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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Garyn Girith (ranked 3305 p4p, 3456 weight class) and Joshi Dell (ranked 320 p4p, 335 weight class). Joshi Dell has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garyn Girith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joshi Dell!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dell tries for a takedown but Girith circles away easily
letting Girith counter with a right hand.
Dell thows a leg kick but Girith checks it
and Girith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A leg kick checked by Girith.
It looked like Girith was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dell.
Dell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Girith is out of range and Dell settles back down.
Girith throws a big counter combination but Dell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A low kick from Dell misses
and Girith counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dell rushes Girith and presses him up against the cage.
Girith lands with a short shot to the head.
Girith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dell's elbow.
Dell throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Girith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Girith is leaning against Dell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dell is pushing Girith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Girith stops a takedown attempt from Dell.
Dell blocks an uppercut.
Girith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Girith throws a punch but it's blocked by Dell.
Girith lands a right hand.
Girith throws a head punch that misses.
Dell is leaning against Girith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Girith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Girith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girith tries to throw a body punch but Dell avoids it by throwing Girith back against the cage.
Dell has a couple of punches blocked by Girith.
Dell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Girith throws a head punch that misses.
Girith throws a punch but it's blocked by Dell.
Girith misses with a punch on the inside.
Girith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dell prevents a body shot from Girith.
Dell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Girith fails to land.
Dell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dell throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Girith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell looking to pass the guard.
Girith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dell on the ground.
Dell passes Girith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dell is looking to take a break and control but Girith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Girith is trying to stand back up but Dell is controlling him
Dell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Girith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dell.
Girith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dell.
Dell working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell prevents Girith from improving his position.
Dell working Girith over with strikes.
Dell lands strikes from half guard.
Girith wants to improve his position but Dell is controlling well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dell stalling away here and it's allowed Girith to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dell tries to free his leg and advance position but Girith is retaining full guard.
Dell lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joshi Dell 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.
Dell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Girith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Girith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dell misses with a leg kick
and Girith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dell tries to land a leg kick but Girith saw it coming and moves away.
Girith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dell throws a leg kick
and Dell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dell throws a head kick that misses
and Girith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dell tries to clinch
and Girith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dell shoots for a double leg takedown but Girith sprawls well. He's pushed Dell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dell misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell throws a leg kick
letting Girith counter with a right hand.
Dell is looking to land body kicks.
Girith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dell with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Girith counter with a right hand.
Dell fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Girith to the ground. Dell is now in Girith's guard.
Dell throws a big right hand that misses.
Joshi Dell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Girith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dell.
Dell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dell throws a big elbow that misses.
Dell is looking to work some ground and pound but Girith has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dell throwing strikes from guard but Girith blocks nicely.
Dell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Girith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dell.
Dell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Girith seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Dell is working Girith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dell passes into half guard.
Girith is looking for a sweep. Dell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Girith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dell is working for a kimura but Girith is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell drops an elbow to the side of Girith's head.
Girith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dell lands a nice short elbow.
Dell frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Girith is squirming around, avoiding Dell's attempts to control the action.
Dell lands a nice shot to the head.
Girith is rocked!
Dell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oh Girith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dell postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Girith bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Dell and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshi Dell!
Joshi Dell is the new featherweight champion!
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