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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Comeau (ranked 1102 p4p, 160 weight class) and Damatang Camara (ranked 1222 p4p, 177 weight class). Comeau's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One of These Days. 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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213 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Comeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damatang Camara!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Comeau throws a poor cross that misses
and Camara counters with a good, hard body kick but Comeau shrugs it off.
Comeau misses with a looping left.
Camara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camara is looking to land body kicks.
Camara throws out a leg kick but Comeau moves out of range and Camara only half commits.
Camara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Comeau's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Melvin Comeau has been cut.
Comeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Comeau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Camara throws a looping overhand right but Comeau ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Comeau.
Camara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Comeau momentarily.
Comeau throws an overhand right that lands on Camara's shoulder, as Camara tries to avoid the shot.
Camara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Comeau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Comeau tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Camara manages to circle out of the way.
Camara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Comeau misses with an uppercut. Camara saw that one coming.
As Comeau backs off Camara throws a huge counter combo but Comeau manages to avoid it all.
Camara works the jab nicely.
A big left from Comeau misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comeau is looking to clinch but Camara is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Camara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Camara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Comeau.
Camara ducks under a wild hook from Comeau.
Comeau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Comeau slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Comeau jabs Camara right on the nose. Camara blinks but takes it well.
Comeau throws an overhand right that lands on Camara's shoulder, as Camara tries to avoid the shot.
Comeau is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Comeau connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Camara's hands.
Camara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Comeau to score with a decent uppercut.
Comeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camara.
Camara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Comeau tries to close the distance and clinch but Camara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Camara looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Comeau.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Comeau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Camara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Comeau trying to stall but Camara improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Comeau prevents a body shot from Camara.
Camara is trying to maintain a safe position but Comeau gets an underhook and turns Camara into the cage.
Camara breaks the clinch.
Comeau cracks Camara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Comeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Camara steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Comeau pushes Camara up against the cage in a clinch.
Comeau gets through Camara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camara lands a body punch.
Comeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Comeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camara lands a right hand.
Camara lands a body shot.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Comeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara presses Comeau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Comeau is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Camara scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comeau blocking some punches.
Camara lands a right hand.
Melvin Comeau's cut is getting worse.
Still in the clinch, Camara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Camara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Comeaus head.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Camara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Comeau or not.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Comeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Comeau's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Camara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Comeau misses with some punches.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Comeau lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camara presses Comeau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Camara is leaning against Comeau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Comeau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Comeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara scores with a shoulder strike.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Comeau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Comeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Comeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Comeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Comeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Comeau gets through Camara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Camara working aggressively here.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara is trying to push Comeau away but Comeau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Comeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara breaks from the clinch.
Comeau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Comeau throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damatang Camara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Melvin Comeau's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Camara has taken the fight to the clinch.
Comeau lands with a right to the head.
Camara lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
A right hand to the body from Comeau.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Comeau has Camara pressed against the cage, preventing Camara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Comeau scores with a shoulder strike.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara scores with a shoulder strike.
Comeau misses with the head strike.
Comeau looking to stall.
Comeau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Comeau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Comeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Comeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara breaks from the clinch.
Camara tries to score with a low kick but Comeau moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comeau checks a leg kick.
Comeau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Camara misses with a straight right.
As Camara tries to get set, Comeau tries to push him back and clinch up but Camara manages to avoid the attempt.
Camara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Comeau is out of range and Camara settles back down.
Comeau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Camara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Camara throws a leg kick that misses.
Comeau moves into the clinch.
Camara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Comeau is keeping busy.
Comeau looking to stall.
Comeau prevents Camara from breaking the clinch.
Camara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Comeau is looking to control Camara's arms but Camara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Comeau has his back to the cage.
Comeau prevents Camara from breaking the clinch.
Comeau throws a head punch that misses.
Comeau lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Comeau lands a hook that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Comeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Comeau is looking to control Camara's arms but Camara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Comeau has his back to the cage.
Comeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Comeau controls the action.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Comeau.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Comeau lands an uppercut.
Camara is breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Comeau takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Comeau misses with some punches.
Comeau wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Comeau.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
Comeau tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Camara prevents a body shot from Comeau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara breaks from the clinch.
Comeau has closed the distance and engaged Camara in a clinch.
Comeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Comeau prevents a body shot from Camara.
A shot in the inside from Comeau.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Comeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara stalling.
Comeau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Comeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Comeau lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Comeau displaying some good clinch control by pressing Camara up against the cage.
Comeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Comeau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camara wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Comeau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
Melvin Comeau's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Camara lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Comeau fails to land.
Comeau scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Comeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Camara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Comeaus head.
Camara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Comeau backwards.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Comeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Comeau misses with some punches.
Comeau stalling.
Melvin Comeau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Camara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Comeau on the inside.
Camara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Comeau takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice leg kick lands there from Camara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Comeau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Comeau's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Camara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Comeau fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Camara ducks under a wild hook from Comeau.
Comeau connects with the punch.
Comeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Comeau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Comeau moves out of range of the body kick.
Comeau tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Camara manages to circle out of the way.
Camara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Camara lands a nice hook to Comeau's body. Comeau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Camara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Comeau tries to clinch up.
Comeau works over Camara's head and body with a nice combination.
Camara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Damatang Camara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Comeau lunges at Camara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Camara's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camara misses with a few strikes there.
Comeau throws a hook but Camara avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but Comeau is just out of range.
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Camara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Comeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Comeau blocks the low kick.
Camara misses with a low kick.
Camara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Camara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Comeau throws a hook but Camara avoids it easily.
Camara lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Comeau tries to clinch up.
Comeau lands a glancing blow to the side of Camara's head.
Comeau keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Camara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Comeau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Comeau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camara doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Comeau throws a lazy right hand but Camara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camara let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A cross from Comeau lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camara looks to throw the jab but Comeau is out of range.
Comeau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Camara. Camara obviously looking to wear him down.
Comeau lands a glancing blow to the side of Camara's head.
Camara gets tackled into the cage by Comeau. Comeau maintains the clinch.
Comeau is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Comeau misses with the head strike.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Comeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Comeau taking a breather.
Comeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Comeau lands a shoulder strike.
Comeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Comeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Comeau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Comeau backwards.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Comeau on the inside.
Camara breaks from the clinch.
Camara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Comeau throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Camara! But no joy.
Camara misses with a body kick.
Comeau tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Camara manages to circle out of the way.
Camara is looking to slow Comeau down with leg kicks.
Comeau throws a predictable looking body shot
and Camara counters with a nice body shot.
Comeau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Camara throws a leg kick but Comeau moved away.
Comeau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Comeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Comeau is leaning against Camara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Comeau blocking some punches.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Comeau controls the action.
Comeau is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Comeau wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Comeau - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Comeau scores with a shot to the side of Camara's head.
Comeau misses with a punch to the body.
Comeau misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Comeau.
Camara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
A slow jab from Comeau misses its intended target.
Camara sizes up Comeau with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Camara.
Comeau misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camara.
Camara lands a leg kick that knocks Comeau off balance momentarily.
Comeau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Comeau scrambles back to his feet.
Camara defending well as Comeau loads up on a big left hand.
Comeau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Camara throws a hook to the side of Comeau's head but Comeau 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 Melvin Comeau.
I think Comeau has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Comeau!
Melvin Comeau decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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