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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Magomedov (ranked 830 p4p, 962 weight class) and Mike Camble (ranked 114 p4p, 129 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Zabit Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Camble!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camble flicks out a counter leg kick but Magomedov steps away.
Magomedov throws a head kick but Camble moves out of range.
Magomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magomedov misses with the combination.
Camble looks for a takedown but Magomedov sprawls well.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magomedov.
Magomedov clobbers Camble with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Camble moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble lands with a left to the head.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Camble misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Magomedov.
Camble has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Camble lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Camble back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Camble fails to land.
Camble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands a left hand.
Magomedov tries to work over Camble's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov is leaning against Camble and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camble struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Camble fails to land.
Camble digs a right hand into Magomedov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Magomedov's gas tank.
Magomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Camble throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Camble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camble tries to score a body lock takedown but Magomedov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Camble throws a head punch that misses.
Camble lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two 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!
Magomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Camble misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Camble throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camble fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zabit Magomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Camble.
Camble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camble lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Camble tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
Magomedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camble's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Camble misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Camble.
Camble has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov gets through Camble's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camble struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
A short right from Camble.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Camble lands with a light punch inside.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camble's elbow.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Camble.
A short right from Camble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov gets through Camble's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camble blocking some punches.
Camble misses with some punches.
Camble misses with the head strike.
Camble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Camble on the inside.
A short right from Magomedov on the inside.
Camble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camble misses with the head strike.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camble.
Camble has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Camble backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camble has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
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 Zabit Magomedov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Magomedov throws a shot to the body.
Magomedov lands with a kick to the temple. Camble shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
Magomedov cracks Camble with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Magomedov.
Camble moves out of range as Magomedov strikes.
Magomedov misses with a head kick.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camble can do to turn this around?
Camble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magomedov.
Camble raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Magomedov lands a big head kick that sends Camble tumbling to the mat! Magomedov takes a step backwards and waves Camble back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Camble is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camble moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the body.
Camble swings for the body but Magomedov moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Magomedov misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Camble misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Camble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomedov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Camble misses with an uppercut.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camble moves away.
Magomedov misses with a hook.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Camble.
Magomedov slips under a jab.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camble thinks about the counter body kick.
Camble misses with a wild body shot.
Camble throws a leg kick but Magomedov moved away.
The fighters circling - Camble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camble on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble moves forwards but Magomedov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Camble buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camble moves away.
Camble looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zabit Magomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Camble 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.
Camble throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zabit Magomedov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov blocks a head kick by Camble.
Magomedov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magomedov. Camble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomedov jabs at Camble's body.
Camble shoots in for a takedown but Magomedov shows good takedown defense.
Camble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Magomedov misses with a kick to the body.
Magomedov throws a head kick but Camble moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands the left hand.
Magomedov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Magomedov throws a head kick but Camble moves out of range.
Camble misses with a body shot.
Zabit Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Camble.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camble moves away.
Camble uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Magomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magomedov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Magomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camble.
Magomedov lands with a right hand.
Camble scores with a sloppy right hand. Magomedov should have avoided that one.
Camble connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov swings for the body but Camble moves out of range.
Magomedov throws a head kick that Camble semi-blocks.
Camble scores with a jab.
Magomedov scores with a decent looking hook.
Camble lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Camble throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Magomedov lands a head shot.
Camble connects with a body shot.
Camble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magomedov.
Magomedov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov moves away from the strike by Camble.
Magomedov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Camble moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Camble connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Magomedov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A left lands for Camble.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomedov misses with a body punch
and Camble counters with a left to the body.
Camble ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camble moves away.
Camble with the counter takedown but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Camble closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Camble lands a jab.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magomedov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Magomedov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Camble throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Camble's head.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camble throws out the jab.
Camble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magomedov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Magomedov throws the left hand but Camble avoids the punch easily.
Camble throws a shot from downtown. Magomedov moves away and avoids it.
Camble throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camble shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Camble.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
Magomedov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Magomedov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Camble is just out of range.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Camble looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zabit Magomedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble throws out a loose jab but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camble lands a nice leg kick that just misses Magomedov's sensitive parts.
Camble pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magomedov is out of range and Camble settles back down.
Camble ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Camble! But no joy.
Camble dodges the punch combination from Magomedov.
Jab by Camble.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Magomedov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mike Camble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Magomedov misses.
Camble looks for the body kick but Magomedov saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
Camble is looking to clinch.
Camble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magomedov.
Camble lands a high kick!
It looks like Zabit Magomedov has been cut.
Camble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magomedov thows a body kick. Camble tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Camble scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Magomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab lands there for Magomedov.
Magomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Magomedov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Camble moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Camble misses with an uppercut.
Camble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Camble is just out of range.
Camble throws a low kick, looking for Magomedov's leg but Magomedov calmly moves out of range.
Camble throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camble slips a straight right by Magomedov.
Camble avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
Camble looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Camble has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Camble there as he acknowledges the shot.
Camble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomedov.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Camble throws a hook to the side of Magomedov's head but Magomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magomedov thuds a left hand into Camble's body.
Camble takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Camble throws a hook to the side of Magomedov's head but Magomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zabit Magomedov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Magomedov, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zabit Magomedov!
Zabit Magomedov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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