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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Camara (ranked 1950 p4p, 3565 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 252 p4p, 443 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ibrahim Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva misses with a combination
and Camara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Camara misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Camara throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Ibrahim Camara has been cut.
Camara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Silverback MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Camara throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Camara misses with a hook.
Silva throws a right and a left that Camara avoids nicely.
A big right from Camara misses.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Camara's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva takes a swing at Camara's ribcage but misses.
Camara drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Camara blocks it with crossed arms.
Camara lands with a light punch inside.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Camara throws an elbow that misses.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Camara is defending well for now.
Camara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Camara moves out of range easily.
Silva scores with a head kick. Camara tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Camara.
Camara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camara throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a head kick that Camara semi-blocks.
Camara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Camara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Camara thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva throws a head kick that Camara semi-blocks.
Camara avoids the head kick by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Camara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Camara tries a head kick but it misses.
Camara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Camara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Silva thuds his right hand into Camara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camara.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch lands to the side of Camara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Camara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Camara with a jab.
Camara slips under a jab from Silva.
Camara scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes Camara up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camara instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Camara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Camara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Camara wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Camara loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Camara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Camara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Camara.
Ibrahim Camara's cut is getting worse.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Camara misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva throws a head kick but Camara moves out of range.
Camara misses with an uppercut.
Camara throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Camara bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Camara has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Camara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Camara avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Camara - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Camara.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Camara breaks the clinch.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Camara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Camara looks to throw a body kick
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Camara.
Camara misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shogun Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Camara's cut.
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 throws a half hearted mid kick.
Camara throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Camara misses with a straight left.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva blocks a jab.
Shogun Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Camara misses.
Camara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva digs a good hook to Camara's body.
Camara avoids the body shot from Silva.
Camara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva slips under a jab from Camara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara misses with a straight left.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Camara breaks from the clinch.
Camara throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camara throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Camara.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Silva lands a left hand.
Camara blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Camara managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Ibrahim Camara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva prevents a body shot from Camara.
Camara misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camara.
Camara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva staying out of range there.
Camara throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Camara counters with a quick kick to the body but Silva blocks it.
Camara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Camara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camara lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Shogun Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Camara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Camara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Camara's head back.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Camara.
Camara throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Camara throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Camara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva tries to clinch but Camara moves out of range.
Camara misses with a looping right.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Camara swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Camara throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Camara only half commits.
Camara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Camara looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Camara jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva tries to bum rush Camara with a series of wild strikes but Camara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva stalks Camara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Camara's face. Camara staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Camara. That one must have hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camara doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Camara throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Camara goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Camara lands a high kick!
Camara scores with a jab to the head.
Camara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Camara lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Camara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Camara'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. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Camara is out of range.
Camara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Camara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva slips a straight right by Camara.
Camara walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Camara has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camaras head.
A short left from Silva.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Camara manages to break the clinch.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Camara's ribs.
Camara misses with a low kick.
Camara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Camara moves out of range easily.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camara throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva lands a head kick. Camara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A telegraphed right hand from Camara misses the target.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Camara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Camara throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Camara. Camara obviously looking to wear him down.
Camara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva lands a high kick!
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Camara moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut lands for Camara. That snapped Silva's head back.
Camara is looking to land body kicks.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Camara lands with a right hand.
Camara throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva with a hook.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camara.
Camara thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva throws a body punch but Camara moves out of range.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Camara misses.
Camara thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Camara moves out of range easily.
Camara lands with a nice body punch.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camara looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva moves away from the strike by Camara.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Camara misses.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Camara moves out of range easily.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva swings for the body but Camara moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Camara moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camara.
Silva throws a head kick but Camara moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Camara missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Camara circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camara manages to avoid it.
Camara has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Nice elbow from Camara.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Camara lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Camara's brow.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Camara lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Shogun Silva has been cut.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shogun Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shogun Silva!
The defeated Ibrahim Camara had this to say: 'Fuck you, I never lied ! '.
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