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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Duran (ranked 3 p4p, 64 weight class) and Elwyn Donal (ranked 1 p4p, 11 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Duran might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to This Could be Anywhere in the World. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bo Duran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Elwyn Donal!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Donal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duran throws a body kick that misses
and Donal counters with an inside leg kick.
Donal throws the left hand but Duran avoids the punch easily.
Donal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duran throwing a counter right hand but Donal manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Donal misses the target.
Duran appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Donal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donal misses with a shot to the body
and Duran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Donal misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donal just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDuran.
Donal misses with a kick to the body
and Duran counters with a nice kick to the body.
Duran misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donal lands with a shot to the body.
Donal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duran takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duran.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Donal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donal misses with an uppercut
and Duran counters with a body kick that stops Donal in his tracks momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Donal.
A little feinted left hand from Duran on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Duran tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duran.
Donal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duran is looking to counter punch.
Donal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donal misses with a kick to the body.
Duran appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Donal catches Duran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donal slips a straight right by Duran.
Donal flicks out a counter leg kick but Duran steps away.
Donal jabs Duran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Donal misses its intended target.
Donal ducks under a wild hook from Duran.
Donal throws a body shot but no joy.
Duran was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Duran takes one to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elwyn Donal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duran scores with a head kick. Donal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Bo Duran has been cut.
It looks like Elwyn Donal has been cut.
Donal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duran's head.
Donal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duran swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donal looks to score with a jab to the body but Duran is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran prevents a body shot from Donal.
Donal struggles to land a body shot inside as Duran controls his hands.
Donal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donal blocks a body shot from Duran.
Duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duran misses with a punch on the inside.
Duran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donal backwards.
Donal tries a body shot but Duran blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Donal.
Duran has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Duran misses with some punches.
Duran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duran misses with a body punch.
Duran blocks an uppercut.
Duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donal tries to work over Duran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Duran on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Duran.
Duran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donal tries a body shot but Duran blocks it.
Donal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Donal is breathing heavily.
Duran can't find room to land a body shot as Donal controls the action.
Duran tries to work over Donal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donal misses with the head strike.
Duran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donal struggles to land a body shot inside as Duran controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Duran.
Duran being controlled against the cage.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donal's elbow.
Donal tries a body shot but Duran blocks it.
Duran blocks a body shot from Donal.
Donal swings wildly with an uppercut but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donal struggles to land a body shot inside as Duran controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Duran.
Duran misses with a punch to the body.
Donal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duran tries a body shot but Donal blocks it.
Donal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duran blocking some punches.
Donal swings wildly with an uppercut but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran lands a shot to the body.
Donal struggles to land a body shot inside as Duran controls his hands.
A short right from Duran.
Still in the clinch, Duran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duran tries to throw a body punch but Donal avoids it by throwing Duran back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donal.
Duran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duran blocking some punches.
Duran digs a right hand into Donal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donal's gas tank.
Duran misses with a punch to the body.
Duran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Duran.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donal backwards.
A shot in the inside from Duran.
Duran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duran scores with a shot to the side of Donal's head.
A body shot lands from Duran.
Nice body punch from Duran - that landed with a thud.
Duran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duran misses with a punch to the body.
Duran blocks a body shot from Donal.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donal's elbow.
Duran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Duran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duran lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Donal or not.
Duran lands with a right to the head.
Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Duran dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Duran gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donal blocks an uppercut.
Duran struggles to land a body shot inside as Donal controls his hands.
Duran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donal lands with a light punch inside.
Duran pushes Donal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duran.
Duran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donal misses with a body punch.
Duran blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Donal.
Donal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duran's elbow.
Duran throws a punch but it's blocked by Donal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duran.
Duran tries to throw a body punch but Donal avoids it by throwing Duran back against the cage.
Bo Duran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duran is working Donal over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donal misses with some punches.
Donal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donal backwards.
Donal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duran tries a body shot but Donal blocks it.
Duran misses with a body punch.
Donal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duran.
Donal blocks a body shot from Duran.
Nice body punch from Duran.
Duran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donal misses with a punch on the inside.
Duran tries to work over Donal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donal.
Duran struggles to land a body shot inside as Donal controls his hands.
Duran lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duran scores with a shot to the side of Donal's head.
Duran scores with a shoulder strike.
Duran digs a right hand underneath Donal's ribcage. Donal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donal prevents a body shot from Duran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Duran.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duran tries a body shot but Donal blocks it.
Duran scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Duran.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duran.
Duran is working Donal over against the cage.
Donal blocks a body shot from Duran.
Duran pushes Donal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Duran.
Donal blocks an uppercut.
Duran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duran tries a body shot but Donal blocks it.
Donal misses with a body punch.
Duran lands a left hand.
Duran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donal misses with a punch on the inside.
Duran misses with a body punch.
Duran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duran working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran lands a left hand.
Duran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Duran as the two fighters clinch.
Duran lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Duran as the two fighters clinch.
Duran lands a nice shot to the body.
Donal takes a shot to the head.
Donal blocks a body shot from Duran.
Duran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donals head.
Duran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donal backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duran works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duran is working Donal over against the cage.
Duran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Duran.
Duran can't find room to land a body shot as Donal controls the action.
Duran lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donal's elbow.
Donal misses with some punches.
Donal blocks a body shot from Duran.
Donal swings wildly with an uppercut but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran lands with a short shot to the head.
Duran swings wildly with an uppercut but Donal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Duran.
Duran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Donal.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duran.
Duran scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Duran.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duran.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Duran clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Duran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donal throws a hook but Duran blocks it.
Duran appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Donal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duran counters with a nice uppercut.
Duran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duran is looking to counter with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Donal misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donal.
Donal takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Duran misses its target.
Donal lands a body shot.
Donal lands a nice hook to Duran's body. Duran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donal misses with a hook to the body
and Duran counters with a nice body kick.
Donal is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Duran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duran moves away.
Donal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duran.
Duran tries to move into range but Donal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Donal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duran is looking to counter with head kicks.
Donal misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran just misses with a punch to the body.
Donal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duran slips under a jab from Donal.
Duran is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duran swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Donal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duran just misses with a punch to the body.
Donal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran moves away from the strike by Donal.
An inside leg kick lands from Donal.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Donal.
Duran quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Donal misses with a wild body shot.
Duran was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duran.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elwyn Donal dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A low kick lands for Donal.
Duran throws a sloppy head kick and Donal moves out of range easily.
Elwyn Donal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Donal backs away, Duran returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Donal.
Duran looks to throw a body kick
and Donal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Duran misses the target.
Donal looks to score with a jab to the body but Duran is just out of range.
Donal misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran counters with a nice body kick.
Donal throws a push kick but Duran slaps the foot to one side.
Donal misses with a hook to the body
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran checks a leg kick.
Donal gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Duran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donal scores with a one two! Duran had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Donal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donal throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Duran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donal throws a push kick but Duran slaps the foot to one side.
Duran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donal. Donal obviously looking to wear him down.
Donal misses with an uppercut.
Donal scores with a head kick.
Duran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donal throws a hook but Duran blocks it.
Donal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donal throws a big shot that misses.
Donal tried to score with a low kick but Duran checks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duran just misses with a punch to the body.
Donal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elwyn Donal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Donal 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elwyn Donal!
Elwyn Donal is the new light heavyweight champion!
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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