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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 292 p4p, 1212 weight class) and Chukwu Adeoluwa (ranked 37 p4p, 140 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145
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World class boxer
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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 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Ellacuria!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chukwu Adeoluwa!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adeoluwa dives in for a single leg takedown but Ellacuria sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ellacuria's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adeoluwa under the eye.
Ellacuria has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Adeoluwa throws the left hand but Ellacuria avoids the punch easily.
Ellacuria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ellacuria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Adeoluwa clobbers Ellacuria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've been informed that Adeoluwa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ellacuria changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adeoluwa lands a jab to Ellacuria's midsection.
Ellacuria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adeoluwa connects with a single shot there.
Ellacuria throws a jab when Adeoluwa was well out of range.
Adeoluwa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ellacuria scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellacuria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria throwing a counter right hand but Adeoluwa manages to avoid it.
Adeoluwa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ellacuria.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellacuria swings for the body but Adeoluwa moves out of range.
Adeoluwa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adeoluwa lands a body shot.
Ellacuria moves out of range of the strikes.
Adeoluwa takes a swing at Ellacuria's ribcage but misses.
Ellacuria misses with an uppercut
and Adeoluwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ellacuria walks into a left hand.
Ellacuria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adeoluwa.
A telegraphed right hand from Adeoluwa misses the target.
Ellacuria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chukwu Adeoluwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellacuria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adeoluwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ellacuria misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellacuria. Adeoluwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ellacuria.
Adeoluwa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ellacuria connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Adeoluwa finds it's way through Ellacuria's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellacuria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adeoluwa. That did some damage!
Ellacuria defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ellacuria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adeoluwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ellacuria lands with a good body shot.
Ellacuria wants to land a leg kick but Adeoluwa is out of range.
Ellacuria blocks a jab.
Adeoluwa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ellacuria swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Adeoluwa jabs Ellacuria to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adeoluwa lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adeoluwa misses with an uppercut
and Ellacuria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adeoluwa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Adeoluwa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ellacuria doesn't seem phased though.
Ellacuria takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ellacuria connects with a body shot that sends Adeoluwa's belly button to the back.
Adeoluwa misses the jab.
Ellacuria swings widly with a right hand
and Adeoluwa counters with a straight right hand.
Adeoluwa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adeoluwa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ellacuria throws a poor cross that misses
and Adeoluwa counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Adeoluwa connects with a right hand. Ellacuria shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa misses the shot to the body.
Ellacuria misses with a body shot.
Ellacuria throws a low kick but Adeoluwa avoids it.
Adeoluwa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria misses with a left hand
and Adeoluwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ellacuria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adeoluwa to score with a decent uppercut.
Adeoluwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ellacuria misses the target.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ellacuria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adeoluwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chukwu Adeoluwa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adeoluwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Adeoluwa misses with a body punch
and Ellacuria counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adeoluwa misses with a straight left.
Adeoluwa digs a good hook to Ellacuria's body.
Ellacuria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ellacuria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adeoluwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellacuria.
Adeoluwa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ellacuria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ellacuria takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa scores with a body shot.
Ellacuria throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellacuria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adeoluwa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adeoluwa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Adeoluwa looks to throw the jab but Ellacuria is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ellacuria looks to land a right hand but Adeoluwa moved out of range.
Ellacuria misses with a low kick.
Ellacuria scores with a nice right hand.
Adeoluwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ellacuria slips under a jab from Adeoluwa.
A low kick from Ellacuria misses
and Adeoluwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Adeoluwa lands with a nice body punch.
Adeoluwa digs a good hook to Ellacuria's body.
Ellacuria looks to score with a jab to the body but Adeoluwa is just out of range.
Ellacuria works Adeoluwa's body with a nice hook.
Adeoluwa slips a straight right by Ellacuria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adeoluwa throws a shot from downtown. Ellacuria moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ellacuria was well out of range. Poor timing from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa throws a body punch but Ellacuria moves out of range.
Adeoluwa lands with an uppercut that bounces Ellacuria off the cage and back into range.
Adeoluwa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adeoluwa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ellacuria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa throws a leg kick but Ellacuria checks it.
Arturo Ellacuria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria misses the body punch
letting Adeoluwa counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria digs a good body shot into Adeoluwa's ribs.
Ellacuria looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ellacuria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adeoluwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellacuria.
Adeoluwa throws out a loose jab but Ellacuria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellacuria throws a leg kick
and Adeoluwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Adeoluwa clobbers Ellacuria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adeoluwa misses the shot to the body.
Adeoluwa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adeoluwa checks a leg kick.
Ellacuria stuffs the takedown attempt from Adeoluwa. Adeoluwa gets slowly back to his feet.
Adeoluwa thuds a left hand into Ellacuria's body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ellacuria might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adeoluwa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Adeoluwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adeoluwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adeoluwa.
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!
A swing and a miss from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ellacuria ducks under a wild hook from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adeoluwa lands with an uppercut that bounces Ellacuria off the cage and back into range.
Ellacuria throws a leg kick
and Adeoluwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chukwu Adeoluwa 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!
Ellacuria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ellacuria with the inside leg kick.
Ellacuria misses with a hook to the body
and Adeoluwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ellacuria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria cracks Adeoluwa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adeoluwa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ellacuria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Adeoluwa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ellacuria was well out of range. Poor timing from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa lands a glancing blow to the side of Ellacuria's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellacuria digs a good body shot into Adeoluwa's ribs.
Chukwu Adeoluwa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adeoluwa thuds a left hand into Ellacuria's body.
Adeoluwa throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellacuria makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ellacuria lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ellacuria counters with a thumping low kick.
Adeoluwa misses the jab.
Ellacuria half committed to a counter leg kick.
Adeoluwa sizes up Ellacuria with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adeoluwa misses with a takedown attempt
and Ellacuria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adeoluwa 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.
Adeoluwa checks a leg kick nicely.
Ellacuria lands with a good body shot.
Adeoluwa misses with an uppercut
and Adeoluwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adeoluwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Adeoluwa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Adeoluwa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ellacuria throws a head kick but Adeoluwa moves out of range.
Adeoluwa staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa ducks under a wild hook from Ellacuria.
Adeoluwa jabs Ellacuria to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellacuria. Adeoluwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellacuria ducks under a wild hook from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adeoluwa throws a looping overhand right but Ellacuria ducks down to avoid it.
Ellacuria walks into a stiff left hand from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa misses with a looping left.
Ellacuria is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot by Ellacuria.
Adeoluwa punishes Ellacuria's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria throws a leg kick but Adeoluwa moved away.
Ellacuria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Adeoluwa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adeoluwa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adeoluwa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ellacuria regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ellacuria is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa slips nicely into half guard.
Adeoluwa is looking to pass Ellacuria's guard but actually Ellacuria recovers to full guard.
Ellacuria keeping moving, preventing Adeoluwa from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Chukwu Adeoluwa just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A left lands for Ellacuria.
Ellacuria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellacuria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adeoluwa cracks Ellacuria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ellacuria throws a poor cross that misses
and Adeoluwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adeoluwa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adeoluwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ellacuria thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa jabs Ellacuria right on the nose. Ellacuria blinks but takes it well.
Decent striking displayed by Ellacuria there.
Adeoluwa slips under a jab from Ellacuria.
Adeoluwa jabs Ellacuria to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa throws out a loose jab but Ellacuria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellacuria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adeoluwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Adeoluwa misses its intended target.
Adeoluwa lands a nice looking body shot.
Ellacuria walks into a straight right hand from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adeoluwa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellacuria makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adeoluwa's corner calls for a 1-2. Adeoluwa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adeoluwa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ellacuria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adeoluwa lands with a hook. Ellacuria tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria just misses with a punch to the body.
Adeoluwa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Ellacuria misses its intended target.
Adeoluwa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Ellacuria tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ellacuria rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adeoluwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Adeoluwa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Adeoluwa blocks a jab.
Ellacuria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adeoluwa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ellacuria throws a shot from downtown. Adeoluwa moves away and avoids it.
Adeoluwa scores with a decent looking hook.
Adeoluwa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa lands with an uppercut that bounces Ellacuria off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Adeoluwa misses.
Ellacuria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adeoluwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ellacuria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ellacuria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ellacuria gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Adeoluwa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Adeoluwa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adeoluwa postures up and lands a big shot to Ellacuria's brow.
Ellacuria is controlling Adeoluwa's posture.
Adeoluwa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ellacuria swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa has gone for a leg lock! Ellacuria slips out almost immediately though and dives into Adeoluwa's guard.
Adeoluwa wants to sweep but no luck.
Ellacuria looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ellacuria stopping the sweep attempt from Adeoluwa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chukwu Adeoluwa dominated that fourth 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Adeoluwa misses with a wild body shot.
Ellacuria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adeoluwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellacuria.
Adeoluwa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ellacuria's guard.
Adeoluwa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adeoluwa is looking to work some ground and pound but Ellacuria has wrist control.
Adeoluwa wants to control from the top but Ellacuria keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ellacuria works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ellacuria will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa throws an elbow that misses. Ellacuria uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adeoluwa's guard. Nice move by Ellacuria!
Adeoluwa is adopting a defensive guard.
Adeoluwa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ellacuria sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two 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.
Adeoluwa has control of Ellacuria's left arm, preventing Ellacuria from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellacuria controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ellacuria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa throws a good cross that connects.
Adeoluwa lunges at Ellacuria with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ellacuria's hand.
Ellacuria moves out of range as Adeoluwa strikes.
Nice cross by Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adeoluwa is able to avoid easily.
Chukwu Adeoluwa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ellacuria leaves Adeoluwa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ellacuria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adeoluwa moves away.
Ellacuria lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adeoluwa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ellacuria stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria throws out a loose jab but Adeoluwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adeoluwa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ellacuria with a body shot.
Adeoluwa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arturo Ellacuria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ellacuria throws a jab but it's blocked by Adeoluwa.
A little jabbing left from Adeoluwa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adeoluwa swings for the body but Ellacuria moves out of range.
Adeoluwa blocks a low kick nicely.
Ellacuria slips under a jab from Adeoluwa.
Ellacuria takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adeoluwa shoots for a double leg takedown but Ellacuria sprawls well. He's pushed Adeoluwa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ellacuria misses with a shot to the body
and Adeoluwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ellacuria misses with a right hand
and Adeoluwa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Adeoluwa misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Ellacuria misses its target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chukwu Adeoluwa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adeoluwa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chukwu Adeoluwa!
Chukwu Adeoluwa is the new featherweight champion!
Chukwu Adeoluwa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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