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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 208 p4p, 367 weight class) and Elwyn Donal (ranked 31 p4p, 54 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Elwyn Donal!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaissi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slaissi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donal throws out the jab.
Donal keeps Slaissi at a distance using the push kick.
Slaissi misses with a hook.
Slaissi throws a looping overhand right but Donal ducks down to avoid it.
Donal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Slaissi slips under a jab from Donal.
Donal thows a body kick. Slaissi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Slaissi drops his hands momentarily and Donal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Slaissi walks into a left hand.
Elwyn Donal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donal with the inside leg kick.
Slaissi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donal throws a head kick but Slaissi moves out of range.
Slaissi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donal with the inside leg kick.
Donal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slaissi's sensitive parts.
Donal throws a body kick that misses.
Donal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've been told by Slaissi's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Donal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slaissi moves away.
It looked like Slaissi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donal feints and then cracks Slaissi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slaissi down.
Donal swings for the body but Slaissi moves out of range.
Slaissi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donal.
Donal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Slaissi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slaissi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donal 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.
Slaissi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Donal's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Slaissi with a body shot.
Donal throws a shot from downtown. Slaissi moves away and avoids it.
Slaissi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Donal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donal throws a leg kick but Slaissi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Slaissi is looking to counter punch.
Donal stuns Slaissi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slaissi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Slaissi looks to land a body kick but Donal moved away.
Donal lands a glancing blow to the side of Slaissi's head.
Slaissi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donal can pounce on him.
Donal scores with a nice strike.
Slaissi misses with a right hand
and Donal counters with a nice body shot.
Slaissi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donal lands with a cross.
Donal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slaissi.
Jab by Donal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Donal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slaissi.
Slaissi thuds a left hand into Donal's body.
Donal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Slaissi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Donal throws a body kick that misses.
Donal connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Donal. Beautiful body shot.
Donal throws out a powerful jab.
Donal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Donal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elwyn Donal 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.
Donal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Donal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Donal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Donal misses.
Donal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donal misses with a low kick as Slaissi jumps back.
It looked like Slaissi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Elwyn Donal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Slaissi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donal throws out a leg kick but Slaissi moves out of range and Donal only half commits.
Donal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slaissi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donal.
Donal delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slaissi's head.
Donal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donal misses with the body kick
and Slaissi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donal cracks Slaissi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Slaissi.
Donal feints and then cracks Slaissi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slaissi down.
Slaissi ducks under a wild hook from Donal.
Donal throws an off balance right hand
and Slaissi counters with a nice body shot.
Slaissi misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi takes one on the button.
Slaissi throws a lazy right hand but Donal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Donal misses with an uppercut
and Donal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slaissi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donal was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaissi.
Donal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slaissi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slaissi 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.
Donal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donal throws a low kick, looking for Slaissi's leg but Slaissi calmly moves out of range.
Slaissi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Donal lands a nice shot that snaps Slaissi's head back.
A jab from Donal finds it's way through Slaissi's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi throws a front kick aimed at Donal's knee but Donal avoids it well.
Donal throws out a counter right but Slaissi avoids it with no problem.
Slaissi ducks under a wild hook from Donal.
Donal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Slaissi throws a right hand that misses
and Donal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slaissi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Donal cracks Slaissi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donal lands a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Donal.
Slaissi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donal throws a hook but Slaissi blocks it.
Slaissi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Slaissi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donal.
Donal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slaissi manages to avoid it.
Slaissi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Donal throws a big shot that misses.
Crunch! Donal slams his shin into Slaissi's torso.
Slaissi moves forwards but Donal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slaissi counters with a straight right hand.
Slaissi misses with a body shot.
Donal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slaissi.
Donal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slaissi moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elwyn Donal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Slaissi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donal scores with a jab. Slaissi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Slaissi blocks the body kick.
Slaissi misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Donal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slaissi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donal tries a head kick but it misses.
Donal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donal.
Slaissi misses with a looping left.
Slaissi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donal throws a shot from downtown. Slaissi moves away and avoids it.
Slaissi is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Donal.
Donal blocks a jab.
Slaissi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Slaissi takes a step back to recover.
Donal throws a push kick but Slaissi slaps the foot to one side.
Donal just misses with a punch to the body.
Donal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slaissi.
An attempted straight right counter from Slaissi misses the target.
Donal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick from Donal, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick from Donal, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donal misses with a head kick.
Donal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaissi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Donal to score with a decent uppercut.
Slaissi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donal misses with a head kick.
A jab from Slaissi misses.
Donal throws a head kick that misses
and Slaissi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donal misses with an uppercut
and Slaissi counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Elwyn Donal has been cut.
Slaissi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Slaissi moves out of range of the strikes.
Slaissi misses with a straight left.
Donal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slaissi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donal throws a leg kick but Slaissi moved away.
Donal misses the jab.
Donal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donal swings for the body but Slaissi moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Slaissi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Slaissi fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donal connects with a body shot that sends Slaissi's belly button to the back.
Donal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Slaissi misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Slaissi.
Slaissi swings widly with a right hand
and Donal counters with a straight right hand.
Donal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slaissi moves forwards but Donal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donal sizes up Slaissi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donal lands a leg kick that knocks Slaissi off balance momentarily.
Donal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slaissi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Donal avoids it.
Bimbo Slaissi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slaissi throwing a counter right hand but Donal manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elwyn Donal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Donal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elwyn Donal!
After the fight, Elwyn Donal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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