage.
Klos looking for a takedown.
Camara stops a takedown attempt from Klos.
Klos breaks from the clinch.
Camara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Klos misses with a few strikes there.
Klos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Camara moves into range and clinches up with Klos.
Klos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Camara fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Camara tries to clinch but Klos moves out of range.
Klos throws out a loose jab but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cal Klos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Camara throws a low kick but Klos avoids it.
Klos moves away from the strike by Camara.
Camara walks into a jab.
Camara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camara lands with an overhand left.
Camara motions for Klos to come forward. Camara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Camara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Camara with a hook.
Klos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Klos with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Klos moves away from the strike by Camara.
Camara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klos.
Camara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Klos is out of range and Camara settles back down.
Klos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Camara defending well as Klos loads up on a big left hand.
Camara misses with a hook.
Camara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Camara throws out a powerful jab.
Camara throws a chopping leg kick but Klos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Camara throws a body punch but Klos moves out of range.
Klos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Camaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fight stays on the outside here - Camara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Camara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Klos has time to react.
Klos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klos throws a right and a left that Camara avoids nicely.
Klos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camara is looking to slow Klos down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim Camara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Camara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Camara!
Ibrahim Camara tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Cal Klos was interviewed post fight and said 'Tonight wasn't my night, but I'll be back soon to kick some ass. '.
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hype
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