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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic (ranked 1197 p4p, 834 weight class) and Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 158 p4p, 110 weight class). Dobrosavljevic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jadakiss - The Champ Is Here. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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21 - 13 - 0 |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Bjornsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Eddie Bjornsson has been cut.
Bjornsson pushes Dobrosavljevic up against the cage in a clinch.
Dobrosavljevic breaks the clinch.
Bjornsson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dobrosavljevic is not content to let Bjornsson control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornsson controls the position.
Bjornsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dobrosavljevic is looking for a sweep.
Bjornsson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dobrosavljevic is looking to regain half guard here but Bjornsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Bjornsson taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Bjornsson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bjornsson working his ground and pound in the gym.
Bjornsson trying to control the position but Dobrosavljevic is working away.
Dobrosavljevic is being controlled here.
Bjornsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bjornsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dobrosavljevic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bjornsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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.
Bjornsson controlling from side mount.
Bjornsson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bjornsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bjornsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bjornsson tries to move to mount but Dobrosavljevic blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dobrosavljevic rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bjornsson's guard! Nice work there by Dobrosavljevic!
Bjornsson working a defensive guard here.
Bjornsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dobrosavljevic trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjornsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bjornsson pulls Dobrosavljevic in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjornsson wants to improve his position but instead Dobrosavljevic has moved into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie Bjornsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dobrosavljevic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bjornsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Dobrosavljevic misses.
A leg kick checked by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson wants to counter the offense by Dobrosavljevic and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but Dobrosavljevic is having none of it.
Dobrosavljevic jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dobrosavljevic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bjornsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson goes for a double leg but Dobrosavljevic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dobrosavljevic continues to drive forward.
Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Bjornsson.
Dobrosavljevic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bjornsson is out of range.
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bjornsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dobrosavljevic bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Bjornsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dobrosavljevic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dobrosavljevic tries to keep at a distance but Bjornsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Dobrosavljevic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dobrosavljevic prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dobrosavljevic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dobrosavljevic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dobrosavljevic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bjornsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to get back to full guard.
Dobrosavljevic is staying active underneath Bjornsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bjornsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson winds up and cracks Dobrosavljevic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bjornsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bjornsson is looking to pass Dobrosavljevic's guard but actually Dobrosavljevic recovers to full guard.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bjornsson has gone for a leg lock! Dobrosavljevic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bjornsson's guard.
Bjornsson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrosavljevic is looking to stand up but Bjornsson won't let him.
Dobrosavljevic preventing the sweep.
Bjornsson tries to strike from the bottom.
Bjornsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Bjornsson, not yet.
Bjornsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dobrosavljevic looking to sit in guard and control but Bjornsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dobrosavljevic tries to sprawl but Bjornsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dobrosavljevic is looking to improve his position.
Bjornsson is controlling the pace.
Bjornsson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson is looking for a kimura here.
Dobrosavljevic wants to control but Bjornsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson content to control rather than advance.
Dobrosavljevic trying to hold on to Bjornsson's head to control him but Bjornsson postures up.
Bjornsson wants to control but Dobrosavljevic is keeping him busy.
Dobrosavljevic is looking for a sweep. Bjornsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dobrosavljevic is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dobrosavljevic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bjornsson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dobrosavljevic's half guard.
Bjornsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bjornsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bjornsson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dobrosavljevic reverses the position - he's now on top in Bjornsson's guard.
Bjornsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dobrosavljevic is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dobrosavljevic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to control but can't.
Bjornsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bjornsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bjornsson trying to control the action but Dobrosavljevic is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Eddie Bjornsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to get back to full guard.
Bjornsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjornsson tries to pass to full mount but Dobrosavljevic defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dobrosavljevic wants to control the action here but instead Bjornsson manages to pass to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Bjornsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bjornsson 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Bjornsson!
A very excited looking Eddie Bjornsson 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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