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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yossi Dalal (ranked 5004 p4p, 5592 weight class) and Jafar Welch (ranked 429 p4p, 455 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yossi Dalal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jafar Welch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch moves in looking to clinch but Dalal pushes him off.
Welch tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dalal defends well and Welch ends up having to push Dalal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Welch shoots in for a takedown but Dalal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dalal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dalal slaps away a takedown attempt from Welch, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dalal appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yossi Dalal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jafar Welch.
Dalal closes the distance and clinches.
Welch is looking to break free of the clinch but Dalal has double underhooks.
Dalal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Welch looks winded!
Welch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dalal avoids it.
Welch misses with a punch to the body.
Welch is looking to break free of the clinch but Dalal has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Welch takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dalal.
Dalal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Welch napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Welch explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dalal enables Welch to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dalal manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dalal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dalal tries to get out of the position.
Dalal trying to strike off his back.
Welch stops Dalal from standing up.
Welch is working Dalal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dalal pushes Welch off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Welch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dalal throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dalal rushes Welch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dalal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dalal closes the distance and clinches.
Dalal has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Welch is trying to keep an underhook but Dalal manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dalal trying to control the action but Welch is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Welch defending well though.
Dalal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Welch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dalal wants to pass the guard but Welch is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalal trying to control from Welch's half guard. Welch has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dalal looking to sit in guard and control but Welch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Welch preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dalal wants to stand but Welch is controlling the position.
Welch postures up and lands a big shot to Dalal's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Welch trying to control but Dalal is working from the bottom.
Dalal is trying to hold Welch in close to prevent damage but Welch has managed to pass into half guard.
Welch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dalal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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.
Dalal trying to hold on to Welch's head to control him but Welch postures up.
Welch trying to control from half guard but Dalal is working away.
Dalal is doing well to control the position and prevent Welch from advancing to side control.
Dalal is looking to escape.
Dalal tries to get to full guard but Welch has control of the leg.
Welch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Welch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Welch frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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 Yossi Dalal will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Welch closes the distance and clinches.
Welch has hold of one of Dalal's legs. Dalal is fighting the takedown attempt but Welch gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dalal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Welch postures up in Dalal's guard and throws a big left but Dalal blocks it.
Welch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dalal working a defensive guard but Welch passes into half guard.
Welch lands with a punch from half guard.
Jafar Welch has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch is nestled in close to Dalal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Welch there.
Dalal is trying to get back to full guard.
Welch throwing shots but Dalal is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalal is trying to get back to full guard.
Welch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dalal is positioning himself well to prevent Welch advancing to mount.
Welch lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Welch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dalal is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Welch is thwarting Dalal's attempts to control the position.
Dalal is looking to get back to full guard here but Welch has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dalal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dalal manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Welch is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dalal!
Dalal working to try and regain half guard.
Dalal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Welch is looking to take a break and control but Dalal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalal wants to get back to full guard.
Welch is looking to take a break and control but Dalal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Welch working Dalal over with strikes.
Dalal has hold of Welch's hands but Welch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dalal is trying to get back to full guard.
Dalal taking some punishment here, with Welch in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Welch lands with a punch from half guard.
Dalal is trying to control but Welch manages to pass to mount!
Dalal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Welch has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dalal's face.
Dalal in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Welch postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dalal looks a forlorn figure.
Welch lands a couple of good shots and Dalal has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Welch tries to get the hooks in deep but Dalal pushed the leg off.
Dalal tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jafar Welch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dalal gets tackled into the cage by Welch. Welch maintains the clinch.
Dalal gets control of Welch's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dalal will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Welch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Welch trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welch landing some decent shots from guard.
Welch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Welch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Welch trying to control but Dalal is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Welch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Welch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Welch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Welch looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Welch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Welch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dalal has managed to clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Welch avoiding damage.
Dalal fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Welch has Dalal pressed against the cage.
Dalal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dalal manages to break the clinch.
Dalal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dalal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Welch.
Dalal closes the distance and clinches.
Welch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dalal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yossi Dalal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Welch gets a takedown into half guard.
Dalal is trying to stand up here but Welch is controlling him well.
Welch lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Welch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dalal's head.
Dalal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Welch pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalal wants to sweep but Welch has passed to side control!
Welch connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dalal some visible discomfort.
Dalal explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Dalal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dalal tries to keep at a distance but Welch has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Welch has Dalal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dalal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dalal looking for a takedown.
Dalal can't break the clinch.
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 Yossi Dalal.
I think Dalal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yossi Dalal!
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