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CMMA 85 Dinapoli vs O'Neill PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Sinclair (ranked 24453 p4p, 5451 weight class) and Kyler Jameson (ranked 700 p4p, 606 weight class). Anthony Sinclair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyler Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson lands a nice shot that snaps Sinclair's head back.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jameson as he avoids it easily.
Sinclair looks for a takedown but Jameson sprawls well.
Sinclair sets himself, and Jameson steps forward looking for the clinch! Sinclair avoids it this time.
Jameson scores with a three punch combo!
Jameson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sinclair's guard.
Jameson wants to stand but Sinclair is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sinclair utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jameson with a nice head shot there.
Jameson is looking to work some ground and pound but Sinclair has wrist control.
Jameson looking to sit in guard and control but Sinclair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinclair throwing strikes from guard but Jameson blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson is wriggling around but Sinclair manages to pass to half guard.
Sinclair with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sinclair is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jameson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sinclair.
Sinclair is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sinclair tries to stand and escape but Jameson is controlling the position.
Sinclair thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jameson's head.
Jameson is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jameson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jameson keeping full guard, as Sinclair tries to pass.
Jameson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sinclair is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Sinclair misses with the head strike.
Sinclair wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sinclair.
Kyler Jameson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jameson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sinclair dives in for a single leg takedown but Jameson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jameson wants to break free but Sinclair has control.
Sinclair pulls guard successfully.
Jameson is sitting in close to Sinclair's body. Sinclair has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Jameson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Jameson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sinclair.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anthony Sinclair!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bison Jury (ranked 6367 p4p, 6813 weight class) and Pavel Milanich (ranked 661 p4p, 681 weight class). Jury comes to the cage accompanied by DMX's Intro - It's Dark and Hell is Hot. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bison Jury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Milanich!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milanich's corner calls for a 1-2. Milanich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Milanich lands a slapping body shot.
Jury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milanich moves away.
Jury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jury has Milanich up against the cage in a clinch.
Jury tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Milanich smiles and moves away.
Jury lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Milanich stuns Jury with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Milanich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Milanich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jury takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milanich lands with a good body shot.
Milanich clinches up with Jury and pushes him back against the cage.
Jury tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Milanich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jury tries to pull guard but Milanich forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bison Jury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jury jumps guard but Milanich turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jury tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jury tries to pull guard but Milanich holds him up against the cage and eventually Jury drops back down to his feet.
Milanich lands with a light punch inside.
Milanich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jury pushes Milanich up against the cage in a clinch.
Jury pulls guard successfully.
Milanich postures up.
Milanich lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Milanich throwing strikes but missing.
Jury has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jury had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Milanich defends it easily.
Milanich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jury has his feet on Milanich's thighs here. He's pushed Milanich off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Milanich screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bison Jury!
An out of breath Bison Jury thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alkyoneus Pallene (ranked 24265 p4p, 3906 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 673 p4p, 396 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pallene might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All Star Chuck Taylors - Andre Nickatina. Alkyoneus Pallene could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry Winston's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alkyoneus Pallene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pallene throws a jab when Winston was well out of range.
And Winston responds with a good body kick, but Pallene manages to step out the way in time.
Pallene looks to land a left hand but Winston moved out of range nicely.
Pallene swings for the body but Winston moves out of range.
Winston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pallene lands a body shot.
Winston misses with a low kick.
Winston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pallene with a jab.
 It looks like Harry Winston has been cut.
Pallene looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab lands there for Pallene.
Pallene misses with a straight left.
Pallene stuns Winston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pallene throws out a loose jab but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pallene cracks Winston with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Winston looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pallene finish him?
 Winston is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pallene throws a body shot but no joy.
Winston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pallene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pallene misses with a body shot.
Pallene throws a shot to the body.
Pallene avoids the body shot from Winston.
Pallene throws a hook but Winston avoids it easily.
Winston slips under a jab from Pallene.
And Winston responds with a good body kick, but Pallene manages to step out the way in time.
Pallene drops Winston with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Winston looks back up at him and smiles so Pallene waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Winston is still on wobbly legs! Can Pallene finish him?
Nice body punch from Pallene.
Winston looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pallene sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Winston's defenses. It connects perfectly with Winston's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alkyoneus Pallene!
Alkyoneus Pallene spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Myles Murray (ranked 3586 p4p, 2117 weight class) and Riley Hatfield (ranked 389 p4p, 237 weight class). Hatfield is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alabama - Bishop Gunn. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Myles Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riley Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray misses with a takedown attempt - Hatfield sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hatfield connects with a leg kick.
Hatfield throws out a loose jab but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray rushes Hatfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hatfield avoiding damage as Murray throws knees to the body.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hatfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatfield looking to stall.
Hatfield wants to stall.
Hatfield breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Hatfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses the jab.
Hatfield moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hatfield throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Murray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murray changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hatfield looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Murray tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hatfield's legs.
Murray prevents Hatfield from escaping the position.
Hatfield defending against the ground and pound.
Hatfield wants to get back to his feet but Murray is dominant here and he's now got Hatfield's back!
Hatfield is trying to shake Murray off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Murray won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Hatfield jabs Murray to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murray wants to clinch up but Hatfield keeps it at a distance.
Murray is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hatfield throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hatfield as he avoids it easily.
Hatfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatfield.
Murray appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray closes the distance and clinches.
Murray dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hatfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murray wants to clinch up but Hatfield keeps it at a distance.
Hatfield misses with a straight left.
Hatfield throws an overhand right that lands on Murray's shoulder, as Murray tries to avoid the shot.
Hatfield bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murray's head.
Murray blocks a jab.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut
and Murray counters with a head kick.
Riley Hatfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murray tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hatfield defends well and Murray ends up having to push Hatfield into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hatfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myles Murray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
Murray blocking some punches.
Hatfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hatfield scores with a three punch combo!
Murray tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hatfield sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murray somewhat.
A little jabbing left from Hatfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield leaves Murray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Hatfield.
Hatfield lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hatfield takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Murray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hatfield misses with a low kick as Murray jumps back.
Murray attempts a counter takedown but Hatfield avoids it well and moves away.
Hatfield avoids the head kick by Murray.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
Hatfield pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murray is out of range and Hatfield settles back down.
Hatfield misses the shot to the body.
Murray is looking to clinch but Hatfield is avoiding it.
Hatfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murray.
Hatfield lands with a right hand.
Murray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray slips a jab from Hatfield.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.
Murray is looking to counter the offense by Hatfield and move into the clinch.
Hatfield bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murray's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatfield connects with a right hand. Murray shakes it off.
Murray misses with a takedown attempt - Hatfield sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hatfield throws a leg kick but Murray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hatfield works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murray.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hatfield misses with a low kick as Murray jumps back.
Hatfield goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hatfield lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Murray dodges the punch combination from Hatfield.
Hatfield wants to slow Murray down by chopping away at his legs.
As Hatfield tries to get set, Murray tries to push him back and clinch up but Hatfield manages to avoid the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Hatfield dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hatfield throws a leg kick that misses.
Hatfield throws out a powerful jab.
Hatfield swinging wildly here.
Murray throws a quick counter head kick but Hatfield was just out of range.
Hatfield looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice sprawl there from Hatfield as Murray shoots in.
Hatfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray has managed to clinch.
Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murray shoots in for a takedown but Hatfield shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hatfield moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hatfield. Those never looked like landing.
Riley Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray thows a body kick. Hatfield tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Hatfield misses the target.
Hatfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Murray ducks down to avoid it.
Hatfield throws an overhand right that lands on Murray's shoulder, as Murray tries to avoid the shot.
As Hatfield looks to move away, Murray throws a big counter combo but Hatfield just gets out of the way.
Myles Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murray throws a nice looking combination but Hatfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray throws a series of punches but Hatfield avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Hatfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murray blocks a jab.
Murray on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murray.
Murray shoots in but Hatfield avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myles Murray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatfield stuffs the takedown attempt from Murray. Murray gets slowly back to his feet.
Hatfield lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Murray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hatfield throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murray misses with a series of wild punches.
Hatfield buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray shoots in for a double leg but Hatfield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hatfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatfield.
A jab lands there for Hatfield.
Riley Hatfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hatfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murray circles away quickly and effectively.
Murray takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
Hatfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hatfield connects with a solid leg kick.
Murray tries to clinch there but Hatfield circles away.
Hatfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murray looks to land a combination but Hatfield avoids it well.
Hatfield connects with a right hand. Murray shakes it off.
Hatfield works Murray's body with a nice hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hatfield!
Murray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hatfield as he jumps to the side.
Murray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hatfield can pounce on him.
Murray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield misses with a looping left.
Hatfield swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murray.
Murray looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Horrible takedown attempt by Murray or perhaps it was just good defense by Hatfield, which made it look bad.
Hatfield scores with a nice head shot.
Hatfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good shot there by Hatfield.
Hatfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Murray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hatfield sprawls well. Hatfield wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murray gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Murray.
Hatfield throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 Murray is rocked!
Hatfield drops Murray with a big left hand! Murray is injured, injured bad! Hatfield jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riley Hatfield!
A victorious Riley Hatfield thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrik Mustonen (ranked 2737 p4p, 3623 weight class) and Nikolai Tsavieva (ranked 288 p4p, 396 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrik Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Tsavieva!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsavieva throws a hook but Mustonen avoids it easily.
Mustonen tries to counter by clinching up but Tsavieva breaks away and moves out of range.
Mustonen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nikolai Tsavieva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mustonen.
Tsavieva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mustonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tsavieva darts in looking for a takedown but Mustonen gets double underhooks and turns Tsavieva into the cage.
Mustonen is looking to counter the offense by Tsavieva and move into the clinch.
Mustonen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tsavieva if he has to take too many more of those.
Mustonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsavieva misses with a straight right.
Mustonen tries to counter by clinching up but Tsavieva breaks away and moves out of range.
Mustonen throws a lazy head kick
and Mustonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mustonen throws a sloppy head kick and Tsavieva moves out of range easily.
Tsavieva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mustonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsavieva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mustonen!
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mustonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tsavieva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mustonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tsavieva lands a nice shot that snaps Mustonen's head back.
Mustonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsavieva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tsavieva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mustonen moves away.
Mustonen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tsavieva manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mustonen throws a wild body kick that Tsavieva sees coming a mile off.
Tsavieva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mustonen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Patrik Mustonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustonen scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsavieva shoots in but no luck this time.
Tsavieva just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMustonen.
Patrik Mustonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Tsavieva.
Mustonen throws a head kick but Tsavieva moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Mustonen. No joy for Tsavieva on that attempt.
Tsavieva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mustonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Nikolai Tsavieva has been cut.
A solid body kick from Mustonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsavieva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustonen manages to avoid it.
Tsavieva looks to score with a jab to the body but Mustonen is just out of range.
It appears Mustonen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tsavieva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tsavieva throws a combination that misses
and Mustonen counters with an inside leg kick.
Mustonen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tsavieva's head.
Mustonen throws the kick towards the body but Tsavieva avoids it.
Tsavieva wants to counter with a clinch but Mustonen pushes him away.
Mustonen looks to land a body kick but Tsavieva moved away.
Tsavieva loads up on a big right hand but Mustonen slips the punch.
Tsavieva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mustonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen throws a sloppy head kick and Tsavieva moves out of range easily.
Tsavieva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mustonen.
Mustonen misses with a head kick.
Tsavieva misses the shot to the body.
Tsavieva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mustonen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mustonen.
Mustonen tries to land a knee to the head but Tsavieva blocks with his arms.
Mustonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tsavieva is trying to pull guard but Mustonen has him pressed against the cage.
Tsavieva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mustonen smiles and moves away.
Tsavieva misses with a straight left.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mustonen defending well as Tsavieva loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrik Mustonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Tsavieva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mustonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tsavieva throws a right hand that Mustonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Mustonen also avoids with ease.
Tsavieva throws a shot from downtown. Mustonen moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Tsavieva lands.
Mustonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tsavieva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mustonen connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mustonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsavieva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Tsavieva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mustonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsavieva can do to turn this around?
Mustonen misses with a body kick.
Tsavieva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mustonen misses with a body kick.
Tsavieva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mustonen.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses.
Mustonen pushes Tsavieva away with a front kick.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tsavieva steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mustonen.
An inside leg kick lands from Mustonen.
Mustonen moves out of range as Tsavieva strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsavieva misses the jab.
Mustonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick by Mustonen misses
and Tsavieva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses.
Tsavieva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mustonen misses with a kick to the body.
Tsavieva blocks the body kick.
Mustonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsavieva.
Mustonen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tsavieva blocks a head kick by Mustonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsavieva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mustonen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mustonen struggling a bit here.
Mustonen is trying to get back to half guard.
Tsavieva wants to stand but Mustonen is controlling his arm.
Mustonen wants to control but Tsavieva postures up.
Tsavieva wants to stand but Mustonen has his arm trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mustonen throws a sloppy head kick
and Tsavieva counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Tsavieva.
Mustonen thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mustonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsavieva.
Mustonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nikolai Tsavieva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Tsavieva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tsavieva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mustonen counters with a thumping low kick.
Tsavieva misses with an uppercut
and Mustonen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tsavieva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mustonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tsavieva misses the shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tsavieva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mustonen - the referee stops the clock and Tsavieva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mustonen. Tsavieva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mustonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsavieva throws a jab but it's blocked by Mustonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustonen lands a nice looking body kick.
Tsavieva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mustonen at a distance.
Mustonen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tsavieva will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsavieva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mustonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tsavieva's sensitive parts.
Mustonen throws a body kick that misses.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses.
Mustonen sets himself, and Tsavieva steps forward looking for the clinch! Mustonen avoids it this time.
Tsavieva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mustonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mustonen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsavieva misses with a hook. Mustonen ducked under it nicely.
Mustonen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tsavieva.
Tsavieva looks to land a right hand but Mustonen moved out of range.
Tsavieva throws the left hand but Mustonen avoids the punch easily.
Mustonen feints and then cracks Tsavieva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tsavieva down.
Mustonen throws a head kick but Tsavieva moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mustonen. Tsavieva shrugs it off though.
Tsavieva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Tsavieva tries to get set, Mustonen tries to push him back and clinch up but Tsavieva manages to avoid the attempt.
Some wild striking there from Tsavieva.
Mustonen is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mustonen.
Mustonen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mustonen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mustonen scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from Tsavieva does it's job there.
Patrik Mustonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Mustonen throws a lazy head kick
and Tsavieva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tsavieva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mustonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mustonen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tsavieva.
Tsavieva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mustonen's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsavieva.
Tsavieva avoids the head kick by Mustonen.
Tsavieva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustonen.
Tsavieva just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMustonen.
Mustonen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tsavieva's head.
Tsavieva works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsavieva moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Tsavieva misses.
Tsavieva avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrik Mustonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mustonen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrik Mustonen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Gruff (ranked 1320 p4p, 1745 weight class) and Jonas Majors (ranked 153 p4p, 200 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Gruff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonas Majors!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majors throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gruff connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Majors's hands.
Gruff lands with a hook. Majors tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gruff cracks Majors with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Majors walks into a straight right hand from Gruff.
Majors lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Majors. Gruff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gruff scores with a nice strike.
Gruff looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gruff missing with a left hand there. Majors was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Majors on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Majors is rocked!
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!
Gruff circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Majors tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Gruff wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buster Gruff!
A less than humble Buster Gruff misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 1062 p4p, 2611 weight class) and Stefan De Vries (ranked 124 p4p, 258 weight class). Kanaani comes to the cage accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1BNcSBApOU. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries throws a lazy right hand but Kanaani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kanaani tries to counter with a takedown but De Vries is quick to defend against it.
De Vries lands a slapping body shot.
Kanaani scores with a shot to the body.
Kanaani stuns De Vries with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Vries 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.
Kanaani changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. De Vries looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kanaani landing strikes.
Kanaani controlling the position.
De Vries prevents Kanaani from improving position.
De Vries seems a little lost for a moment, as Kanaani dominates the positioning.
Kanaani decides to stand up, so the ref orders De Vries to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Kanaani has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
De Vries looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanaani misses with a body shot.
De Vries walks into a stiff left hand from Kanaani.
Kanaani fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging De Vries to the ground. Kanaani is now in De Vries's guard.
Kanaani not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kanaani seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down De Vries for as long as he can get away with.
Kanaani throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kanaani's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kanaani gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kanaani looking to score a takedown here. De Vries is defending well but Kanaani drives through and ends up in De Vries's guard.
Kanaani 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.
Kanaani continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kanaani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kanaani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Vries moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kanaani digs a good hook to De Vries's body.
Kanaani misses with a wild body shot.
De Vries takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kanaani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here.
Kanaani stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kanaani shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kanaani looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Vries with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mehdi Kanaani dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kanaani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kanaani works De Vries's body with a nice hook.
De Vries gets caught napping as Kanaani dives in and scores a takedown. De Vries manages to retain guard.
Kanaani is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kanaani stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanaani throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De Vries was covering up waiting for the punch and Kanaani finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kanaani is stalling in the full guard.
De Vries is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kanaani postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kanaani's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kanaani stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kanaani.
Kanaani is working De Vries over with some ground and pound from side control.
De Vries really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kanaani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kanaani is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kanaani working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kanaani controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kanaani is looking to slow De Vries down with leg kicks.
Kanaani lands a nice hook to De Vries's body. De Vries takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Vries shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mehdi Kanaani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanaani jabs at De Vries's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanaani bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Vries's head backwards.
Kanaani throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Vries tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kanaani is in De Vries's guard.
Kanaani 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.
Kanaani stands and steps away. De Vries gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kanaani comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Vries tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kanaani is in De Vries's guard.
Kanaani with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kanaani in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kanaani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kanaani's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kanaani content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kanaani slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kanaani landing some decent shots from guard.
Kanaani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kanaani stands up over De Vries, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Vries can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kanaani controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mehdi Kanaani dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kanaani changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kanaani lands with a nice body punch.
Kanaani lands a nice looking body shot.
De Vries misses with a looping left.
De Vries misses with a right hand
and Kanaani counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kanaani lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanaani lands with a good body shot.
Kanaani closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kanaani lands in his opponent's guard.
Kanaani is stalling in the full guard.
De Vries takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanaani stands up and waves to De Vries to follow him.
De Vries takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stefan De Vries has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kanaani scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kanaani decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kanaani content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kanaani scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kanaani lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kanaani takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kanaani lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kanaani lands a nice short elbow.
Mehdi Kanaani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kanaani looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kanaani seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
De Vries taking some punishment here, with Kanaani in his half guard.
Kanaani is taking a breather. De Vries says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Vries can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kanaani has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kanaani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Vries can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kanaani decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Kanaani looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kanaani looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kanaani looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Vries with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kanaani working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kanaani landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kanaani controlling the action here.
Kanaani stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows De Vries to get to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mehdi Kanaani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kanaani has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mehdi Kanaani!
Our winner, Mehdi Kanaani, 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.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Adams (ranked 603 p4p, 1545 weight class) and Da Lusen (ranked 74 p4p, 180 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamal Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Da Lusen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with a body shot
and Lusen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lusen lands a jab-cross combination.
Lusen scores with a jab. Adams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jamal Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Adams misses
and Lusen counters by clinching up.
Lusen misses with some punches.
Lusen stalling the fight.
Lusen lands an elbow that stopped Adams in his tracks for a moment.
Lusen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Lusen scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lusen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lusen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lusen working aggressively here.
Lusen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lusen misses with the head strike.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams is trying to force a seperation but Lusen has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lusen.
A shot in the inside from Lusen.
Adams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lusen lands a nice elbow.
Lusen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lusen is stalling here.
A hook to the body from Lusen.
Lusen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lusen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lusen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Lusen lands an uppercut.
Lusen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lusen is struggling to control the position.
Lusen has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Lusen has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Lusen misses with some punches.
Adams dodges an elbow strike from Lusen.
Lusen throws a head punch that misses.
Lusen pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adams tries to circle away but Lusen has him pinned against the cage.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Lusen misses with a punch on the inside.
Lusen swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lusen.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lusen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lusen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adams.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams dodges an elbow strike from Lusen.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Adams blocks a body shot from Lusen.
Lusen lands an uppercut.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lusen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lusen working aggressively here.
Adams prevents a body shot from Lusen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Lusen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lusen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Lusen throws out a counter right but Adams avoids it with no problem.
Lusen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adams appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Lusen misses.
Adams throws a body punch but Lusen moves out of range.
Lusen tries to move into range but Adams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Adams misses.
Adams misses with a body shot
enabling Lusen to counter with a crisp jab.
Adams misses with a shot to the body
and Lusen counters with a stiff right hand.
Lusen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams misses with a shot to the body
and Lusen counters with a low kick, right behind Adams 's knee.
A head kick misses from Lusen.
Lusen misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Adams swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to keep at a distance but Lusen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Lusen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lusen throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Lusen throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Lusen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adams has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lusen lands an elbow that stopped Adams in his tracks for a moment.
Lusen avoiding damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lusen taking a breather.
Adams blocks a body shot from Lusen.
Adams blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lusen has Adams pushed against the cage.
Lusen working aggressively here.
Adams takes an elbow to the temple.
Lusen lands with a light punch inside.
Adams blocks an elbow strike from Lusen.
A short right from Lusen on the inside.
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!
Lusen working aggressively here.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Lusen controls his hands.
Adams leaning his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lusen misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Adams.
Da Lusen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lusen has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Lusen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lusen pushes off an throws an elbow but Adams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lusen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lusen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lusen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lusen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lusen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams blocks the elbow strike.
Lusen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lusen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lusen scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lusen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lusen tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lusen throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Lusen has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Still in the clinch, Lusen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lusen tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Lusen can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Lusen stalling in the clinch but Adams improves position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Lusen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lusen tries to clinch but Adams moves away
and Adams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Adams.
Lusen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lusen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Adams punishes Lusen's body with a nice straight punch.
Lusen avoids the body shot from Adams.
Lusen missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lusen.
Lusen wants to counter the offense by Adams and move into the clinch position.
Adams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lusen's head backwards.
Da Lusen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses the body punch
and Lusen counters with a nice body shot.
Adams takes a swing at Lusen's ribcage but misses.
Adams misses with a jab to the body
and Lusen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lusen tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Lusen throws out a loose jab but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lusen moves away.
Adams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lusen moves away.
Adams is looking to wear down Lusen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Lusen blocks a jab.
Lusen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lusen was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Lusen tries to counter by closing the distance.
A clash of legs there as Adams blocks the low kick.
Adams misses the body punch
and Lusen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams misses with a right hand
and Lusen counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lusen.
Adams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lusen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lusen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adams is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lusen cracks Adams with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Adams falls to his knees and Lusen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Da Lusen!
A relieved looking Da Lusen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dinapoli (ranked 226 p4p, 1336 weight class) and Dempsey O’Neill (ranked 38 p4p, 187 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Dinapoli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dempsey O’Neill!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinapoli moves out of range of the body kick.
O’Neill looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dinapoli throws a right hand that O’Neill ducks under and follows up with a left that O’Neill also avoids with ease.
Dinapoli has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dinapoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O’Neill throws out the jab.
O’Neill just misses with a punch to the body.
Dinapoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dinapoli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dinapoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O’Neill can't find room to land a body shot as Dinapoli controls the action.
Dinapoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O’Neill can't find room to land a body shot as Dinapoli controls the action.
O’Neill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinapoli misses with a body punch
enabling O’Neill to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Joe Dinapoli has been cut.
Dinapoli clinches.
Dinapoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O’Neill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dinapoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinapoli lands a body punch.
O’Neill tries to throw a body punch but Dinapoli avoids it by throwing O’Neill back against the cage.
Dinapoli gets through O’Neill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Dinapoli.
O’Neill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O’Neill misses with the head strike.
Dinapoli scores with a hook to the body.
Dinapoli lands a shot to the body.
Dinapoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O’Neill lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dinapoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dinapoli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O’Neill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dinapoli's elbow.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
O’Neill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O’Neill backwards.
Dinapoli swings wildly with an uppercut but O’Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Dinapoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dinapoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
O’Neill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O’Neill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dinapolis head.
Dinapoli blocks a body shot from O’Neill.
Dinapoli misses with the head strike.
Dinapoli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O’Neill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dinapoli backwards.
O’Neill struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
O’Neill blocks an uppercut.
Dinapoli lands with a light punch inside.
Dinapoli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O’Neill or not.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from O’Neill.
O’Neill misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli lands a left hand that snaps the head of O’Neill backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinapoli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O’Neill struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
Nice body punch from O’Neill.
A head punch on the inside from Dinapoli fails to land.
O’Neill has a couple of punches blocked by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from O’Neill.
O’Neill is trying to force a seperation but Dinapoli has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O’Neill.
Dinapoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dinapoli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dinapoli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O’Neill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O’Neill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dinapoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dinapoli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O’Neill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dinapoli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli can't find room to land a body shot as O’Neill controls the action.
O’Neill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
O’Neill misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from O’Neill fails to land.
Dinapoli blocks an uppercut.
O’Neill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dinapoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
O’Neill lands a nice uppercut.
Dinapoli tries a body shot but O’Neill blocks it.
Dinapoli blocking some punches.
Dinapoli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O’Neill.
Dinapoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dinapoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dinapoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O’Neill struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
O’Neill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dinapoli misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dinapoli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Dinapoli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O’Neill tries to clinch up but Dinapoli circles away and keeps his distance.
O’Neill throws a jab when Dinapoli was well out of range.
That kick from Dinapoli tenderised O’Neill's leg. O’Neill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dinapoli rushes O’Neill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O’Neill prevents a body shot from Dinapoli.
O’Neill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dinapoli backwards.
Dinapoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dinapoli blocks a body shot from O’Neill.
Dinapoli lands a left hand that snaps the head of O’Neill backwards.
O’Neill scores with a shoulder strike.
Dinapoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinapoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
O’Neill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dinapoli backwards.
Dinapoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dinapoli throws a head punch that misses.
O’Neill tries to work over Dinapoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O’Neill misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O’Neill.
O’Neill misses with a body punch.
Dinapoli lands with a light punch inside.
Dinapoli scores with a shot to the side of O’Neill's head.
Dinapoli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dinapoli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O’Neill can do to turn this around?
A short right from Dinapoli.
Joe Dinapoli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
O’Neill misses with the head strike.
O’Neill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Dinapoli on the inside.
O’Neill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O’Neill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dinapoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dinapoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dinapoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Dinapoli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dinapoli blocks a body shot from O’Neill.
Dinapoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O’Neill's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O’Neill blocks a body shot from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli has O’Neill pushed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinapoli blocks an uppercut.
O’Neill misses with some punches.
Dinapoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O’Neill.
O’Neill breaks the clinch.
Dinapoli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from O’Neill.
O’Neill misses with a right hand
and Dinapoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dinapoli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dinapoli throws a jab when O’Neill was well out of range.
Dinapoli gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O’Neill can't find room to land a body shot as Dinapoli controls the action.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from O’Neill.
Dinapoli blocking some punches.
Dinapoli misses with a punch to the body.
O’Neill blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Dinapoli.
O’Neill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O’Neill.
Dinapoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, O’Neill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
Dinapoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for O’Neill.
O’Neill misses with a body punch.
O’Neill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dinapoli working aggressively here.
Dinapoli lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dinapoli fails to land.
O’Neill misses with a punch to the body.
O’Neill misses with a punch to the body.
O’Neill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dinapoli backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dinapoli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dinapoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dinapoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O’Neill swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinapoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinapoli will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning O’Neill up against the cage.
Dinapoli lands a shoulder strike.
Dinapoli misses with the head strike.
O’Neill misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dinapoli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Dinapoli'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.
O’Neill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O’Neill throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As O’Neill tries to get set, Dinapoli tries to push him back and clinch up but O’Neill manages to avoid the attempt.
Dinapoli misses with a hook.
O’Neill misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Dinapoli misses the target.
O’Neill takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O’Neill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli is looking for a counter combo.
Dinapoli moves into the clinch successfully.
O’Neill manages to break the clinch.
O’Neill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dinapoli scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinapoli looks to clinch
and O’Neill counters with a straight right hand.
Dinapoli connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dinapoli drives through and clinches with O’Neill against the cage.
Dinapoli blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from O’Neill fails to land.
Dinapoli lands a left hand that snaps the head of O’Neill backwards.
O’Neill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O’Neill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O’Neill tries a body shot but Dinapoli blocks it.
Dinapoli lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O’Neill.
Dinapoli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from O’Neill.
Dinapoli lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O’Neill.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O’Neill.
O’Neill lands a hook to the side of the head.
O’Neill misses with a punch to the body.
Dinapoli takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O’Neill working aggressively here.
O’Neill misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dinapoli.
Dinapoli lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dinapoli.
Dinapoli working aggressively here.
Dinapoli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dinapoli.
O’Neill blocks an uppercut.
O’Neill misses with the head strike.
Dinapoli swings wildly with an uppercut but O’Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Dinapoli on the inside.
O’Neill misses with a punch to the body.
O’Neill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dinapoli gets through O’Neill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O’Neill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O’Neill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O’Neill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O’Neill tries to throw a body punch but Dinapoli avoids it by throwing O’Neill back against the cage.
Dinapoli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O’Neills head.
O’Neill lands with a left to the head.
Dinapoli blocks an uppercut.
Dinapoli throws a punch but it's blocked by O’Neill.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
O’Neill throws a punch but it's blocked by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli throws a head punch that misses.
O’Neill has a couple of punches blocked by Dinapoli.
O’Neill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dinapoli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dinapoli lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Dinapoli on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dinapoli fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O’Neill prevents a body shot from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli tries to throw a body punch but O’Neill avoids it by throwing Dinapoli back against the cage.
Dinapoli lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O’Neill swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinapoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinapoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O’Neill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli throws a head punch that misses.
Dinapoli swings wildly with an uppercut but O’Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O’Neill.
O’Neill working aggressively here.
O’Neill swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinapoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinapoli pushes O’Neill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dinapoli clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Dinapoli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dinapoli closes the distance and clinches.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from O’Neill.
Dinapoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O’Neill misses with a body punch.
Dinapoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O’Neill.
Dinapoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dinapoli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
O’Neill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dinapoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O’Neill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dinapoli.
O’Neill struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
O’Neill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O’Neill blocks an uppercut.
O’Neill throws a head punch that misses.
Dinapoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O’Neill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dinapoli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O’Neill takes a shot to the head.
O’Neill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dinapoli's elbow.
O’Neill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from O’Neill.
O’Neill blocks an uppercut.
Dinapoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O’Neill's elbow.
O’Neill blocks a body shot from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O’Neills head.
A shot in the inside from O’Neill.
O’Neill prevents a body shot from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli lands a right hand.
Dinapoli lands with a light punch inside.
Dinapoli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O’Neill scores with a shot to the side of Dinapoli's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dinapoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O’Neill's elbow.
O’Neill misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from O’Neill.
Dinapoli struggles to land a body shot inside as O’Neill controls his hands.
O’Neill lands a body shot.
Dinapoli blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O’Neill.
Dinapoli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from O’Neill.
Dinapoli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Dinapoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinapoli.
O’Neill working aggressively here.
Dinapoli lands a right hand that snaps the head of O’Neill backwards.
O’Neill misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O’Neill pushes Dinapoli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Dinapoli.
O’Neill misses with some punches.
A short left from Dinapoli.
O’Neill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from O’Neill fails to land.
O’Neill blocks an uppercut.
O’Neill works on Dinapoli's body with a couple of short punches.
Dinapoli misses with a punch on the inside.
O’Neill is leaning against Dinapoli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dinapoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dinapoli has a couple of punches blocked by O’Neill.
Dinapoli blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O’Neill.
Dinapoli throws a punch but it's blocked by O’Neill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O’Neill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O’Neill has had enough of the clinch but Dinapoli keeps him there for the moment.
Dinapoli misses with a punch on the inside.
O’Neill misses with a body punch.
Dinapoli tries to throw a body punch but O’Neill avoids it by throwing Dinapoli back against the cage.
O’Neill lands a hook that snaps the head of Dinapoli backwards.
O’Neill misses with a body punch.
O’Neill breaks the clinch.
Dinapoli 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O’Neill scores with a nice right hand.
Dinapoli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dinapoli tries to clinch but O’Neill is having none of it.
O’Neill doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dinapoli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O’Neill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dinapoli is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dinapoli had his way with Dempsey O’Neill in that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Dinapoli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dinapoli is looking to clinch.
O’Neill misses with a looping right.
O’Neill misses the shot to the body.
Dinapoli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O’Neill's hands.
It looks like Dempsey O’Neill has been cut.
Dinapoli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O’Neill, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from O’Neill fails to land.
O’Neill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O’Neill misses with some punches.
O’Neill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dinapoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinapoli.
O’Neill throws a punch but it's blocked by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli pushes O’Neill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
O’Neill misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Dinapoli.
O’Neill is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
O’Neill blocking some punches.
Dinapoli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O’Neills head.
Dinapoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
O’Neill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O’Neill.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from O’Neill.
Dinapoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Dinapoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Dinapoli.
A short right from Dinapoli on the inside.
O’Neill blocking some punches.
O’Neill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from O’Neill.
O’Neill has a couple of punches blocked by Dinapoli.
O’Neill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dempsey O’Neill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dinapoli.
O’Neill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O’Neill blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O’Neill.
O’Neill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dinapoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from O’Neill.
Dinapoli tries a body shot but O’Neill blocks it.
Dinapoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinapoli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O’Neill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dinapoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
O’Neill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O’Neill.
A head punch on the inside from Dinapoli fails to land.
O’Neill tries to work over Dinapoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli struggles to land a body shot inside as O’Neill controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Dinapoli.
O’Neill misses with a punch to the body.
Dinapoli blocks an uppercut.
O’Neill blocks an uppercut.
Dinapoli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O’Neill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dinapoli works on O’Neill's body with a couple of short punches.
Joe Dinapoli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O’Neill misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O’Neill.
Dinapoli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O’Neill swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinapoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
O’Neill struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O’Neill can't find room to land a body shot as Dinapoli controls the action.
O’Neill misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dinapoli.
O’Neill can't find room to land a body shot as Dinapoli controls the action.
O’Neill pushes Dinapoli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O’Neill swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinapoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinapoli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Dinapoli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O’Neill tries a body shot but Dinapoli blocks it.
Dinapoli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Dinapoli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dinapoli 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Dinapoli!
Joe Dinapoli retains his light heavyweight title!
Joe Dinapoli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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