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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dark Darkness (ranked 3733 p4p, 4686 weight class) and Michael Olawandi (ranked 0 p4p, 226 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dark Darkness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Olawandi!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Olawandi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darkness keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Darkness half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Darkness showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olawandi.
Darkness gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Darkness scores with a takedown into Olawandi's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olawandi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darkness really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Darkness trying to control but Olawandi is working from the bottom.
Darkness slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkness throwing strikes from guard but Olawandi blocks nicely.
Olawandi wants to sweep but no luck.
Darkness passes into half guard.
Darkness perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Olawandi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Darkness in particular looking to stall.
Darkness will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Darkness is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Olawandi managing to control the position.
Darkness slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Olawandi has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Darkness is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkness is looking for a takedown.
Olawandi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Olawandi has clasped his hands together around Darkness's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Olawandi stands up and beckons Darkness to his feet.
Olawandi clinches with his opponent.
Olawandi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Olawandi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Darkness postures up in Olawandi's guard and throws a big left but Olawandi blocks it.
Darkness is in close to Olawandi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Darkness is in close to Olawandi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Darkness stays in close to Olawandi's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkness looking to pass the guard.
Darkness is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Darkness is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Darkness stands up over Olawandi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Olawandi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Darkness decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Olawandi looks winded!
Darkness keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darkness misses with a takedown attempt - Olawandi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Olawandi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Olawandi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Olawandi throws a nice looking combination but Darkness bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olawandi looks to land a combination but Darkness avoids it well.
Olawandi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Olawandi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Olawandi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darkness avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olawandi is trying to stall.
Olawandi has Darkness pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Darkness manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olawandi prevents the takedown attempt.
Olawandi drags the fight down to the ground.
Darkness passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Olawandi is breathing heavily.
Darkness lands some shots froms side control.
Darkness wants to lay and pray for a moment but Olawandi keeps working.
Olawandi tries to escape but Darkness is in control.
Darkness tries to move to mount but Olawandi blocks the move with his legs.
Darkness wants to lay and pray for a moment but Olawandi keeps working.
Olawandi wants to get back to his feet but Darkness drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkness controlling from side mount.
Darkness stands up and beckons Olawandi to his feet.
Olawandi has his takedown stuffed
and Darkness counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Darkness content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Darkness stands and steps away. Olawandi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Darkness closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Olawandi's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkness slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkness stands and throws Olawandi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Darkness lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Olawandi down.
Darkness advances nicely into full mount.
Darkness lands with some strikes.
Darkness looking to control and managing it successfully.
Darkness seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Olawandi for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkness lands a couple of good shots and Olawandi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Olawandi covers up after that shot from Darkness.
Olawandi is trying to remain composed but Darkness is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Darkness is landing with strikes from the back.
Darkness connects with a big shot to the side of Olawandi's head.
Darkness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olawandi can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olawandi defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Darkness's arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkness controlling the position well here. Olawandi rolled but Darkness kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dark Darkness dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Olawandi enables Darkness to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Olawandi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Olawandi trying to strike off his back.
Olawandi is looking to stand up but Darkness isn't so interested in that idea.
Darkness stands and throws Olawandi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Darkness stands up and beckons Olawandi to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olawandi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darkness appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Olawandi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olawandi lands a jab to the head.
Olawandi throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkness fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Olawandi has managed to clinch.
Olawandi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Darkness drops down looking for an ankle pick but Olawandi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Olawandi misses with a two punch combination.
Darkness shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olawandi wants to counter with a clinch but Darkness pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dark Darkness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olawandi looks for a takedown but Darkness sprawls well.
Olawandi clinches up with Darkness and pushes him back against the cage.
Darkness stops a takedown attempt from Olawandi.
Olawandi has Darkness pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Darkness manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Darkness gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Darkness content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darkness is nestled in close to Olawandi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkness is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Darkness moves into full mount! Olawandi won't be happy about that!
Darkness in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkness avoids the attempt from Olawandi to control.
Darkness punishing his opponent with strikes.
Darkness landing shots from mount.
Darkness lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Darkness controlling from mount.
Darkness pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Darkness content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olawandi is in a horrible position here. Darkness smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Darkness takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dark Darkness showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darkness 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dark Darkness!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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