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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bigwood (ranked 2872 p4p, 3712 weight class) and Kristian Baunegaard (ranked 345 p4p, 421 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bigwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristian Baunegaard!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigwood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baunegaard.
Baunegaard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bigwood throws out the jab.
Baunegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bigwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baunegaard scores with a one two! Bigwood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 It looks like Tony Bigwood has been cut.
Bigwood swings for the body but Baunegaard moves out of range.
Baunegaard tries to close the distance and clinch but Bigwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Baunegaard misses.
Bigwood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baunegaard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baunegaard misses the shot to the body.
Bigwood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Baunegaard counter with a right hand.
Bigwood throws a series of punches but Baunegaard moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Bigwood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bigwood tests Baunegaard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tony Bigwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baunegaard throws a push kick but Bigwood slaps the foot to one side.
Bigwood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bigwood misses with a looping left.
Bigwood is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Baunegaard's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bigwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Bigwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Baunegaard 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 Bigwood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bigwood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigwood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No joy there for Baunegaard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baunegaard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab by Bigwood.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baunegaard!
Bigwood 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.
Bigwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baunegaard ducks under a wild hook from Bigwood.
Bigwood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baunegaard looks to land a combination. Bigwood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bigwood throws an overhand right that lands on Baunegaard's shoulder, as Baunegaard tries to avoid the shot.
Bigwood misses with a looping right.
Bigwood is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bigwood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bigwood misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bigwood. Baunegaard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baunegaard misses with a few strikes there.
Bigwood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigwood staying out of range there.
Baunegaard misses with a two punch combination.
Baunegaard looks winded!
Bigwood avoids the body shot from Baunegaard.
Bigwood is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Baunegaard is looking to clinch.
Baunegaard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bigwood.
Baunegaard dodges the punch combination from Bigwood.
Bigwood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baunegaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bigwood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baunegaard on the side of the head.
Baunegaard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bigwood.
Bigwood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bigwood jabs at Baunegaard's body.
Bigwood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bigwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baunegaard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigwood with a jab.
Bigwood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bigwood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baunegaard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bigwood grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Baunegaard takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Bigwood cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Bigwood!
A very excited looking Tony Bigwood made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terry Ryan (ranked 5520 p4p, 24849 weight class) and Asim Germic (ranked 502 p4p, 553 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asim Germic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germic thuds a left hand into Ryan's body.
Ryan misses with a left hand
and Germic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Germic feints a jab promting Ryan to slip. Germic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ryan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ryan clinches up against the cage.
Germic working hard to break the clinch.
Germic scores a nice knee to the body.
Ryan lands a takedown into guard.
Ryan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've been hearing good reports from Ryan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ryan throwing strikes from guard but Germic blocks nicely.
Germic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ryan controls the pace.
Ryan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Germic wants to get back to his feet but Ryan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan controlling from the top position.
Ryan is standing up over Germic. Germic looks to escape but Ryan dives into side control.
Germic is pushing Ryan's head away, looking to escape. Ryan manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ryan controlling from side mount.
Germic is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ryan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ryan throws an elbow but Germic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ryan controlling the position from side mount.
Ryan has an Americana. Germic didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Ryan is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Ryan hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Terry Ryan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Tucker (ranked 4774 p4p, 25365 weight class) and Kai Walsh (ranked 529 p4p, 645 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
It looked like Tucker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walsh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Kai Walsh has been cut.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tucker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tucker drops Walsh with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Walsh! Tucker dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Tucker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St Paul (ranked 2710 p4p, 4500 weight class) and Gregor Goldberg (ranked 342 p4p, 474 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregor Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Paul gets caught flat footed, as Goldberg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Paul keeping moving, preventing Goldberg from controlling successfully.
St Paul looking for a sweep. Not yet St Paul, not yet.
Goldberg works over St Paul with some ground and pound from guard.
Goldberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goldberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Goldberg advances position into side control!
St Paul tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Goldberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
St Paul wants to control but Goldberg postures up.
St Paul is looking for a sweep.
Goldberg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
St Paul is working to avoid the ground and pound but Goldberg connects with a decent elbow.
Goldberg cracks St Paul with a big elbow.
Goldberg working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldberg lands some shots froms side control.
St Paul tries to improve position but can't.
St Paul knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goldberg on the ground.
You can see the frustration on St Paul's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Goldberg working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Goldberg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Goldberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Paul keeps working.
Check out the look on Goldberg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Goldberg is working St Paul over with some ground and pound from side control.
Goldberg is working St Paul over with some ground and pound from side control.
 St Paul is rocked!
St Paul tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Goldberg is chipping away with strikes.
Oh St Paul is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goldberg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Goldberg creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Goldberg lands a nice forearm strike.
St Paul is looking to reverse the position.
St Paul struggling a bit here.
Goldberg has knee on belly and moves into mount.
St Paul seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goldberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldberg prevents St Paul from getting the reversal.
Goldberg landing shots from mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Goldberg! St Paul is hurt baaadly! Goldberg is firing away with more strikes - St Paul is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregor Goldberg!
Gregor Goldberg thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Case (ranked 2504 p4p, 5000 weight class) and Bruno Adams (ranked 317 p4p, 485 weight class). Bruno Adams will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Case!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Adams !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Adams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Case gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Case wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Adams is looking for a triangle but Case pushes his legs off easily.
Adams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Case looking to pass the guard.
Adams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Case.
Adams has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Case is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Adams .
Adams is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Case's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Case trying to pass the guard but Adams defending well.
Adams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Case in particular looking to stall.
Case looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Adams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Adams looking for submissions off his back.
Adams looking for subs from the bottom but Case mounts him!
Case wants to control the pace but Adams is squirming around nicely.
Adams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Case scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Adams ?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Case wants to control the pace but Adams is squirming around nicely.
Adams tries to reverse the position but Case maintains control.
Case looking to control and managing it successfully.
Case trying to control but Adams is having none of it.
Adams working to try and regain half guard.
Case controlling from the full mount.
Case trying to control but Adams is having none of it.
Adams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Case in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Case pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Case looking to control and managing it successfully.
Adams tries to reverse the position but Case maintains control.
Adams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Case tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Case seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Adams wanted to stand there but Case had control of the position.
Case wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adams wants to stand but Case has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Adams is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Case's guard.
Case looking for a sweep. Not yet Case, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Case working a defensive guard here.
Adams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Adams wants to stand but Case has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Case dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Adams throws a right hand that Case ducks under and follows up with a left that Case also avoids with ease.
Adams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Case tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Adams is looking for the big counter here.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adams tries to bum rush Case with a series of wild strikes but Case uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Case attempts a counter takedown but Adams avoids it well and moves away.
Case pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Adams 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Adams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Case in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams looks to throw the jab but Case is out of range.
Case tries to counter with a takedown but Adams is quick to defend against it.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Case swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Case drops down looking for a counter takedown but Adams sprawls and moves away.
Adams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Justin Case has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Case was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Adams is looking to reverse the position.
Case scoring with punches from side control.
Adams sneaks back into half guard.
Case is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Adams defends it well.
Adams actively working from the bottom here.
Case wants to take a breather but Adams is having none of it.
Justin Case overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, if Case is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Adams manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Case trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams is looking to cinch up a triangle. Case throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Adams 's body to avoid the submission. Adams has instead reached around Case's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Adams arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bruno Adams !
A victorious Bruno Adams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Simons (ranked 1023 p4p, 3856 weight class) and Ripley West (ranked 132 p4p, 435 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Russ Simons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ripley West!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West misses with a double jab.
West doesn't manage to clinch there - Simons circles away.
West wants to clinch.
West lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Simons at a distance.
Simons paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
West looks to land a combination but Simons avoids it well.
West staying out of range there.
West blocks a jab.
West lands with a right hand.
Simons cracks West with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Simons - just one landing.
Simons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good work by Simons as he checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simons closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks West out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Russ Simons!
Russ Simons seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Ripley West spoke after the fight, saying '*gargle gargle gargle* '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olivier Dujardin (ranked 2132 p4p, 949 weight class) and Alcide Almunecar (ranked 282 p4p, 125 weight class). Dujardin comes to the cage accompanied by Sosa by Leto & Guy2bezbar. Alcide Almunecar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivier Dujardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dujardin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice jab there from Almunecar.
Almunecar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dujardin with a hook.
Almunecar throws a head kick but Dujardin moves out of range.
Dujardin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dujardin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Almunecar 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.
Dujardin shoots in but Almunecar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Almunecar throws out a counter right but Dujardin avoids it with no problem.
Almunecar misses with a straight left.
Dujardin lands a nice shot that snaps Almunecar's head back.
Almunecar misses with a hook. Dujardin ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dujardin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Almunecar counters with a nice body kick.
Dujardin misses the jab.
Almunecar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dujardin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dujardin trying to control the action but Almunecar is working from the bottom.
Dujardin scores with punches from side control.
Almunecar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dujardin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Almunecar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Almunecar is not content to let Dujardin control the position.
Dujardin advances to full mount.
Dujardin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Almunecar blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almunecar is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin looking to finish Almunecar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Almunecar!
Dujardin landing punches.
Almunecar wants to hold on but Dujardin pushes him away.
Almunecar can't escape the position.
Dujardin lands a nice shot to the head.
Almunecar working to try and regain half guard.
Almunecar tries to hold on but Dujardin postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dujardin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar regains half guard.
Dujardin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Almunecar's head.
Almunecar tries to roll over but Dujardin keeps him under control.
Almunecar trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Dujardin there.
Dujardin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Almunecar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Dujardin dominated that round.
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.
Almunecar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dujardin.
Almunecar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almunecar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dujardin on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Almunecar.
Dujardin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almunecar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Almunecar misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dujardin looks to score with a jab to the body but Almunecar is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dujardin.
Dujardin thuds a left hand into Almunecar's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar moves out of range as Dujardin strikes.
Dujardin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almunecar can do to turn this around?
A jab from Dujardin finds it's way through Almunecar's defenses.
Olivier Dujardin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dujardin connects with the punch.
Dujardin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alcide Almunecar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almunecar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dujardin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Almunecar throws a leg kick
and Dujardin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Almunecar won't be happy with that.
Almunecar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Almunecar is not content to let Dujardin control the position.
Almunecar has hold of Dujardin's hands but Dujardin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dujardin trying to control from half guard but Almunecar is working away.
Almunecar gets full guard.
Almunecar looking for a sweep. Not yet Almunecar, not yet.
Almunecar is trying to control the position but Dujardin postures up.
Dujardin is in close to Almunecar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Almunecar wants to sweep but no luck.
Dujardin scoring with some ground and pound.
Dujardin is in close to Almunecar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dujardin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Almunecar's head.
Almunecar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dujardin is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dujardin wants to control from the top but Almunecar keeps moving.
Olivier Dujardin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almunecar wants to sweep here but Dujardin controlling him for the moment.
Almunecar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dujardin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Almunecar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dujardin throws a looping overhand right but Almunecar ducks down to avoid it.
Almunecar slips a straight right by Dujardin.
Almunecar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Almunecar tries to work over Dujardin's front leg with a kick but Dujardin checks it.
Almunecar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dujardin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Almunecar.
Olivier Dujardin is winning the standup battle so far.
Almunecar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dujardin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Almunecar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Almunecar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Dujardin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dujardin moves out of range as Almunecar strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Almunecar as he connects with a hook.
Dujardin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Almunecar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Dujardin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dujardin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Almunecar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Almunecar tries to bench press Dujardin off him but Dujardin keeps the position.
Dujardin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar is trying to improve his position.
Almunecar is trying to control Dujardin's posture but Dujardin avoids it.
Almunecar regains half guard, as Dujardin was trying to land strikes.
Dujardin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dujardin trying to control from half guard but Almunecar is working away.
Almunecar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Almunecar.
Alcide Almunecar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dujardin postures up in Almunecar's guard and throws a big left but Almunecar blocks it.
Almunecar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Almunecar trying to control the position from guard on top but Dujardin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almunecar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dujardin wants to sweep here but Almunecar controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dujardin wants to sweep here but Almunecar controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Almunecar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dujardin manages to avoid it.
Almunecar throws a looping overhand right but Dujardin ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Almunecar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dujardin scores with a shot to the body.
Almunecar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dujardin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Almunecar misses the jab.
Dujardin misses with an uppercut.
Almunecar misses with a hook.
Dujardin throws an overhand right that lands on Almunecar's shoulder, as Almunecar tries to avoid the shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dujardin lands a right hook to the body.
Almunecar connects with a nice looking jab.
Dujardin moves away from the strike by Almunecar.
Dujardin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
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 Olivier Dujardin.
Well Dujardin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olivier Dujardin!
A very excited looking Olivier Dujardin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joanderson Ribeiro (ranked 464 p4p, 1328 weight class) and Chumani Adofo (ranked 41 p4p, 127 weight class). Ribeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Tropkillaz-Gorilla. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good knees
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joanderson Ribeiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Chumani Adofo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Adofo did well to prevent Ribeiro getting side control.
Adofo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ribeiro is on him like a limpet, forcing Adofo back against the cage.
Ribeiro is trying to stall.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Adofo manages to get underhooks.
Ribeiro blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Adofo.
Adofo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ribeiros head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Adofo.
Adofo lands a body shot.
Ribeiro misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Adofo - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Ribeiro blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Ribeiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Adofo has double underhooks.
Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ribeiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adofo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Ribeiro.
A cross from Adofo lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ribeiro throws a lazy right hand but Adofo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ribeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adofo pinned against the cage. Adofo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adofo clinches up with Ribeiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo tries a body shot but Ribeiro blocks it.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo lands with a short shot to the head.
Adofo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ribeiro or not.
Adofo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ribeiro.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adofo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
Adofo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ribeiros head.
A short uppercut from Adofo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adofo pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adofo.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Adofo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adofo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adofo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ribeiro is rocked!
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Ribeiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribeiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro blocks an uppercut.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro blocking some punches.
Ribeiro blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribeiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribeiro blocking some punches.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Ribeiro blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Ribeiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Ribeiro looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joanderson Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo tries to work over Ribeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ribeiro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adofo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adofo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ribeiro is just out of range.
Adofo moves forwards but Ribeiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Adofo enables Ribeiro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Adofo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Adofo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ribeiro.
Adofo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro prevents Adofo from getting back to his feet.
Adofo has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ribeiro has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Adofo - that landed with a thud.
Adofo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ribeiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chumani Adofo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Adofo clinches up against the cage.
Adofo scores with a shot to the side of Ribeiro's head.
Ribeiro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adofo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adofo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Adofo is controlling him.
Adofo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ribeiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ribeiro is looking for a takedown.
Adofo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ribeiro! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Adofo is unloading with more strikes now! Ribeiro drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chumani Adofo!
Chumani Adofo is the new featherweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elwyn Donal (ranked 385 p4p, 874 weight class) and Excalam Black (ranked 56 p4p, 131 weight class). Black has chosen Signe de contradiction as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Elwyn Donal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Excalam Black!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Donal misses
so Black counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Donal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Donal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donal has Black pulled in close to control his posture.
Black has gone for a leg lock! Donal slips out almost immediately though and dives into Black's guard.
Black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black looking for a guillotine here but Donal defends easily.
Black looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Donal passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Black gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Black wants to improve his position but Donal is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black works his way to full guard. Good work.
Black looking for subs off his back but Donal has passed one foot through into half guard.
Black slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Donal stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
Donal is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Black looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Donal has picked Black up and slammed him! Black can't keep hold of the triangle and Donal manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Black manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Donal is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
Donal controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black tries to roll over but Donal keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Excalam Black 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.
Good leg kick by Donal.
Donal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Black counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Donal is pulling down on Black's head. It's preventing any offense from Black, at least for the moment.
Black wants to pass the guard but Donal is keeping the position.
Black throws a strike but Donal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Donal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Black is looking for a triangle but Donal pushes his legs off easily.
Our spies down at at Glory 4 Boxing inform us that Black has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Black can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Donal controls the pace.
Black looking for subs off his back but Donal has passed one foot through into half guard.
Donal slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Black is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Donal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Donal's back!
Black throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Donal wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Donal tries to hold on but Black postures up.
Black breaks from Donal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Black with the ground and pound from mount.
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Donal is looking to escape.
Black wants to control but instead Donal manages to regain half guard.
Black working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Donal's thigh. Donal counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Donal is retaining full guard.
Black stands and throws Donal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Black in side control, throwing shots but Donal defends.
Donal is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Donal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Black wants to control but Donal is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Excalam Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Elwyn Donal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black slips a straight right by Donal.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Black! But no joy.
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donal throws out the jab.
A jab from Donal misses.
Donal misses the jab.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donal throws out the jab.
We've been told by Donal's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Donal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Black is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donal misses with an uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
Donal looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Donal throws a low kick but Black moves out of range easily.
Black drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Donal defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a shot to the body
letting Donal counter with a right hand.
It looks like Excalam Black has been cut.
Donal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Black counters with a shoot takedown. Donal fights it but they end up in guard.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Donal keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Donal wants to control but Black passes easily into half guard.
Black looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Black wants to control but Donal is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Donal won't allow Black to pass to mount.
Black is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Donal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donal defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.
Black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Black thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Donal keeping hold of Black's head, controlling as best he can.
Black trying to mount his opponent but Donal defends it.
Black seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Black is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Donal is just riding it out for now. Black eventually gives up the hold.
Black not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black works his foot free and advances to mount.
Donal is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black throwing strikes but Donal bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Donal manages to get himself to full guard.
Donal is trying to keep Black in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Excalam Black really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Excalam Black's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donal moves away.
Donal throws a poor cross that misses
so Black counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Donal keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black throws a strike but Donal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Donal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Donal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Black has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Donal has managed to get both his arms back between Black's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Donal stacks Black on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Donal!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Black wants to control but Donal postures up.
Black tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Donal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donal trying to control the position but Black is working away.
Black is trying to improve his position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Black keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Donal throws a leg kick
and Black counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Donal blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws an elbow that misses. Donal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Black's guard. Nice move by Donal!
Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Donal manages to get himself to full guard.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Black trying to control but Donal is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black looking to pass the guard.
Donal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Excalam Black will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Excalam Black's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Donal takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Donal.
Donal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Black.
Black blocks a head kick by Donal.
Donal misses with a straight right.
Black takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Black lands with an uppercut that bounces Donal off the cage and back into range.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Donal ducks down to avoid it.
Donal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black checks a leg kick.
Black drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Donal defends it well.
Donal connects with a body shot.
Black swings for the body but Donal moves out of range.
Donal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Donal 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.
 Black is rocked!
Black is holding his hands too far apart here. Donal throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Black is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elwyn Donal!
Elwyn Donal retains his light heavyweight title!
Elwyn Donal was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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