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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cathail Murphy (ranked 3886 p4p, 2580 weight class) and Daday Dadaeff (ranked 467 p4p, 347 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Cathail Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daday Dadaeff!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dadaeff throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Dadaeff throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy wants to clinch
and Dadaeff counters with an inside leg kick.
Daday Dadaeff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dadaeff's waist but Dadaeff gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
Murphy has a takedown stuffed.
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dadaeff pinned against the cage. Dadaeff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cathail Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy shoots in for a double leg but Dadaeff sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
and Dadaeff counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Dadaeff misses.
Murphy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Murphy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dadaeff to the mat! Dadaeff manages to get full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Murphy'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.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Dadaeff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dadaeff looking for a sweep. Not yet Dadaeff, not yet.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Dadaeff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dadaeff is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dadaeff wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses. Dadaeff uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murphy's guard. Nice move by Dadaeff!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dadaeff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murphy is keeping the position for now.
Dadaeff being controlled here momentarily.
Dadaeff is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Murphy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dadaeff showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dadaeff manages to pass to side control.
Murphy is trying to stand up here but Dadaeff is controlling him well.
Dadaeff passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Murphy!
Dadaeff looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dadaeff cracks Murphy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Murphy wants to hold on but Dadaeff pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Dadaeff.
Dadaeff trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Murphy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dadaeff scoring with strikes but Murphy is staying in there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy tries to hold on but Dadaeff postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dadaeff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Murphy's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daday Dadaeff dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dadaeff lands a right hook to the body.
Dadaeff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dadaeff lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but Dadaeff has him pressed against the cage.
Dadaeff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dadaeff connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
Dadaeff looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Dadaeff manages to avoid it.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Dadaeff shows good takedown defense.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown. Dadaeff tries to sprawl out of it but Murphy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dadaeff manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cathail Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy takes a jab right on the kisser.
 It looks like Cathail Murphy has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dadaeff.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murphy is defended easily by Dadaeff.
Good standup being displayed there by Dadaeff as he connects with a hook.
Murphy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Dadaeff throws a head kick that misses.
Dadaeff with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dadaeff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dadaeff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dadaeff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cathail Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Dadaeff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 Murphy is rocked!
Nice takedown defense from Dadaeff. No joy for Murphy on that attempt.
Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daday Dadaeff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Dadaeff.
Dadaeff cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.
Dadaeff scores with a hook to the body. Murphy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dadaeff catches Murphy napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Murphy to the canvas!
Dadaeff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murphy is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dadaeff controlling from the top position.
Dadaeff looking to sit in guard and control but Murphy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dadaeff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Dadaeff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dadaeff wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dadaeff pulls Murphy in close to prevent any damage.
Dadaeff wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Dadaeff has wrist control.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Dadaeff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daday Dadaeff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cathail Murphy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dadaeff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy gets the takedown into side control.
Murphy trying to control the action but Dadaeff is working from the bottom.
Murphy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dadaeff is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy is trying to get an arm triangle but Dadaeff is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Murphy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Murphy throws a strike aimed at the side of Dadaeff's head but Dadaeff avoids it well.
Murphy taking a breather here.
Murphy taking a break here but Dadaeff is having none of it and regains half guard.
Daday Dadaeff has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Murphy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dadaeff controlling the position for now.
Murphy throwing shots but Dadaeff is blocking nicely.
Murphy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dadaeff misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Daday Dadaeff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dadaeff lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dadaeff lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
Dadaeff punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Dadaeff throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dadaeff rushes Murphy and presses him up against the cage.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Dadaeff has double underhooks.
Dadaeff lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dadaeff works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Dadaeff blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daday Dadaeff is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dadaeff digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dadaeff presses Murphy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for Dadaeff to work.
The referee calls for Dadaeff to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dadaeff manages to break the clinch.
Dadaeff fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murphy on the side of the head.
Cathail Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dadaeff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dadaeff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dadaeff looks to land a combination. Murphy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dadaeff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daday Dadaeff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dadaeff has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daday Dadaeff!
Daday Dadaeff took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Big Dog Gains 160Q $150 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Doyle (ranked 2130 p4p, 3497 weight class) and Steven Rutherford (ranked 213 p4p, 328 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Doyle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Clash - Jimmy Jazz. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Rutherford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rutherford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doyle, pushing him back against the cage.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doyle has him pressed against the cage.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rutherford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutherford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Rutherford circles away.
Rutherford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutherford scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Rutherford works Doyle's body with a nice hook.
Rutherford throws an overhand right that lands on Doyle's shoulder, as Doyle tries to avoid the shot.
Doyle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rutherford under the eye.
Rutherford wants to clinch
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doyle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rutherford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Rutherford misses the target.
Rutherford takes one to the chin there.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle misses with a two punch combination.
Rutherford punishes Doyle's body with a nice straight punch.
Rutherford tries to clinch but Doyle moves out of range.
Rutherford throws a lazy uppercut
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutherford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rutherford on the side of the head.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Rutherford moved out of range nicely.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutherford.
Doyle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Rutherford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy left from Doyle finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutherford.
Rutherford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutherford moves away.
Doyle misses with a body punch
and Rutherford counters with an outside leg kick.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutherford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Doyle misses its target.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
Rutherford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to the body from Doyle misses
and Rutherford moves into the clinch.
Doyle pushes Rutherford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Doyle.
A right handed body shot lands from Doyle.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Doyle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rutherford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Doyle.
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!
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
A short right from Doyle.
Doyle tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rutherford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Rutherford misses.
Rutherford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Doyle tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford is trying to force a seperation but Doyle has the dominant position.
Doyle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Good body shot from Doyle.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Doyle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rutherford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doyle looks to land a body kick but Rutherford moved away.
Rutherford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doyle is looking to clinch.
Doyle scores with a kick to the body.
Rutherford keeps the fight on the outside.
Doyle throws a right hand that misses
and Rutherford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rutherford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doyle.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutherford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutherford wants to counter with a clinch but Doyle pushes him away.
Rutherford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rutherford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutherford.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle blocks a head kick by Rutherford.
It looked like Doyle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle swings widly with a right hand
and Rutherford counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Rutherford blocks a jab.
Doyle tries to land a leg kick but Rutherford saw it coming and moves away.
Doyle slips a jab from Rutherford.
Doyle takes a swing at Rutherford's ribcage but misses.
Doyle throws out a leg kick but Rutherford moves out of range and Doyle only half commits.
A low kick lands for Doyle.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Doyle is looking to counter with head kicks.
Rutherford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rutherford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutherford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Rutherford misses with a body kick.
Rutherford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutherford.
Rutherford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutherford throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rutherford tries to clinch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
Rutherford motions for Doyle to come forward. Rutherford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford misses with a lunging right hand
and Rutherford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Rutherford gets tackled into the cage by Doyle. Doyle maintains the clinch.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutherford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doyle to score with a decent uppercut.
Rutherford tries to close the distance and clinch but Doyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutherford looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doyle tries to keep at a distance but Rutherford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutherford.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Rutherford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Rutherford tries to score with a low kick but Doyle moves his leg out of the way.
Doyle misses with a right hand
and Rutherford counters with an inside leg kick.
Doyle scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Doyle dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Doyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doyle loads up on a big right hand but Rutherford slips the punch.
Rutherford lands a head shot.
Rutherford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rutherford throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Rutherford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutherford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doyle needs to keep his hands up - Rutherford had a free shot at his head there.
Rutherford works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Rutherford.
A left lands for Rutherford.
Doyle jabs Rutherford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rutherford throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
Doyle lands with a straight right. Rutherford didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Doyle lands.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Rutherford staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle has closed the distance and engaged Rutherford in a clinch.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Rutherford controls the action.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Rutherford's head.
Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutherford.
Rutherford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Rutherford is out of range.
Doyle misses with a hook. Rutherford ducked under it nicely.
Doyle with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doyle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Doyle thuds his right hand into Rutherford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rutherford misses with a hook.
Rutherford throws a chopping leg kick but Doyle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jimmy Doyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutherford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Doyle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle tries to clinch but Rutherford is having none of it.
Rutherford throws a series of punches but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rutherford counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Rutherford does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Rutherford releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Doyle throws a body kick that misses.
Rutherford connects with a high kick.
Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutherford drives through and clinches with Doyle against the cage.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Rutherford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutherford lands a right hook to the body.
Rutherford is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doyle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rutherford in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Doyle catches Rutherford right on the button with a cross.
Doyle throws the left hand but Rutherford avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford blocks a jab.
Rutherford lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Rutherford misses.
It looked like Doyle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doyle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rutherford to score with a decent uppercut.
Rutherford tries to work over Doyle's front leg with a kick but Doyle checks it.
Rutherford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Rutherford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Doyle sets himself, and Rutherford steps forward looking for the clinch! Doyle avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doyle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Doyle.
Rutherford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Rutherford.
Doyle throws a hook but Rutherford avoids it easily.
A lazy body kick from Doyle
and Rutherford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rutherford throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
As Rutherford backs away, Doyle returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jab by Doyle.
Steven Rutherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutherford misses with a leg kick.
Doyle connects with a body shot that sends Rutherford's belly button to the back.
Rutherford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot lands for Rutherford.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rutherford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutherford! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jimmy Doyle.
Well Doyle 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!
A relieved looking Jimmy Doyle 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Lu Wai Ping (ranked 3589 p4p, 2112 weight class) and Jermaine Camacho (ranked 420 p4p, 271 weight class). Jermaine Camacho has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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14 - 14 - 0 |
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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 15 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lu Wai Ping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jermaine Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Camacho is looking to pass Wai Ping's guard but actually Wai Ping recovers to full guard.
Camacho wants to control from the top but Wai Ping keeps moving.
Camacho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wai Ping is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho has gone for a leg lock! Wai Ping slips out almost immediately though and dives into Camacho's guard.
Camacho working a defensive guard but Wai Ping passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai Ping wants to pass to mount but Camacho is defending the position.
Camacho wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camacho actively working from the bottom here.
Camacho has a hand on Wai Ping's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wai Ping takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camacho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Camacho is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Camacho wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Camacho rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Still in half guard, Wai Ping seems content to control.
Camacho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Camacho wants to control but Wai Ping is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wai Ping haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Camacho is pressing down on Wai Ping's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Camacho throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wai Ping uses it to pass to side control.
Camacho is looking to regain half guard here but Wai Ping keeps moving and retains side control.
Wai Ping working away.
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Camacho struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Camacho is looking to regain half guard here but Wai Ping keeps moving and retains side control.
Camacho can't do much from the bottom here.
Camacho being controlled for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Camacho is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wai Ping off and has taken his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lu Wai Ping will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Wai Ping looks to score with a jab to the body but Camacho is just out of range.
Camacho tries a quick counter leg kick but Wai Ping is wise to it.
Wai Ping turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Camacho fails with a takedown attempt.
Wai Ping throws a big shot that misses.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wai Ping was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
It looked like Wai Ping wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Camacho fails with the takedown
and Wai Ping counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camacho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wai Ping 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.
Wai Ping cracks a nice hook into Camacho's ribs.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick and Wai Ping moves out of range easily.
Wai Ping lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Camacho with a jab.
Camacho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wai Ping pushes Camacho off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai Ping looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Camacho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wai Ping can pounce on him.
A right-left combo lands from Camacho.
It looks like Lu Wai Ping has been cut.
Wai Ping on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Camacho throws a right hand that Wai Ping ducks under and follows up with a left that Wai Ping also avoids with ease.
Wai Ping throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Wai Ping lands.
Wai Ping throws out a loose jab but Camacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jermaine Camacho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wai Ping misses with a head kick.
Wai Ping cracks Camacho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wai Ping lands a nice hook to Camacho's body. Camacho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body kick from Wai Ping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camacho.
Wai Ping lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wai Ping misses with a low kick.
Lu Wai Ping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wai Ping.
A little jabbing left from Camacho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wai Ping avoids the head kick by Camacho.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wai Ping was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Camacho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A clash of legs there as Camacho blocks the low kick.
Wai Ping tries to work over Camacho's front leg with a kick but Camacho checks it.
Wai Ping has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camacho.
Wai Ping smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Camacho walks into a left hand.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wai Ping swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Camacho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Wai Ping blocks the leg kick.
Lu Wai Ping is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wai Ping throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Camacho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Camacho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wai Ping changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wai Ping waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camacho.
Camacho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Camacho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wai Ping counters with a nice uppercut.
Camacho shoots in looking for a takedown but Wai Ping manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Camacho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lu Wai Ping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jermaine Camacho.
Decent striking displayed by Wai Ping there.
Camacho misses with a right hand
and Wai Ping counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Camacho throws a low kick, looking for Wai Ping's leg but Wai Ping calmly moves out of range.
Wai Ping is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camacho can do to turn this around?
Wai Ping throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Camacho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy body kick from Camacho
and Wai Ping counters with a straight right hand.
Camacho misses with a looping left.
Wai Ping tried to counter with a leg kick but Camacho avoided it.
Camacho looks to land a right hand but Wai Ping moved out of range.
Wai Ping thows a body kick. Camacho tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Camacho avoids the head kick by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Camacho.
Wai Ping scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lu Wai Ping is winning the standup battle so far.
Wai Ping feints and then cracks Camacho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camacho down.
Wai Ping throws a leg kick that misses.
Camacho drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wai Ping defends it well.
Camacho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho throws a jab but it's blocked by Wai Ping.
Camacho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wai Ping connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Camacho's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lu Wai Ping dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lu Wai Ping's cut.
That's time! Wai Ping's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Camacho checks a leg kick.
Wai Ping getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wai Ping tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camacho was well out of range. Poor timing from Wai Ping.
Camacho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Camacho closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wai Ping quickly recovers to half guard.
Wai Ping is looking to get back to is feet but Camacho passes into side control.
Camacho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wai Ping has escaped the position, nice work there.
Camacho is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wai Ping is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Camacho goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wai Ping rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Camacho's guard! Nice work there by Wai Ping!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wai Ping passes into half guard.
Camacho with the active half guard here but Wai Ping passes nicely into side control.
Wai Ping advances to full mount.
Camacho can't escape the position.
Jermaine Camacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Camacho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wai Ping fails to move to back control.
Wai Ping prevents Camacho from getting the reversal.
Camacho wants to hold on but Wai Ping pushes him away.
Camacho tries to reverse the position but Wai Ping maintains control.
Camacho tries to improve his position but instead Wai Ping has taken his back!
Wai Ping biding his time, controlling Camacho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho is trying to break free.
Camacho is still trying to improve position.
Camacho trying to control the hands but Wai Ping won't let him.
Wai Ping is looking to control Camacho but Camacho is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Camacho tries to escape but Wai Ping has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Wai Ping is not going to allow Camacho to sit and survive in this position.
Camacho is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Camacho trying to control the hands but Wai Ping breaks the grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wai Ping controlling well, preventing Camacho from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lu Wai Ping showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wai Ping 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lu Wai Ping!
Our winner, Lu Wai Ping, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hyryx Dall (ranked 1959 p4p, 1561 weight class) and Tim Armstrong (ranked 290 p4p, 235 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rattlesnake. Hyryx Dall 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 25 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hyryx Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dall throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Armstrong finds it's way through Dall's defenses.
Armstrong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Armstrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Dall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dall moves out of range as Armstrong strikes.
Armstrong punishes Dall's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall throws a leg kick that misses.
Armstrong 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Armstrong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dall thows a body kick. Armstrong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Armstrong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dall doesn't seem bothered though.
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dall tries a head kick but it misses.
Armstrong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dall rather than just go for the knockout.
Armstrong throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Armstrong thuds his right hand into Dall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dall misses with a double jab
and Armstrong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Hyryx Dall has been cut.
A nice leg kick from Armstrong, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dall doesn't seem bothered though.
Armstrong scores with a body shot.
Armstrong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Dall misses.
Armstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong throws out a counter right but Dall avoids it with no problem.
Armstrong connects with a jab.
Dall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Armstrong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Armstrong jabs at Dall's body.
Armstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Armstrong.
Dall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dall throws a leg kick but Armstrong moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Armstrong! But no joy.
Dall misses with a wild combination.
Armstrong with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Armstrong backs up against the cage.
Armstrong lands a really nice looking cross but Dall seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Armstrong digs a good hook to Dall's body.
Armstrong throws out a loose jab but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Armstrong.
Nice jab there from Armstrong.
Armstrong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Armstrong throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall looks to throw a body kick
and Armstrong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armstrong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dall had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Armstrong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Armstrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hyryx Dall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dall moves out of range as Armstrong strikes.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from Dall.
Armstrong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dall tries to land a front kick but Armstrong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Armstrong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dall with a body shot.
Dall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Armstrong lands a jab to Dall's midsection.
Dall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall throws a head kick that misses
and Armstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dall throws a head kick that half lands.
Armstrong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dall at a distance.
Armstrong stuns Dall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Armstrong lands with a right hand.
Dall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tim Armstrong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Armstrong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dall is rocked!
Dall misses with a left hand
and Armstrong counters with a good low kick that Dall was not able to check.
Dall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dall misses with a jab to the body
and Armstrong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Dall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armstrong connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Dall out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim Armstrong!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 2086 p4p, 877 weight class) and Klahan Metharom (ranked 122 p4p, 54 weight class). Asai comes to the cage accompanied by Grand Sword. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Klahan Metharom was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Klahan Metharom!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai avoids a kick to the body.
Metharom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Asai on the side of the head.
Asai throws a looping overhand right but Metharom ducks down to avoid it.
Metharom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Metharom throws a push kick but Asai slaps the foot to one side.
Asai throws a leg kick that misses.
Asai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Metharom moves out of range as Asai strikes.
Good leg kick by Asai .
Metharom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Asai .
Asai misses with a right hand
and Metharom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asai misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Metharom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Asai does it's job there.
Asai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Asai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asai wants to land a leg kick but Metharom is out of range.
Metharom defending well as Asai loads up on a big left hand.
Metharom takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Metharom moves out of range easily.
Asai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Asai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Metharom misses with a kick to the body.
Metharom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Asai .
Nice jab there from Asai .
Asai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Metharom moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai misses with a hook
and Metharom counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Metharom.
Nice shot lands for Asai .
Asai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Asai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Metharom missing with a left hand there. Asai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Asai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Metharom.
Metharom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asai throws out the jab.
Metharom blocks a jab.
Asai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asai misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Metharom to counter with a crisp jab.
Asai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asai connects with a jab.
Metharom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Metharom blocks the body kick.
Metharom moves out of range as Asai strikes.
Asai connects with the punch.
Metharom misses with a few strikes there.
Metharom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Asai jabs Metharom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Asai fakes the leg kick and cracks Metharom in the body.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai cracks Metharom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Asai is looking to slow Metharom down with leg kicks.
Metharom jabs at Asai 's body.
Asai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Asai missing with a left hand there. Metharom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai cracks Metharom with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Asai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Metharom checks it well.
Metharom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Asai throws a big shot that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Asai - that will leave a mark!
Metharom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Metharom ducks right into an uppercut from Asai .
No joy there for Metharom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Metharom backs away, Asai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Asai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Metharom.
Metharom replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Asai blocks it well.
Asai 's corner calls for a 1-2. Asai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metharom throws a hook but Asai avoids it easily.
Asai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metharom was well out of range. Poor timing from Asai .
Metharom misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Metharom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asai in his tracks.
Asai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Asai feints and then cracks Metharom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Metharom down.
Asai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Metharom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Asai thuds a left hand into Metharom's body.
Metharom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Metharom throws a right hand that misses
and Asai counters with a low kick, right behind Metharom 's knee.
Asai lands a jab to Metharom's midsection.
Yoshihiro Asai is winning the standup battle so far.
Asai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asai throws a head kick that half lands.
Asai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Metharom moves forwards but Asai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asai misses with a left hand
and Metharom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Asai thinking.
Metharom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Metharom checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom drops his hands momentarily and Asai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Metharom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Asai misses with a head kick.
Asai thumps Metharom with a low kick.
Asai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Asai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Asai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Metharom momentarily.
Metharom moves away from the strike by Asai .
Metharom lands with a hook. Asai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Metharom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crunch! Metharom slams his shin into Asai 's torso.
Asai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Metharom in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai throws the left hand but Metharom avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Metharom.
Metharom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom misses with a double jab.
Metharom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asai circles away quickly and effectively.
Metharom throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Asai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Asai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Metharom misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Asai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Metharom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Asai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Metharom can do to turn this around?
Asai with a hook.
Metharom lands a nice shot to the body.
Asai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Metharom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Asai throws a body kick that misses
and Metharom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Metharom swings for the body but Asai moves out of range.
Asai misses the body punch
and Metharom counters with a nice uppercut.
Asai is looking to land body kicks.
Metharom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asai thumps Metharom with a low kick.
Asai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Metharom's sensitive parts.
Asai misses with a body kick.
Asai avoids the body shot from Metharom.
Asai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Metharom moves out of range of the body kick.
Asai connects with a solid leg kick.
Metharom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Asai avoids the head kick by Metharom.
Metharom throws a push kick but Asai slaps the foot to one side.
Asai misses with a hook. Metharom ducked under it nicely.
Metharom throws a head kick that misses.
Asai misses with a left hand
enabling Metharom to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Asai misses its intended target.
Metharom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asai throws a lazy uppercut
and Metharom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Metharom has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asai finds it's way round the side to connect with Metharom's head.
Metharom lands with a nice combination. Asai backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai misses with a low kick as Metharom jumps back.
Asai throws out a loose jab but Metharom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metharom avoids the body shot from Asai .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yoshihiro Asai will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Asai lands a nice looking body kick.
Asai lands with an overhand left.
Metharom avoids the body shot from Asai .
Metharom only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Metharom lands an overhand right.
Asai cracks Metharom with a good jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Metharom moves forwards but Asai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Metharom tries to land a body kick
and Asai counters with a body kick.
Metharom misses with a combination
and Asai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Metharom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asai .
Metharom takes a swing at Asai 's ribcage but misses.
Asai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Asai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Metharom.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Metharom! But no joy.
Asai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Metharom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom checks a leg kick nicely.
Metharom misses the jab.
Asai misses with a lunging right hand
and Metharom counters with a straight right hand.
Metharom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice leg kick from Asai , right into the meat of the thigh.
Asai thows a leg kick but Metharom checks it
letting Metharom counter with a right hand.
Metharom avoids a kick to the body.
Metharom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Metharom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Asai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Asai misses.
Metharom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asai .
Metharom steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Asai misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Asai , right into the meat of the thigh.
Klahan Metharom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Metharom.
Metharom loads up on a big right hand but Asai slips the punch.
Asai connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asai misses with a combination
and Metharom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asai scores with a jab. Metharom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Asai defending well as Metharom loads up on a big left hand.
Metharom throws a one two combo.
Asai swings widly with a right hand
and Metharom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Metharom walks into a jab.
Asai cracks Metharom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Asai connects with an inside leg kick.
Metharom throws a body shot but no joy.
Asai thinks about countering with a head kick.
Asai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom avoids the body shot from Asai .
Metharom throws a head kick that misses.
Asai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Asai moves away from the strike by Metharom.
Asai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Metharom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Metharom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Metharom might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Asai has got the better of the exchanges.
Asai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Metharom on the side of the head.
Metharom works the jab nicely.
Metharom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asai misses with a body shot.
Asai misses with a low kick.
Asai scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Donk. Asai catches Metharom right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Metharom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Metharom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Asai throws a front kick aimed at Metharom's knee but Metharom avoids it well.
Asai is looking to chop away at Metharom's legs.
Asai is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick from Asai misses
and Asai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Metharom lands a nice hook to Asai 's body. Asai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Metharom missing with a left hand there. Asai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Asai .
A low kick from Asai misses
and Metharom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Asai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asai 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Asai !
Yoshihiro Asai took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thank You Alexander Biro And SMASH: What's Next?, But Im Gonna Sign With Odense MMA - Fight Or Die And Have 1 More Chance At Gold. 40 Wins , Still Got It.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 1873 p4p, 4049 weight class) and Leonard Nimoy (ranked 276 p4p, 527 weight class). Hazlehurst comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - One Vision. On his way into the cage it seems that Daniel Hazlehurst has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Daniel Hazlehurst seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hazlehurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlehurst has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nimoy finds it's way round the side to connect with Hazlehurst's head.
Nimoy tests Hazlehurst's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hazlehurst shoots for a double leg takedown but Nimoy sprawls well. He's pushed Hazlehurst's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nimoy takes a swing at Hazlehurst's ribcage but misses.
Hazlehurst looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hazlehurst shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hazlehurst takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hazlehurst has his takedown stuffed
and Nimoy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Hazlehurst. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazlehurst takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hazlehurst is breathing heavily.
A head kick by Nimoy - that's a beauty! Hazlehurst is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Nimoy can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leonard Nimoy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between #1 Winger (ranked 1715 p4p, 1807 weight class) and Jerome Steel (ranked 53 p4p, 58 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, #1 Winger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Steel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Winger gets a takedown into half guard.
Steel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Steel wants to sweep here but Winger controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winger throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Winger's guard.
Winger wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winger is trying to keep Steel in close.
Steel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winger wants to sweep here but Steel controlling him for the moment.
Steel is looking to work some ground and pound but Winger has wrist control.
Winger is controlling Steel's posture.
Steel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steel cracks Winger with a solid left hand.
Winger is trying to keep Steel in close.
Steel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Steel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Winger working a defensive guard here.
Winger strikes from his own guard.
Winger trying to keep a closed guard but Steel is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Steel stuffs the takedown.
Steel misses with a looping right.
Steel scores with a jab. Winger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Steel looks to move away, Winger throws a big counter combo but Steel just gets out of the way.
Winger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winger scores with a spinning back kick!
Winger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Winger's sensitive parts.
Steel lands a nice looking body shot.
Winger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Winger shoots for a double leg takedown but Steel sprawls well. He's pushed Winger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for #1 Winger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Winger looks up at the clock. Bad move! Steel lands a right hand from hell, dropping Winger. Steel pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Steel!
Jerome Steel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Domonic Dilbrandt (ranked 290 p4p, 829 weight class) and Lorenzo Bataglia (ranked 18 p4p, 50 weight class). Dilbrandt comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ is Here. Lorenzo Bataglia told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Domonic Dilbrandt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorenzo Bataglia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook.
Bataglia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bataglia pushes Dilbrandt away with a front kick.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but Bataglia moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Bataglia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bataglia moves out of range of the body kick from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bataglia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bataglia misses with an uppercut.
Dilbrandt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Dilbrandt.
Bataglia misses with a low kick.
Dilbrandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dilbrandt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bataglia throws out a counter right but Dilbrandt avoids it with no problem.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Dilbrandt misses.
Bataglia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dilbrandt lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bataglia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bataglia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bataglia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dilbrandt. That one must have hurt.
Bataglia swings widly with a right hand
and Dilbrandt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bataglia's knee momentarily.
Dilbrandt 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.
Dilbrandt clinches up with Bataglia and pushes him back against the cage.
Bataglia lands an uppercut.
Dilbrandt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bataglia misses with some punches.
Bataglia misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Bataglia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bataglia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bataglia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dilbrandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt throws a jab but it's blocked by Bataglia.
Bataglia tries a head kick but it misses.
Dilbrandt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dilbrandt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dilbrandt blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia slips a jab from Dilbrandt.
A jab from Bataglia misses.
We've been informed that Bataglia 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.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but Bataglia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dilbrandt avoids the head kick by Bataglia.
Bataglia throws a hook to the side of Dilbrandt's head but Dilbrandt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bataglia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Bataglia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dilbrandt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bataglia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bataglia takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dilbrandt thows a body kick. Bataglia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dilbrandt connects with an inside leg kick.
Dilbrandt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dilbrandt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bataglia.
Dilbrandt feints a jab promting Bataglia to slip. Dilbrandt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bataglia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dilbrandt 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.
Domonic Dilbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt misses with a right hand
and Bataglia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bataglia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dilbrandt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dilbrandt!
Bataglia walks into a stiff left hand from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dilbrandt lands with a shot to the body.
Dilbrandt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bataglia manages to avoid it.
As Dilbrandt backs off Bataglia throws a huge counter combo but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it all.
Dilbrandt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Bataglia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bataglia tries a low kick but Dilbrandt avoids it.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Bataglia.
Dilbrandt looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dilbrandt connects with a leg kick.
Bataglia takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bataglia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilbrandt.
Bataglia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dilbrandt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bataglia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bataglia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bataglia tries to work over Dilbrandt's front leg with a kick but Dilbrandt checks it.
As Bataglia looks to move away, Dilbrandt throws a big counter combo but Bataglia just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bataglia takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bataglia walks into a straight right hand from Dilbrandt.
Bataglia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bataglia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dilbrandt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bataglia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dilbrandt works Bataglia's body with a nice hook.
Bataglia misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Dilbrandt.
Bataglia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dilbrandt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bataglia's sensitive parts.
Jab, jab by Bataglia - just one landing.
Dilbrandt blocks a head kick by Bataglia.
Bataglia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dilbrandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bataglia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bataglia defending well as Dilbrandt loads up on a big left hand.
Dilbrandt clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Domonic Dilbrandt dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bataglia throws a push kick but Dilbrandt slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Bataglia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dilbrandt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bataglia momentarily.
Dilbrandt catches Bataglia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bataglia.
Dilbrandt looks for the body kick but Bataglia saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dilbrandt.
Bataglia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dilbrandt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bataglia under the eye.
Bataglia missing with a left hand there. Dilbrandt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dilbrandt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bataglia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dilbrandt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt throws a shot from downtown. Bataglia moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dilbrandt.
Bataglia scores with a punch to the head.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bataglia counters with a thumping low kick.
Dilbrandt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a kick to the body.
Dilbrandt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Bataglia.
Bataglia moves out of range of the body kick.
Bataglia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dilbrandt throws a lazy right hand but Bataglia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dilbrandt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bataglia scores with a jab to the body.
Bataglia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bataglia moves away from the strike by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt pushes Bataglia away with a front kick.
Dilbrandt darts in and clinches Bataglia up against the cage.
Bataglia misses with a punch on the inside.
Bataglia is looking to break free of the clinch but Dilbrandt has double underhooks.
Dilbrandt works on Bataglia's body with a couple of short punches.
Dilbrandt has Bataglia pressed against the cage, preventing Bataglia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bataglia tries to stall but Dilbrandt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bataglia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt tries to work over Bataglia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dilbrandt scores with a shot to the side of Bataglia's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
Bataglia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bataglia has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt takes the fight into the clinch.
Dilbrandt lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dilbrandt throws an elbow but misses.
Dilbrandt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dilbrandt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bataglia's elbow.
Bataglia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dilbrandt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bataglia manages to avoid it.
Bataglia throws a lazy right hand but Dilbrandt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dilbrandt wants to clinch.
Bataglia is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dilbrandt wants to land a leg kick but Bataglia is out of range.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dilbrandt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dilbrandt moves away from the strike by Bataglia.
Dilbrandt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dilbrandt works the jab nicely.
A big right from Dilbrandt misses.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt connects with a body shot.
Dilbrandt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bataglia can do to turn this around?
Bataglia connects with a solid leg kick.
Dilbrandt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bataglia moves out of range as Dilbrandt strikes.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Bataglia.
Dilbrandt loads up on a big right hand but Bataglia slips the punch.
That kick from Dilbrandt tenderised Bataglia's leg. Bataglia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dilbrandt misses with a straight right.
Bataglia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bataglia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bataglia misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bataglia.
Bataglia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bataglia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dilbrandt.
Good standup being displayed there by Bataglia as he connects with a hook.
Bataglia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dilbrandt.
Bataglia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bataglia throws a head kick that Dilbrandt semi-blocks.
Bataglia moves out of range as Dilbrandt strikes.
Bataglia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilbrandt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bataglia! But no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bataglia checks a leg kick.
Dilbrandt throws a nice head kick!
Bataglia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dilbrandt on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bataglia! But no joy.
Bataglia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dilbrandt moves away.
Dilbrandt looks to throw the jab but Bataglia is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bataglia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bataglia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dilbrandt blocks the body kick.
Bataglia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Domonic Dilbrandt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bataglia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bataglia blocks the body kick.
Dilbrandt connects with the punch.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dilbrandt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bataglia if he has to take too many more of those.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bataglia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dilbrandt to score with a decent uppercut.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bataglia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dilbrandt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bataglia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dilbrandt.
Bataglia throws a sloppy head kick and Dilbrandt moves out of range easily.
Dilbrandt doesn't manage to clinch there - Bataglia circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild body shot.
Dilbrandt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bataglia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bataglia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dilbrandt just misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bataglia on the side of the head.
Domonic Dilbrandt is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bataglia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dilbrandt lands a jab to the head.
Dilbrandt blocks a head kick by Bataglia.
Dilbrandt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bataglia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Dilbrandt blocks the leg kick.
Dilbrandt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bataglia counters with a straight right hand.
Dilbrandt works the jab nicely.
Dilbrandt scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Bataglia.
Dilbrandt tried to counter with a leg kick but Bataglia avoided it.
A head kick from Bataglia lands but Dilbrandt takes it in his stride.
Dilbrandt throws a jab when Bataglia was well out of range.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping left.
Bataglia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bataglia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bataglia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dilbrandt is out of range and Bataglia settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Bataglia misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt is looking to slow Bataglia down with leg kicks.
Bataglia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dilbrandt to score with a decent uppercut.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the body kick.
Bataglia tries to bum rush Dilbrandt with a series of wild strikes but Dilbrandt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dilbrandt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dilbrandt misses the jab.
Bataglia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Bataglia.
Bataglia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dilbrandt looks to throw the jab but Bataglia is out of range.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick, looking for Bataglia's leg but Bataglia calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Bataglia.
A bone on bone clash there as Bataglia blocks the leg kick.
Dilbrandt missing with a left hand there. Bataglia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bataglia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch up but Bataglia circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Bataglia misses.
Bataglia misses with a straight right.
Dilbrandt with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bataglia throws a leg kick but Dilbrandt moved away.
Dilbrandt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dilbrandt closes the distance but Bataglia moves to the side
and Bataglia counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Bataglia misses.
Bataglia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dilbrandt.
Bataglia looks to throw the jab but Dilbrandt is out of range.
Dilbrandt dips to his left and cracks Bataglia with an uppercut!
Bataglia throws a head kick that misses.
Dilbrandt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dilbrandt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bataglia.
Bataglia misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Bataglia.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but Bataglia moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dilbrandt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bataglia scrambles back to his feet.
Dilbrandt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bataglias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a low kick but Bataglia moves his leg out of the way.
Dilbrandt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dilbrandt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bataglia misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt cracks Bataglia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bataglia. That's going to slow Dilbrandt down.
Bataglia avoids the body shot from Dilbrandt.
Bataglia scores with a sloppy right hand. Dilbrandt should have avoided that one.
Dilbrandt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bataglia throws a big shot that misses.
Dilbrandt throwing a counter right hand but Bataglia manages to avoid it.
Dilbrandt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bataglia throws an off balance right hand
and Dilbrandt counters with a straight right hand.
Dilbrandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Domonic Dilbrandt clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bataglia throws a body shot but no joy.
Bataglia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dilbrandt throws a lazy uppercut
and Bataglia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Bataglia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bataglia throws a hook to the side of Dilbrandt's head but Dilbrandt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dilbrandt jabs at Bataglia's body.
Dilbrandt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bataglia on the side of the head.
Dilbrandt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bataglia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Dilbrandt scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but Bataglia checks it.
Bataglia throws out a loose jab but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bataglia counters with an inside leg kick.
Bataglia 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.
Bataglia moves forwards but Dilbrandt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bataglia scores with a head kick. Dilbrandt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Domonic Dilbrandt has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt takes one on the button.
Dilbrandt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bataglia counters with a low kick, right behind Dilbrandt 's knee.
Bataglia missing with a left hand there. Dilbrandt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dilbrandt scores with a decent looking hook.
Dilbrandt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bataglia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dilbrandt.
A big left from Bataglia misses.
Bataglia lands a really nice looking cross but Dilbrandt seems unphased.
A cross from Dilbrandt lands.
Bataglia slips a straight right by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick that knocks Bataglia off balance momentarily.
Dilbrandt throws the left hand but Bataglia avoids the punch easily.
Bataglia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dilbrandt doesn't manage to clinch there - Bataglia circles away.
Bataglia looks to throw the jab but Dilbrandt is out of range.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut
and Bataglia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt throws a right hand that misses
and Bataglia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bataglia counters with a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick that knocks Bataglia off balance momentarily.
Bataglia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bataglia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bataglia misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dilbrandt throws a nice looking combination but Bataglia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dilbrandt throws a right hand that misses
and Bataglia counters with a nice uppercut.
Bataglia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Bataglia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dilbrandt lands with an overhand left.
Bataglia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dilbrandt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bataglia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dilbrandt wants to land a leg kick but Bataglia is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bataglia.
Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bataglia.
Dilbrandt throws the left hand but Bataglia avoids the punch easily.
Bataglia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a lazy right hand but Bataglia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Dilbrandt.
Bataglia lands with a kick to the temple. Dilbrandt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dilbrandt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bataglia's head.
Dilbrandt swings for the body but Bataglia moves out of range.
Bataglia misses with a straight right.
Bataglia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bataglia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bataglia tries a quick counter leg kick but Dilbrandt is wise to it.
Dilbrandt throws out a leg kick but Bataglia moves out of range and Dilbrandt only half commits.
Dilbrandt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dilbrandt moves away from the strike by Bataglia.
Dilbrandt looks to land a body kick but Bataglia moved away.
Bataglia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bataglia misses with a straight left.
Dilbrandt tests Bataglia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dilbrandt punishes Bataglia's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Dilbrandt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bataglia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dilbrandt thuds his shin into the meat of Bataglia's side.
Bataglia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Dilbrandt catches Bataglia right on the button with a cross.
Dilbrandt slips a straight right by Bataglia.
Dilbrandt scores with a one two! Bataglia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bataglia dodges the punch combination from Dilbrandt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Domonic Dilbrandt had his way with Lorenzo Bataglia in that round.
The cut man is working on Domonic Dilbrandt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bataglia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dilbrandt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bataglia.
Bataglia blocks a head kick by Dilbrandt.
Bataglia misses with a hook.
Dilbrandt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dilbrandt lands with a right hand.
Dilbrandt with a nice calf kick.
Nice body kick from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bataglia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bataglia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dilbrandt slips a jab and a cross from Bataglia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bataglia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bataglia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dilbrandt throws a shot from downtown. Bataglia moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Bataglia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bataglia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bataglia.
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!
Dilbrandt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt wants to clinch.
Bataglia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bataglia moves out of range of the strikes.
Dilbrandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Bataglia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body kick from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt with the inside leg kick.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bataglia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Bataglia.
Dilbrandt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but Bataglia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick that misses.
Lorenzo Bataglia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia throws a hook but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bataglia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters circling a little - Dilbrandt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but Bataglia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bataglia! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt moves away from the strike by Bataglia.
Dilbrandt moves into the clinch.
Bataglia manages to break the clinch.
Dilbrandt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dilbrandt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bataglia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch up.
Bataglia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bataglia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dilbrandt.
A big right from Bataglia misses.
Dilbrandt appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bataglia misses its intended target.
Bataglia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dilbrandt.
Bataglia throws a body kick that misses.
Dilbrandt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bataglia scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from Bataglia misses its intended target.
Dilbrandt cracks Bataglia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dilbrandt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dilbrandt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bataglia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bataglia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bataglia misses with a hook.
Bataglia throws out a leg kick but Dilbrandt moves out of range and Bataglia only half commits.
That kick from Dilbrandt tenderised Bataglia's leg. Bataglia is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Dilbrandt.
A jab from Dilbrandt does it's job there.
Domonic Dilbrandt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bataglia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Bataglia.
Bataglia walks into a left hand.
Dilbrandt connects with an inside leg kick.
Dilbrandt slips under a jab from Bataglia.
Bataglia throws a lazy right hand but Dilbrandt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Dilbrandt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the strikes.
Dilbrandt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bataglia's head backwards.
A lazy left from Bataglia finds it's target.
A jab from Bataglia misses.
Bataglia throws a nice looking combination but Dilbrandt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Dilbrandt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dilbrandt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Domonic Dilbrandt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dilbrandt 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domonic Dilbrandt!
Domonic Dilbrandt retains his bantamweight title!
Domonic Dilbrandt took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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