Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: Steel Penn - ICON IV
Date: Oct 01, 2017

#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Octavian. Those never looked like landing.
Quintus Octavian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Octavian moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CL2#
Stedman forces Octavian back against the cage and clinches.
Octavian struggles to land a body shot inside as Stedman controls his hands.
Octavian digs a right hand into Stedman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stedman's gas tank.
Octavian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stedman backwards.
Octavian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Octavian managing to block the knees to the body from Stedman.
Octavian stalling against the cage.
Octavian lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Octavian keeps control of Stedman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Octavian is working Stedman over against the cage.
Octavian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Octavian works on Stedman's body with a couple of short punches.
Stedman being controlled against the cage.
Stedman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Octavian lands a body punch in the clinch.
Octavian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stedman working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
Nice body punch from Octavian.
Octavian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stedman tries to pull guard but Octavian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Octavian lands a shot to the body.
Octavian lands a body punch.
Stedman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Octavian gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stedman is trying to maintain a safe position but Octavian gets an underhook and turns Stedman into the cage.
Octavian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stedman looks winded!
Octavian lands a left hand.
Octavian looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A body shot lands from Octavian.
Octavian lands a body shot in the clinch. #T3#
A right hand to the body from Octavian.
Still in the clinch, Octavian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Octavian digs a right hand into Stedman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stedman's gas tank.
Octavian pushes Stedman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Octavian - that landed with a thud.
Octavian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stedman or not.
Stalling in the clinch from Octavian.
Octavian pushes Stedman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Octavian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Octavian presses Stedman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Octavian. #T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Octavian.
Octavian pushes Stedman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#
Stedman is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Octavian.
Stedman is still on wobbly legs! Can Octavian finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Octavian dips a shoulder and cracks Stedman with a mighty uppercut! Stedman falls back against the cage and Octavian unloads with a barrage of strikes! Stedman is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Octavian screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quintus Octavian!
An intense looking Quintus Octavian took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Ryan retires after crushing defeat ! He can be my butler and his manager my chauffeur.'.

Event: YL 43: Valor v Experiment
Date: Sep 03, 2017

#R1##KD#
Swanson clips Whittaker with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Whittaker a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.#CUT#
It looks like Robert Whittaker has been cut.
Whittaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
Swanson is looking to land body kicks.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swanson scores with a big combo that sends Whittaker crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Whittaker flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Swanson jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Swanson!

Event: YL 35: Dixon v Haller
Date: Jul 30, 2017

#R1#
Swanson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kennedy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kennedy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Kennedy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Swanson 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.
Swanson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
Swanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kennedy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennedy punishes Swanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Kennedy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kennedy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kennedy lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kennedy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Swanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kennedy manages to avoid it.
Kennedy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kennedy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swanson.#T1#
Swanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kennedy connects with a nice looking jab.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennedy sets himself, and Swanson steps forward looking for the clinch! Kennedy avoids it this time.
Swanson walks into a stiff left hand from Kennedy.
Kennedy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Swanson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Swanson is looking to clinch.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Kennedy saw that one coming.
Kennedy connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swanson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Kennedy slips the punch.
Swanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy lands a glancing blow to the side of Swanson's head.
Swanson misses with a double jab
and Kennedy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Kennedy does it's job there.#T2#
Swanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kennedy throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #CUT#
It looks like Ron Swanson has been cut.
Swanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kennedy.
A shot to the liver by Kennedy. Beautiful body shot.
Swanson thows a leg kick but Kennedy checks it
and Kennedy counters with a nice uppercut.
Kennedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swanson.
Kennedy slips under a jab.
Swanson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swanson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennedy.
Swanson is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kennedy.
Swanson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kennedy cracks a nice hook into Swanson's ribs.
Kennedy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Swanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kennedy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kennedy tried to counter with a leg kick but Swanson avoided it.
Swanson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kennedy throws a low kick but Swanson moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
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.
#R2#
Swanson throws a hook to the side of Kennedy's head but Kennedy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kennedy lands with a kick to the temple. Swanson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
Swanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Swanson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Swanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kennedy lands a nice hook to Swanson's body. Swanson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kennedy throws a combination. Swanson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Swanson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kennedy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Swanson is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kennedy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
Swanson moves out of range of the body kick.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Kennedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson misses with a two punch combination.
Kennedy throws a front kick that sends Swanson stumbling back into the ropes.
Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Swanson.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T1#
Swanson misses with a wild combination.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Kennedy connects with a leg kick. Swanson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kennedy swats away the attempt to clinch by Swanson.
Swanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kennedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kennedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Swanson wants to clinch.
Kennedy lands with a shot to the body.
Swanson throws a lazy body kick
and Kennedy counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Kennedy throws a good cross that connects.
Kennedy is looking to wear down Swanson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kennedy keeps Swanson at a distance using the push kick.
Kennedy lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kennedy.
Swanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kennedy digs a good body shot into Swanson's ribs.
Kennedy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Swanson takes one to the side of the head.
Swanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kennedy circles away quickly and effectively.
Swanson swinging wildly here.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kennedy. That snapped Swanson's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Swanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kennedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kennedy lands a leg kick that knocks Swanson off balance momentarily.
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennedy. Kennedy obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Kennedy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennedy. Kennedy obviously looking to wear him down.
Kennedy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Swanson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson throws an off balance right hand
and Kennedy counters with a thumping low kick.
Kennedy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kennedy lands a really nice looking cross but Swanson seems unphased.
Kennedy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kennedy.
Swanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kennedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Kennedy as he connects with a hook.
Kennedy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kennedy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chris Kennedy is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#ROC#
Swanson is rocked!
Kennedy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
Swanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kennedy finish him?
Kennedy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kennedy 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.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily. #T1#
Swanson throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kennedy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swanson seems to have recovered his senses.
Ron Swanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kennedy lands a nice hook to Swanson's body. Swanson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Swanson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kennedy can pounce on him.
Swanson takes one to the chin there.
Kennedy sizes up Swanson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kennedy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kennedy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
Kennedy works Swanson's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kennedy is out of range.
Swanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.
Swanson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Swanson clinches up against the ropes.
Swanson looking to stall.
Kennedy misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Kennedy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Kennedy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Swanson backwards.
Kennedy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Swanson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kennedy's efforts to push away.
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
Swanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swanson presses Kennedy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Kennedy manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swanson's sensitive parts.
Swanson is looking to clinch but Kennedy is avoiding it.
Swanson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kennedy counters with a left to the body.
Swanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kennedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Kennedy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kennedy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Swanson checks a leg kick.
Kennedy sets himself, and Swanson steps forward looking for the clinch! Kennedy avoids it this time.
Swanson is looking to clinch.
Kennedy throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kennedy. That's going to slow Swanson down.
A punch combination from Swanson misses.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Kennedy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Swanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kennedy cracks Swanson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Swanson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kennedy doesn't seem phased though.
Kennedy lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kennedy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kennedy cracks the inside of Swanson's front leg.
Swanson misses with a hook
and Kennedy counters with a slapping leg kick. #T1#
Swanson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Swanson throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease.
Swanson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kennedy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy scores with a punch to the head.
Swanson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kennedy counters with a body kick that stops Swanson in his tracks momentarily.
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennedy. Kennedy obviously looking to wear him down.
Kennedy punishes Swanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Kennedy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Kennedy.
Swanson misses with a combination
and Kennedy counters with a one-two to the body.
Swanson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A good leg kick by Kennedy.
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!
Kennedy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Swanson tries to clinch up.
Kennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennedy. Kennedy obviously looking to wear him down. #T2#
Kennedy connects with an inside leg kick.
Kennedy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kennedy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch combination from Swanson misses.
Kennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swanson tries to counter with a clinch but Kennedy shakes him off and moves away.
Kennedy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
Kennedy scores with a body shot.
Kennedy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Swanson takes a step back to recover.
Kennedy thumps Swanson with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Swanson.
Kennedy keeps Swanson at a distance using the push kick.
Swanson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kennedy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy lands a leg kick that knocks Swanson off balance momentarily.
Kennedy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kennedy.
Swanson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Kennedy had his way with Ron Swanson in that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R5#
Swanson swinging wildly here.
Kennedy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kennedy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennedy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Swanson in his tracks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kennedy.
Swanson walks into a jab.
Swanson misses with a double jab
and Kennedy counters with a thumping low kick.
Kennedy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Swanson moves forwards but Kennedy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Swanson misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Swanson's hands.
Kennedy jabs at Swanson's body.
You can see that Swanson has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Swanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kennedy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kennedy.
Swanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swanson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheers as Kennedy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Swanson doesn't seem phased though.
Kennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
Swanson misses with a double jab
and Kennedy counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kennedy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Kennedy - just one landing.
Chris Kennedy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swanson throws a right hand that misses
and Kennedy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kennedy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Swanson's calf.#CL2#
Swanson clinches up against the ropes.
Swanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swanson's elbow.
Kennedy scores with a shot to the side of Swanson's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Kennedy breaks from the clinch.
Kennedy scores with a leg kick. #T2#
Swanson tries to clinch up but Kennedy circles away and keeps his distance.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Swanson backs away, Kennedy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kennedy connects with an inside leg kick.
Swanson tries to clinch
and Kennedy counters with a low kick, right behind Swanson 's knee.
Swanson misses with a body shot
and Kennedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Swanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Swanson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kennedy - the referee stops the clock and Swanson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kennedy. Swanson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kennedy scoring well with a low kick there.
Swanson misses with a combination
and Kennedy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kennedy connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ron Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kennedy scores with a three punch combo!
Swanson throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kennedy feinted there with a counter leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Kennedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kennedy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Chris Kennedy!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Chris Kennedy!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Chris Kennedy!

Chris Kennedy wins by unanimous decision!

Event: DFC 65: Umaga Vs Clay
Date: Jul 29, 2017

#R1#
Maher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maher throws a head kick but Garafallo moves out of range.
Maher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maher fails to land with a series of punches.
Garafallo moves forwards but Maher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garafallo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Garafallo throws a shot from downtown. Maher moves away and avoids it.
Garafallo tries to move into range but Maher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garafallo slaps away a takedown attempt from Maher, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL#
Garafallo rushes Maher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garafallo wants to take the fight to the mat but Maher manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Garafallo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maher or not.
Maher misses with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Maher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garafallo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kangaroo's MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Maher clinches up with Garafallo and pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
Maher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garafallo backwards.
Garafallo avoiding damage as Maher throws knees to the body. #BC2#
Maher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Garafallo clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Garafallo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maher trying to land knees to the body.
Maher can't break the clinch.
Garafallo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maher's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Maher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Garafallo has managed to clinch.
Maher is trying to break the clinch but Garafallo is controlling him.
Maher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garafallo pushes off an throws an elbow but Maher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T2#
Maher blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Garafallo breaks the clinch. #TD#
Garafallo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maher sprawls well initially but Garafallo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maher makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maher.#SUB2#
Maher working for a triangle but Garafallo defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Maher has his foot on Garafallo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garafallo works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Maher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garafallo defends well.#SUB2#
Maher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garafallo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T3#
Garafallo wants to pass the guard but Maher is keeping the position.
Garafallo working some strikes from top position.
Maher keeping moving, preventing Garafallo from controlling successfully.
Maher told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Garafallo connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Maher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maher can't keep his opponent in guard - Garafallo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T4#
Maher works his way to full guard. Good work.
Garafallo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maher on the ground.
Garafallo trying to control the position from guard on top but Maher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Maher looking for a guillotine here but Garafallo defends easily. #SUB2#
Maher had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garafallo defends it easily.
Garafallo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Maher dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Garafallo leaves Maher with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garafallo is looking for a counter combo.
Maher throws a head kick that misses.
Maher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #TD#
and Garafallo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garafallo.
Maher is trying to keep Garafallo in close.
Garafallo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Maher is looking for a triangle but Garafallo pushes his legs off easily.
Maher keeping moving, preventing Garafallo from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garafallo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jenean Garafallo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garafallo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Garafallo chips away with some ground and pound.#T1#
Maher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maher has momentary wrist control but Garafallo slips an elbow through the middle.
Garafallo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Maher escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garafallo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maher wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Garafallo avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Maher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maher keeping moving, preventing Garafallo from controlling successfully. #T2##SUB2#
Maher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garafallo wants to control from the top but Maher keeps moving.
Garafallo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Maher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garafallo is one step ahead there.
Garafallo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T3#
Garafallo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garafallo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Garafallo connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Maher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garafallo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maher keeping moving, preventing Garafallo from controlling successfully.
Garafallo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maher is pulling down on Garafallo's head. It's preventing any offense from Garafallo, at least for the moment.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maher trying to keep a closed guard but Garafallo is proving a slippery customer.
Garafallo chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Maher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garafallo defends well.
Garafallo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maher is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garafallo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jenean Garafallo dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Garafallo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Maher on his heels. He'll look to pass Maher's guard now, I'm sure.#SUB2#
Garafallo looking to improve position, pressing down on Maher's thigh with his hand. Maher seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Garafallo paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Garafallo's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Maher picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jason Maher!

Event: SP ICON: Pandemonium
Date: Jul 01, 2017

#R1#
Dangle looks to clinch
and Madwell counters with a straight right hand.
Madwell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Madwell cracks Dangle with an open hand slap.
Dangle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jim Dangle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madwell throws a wild body kick that Dangle sees coming a mile off.
Dangle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Madwell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Madwell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Madwell connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dangle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dangle gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Madwell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL2#
Dangle clinches up with Madwell and pushes him back against the cage.
Dangle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madwell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T1#
A short right from Madwell on the inside.
A short right from Madwell.
Madwell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madwell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dangle blocks an elbow strike from Madwell. #BC#
Madwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dangle is looking to clinch but Madwell is avoiding it. #CL#
Madwell takes the fight into the clinch.
Dangle scores with a shot to the side of Madwell's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Madwell.
Nice body punch from Madwell - that landed with a thud. #BC#
Madwell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Dangle tries to keep at a distance but Madwell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dangle tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dangle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Madwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Dangle avoids the damage to the body.
Dangle prevents a body shot from Madwell.
Madwell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dangle backwards.
Madwell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Madwell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dangle trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
Madwell manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Dangle rushes Madwell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Madwell slowing the pace effectively.
Madwell managing to block the knees to the body from Dangle.
Dangle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dangle misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
Madwell breaks from the clinch.
Madwell keeps Dangle at a distance using the push kick.
Dangle tries to clinch but Madwell moves away
and Madwell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T3#
Madwell catches Dangle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dangle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dangle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Madwell throwing a counter right hand but Dangle manages to avoid it.
Madwell throws a right hand that Dangle ducks under and follows up with a left that Dangle also avoids with ease.
Madwell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dangle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Madwell counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Madwell clinches.
Dangle has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Madwell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dangle can turn it around.
A shot in the inside from Madwell.
Madwell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Madwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dangle is defending well for now.
Dangle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madwell.
Madwell blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Dangle misses with the head strike.
Madwell lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madwell is struggling to control the position.
Madwell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Madwell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Madwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dangle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Madwell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CL2#
Dangle drives through and clinches with Madwell against the cage.
Madwell can't find room to land a body shot as Dangle controls the action. #BC#
Madwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dangle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Madwell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dangle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Madwell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Madwell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Dangle moves in looking to clinch but Madwell pushes him off.
Dangle wants to clinch.
Dangle misses with a double jab #CL#
and Madwell counters by clinching up.
A short left from Madwell.
Madwell lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Madwell breaks from the clinch.
Max Madwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Dangle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dangle wants to clinch but Madwell slips to the side
and Madwell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Madwell misses with a few strikes there.
Madwell with a jab.
A head kick by Dangle misses #CL#
and Madwell moves into the clinch.#T1#
Dangle tries a knee to the head but Madwell blocks it.
Madwell lands an uppercut.
Madwell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dangle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Madwell lands with a short punch from the clinch. #ROC#
Dangle is rocked!
Madwell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dangle is still on wobbly legs! Can Madwell finish him?
Madwell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Madwell taking a breather.
Madwell creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dangle's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dangle drops to his knees and Madwell pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Madwell!

Event: SP ICON: Pandemonium
Date: Jul 01, 2017

#R1##TD2#
Dikunov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stedman to the ground. Dikunov is now in Stedman's guard.
Dikunov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dikunov is working Stedman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dikunov wants to control from the top but Stedman keeps moving. #SUB#
Stedman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dikunov defends it easily.
Dikunov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dikunov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dikunov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dikunov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dikunov scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Dikunov lands a couple of elbows.
Dikunov throws a big right hand that misses.
Dikunov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stedman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dikunov is looking to work some ground and pound but Stedman has wrist control.
Stedman wants to sweep but no luck.
Dikunov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dikunov stands up over Stedman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dikunov postures up and lands a big shot to Stedman's brow.
Dikunov lands a couple of digs.
Dikunov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dikunov with a nice head shot there.#ROC2#
Stedman is rocked!
Dikunov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Stedman covers up, he's hurt! Dikunov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Dikunov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Dikunov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ury Dikunov!
Ury Dikunov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: DFC 58: Collision Course
Date: Jul 01, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Cowell has Garafallo up against the cage in a clinch.
Cowell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garafallo is defending well for now.
Cowell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Cowell on the inside.
Cowell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cowell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garafallo avoids it.
Cowell scores with a hook to the body.
Cowell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garafallos head.
Garafallo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cowell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garafallo effectively controlling the action here.
Cowell landing knees to the body.
Garafallo working hard to break the clinch.
Garafallo avoiding damage as Cowell throws knees to the body. #T1#
Garafallo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cowell. #BC2#
Cowell breaks from the clinch.
Garafallo slaps away a takedown attempt from Cowell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cowell tries to clinch but Garafallo moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cowell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garafallo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kangaroo's MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Garafallo moves in looking to clinch but Cowell pushes him off.
Cowell appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cowell fails with a takedown attempt.
Cowell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garafallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Cowell moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Cowell has hold of one of Garafallo's legs. Garafallo is fighting the takedown attempt but Cowell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#ES#
Garafallo has his feet on Cowell's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garafallo shoots in looking for a takedown. Cowell tries to sprawl out of it but Garafallo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cowell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T2#
Garafallo circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Cowell moves into the clinch.
Garafallo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cowell walks away with a smile on his face. Garafallo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cowell wants to clinch up but Garafallo keeps it at a distance.
Garafallo misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cowell! But no joy.
Garafallo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cowell circles away quickly and effectively.
Cowell tries to clinch up but Garafallo circles away and keeps his distance.
Cowell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garafallo swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Cowell gets a clinch.
Come on Cowell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice left hand lands by Garafallo.
Garafallo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cowell has him pressed against the cage.
Cowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garafallo.
Garafallo blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Cowell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cowell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garafallo's elbow.
Cowell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garafallo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cowell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenean Garafallo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cowell moves in looking to clinch but Garafallo pushes him off.
Cowell tries to close the distance and clinch but Garafallo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cowell dodges the punch combination from Garafallo. #CL2#
Cowell moves into the clinch.
Cowell taking a breather.
Garafallo lands a good knee to the midsection. Cowell won't want to take too many of those.#BC2#
Cowell breaks the clinch.
Cowell is looking to clinch but Garafallo is avoiding it.
Cowell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Garafallo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cowell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garafallo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garafallo is looking to land body kicks.#T4#
Cowell tries to clinch but Garafallo moves out of range.
Cowell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garafallo throws a head kick but Cowell moves out of range.
Cowell is looking to clinch but Garafallo is avoiding it.
Garafallo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garafallo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cowell sprawls well. Cowell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garafallo gets slowly back to his feet.#CL#
Garafallo closes the distance and clinches.
Cowell is trying to break free.#BC#
Garafallo manages to break the clinch.
Cowell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garafallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cowell tries to clinch up.
Garafallo tries to counter with a takedown but Cowell is quick to defend against it.#CL2#
Cowell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Garafallo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
Garafallo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cowell to the ground. Garafallo is now in Cowell's guard.
Garafallo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cowell wants to sweep here but Garafallo controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alex Cowell will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Cowell has closed the distance and engaged Garafallo in a clinch.
Cowell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alex Cowell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cowell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garafallo. #BC#
Garafallo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cowell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garafallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garafallo moves in looking to clinch but Cowell pushes him off.
Cowell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garafallo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garafallo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cowell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garafallo somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garafallo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cowell is looking to clinch.
It looked like Garafallo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL2#
Cowell clinches up against the cage.
Cowell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garafallo's elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cowell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garafallo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cowell tries a body shot but Garafallo blocks it. #T1#
Garafallo avoiding damage as Cowell throws knees to the body.
Garafallo wants to break free but Cowell has control.
Cowell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowell lands a body punch.
Cowell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cowell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garafallo managing to block the knees to the body from Cowell.
A shot in the inside from Cowell. #TD#
Garafallo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #SUB#
Garafallo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cowell is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Garafallo, into his guard. #REVB#
Garafallo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Cowell connects with a couple of short punches.
Garafallo pulls Cowell in close to his closed guard and prevents Cowell from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cowell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cowell trying to control the position from guard on top but Garafallo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenean Garafallo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garafallo wants to control but Cowell passes easily into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cowell is keen to just control but Garafallo is a slippery customer.#T3#
Cowell misses with a head shot. Garafallo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cowell trying to control the position from guard on top but Garafallo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garafallo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garafallo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cowell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cowell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cowell chips away with some ground and pound.
Garafallo working a defensive guard here.
Cowell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garafallo works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T4#
Cowell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garafallo's head.
Cowell is in close to Garafallo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cowell throws an elbow that misses. Garafallo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cowell's guard. Nice move by Garafallo!#REVR#
Garafallo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garafallo wants to control from the top but Cowell keeps moving.
Cowell trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cowell is on top in guard. #REVB#
Cowell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Cowell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Garafallo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cowell tries to clinch but Garafallo is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Garafallo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cowell! But no joy.
Garafallo pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
Cowell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cowell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garafallo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garafallo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cowell lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Cowell.
Cowell looking to stall.
Cowell prevents Garafallo from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowell misses with the head strike.
Cowell has a couple of punches blocked by Garafallo. #BC#
Garafallo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cowell fails with an attempt to clinch. #T1#
Garafallo throws a head kick but Cowell moves out of range.
Garafallo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cowell is looking to clinch but Garafallo is avoiding it.
Cowell is looking to clinch.
Jenean Garafallo is winning the standup battle so far.
Cowell tries to clinch up but Garafallo circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Cowell has Garafallo up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Cowell.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cowell.
Garafallo managing to block the knees to the body from Cowell. #BC2#
Cowell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garafallo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cowell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garafallo is defended easily by Cowell.
Cowell wants to clinch.#T2##CL2#
Cowell forces Garafallo back against the cage and clinches.
Cowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garafallo.
Garafallo tries to circle away but Cowell has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowell.
Cowell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garafallo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#BC#
Garafallo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garafallo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cowell crunches a lovely knee into Garafallo's ribcage.
Cowell throws a head punch that misses.
Cowell throws an elbow but it misses. #T3#
Cowell lands a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cowell as the two fighters clinch.
Cowell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garafallo is defending well for now.
A short right from Cowell.
Cowell tries to land knees in the clinch but Garafallo avoids the damage to the body.
Cowell prevents the takedown attempt.
Garafallo is trying to drag Cowell to the mat but Cowell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenean Garafallo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cowell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garafallo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garafallo goes for a takedown attempt but Cowell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Garafallo circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Cowell gets a clinch. #BC#
Garafallo manages to break the clinch. #T4#
Garafallo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Cowell counter with a right hand.
Cowell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garafallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowell.
Cowell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garafallo misses with a takedown
enabling Cowell to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cowell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garafallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garafallo throws a big counter combination but Cowell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cowell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Garafallo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL2#
Cowell drives through and clinches with Garafallo against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garafallo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Garafallo avoiding damage as Cowell throws knees to the body.
Garafallo wants to get back to striking at distance but Cowell won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Cowell.
Cowell tries to work over Garafallo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenean Garafallo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Cowell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cowell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garafallo swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowell uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Cowell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cowell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Cowell!
Alex Cowell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Young Lions Thompson v Kennedy
Date: Jun 17, 2017

#R1#
Swanson takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CUT2#
It looks like Ron Swanson has been cut.
Punchy Punchy throws a series of strikes that have Swanson backpedaling.
A shot to the liver by Punchy Punchy. Beautiful body shot.#CL2#
Punchy Punchy moves into the clinch.
Punchy Punchy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Punchy Punchy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swanson stalling against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Swanson.
A short right from Punchy Punchy.
Punchy Punchy pushes Swanson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Punchy Punchy misses with the head strike.
Punchy Punchy has a couple of punches blocked by Swanson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Swanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Punchy Punchy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Swanson tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Punchy Punchy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Swanson. Those never looked like landing.
Punchy Punchy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Swanson misses with a hook.
Punchy Punchy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Swanson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Swanson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punchy Punchy.
Swanson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Punchy Punchy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Punchy Punchy.
Punchy Punchy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Punchy Punchy misses.
Swanson staying out of range there.
Swanson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson tries to clinch but Punchy Punchy is having none of it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Swanson!
Punchy Punchy swats away the attempt to clinch by Swanson.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch but Punchy Punchy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2#
Punchy Punchy blocks a jab.
Punchy Punchy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Punchy Punchy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Punchy Punchy digs a good hook to Swanson's body.
Swanson misses with a hook. Punchy Punchy ducked under it nicely.
Punchy Punchy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Swanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Punchy Punchy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Punchy Punchy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Swanson under the eye.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punchy Punchy.
Punchy Punchy lands with a shot to the body. #CL2#
Swanson tries to keep at a distance but Punchy Punchy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Swanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Punchy Punchy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

One Punchy Punchy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Swanson walks into a left hand.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Punchy Punchy looks to land a left hand but Swanson moved out of range nicely.
Punchy Punchy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punchy Punchy manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Swanson. Those never looked like landing.
Punchy Punchy lands with a nice body punch.
Punchy Punchy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Punchy Punchy throws a shot to the body.
Swanson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Punchy Punchy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson looks for the body kick but Punchy Punchy saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Punchy Punchy, as that shot connected. #CL2#
Punchy Punchy has closed the distance and engaged Swanson in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Punchy Punchy fails to land.
Punchy Punchy lands a shot to the body.
Swanson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T1#
Swanson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Punchy Punchy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Punchy Punchy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Punchy Punchy misses with some punches.
Punchy Punchy lands a left hand.
Punchy Punchy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Punchy Punchy lands a hook that snaps the head of Swanson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swanson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Punchy Punchy.
Swanson misses with a body punch.
Punchy Punchy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Swanson backwards.
Punchy Punchy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Punchy Punchy fails to land.
Punchy Punchy throws a head punch that misses.
Swanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Swanson is looking to break free of the clinch but Punchy Punchy has double underhooks.
Swanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swanson has had enough of the clinch but Punchy Punchy keeps him there for the moment.
Swanson takes a shot to the head.
Punchy Punchy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Punchy Punchy scores with a shot to the side of Swanson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punchy Punchy misses with the head strike.
Punchy Punchy lands a nice shot to the body.
Swanson is trying to force a seperation but Punchy Punchy has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Swanson as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Punchy Punchy.
Punchy Punchy misses with a punch on the inside.
Punchy Punchy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

One Punchy Punchy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
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.
#R3#
Punchy Punchy throws an overhand right that lands on Swanson's shoulder, as Swanson tries to avoid the shot.
Swanson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Swanson tries to bum rush Punchy Punchy with a series of wild strikes but Punchy Punchy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Swanson.
Punchy Punchy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Swanson staying out of range there.
One Punchy Punchy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swanson throws a right hand that Punchy Punchy ducks under and follows up with a left that Punchy Punchy also avoids with ease.
Punchy Punchy scores with a shot to the body.
Punchy Punchy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #ROC2#
Swanson is rocked!
Punchy Punchy connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Swanson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Swanson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punchy Punchy connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Swanson's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Swanson - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). One Punchy Punchy!

Event: DFC 53: Full Throttle
Date: Jun 10, 2017

#R1#
Garafallo throws a sloppy head kick and Duncan moves out of range easily.
Garafallo misses with a double jab #CL2#
and Duncan counters by clinching up.
Duncan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duncan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duncan lands a nice shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Duncan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duncan avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Duncan.
Duncan looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Duncan.
Duncan lands a hook that snaps the head of Garafallo backwards.
Duncan lands a hook that snaps the head of Garafallo backwards.
Garafallo wants to get back to striking at distance but Duncan won't allow it.
Duncan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garafallo backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duncan lands with a light punch inside. #T1#
A short right from Duncan.
Duncan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garafallo backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duncan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duncan prevents a body shot from Garafallo.
Duncan lands a nice shot to the body.
Duncan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garafallo backwards.
Duncan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duncan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garafallo backwards.
Duncan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duncan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duncan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duncan stalling the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duncan has Garafallo pushed against the cage.#TD#
Garafallo pulls Duncan into guard.
Duncan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duncan is in close to Garafallo's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Duncan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Duncan throws a big right hand that misses.
Duncan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garafallo's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duncan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duncan wants to pass the guard but Garafallo is keeping the position.
Garafallo is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Kangaroo's MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duncan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Garafallo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garafallo tries to get out of the position.
Duncan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duncan trying to control the position from guard on top but Garafallo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duncan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Duncan postures up in Garafallo's guard and throws a big left but Garafallo blocks it.
Duncan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Duncan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Duncan stopping the sweep attempt from Garafallo.
Duncan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Duncan scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duncan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duncan trying to control but Garafallo is working from the bottom.
Duncan works over Garafallo with some ground and pound from guard.
Duncan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duncan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duncan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garafallo's head.
Duncan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T4#
Duncan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duncan stands up over Garafallo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garafallo is pulling down on Duncan's head. It's preventing any offense from Duncan, at least for the moment.
Duncan postures up and lands a big shot to Garafallo's brow. #ROC2#
Garafallo is rocked!
Duncan scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh Garafallo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duncan arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Garafallo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Siggy Duncan!
Siggy Duncan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I feel blessed to be here right now!'.

Event: SP ICON: The Demon's Head
Date: Jun 03, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Tropical has managed to clinch.
Stedman tries to pull guard but Tropical won't allow it.
Tropical lands a nice uppercut.
Tropical can't find room to land a body shot as Stedman controls the action.
Tropical lands an elbow inside that Stedman shrugs off.
Tropical lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tropical avoiding damage.
Tropical throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stedman takes an elbow to the temple.
Tropical scores with a shoulder strike.
Tropical gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tropical lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Chet Stedman has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tropical lands an elbow just above Stedman 's eye.
A right hand to the body from Tropical.
Tropical works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T1#
Tropical avoiding damage.
We've been hearing reports that Stedman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stedman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tropical smiles and moves away.
Tropical wobbles Stedman with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Tropical dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Stedman to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pollo Tropical!
Pollo Tropical decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: SP ICON: GRUDGE Match
Date: May 31, 2017

#R1#
Dangle looks to clinch
enabling Trotter to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#
It looks like Jim Dangle has been cut.
Dangle wants to clinch.
Trotter lands a jab to Dangle's midsection.
Dangle throws out a leg kick but Trotter moves out of range and Dangle only half commits.
Dangle closes the distance but Trotter moves to the side
and Trotter counters with a left to the body.
Dangle thows a leg kick but Trotter checks it
and Trotter 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.
Dangle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trotter stuns Dangle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dangle throws a sloppy head kick
letting Trotter counter with a right hand.
Trotter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trotter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#ROC#
Dangle is rocked!#T1#
Dangle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dangle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dangle is still on wobbly legs! Can Trotter finish him?
A low kick from Dangle is predictable there
and Trotter counters with a big left hand that crumples Dangle! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alonzo Trotter!
Our winner, Alonzo Trotter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Young Lions 170T Round 6
Date: May 20, 2017

#R1#
Swanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jay circles away quickly and effectively.
Jay misses with a wild body shot.
Jay sets himself, and Swanson steps forward looking for the clinch! Jay avoids it this time.
Jay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jay throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
Swanson throws a counter combo.
Jay misses with a head kick.
Swanson throws a counter combo.
Jay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jay throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Swanson.#CUT#
It looks like Ron Swanson has been cut.
Jay takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Swanson misses.
Swanson blocks a head kick by Jay. #CL2#
Swanson rushes Jay and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Jay working hard to break the clinch.
Swanson avoiding damage.
Swanson is working Jay over against the ropes.#T1#
Swanson tries a knee to the head but Jay blocks it.
Swanson lands with a light punch inside.
Swanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Swanson stalling in the clinch.
Swanson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swanson is working Jay over against the ropes.
Jay is trying to push Swanson away but Swanson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Swanson. #T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Swanson.
Swanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Swanson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jay is trying to break the clinch but Swanson has him pressed against the ropes.
Jay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swanson has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Swanson on the inside.
Jay takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson cracks Jay with a nice body shot.
Swanson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Swanson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Swanson cracks Jay with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Swanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Swanson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Swanson avoids the head kick by Jay.
Nice uppercut lands for Jay. That snapped Swanson's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baby Jay is winning the standup battle so far.
Jay cracks Swanson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.#CL2#
Swanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jay letting Swanson take a breather here.
Jay is looking to break free of the clinch but Swanson has double underhooks.
Swanson lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson scores with a shoulder strike.
Swanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swanson pushes Jay back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Swanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jay. #T1#
A shot in the inside from Swanson.
Jay trying to stall but Swanson improves his position.
Swanson misses with some punches.
Swanson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jay is trying to break free.
Swanson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Swanson.
A left hand lands to the body for Swanson.
Jay blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Swanson fails to land.
A short left from Swanson.
Swanson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T2#
Jay tries to break the clinch but Swanson is controlling the position.
Jay is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Swanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jay is looking to break free of the clinch but Swanson has double underhooks.
Swanson trying to land knees to the body.
Swanson lands an uppercut.
Swanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Swanson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Swanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Swanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
That's time! Jay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3##CL2#
Swanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Swanson taking a breather.
Swanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Swanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Swanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swanson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jay looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Swanson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T1#
Jay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swanson has him pressed against the ropes.
Swanson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Jay.
Jay can't break the clinch.
Swanson lands with a right to the head.
Swanson misses with a body punch.
Swanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jay.
Swanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Jay's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T2#
Swanson is working Jay over against the ropes.
Swanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Swanson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Swanson misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Swanson as the two fighters clinch.
Swanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Swanson tries to throw a body punch but Jay avoids it by throwing Swanson back against the ropes.
Swanson is working Jay over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Swanson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
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.
#R4##CL2#
Swanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Swanson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Swanson.
Ron Swanson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Swanson lands with a short shot to the head.
Swanson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Swanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Swanson.
Swanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jays head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson misses with a knee strike.
Swanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swanson scores with a shot to the side of Jay's head.
Swanson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jay backwards. #T1#
Swanson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Swanson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Swanson leaning against his opponent.
Jay is trying to break the clinch but Swanson has him pressed against the ropes.
Swanson gets through Jay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Swanson.
Swanson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jay working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Swanson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Swanson scores with a shot to the side of Jay's head.
Swanson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jay backwards. #T2#
Swanson lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Swanson.
A left hand lands to the body for Swanson.
A hook to the body from Swanson.
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!
Swanson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Swanson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Swanson.
Swanson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
A short right from Swanson on the inside.
Swanson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Swanson slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Swanson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Jay misses with a body shot
and Swanson counters with a nice body shot.
Swanson throws a nice looking combination but Jay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swanson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jay is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Swanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jay.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jay.
A combination from Swanson does no damage.
Jay missing with a left hand there. Swanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swanson misses with a hook. Jay ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Swanson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Swanson.
Swanson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Swanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#ROC2#
Jay is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Swanson.
Oh Jay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swanson tries a body shot but Jay blocks it.
Jay seems to have got his legs back now.#T1#
Swanson can't find room to land a body shot as Jay controls the action.
Jay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Swanson as the two fighters clinch.
Swanson misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jay's efforts to push away.
A right hook to the body lands for Swanson.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Swanson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Swanson tries to throw a body punch but Jay avoids it by throwing Swanson back against the ropes.
Swanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Swanson cracks Jay with a nice body shot.
Swanson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Baby Jay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swanson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jay prevents a body shot from Swanson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swanson.
Swanson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Swanson lands a body punch.
Swanson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Swanson.
A short left from Swanson.
Ron Swanson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jay misses with a punch to the body.
Jay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Swanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swanson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 43:50
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 43:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Swanson!

Event: DFC 45: Breaking Point
Date: May 13, 2017

#R1#
Garafallo is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Garafallo has taken the fight to the clinch. #TD#
Dillabrandt ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dillabrandt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB#
Dillabrandt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dillabrandt has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Dillabrandt has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Garafallo doesn't defend quickly enough and Dillabrandt has managed to lock this one up! Can Garafallo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Dillabrandt on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cody Dillabrandt!
An out of breath Cody Dillabrandt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SP ICON: Lofmark vs Ryan II
Date: Apr 29, 2017

#R1#
Lawson lands with a nice body punch.
Lawson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dangle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawson.
Dangle takes a swing at Lawson's ribcage but misses.
Lawson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dangle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dangle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lawson scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Lawson misses. #KD2#
Lawson lands a big uppercut and Dangle crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dangle looks OK. Lawson waves Dangle back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dangle.
Dangle wants to clinch up but Lawson keeps it at a distance.
Lawson lands a glancing blow to the side of Dangle's head.
Dangle tries to clinch but Lawson moves out of range.
Dangle tries to clinch there but Lawson circles away.
Lawson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#ROC2#
Dangle is rocked!
Lawson's coach down at Puter Kepala's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lawson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dangle misses with a double jab
and Lawson counters with a big right hand! Oh Dangle is in trouble here! Lawson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Lawson!
Trevor Lawson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Young Lions: Horse v La Croix
Date: Apr 21, 2017

#R1#
Ironfoot slips under a jab from Swanson.
Ironfoot throws a counter combo.#CL#
Swanson moves into the clinch successfully.
Ironfoot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Swanson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Swanson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Swanson scores with a hook to the body.
Swanson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Swanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ironfoot taking a breather.
Ironfoot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Swanson lands a left hand.
Swanson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Ironfoot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC#
Ironfoot is rocked!
Swanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ironfoot is still on wobbly legs! Can Swanson finish him?
Swanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ironfoot blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Ironfoot working aggressively here.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Ironfoot.
Swanson misses with the head strike.
Swanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Swanson misses with the head strike. #T1#
Swanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson throws a head punch that misses.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Ironfoot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Swanson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Swanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ironfoot seems to have recovered his senses.
Ironfoot swings wildly with an uppercut but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Swanson - that landed with a thud.
Swanson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Swanson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ironfoot looks winded!
Swanson landing knees to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Dirk Ironfoot has been cut.
Swanson cracks Ironfoot with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Ironfoot goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Ironfoot wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ron Swanson!

Event: DFC 38: Dalton Vs Phol
Date: Apr 21, 2017

#R1#
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Garafallo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garafallo misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garafallo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenean Garafallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garafallo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garafallo avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garafallo takes a kick to the side of the head.#CL2#
Garafallo rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garafallo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it. #BC2#
Garafallo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Garafallo. Garafallo maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Garafallo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith is trying to improve his position.#T1#
Garafallo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smith tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Garafallo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've been hearing good reports from Smith's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Smith tries to hold on but Garafallo postures up.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Garafallo lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garafallo controlling his opponent.
Garafallo raining down hammerfists from mount.#T2#
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Garafallo controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garafallo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Garafallo looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
Smith wants to control but Garafallo is having none of it.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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!
Garafallo working Smith over with strikes here. #T3#
Garafallo controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Garafallo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith regains half guard.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Garafallo has control of the leg.
Garafallo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garafallo working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
Garafallo content to control rather than advance.
Smith is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Garafallo jumps into side control!
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB2#
Garafallo tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Garafallo is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garafallo scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jenean Garafallo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Garafallo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garafallo.
It looked like Smith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#TD2#
Garafallo shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smith wants to sweep here but Garafallo controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garafallo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T1#
Garafallo trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Smith has his foot on Garafallo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garafallo works his way back into a safe position though.
Garafallo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Garafallo wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL2#
Garafallo drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garafallo.
Garafallo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garafallo.
Garafallo taking a breather.#BC#
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garafallo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garafallo tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.#CL2#
Garafallo instigates a clinch.
Garafallo tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
George Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jenean Garafallo.#BC2#
Garafallo breaks the clinch. #T3#
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Garafallo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garafallo's hands.#TD2#
Garafallo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
Garafallo wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garafallo wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Smith wants to improve his position but Garafallo is controlling well.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done. #T4#
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garafallo content to stall in guard here.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith controls Garafallo momentarily but Garafallo frees himself.
Garafallo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith wants to control but Garafallo postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Garafallo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jenean Garafallo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Garafallo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garafallo tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #TD2#
Garafallo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Garafallo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB#
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garafallo defends it easily.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Garafallo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garafallo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garafallo wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Garafallo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #SUB2#
Garafallo is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith is in trouble now - Garafallo has advanced to mount!
Smith is working to get back to half guard. #T2#
Garafallo tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Garafallo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smith tries to lock up and control but Garafallo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garafallo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Garafallo maintains control.#T3#
Garafallo landing shots from mount.
Jenean Garafallo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garafallo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Garafallo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garafallo breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#T4#
Smith tries to reverse the position but Garafallo maintains control.
Garafallo wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely. #SUB2#
Smith defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Garafallo.
Garafallo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
George Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenean Garafallo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garafallo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?

And that's the end of the fight!
Jenean Garafallo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garafallo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jenean Garafallo!

Event: SP ICON: True Colours
Date: Apr 08, 2017

#R1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Derby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dangle misses with a lunging right hand
and Derby counters with a left right combination that sends Dangle crashing to the mat - Derby wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Dangle out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Derby!

Event: DFC 33: Stephens Vs Dog
Date: Apr 01, 2017

#R1#
Garafallo keeps the fight on the outside.
Jenean Garafallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Garafallo pushes OngBak up against the cage in a clinch.
Garafallo gets underhooks to prevent OngBak's takedown attempt.
OngBak jumps guard but Garafallo stands there with OngBak around his waist. OngBak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garafallo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from OngBak.
Jenean Garafallo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony OngBak.
Garafallo tries to break free but OngBak pushes him back against the cage.
OngBak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#TD2#
OngBak decides to pull guard. #SU#
Garafallo stands and steps away. OngBak gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've been hearing reports that Garafallo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OngBak moves away from the strike by Garafallo.
Garafallo misses with a series of wild punches.
As Garafallo backs off OngBak throws a huge counter combo but Garafallo manages to avoid it all.#CL#
Garafallo takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
OngBak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
OngBak wants to take the fight to the mat but Garafallo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Garafallo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garafallo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garafallo lands a right hand that snaps the head of OngBak backwards.
OngBak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
OngBak tries for a takedown. No joy.
OngBak looks winded!
Garafallo managing to block the knees to the body from OngBak.
OngBak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garafallo misses with a body punch.
OngBak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Garafallo prevents it.
OngBak blocks a body shot from Garafallo. #T2#
Garafallo misses with an elbow strike.
Garafallo struggles to land a body shot inside as OngBak controls his hands.
OngBak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Garafallo manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garafallo. #CL#
Garafallo clinches up with OngBak and pushes him back against the cage.
Garafallo prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Garafallo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
OngBak takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC#
Garafallo breaks from the clinch.
Garafallo throws a head kick that misses.
OngBak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garafallo misses with a looping right.
OngBak changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
OngBak blocks a head kick by Garafallo. #T3#
OngBak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garafallo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Garafallo does no damage. #CL#
Garafallo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Garafallo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garafallo misses with a wild combination.
OngBak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garafallo but Garafallo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garafallo throws a push kick but OngBak slaps the foot to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Garafallo. No joy for OngBak on that attempt.
OngBak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garafallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garafallo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
OngBak unleashes a big counter combination but Garafallo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Garafallo misses with a body kick. #T4#
OngBak has a takedown stuffed.
Garafallo with a jab.
Garafallo throws out a loose jab but OngBak uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Garafallo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. OngBak manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OngBak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garafallo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jenean Garafallo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Garafallo moves into the clinch.
Garafallo slows down the pace here.
OngBak looking to slow down the pace here.
OngBak tries to pull guard but Garafallo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC#
Garafallo breaks from the clinch.
Garafallo misses with a double jab.
Despite the aggression on OngBak's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Garafallo.
OngBak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garafallo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
OngBak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T1#
OngBak wants to clinch up but Garafallo keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Garafallo rushes OngBak and presses him up against the cage.
OngBak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garafallo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OngBak can do to turn this around?
OngBak tries to break free but Garafallo pushes him back against the cage.
OngBak with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
OngBak is breathing heavily.
Garafallo managing to block the knees to the body from OngBak. #BC#
Garafallo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Garafallo rushes OngBak and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
OngBak wants to stall. #BC#
Garafallo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
OngBak avoids the head kick by Garafallo. #TD#
Garafallo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. OngBak was covering up waiting for the punch and Garafallo finishes the takedown easily into guard. #T2#
OngBak working a defensive guard but Garafallo passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garafallo not doing much here.
OngBak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Garafallo controlling the action here.
OngBak is looking to improve his position. #T3#
Garafallo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Garafallo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks OngBak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garafallo performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB#
Garafallo is looking for a kimura here.
Garafallo slows the pace down in half guard. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
OngBak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jenean Garafallo dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
#R3##CL#
Garafallo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Garafallo takes a knee right on the jaw!
OngBak taking a breather. #BC#
Garafallo breaks the clinch.
Garafallo tries a head kick but it misses.
OngBak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garafallo.
As Garafallo backs off OngBak throws a huge counter combo but Garafallo manages to avoid it all.
OngBak moves in looking to clinch but Garafallo pushes him off.
Garafallo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garafallo slaps away a takedown attempt from OngBak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
OngBak closes the distance and clinches.
OngBak trying to land knees to the body.
OngBak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
OngBak is trying to drag Garafallo to the mat but Garafallo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garafallo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but OngBak blocks it with crossed arms.
OngBak missing with knees to the body.
OngBak blocks an elbow strike.
OngBak looking to slow down the pace here.#TD#
Garafallo lands a takedown into guard.
Garafallo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
OngBak is looking to stand up but Garafallo isn't so interested in that idea.
Garafallo advances position into side control!#T2#
Garafallo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down OngBak's shoulder. That is not cool.
OngBak taking a bit of punishment here - Garafallo scoring with strikes. #SUB#
Garafallo is trying to get an arm triangle but OngBak is defending well.
The referee asks Garafallo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Garafallo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jenean Garafallo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
OngBak is trying to control Garafallo's posture but Garafallo avoids it.
Garafallo working the head with strikes. #SUB#
Garafallo in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... OngBak is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jenean Garafallo!

Event: LFC 28
Date: Mar 25, 2017

#R1#
Miyazaki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stedman pinned against the cage. Stedman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #TD2#
Miyazaki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Stedman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Miyazaki just content to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyazaki trying to control the action but Stedman is working from the bottom.
Miyazaki tries to move to mount but Stedman blocks the move with his legs. #T1#
Stedman regains half guard.
Miyazaki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stedman works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Stedman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Stedman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miyazaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Stedman is tightening it up a little... Miyazaki has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Miyazaki reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Miyazaki taps out! Nice BJJ there by Stedman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Chet Stedman!

Event: DFC 27: Penn Vs Sanchez
Date: Mar 11, 2017

#R1#
Garafallo misses with a head kick.
Jones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Garafallo's head back.
Garafallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Garafallo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Garafallo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garafallo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Garafallo has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Jones's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones stalls. #T1#
Jones prevents a body shot from Garafallo.
Garafallo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Garafallo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Garafallo is controlling him.
Garafallo can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action. #BC#
Garafallo manages to break the clinch.
Garafallo missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garafallo throws a body kick that misses. #T2#
Garafallo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Garafallo misses its intended target.
Garafallo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garafallo throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Sean Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones jabs at Garafallo's body.
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!
Jones throws a jab when Garafallo was well out of range.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Garafallo throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Garafallo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garafallo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garafallo takes one on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing. #T3#
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garafallo looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD#
Garafallo gets the takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garafallo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones is avoiding damage well.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garafallo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garafallo throws an elbow but Jones slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jones tries to bench press Garafallo off him but Garafallo keeps the position.
Garafallo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Garafallo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jones managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Garafallo.
Garafallo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones dodges the ground and pound from Garafallo.
Jones keeps Garafallo under control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Garafallo working away.
Garafallo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jones is trying to control Garafallo's posture but Garafallo avoids it.
Garafallo tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones is trying to control Garafallo's posture but Garafallo avoids it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Garafallo throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Garafallo takes one on the button.
Jenean Garafallo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Garafallo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Jones misses.
Garafallo misses with a head kick.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Garafallo's head.
A head kick misses from Garafallo.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Garafallo's shoulder, as Garafallo tries to avoid the shot.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garafallo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Garafallo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.#T1#
Garafallo throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garafallo doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Garafallo's ribs.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garafallo wants to clinch.
Garafallo is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garafallo is defended easily by Jones.#TD#
Garafallo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Garafallo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jones's legs. #T2#
Garafallo trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones dodges the ground and pound from Garafallo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is trying to work for a sweep but Garafallo has mounted him!
Jones tries to control the position but Garafallo now has his back. #SUB#
Garafallo has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Jones looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #T3##SUB#
Garafallo is looking for a rear naked choke here but Jones reverses the position brilliantly into Garafallo's guard!
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garafallo is proving hard to escape from.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones wants to stand and escape but instead Garafallo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Garafallo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Garafallo breaks the clinch.
Garafallo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garafallo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garafallo staying out of range there.
Jones 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.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Garafallo backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garafallo is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Garafallo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones tests Garafallo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Sean Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garafallo slips under a jab.
Garafallo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jones.#T1#
Jones 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.
Garafallo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Garafallo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
A little feinted left hand from Garafallo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garafallo throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones thuds his right hand into Garafallo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones staying out of range there.
Garafallo blocks a jab.
Garafallo is looking to counter with head kicks.
Garafallo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garafallo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Garafallo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garafallo takes one to the side of the head.
Jones lands with a straight right. Garafallo didn't see that one coming.
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!
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Garafallo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
A swing and a miss from Garafallo.
A jab lands there for Jones.#T2#
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Garafallo.
Garafallo throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Garafallo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garafallo on the side of the head.
Garafallo dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Garafallo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garafallo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones swings for the body but Garafallo moves out of range.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garafallo tries to clinch up.
Jones lands the left hand.
Garafallo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones jabs Garafallo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garafallo closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Garafallo pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garafallo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones lands a slapping body shot. #T3#
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garafallo.
Garafallo throws a head kick that misses.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD#
Garafallo gets a takedown into half guard.
Garafallo prevents Jones from improving his position.
Garafallo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garafallo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garafallo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jenean Garafallo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Jones keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jones is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Garafallo jumps into side control!#SUB#
Garafallo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones parries the strikes from Garafallo easily there. Garafallo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jones to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Jones!

Event: SP ICON: New faces
Date: Mar 04, 2017

#R1#
Dangle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kittel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been informed that Dangle 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.
Dangle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dangle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dangle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kittel's head backwards.
Both fighters circling a little - Dangle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dangle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dangle avoiding damage. #TD#
Kittel gets control of Dangle's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kittel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kittel keeping moving, preventing Dangle from controlling successfully.
Dangle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kittel's head.
Dangle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kittel works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Kittel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB#
Kittel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dangle wants to stand and escape but instead Kittel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Kittel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dangle tries to escape but Kittel is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dangle struggling a bit here.
Dangle is trying to buck Kittel off.#T2#
Kittel controlling from side mount. #SU#
Kittel decides to take the fight back to the feet. #CL#
Kittel clinches.
Dangle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kittel backwards.
A knee to the head by Dangle.
Dangle blocks an elbow strike from Kittel.
Kittel is trying to break the clinch but Dangle has him pressed against the cage.
Dangle scores with a shot to the side of Kittel's head. #T3#
Kittel is trying to break the clinch but Dangle has him pressed against the cage.
Dangle lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dangle lands an elbow inside that Kittel shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dangle.
Dangle scores with a shoulder strike.
Dangle lands a left hand.
Kittel is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Dangle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dangle lands a nice knee to the body.
Kittel is breathing heavily.
Dangle lands a right hand.
Dangle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dangle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kittel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dangle scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dangle lands a knee to the body.
Dangle working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC2#
Kittel is rocked!#T4#
Dangle lands a knee to the head.
Oh Kittel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dangle landing knees to the head.
Kittel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dangle scores with a shoulder strike.
Dangle lands a damaging elbow.
Kittel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kittel fails to pull guard.
Dangle has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Kittel - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Dangle, and another! Kittel is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jim Dangle!

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