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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 148 p4p, 185 weight class) and Elwyn Donal (ranked 21 p4p, 27 weight class). Gunnarsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Björk - Army Of Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 36 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Elwyn Donal!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson scores with a hook.
Gunnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donal moves out of range as Gunnarsson strikes.
Gunnarsson throws the left hand but Donal avoids the punch easily.
Donal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donal misses with a hook.
Gunnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Donal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Donal strikes.
Gunnar Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donal cracks Gunnarsson with an open hand slap.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Donal counters with a nice body shot.
Gunnarsson motions for Donal to come forward. Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donal throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Gunnarsson counter with a right hand.
Gunnarsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping left.
A big left from Donal misses.
Gunnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Donal manages to avoid it.
Gunnarsson with a nice calf kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunnarsson missing with a left hand there. Donal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping left.
Gunnarsson throws a hook but Donal avoids it easily.
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.
Gunnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Gunnarsson tries to move into range but Donal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gunnarsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gunnarsson is out of range and Donal settles back down.
Donal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gunnarsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunnarsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunnarsson.
Donal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Donal works over Gunnarsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Donal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunnarsson jabs Donal right on the nose. Donal blinks but takes it well.
Gunnarsson misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunnarsson thuds his shin into the meat of Donal's side.
Donal moves out of range as Gunnarsson throws a body kick.
A big right from Donal misses.
Donal lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Gunnarsson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gunnarsson. That's going to slow Donal down.
Donal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donal is looking to land body kicks.
Donal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donal throws a looping overhand right but Gunnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Donal misses with an uppercut
and Gunnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunnarsson.
Donal moves out of range as Gunnarsson throws a body kick.
Donal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donal avoids the body shot from Gunnarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A shot to the liver by Gunnarsson. Beautiful body shot.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunnarsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Donal throws a solid leg kick but Gunnarsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Donal.
Gunnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Donal slips the punch.
Gunnarsson stuns Donal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight left.
Donal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donal.
Donal cracks a nice hook into Gunnarsson's ribs.
Donal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunnarsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donal misses with a straight right.
Gunnarsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donal misses with a body punch
and Gunnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunnarsson. Donal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Donal!
Donal throws a right hand that misses
and Gunnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunnarsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Gunnarsson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gunnarsson 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 Donal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gunnarsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Donal blocks a jab.
Gunnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Donal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunnarsson. Donal does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Gunnarsson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Donal walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gunnarsson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Donal might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gunnarsson has got the better of the exchanges.
Donal loads up on a big right hand but Gunnarsson slips the punch.
Donal moves out of range of the leg kick from Gunnarsson.
Donal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but Donal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Gunnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Donal throws out a counter right but Gunnarsson avoids it with no problem.
Gunnarsson feints and then cracks Donal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donal down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Donal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gunnarsson scrambles back to his feet.
Gunnarsson lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick misses from Gunnarsson.
Donal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson avoids the body shot from Donal.
Donal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gunnarsson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Donal counter with a right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donal checks a leg kick.
Gunnarsson is looking to slow Donal down with leg kicks.
Gunnarsson slips a straight right by Donal.
Gunnarsson is looking to counter punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donal. That's going to slow Gunnarsson down.
Donal lands with an overhand left.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Gunnarsson misses.
Gunnarsson throws a chopping leg kick but Donal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick lands for Donal.
Gunnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donal can do to turn this around?
Gunnarsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good shot there by Donal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a hook but Donal avoids it easily.
Donal throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Donal.
Gunnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Donal as he connects with a hook.
Donal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gunnarsson is out of range.
Donal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gunnarsson at a distance.
Donal moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Donal misses.
Gunnarsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Donal counters with a left to the body.
Gunnarsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gunnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gunnarsson checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donal throws a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head but Gunnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donal looks to land a left hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range nicely.
Gunnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gunnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donal throws out the jab.
Gunnarsson throws a chopping leg kick but Donal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gunnarsson throws a push kick but Donal slaps the foot to one side.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donal! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Donal.
Gunnarsson misses with a low kick.
Donal jabs at Gunnarsson's body.
Donal misses with a hook.
Donal takes a swing at Gunnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Donal.
Donal misses with a right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson staying out of range there.
Gunnarsson misses with a body kick.
Gunnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donal manages to avoid it.
Donal lands a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donal.
Gunnarsson thows a leg kick but Donal checks it
and Donal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Donal. Donal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donal lands a front kick.
Gunnarsson throws a solid leg kick but Donal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight right.
Donal throws a leg kick but Gunnarsson moved away.
Gunnarsson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Donal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick that Donal semi-blocks.
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! This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Donal.
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
It seemed like Donal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gunnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Gunnarsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Donal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donal misses with a hook.
Donal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab.
Gunnarsson throws a solid leg kick but Donal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gunnarsson.
Some bone on bone action there as Donal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gunnarsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Gunnarsson throws a solid leg kick but Donal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gunnarsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson connects with a crisp jab.
Donal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunnar Gunnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunnarsson connects with the punch.
Gunnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donal misses with a low kick.
Donal throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gunnarsson counter with a right hand.
Donal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Donal.
Donal throws a hook but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Gunnarsson cracks Donal with a good jab.
Gunnarsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnarsson misses the jab.
Donal was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Donal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Donal on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Gunnarsson misses its intended target.
Gunnarsson looks to throw the jab but Donal is out of range.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Gunnarsson does no damage.
Donal misses with a leg kick
enabling Gunnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunnarsson connects with a body shot that sends Donal's belly button to the back.
A clash of legs there as Donal blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunnarsson. Donal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Gunnarsson is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Donal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Gunnarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but Donal sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donal.
Donal slips a jab from Gunnarsson.
Donal only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping right.
Gunnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Gunnarsson cracks Donal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donal slips under a jab from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Donal.
Gunnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gunnarsson throws a body punch but Donal moves out of range.
Donal misses with a low kick.
Donal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunnarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunnarsson takes a swing at Donal's ribcage but misses.
Gunnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donal.
A big left from Donal misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Donal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Gunnarsson misses its intended target.
Donal throws the left hand but Gunnarsson avoids the punch easily.
Gunnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
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 scores with a kick to the body.
A left lands for Gunnarsson.
Donal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunnarsson misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Donal as he connects with a hook.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Gunnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunnarsson 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Gunnarsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Gunnar Gunnarsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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