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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Domonic Dilbrandt (ranked 1979 p4p, 2936 weight class) and Cathal O Doherty (ranked 165 p4p, 237 weight class). Dilbrandt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is NO CHANCE. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
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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 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Domonic Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal O Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Doherty misses with the combination.
O Doherty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Doherty misses with the combination.
O Doherty swinging wildly here.
O Doherty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dilbrandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dilbrandt slips a jab and a cross from O Doherty.
O Doherty scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Domonic Dilbrandt has been cut.
O Doherty dodges the punch combination from Dilbrandt.
O Doherty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt dodges the punch combination from O Doherty.
O Doherty throws a right and a left that Dilbrandt avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilbrandt throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Doherty.
Dilbrandt sizes up O Doherty with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dilbrandt tests O Doherty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dilbrandt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Doherty.
O Doherty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilbrandt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt scores with a three punch combo!
O Doherty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dilbrandt looks to score with a jab to the body but O Doherty is just out of range.
O Doherty takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dilbrandt lands a head shot.
Dilbrandt looks to land a left hand but O Doherty moved out of range nicely.
As Dilbrandt backs off O Doherty throws a huge counter combo but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it all.
Dilbrandt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dilbrandt pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Doherty is out of range and Dilbrandt settles back down.
Dilbrandt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Doherty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt thows a body kick. O Doherty tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dilbrandt dodges the punch combination from O Doherty.
O Doherty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dilbrandt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Doherty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
An inside leg kick from Dilbrandt misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick that misses.
O Doherty misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Doherty throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt avoids them all with ease.
O Doherty moves out of range as Dilbrandt throws a body kick.
O Doherty slips a jab from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Doherty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Doherty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilbrandt takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Doherty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dilbrandt scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Doherty in his tracks.
O Doherty misses with a series of wild punches.
It appears Dilbrandt was looking to counter with a kick there.
O Doherty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dilbrandt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Doherty doesn't seem bothered though.
O Doherty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Doherty misses with a hook.
O Doherty throws a combination that misses
and Dilbrandt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty scores with a body shot.
O Doherty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilbrandt.
O Doherty throws a combination that misses
and Dilbrandt counters with an inside leg kick.
O Doherty lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
O Doherty swinging wildly here.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Doherty throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but O Doherty checks it.
O Doherty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt tries a head kick but it misses.
O Doherty checks the leg kick.
O Doherty misses with a wild combination.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook. O Doherty ducked under it nicely.
Dilbrandt misses with a few strikes there.
O Doherty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dilbrandt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Doherty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Doherty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Doherty bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Doherty throws a lazy uppercut
and Dilbrandt counters with a good low kick that O Doherty was not able to check.
O Doherty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Doherty's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and O Doherty duly obliges.
O Doherty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Doherty's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on O Doherty's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
O Doherty looks to land a left hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by O Doherty.
Dilbrandt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Doherty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick that knocks O Doherty off balance momentarily.
O Doherty throws a right hand that Dilbrandt ducks under and follows up with a left that Dilbrandt also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Doherty lands a nice shot to the body.
O Doherty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Doherty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dilbrandt.
O Doherty misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cathal O Doherty will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Domonic Dilbrandt's cut.
That's time! Dilbrandt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Doherty looks to land a combination but Dilbrandt avoids it well.
It looks like Dilbrandt has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
O Doherty misses with the combination.
O Doherty misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Doherty misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Doherty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice strike.
Cathal O Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt scoring well with a low kick there.
Dilbrandt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Doherty.
Cathal O Doherty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Doherty misses with a double jab.
A left lands for Dilbrandt.
O Doherty throws a poor cross that misses
and O Doherty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but O Doherty blocks it.
O Doherty fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Doherty throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cathal O Doherty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Doherty misses with a wild combination.
Dilbrandt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Doherty takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dilbrandt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Doherty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Doherty checks a leg kick.
Dilbrandt delivers a nice body kick.
Dilbrandt works O Doherty's body with a nice hook.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Doherty misses with a two punch combination.
Dilbrandt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dilbrandt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dilbrandt avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Doherty lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from O Doherty misses its intended target.
Dilbrandt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Doherty throws a counter combo.
O Doherty tries to bum rush Dilbrandt with a series of wild strikes but Dilbrandt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Doherty swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but O Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick lands for Dilbrandt.
O Doherty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dilbrandt lands with a right hand.
O Doherty checks the leg kick.
O Doherty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Doherty throws the left hand but Dilbrandt avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a head kick.
O Doherty misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Doherty. Dilbrandt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilbrandt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dilbrandt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Doherty misses with a combination
and Dilbrandt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Doherty slips under a jab.
O Doherty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dilbrandt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dilbrandt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Doherty momentarily.
O Doherty swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dilbrandt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Doherty takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Doherty digs a good hook to Dilbrandt's body.
Dilbrandt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Doherty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dilbrandt counters with a nice body kick.
O Doherty moves out of range as Dilbrandt throws a body kick.
O Doherty tries to bum rush Dilbrandt with a series of wild strikes but Dilbrandt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dilbrandt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Doherty has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Doherty misses with a few strikes there.
O Doherty sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dilbrandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Doherty misses with a wild combination.
Dilbrandt connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Doherty. O Doherty circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping right.
O Doherty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from O Doherty misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
O Doherty misses with the combination.
Dilbrandt cracks O Doherty with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dilbrandt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dilbrandt pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Doherty is out of range and Dilbrandt settles back down.
O Doherty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dilbrandt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dilbrandt throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Doherty throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Dilbrandt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dilbrandt with the inside leg kick.
O Doherty misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Dilbrandt misses the target.
O Doherty moves out of range as Dilbrandt strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Domonic Dilbrandt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Domonic Dilbrandt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
O Doherty blocks the body kick.
O Doherty lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Doherty.
Dilbrandt misses with a kick to the body.
O Doherty is looking for the big counter here.
O Doherty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Doherty misses with a double jab.
Dilbrandt missing with a left hand there. O Doherty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but O Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Doherty misses with a combination
and Dilbrandt counters with a nice body shot.
Dilbrandt wants to land a leg kick but O Doherty is out of range.
Dilbrandt slips a jab and a cross from O Doherty.
O Doherty blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt misses with a double jab.
O Doherty throws a series of strikes that have Dilbrandt backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilbrandt scores with a hook.
O Doherty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Doherty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Doherty there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Doherty walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty misses with a double jab.
Dilbrandt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dilbrandt slips a jab and a cross from O Doherty.
Dilbrandt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Doherty blocks a low kick nicely.
O Doherty blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilbrandt. O Doherty does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from O Doherty misses.
Dilbrandt is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dilbrandt works O Doherty's body with a nice hook.
O Doherty's corner calls for a 1-2. O Doherty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dilbrandt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Doherty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Doherty throws a series of strikes that have Dilbrandt backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Doherty misses with a hook to the body
and Dilbrandt counters with a slapping leg kick.
O Doherty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dilbrandt throws a looping overhand right but O Doherty ducks down to avoid it.
O Doherty lands a jab to Dilbrandt's midsection.
O Doherty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilbrandt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dilbrandt. That one must have hurt.
Dilbrandt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dilbrandt lands a nice looking body kick.
O Doherty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Doherty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dilbrandt thumps O Doherty with a low kick.
O Doherty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Doherty just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDilbrandt.
Good standup being displayed there by Dilbrandt as he connects with a hook.
O Doherty is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dilbrandt rather than just go for the knockout.
O Doherty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt connects with a body shot that sends O Doherty's belly button to the back.
Dilbrandt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dilbrandt misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilbrandt. O Doherty does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Doherty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Doherty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Doherty throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
O Doherty lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty misses with a series of wild punches.
O Doherty tries to move into range but Dilbrandt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Doherty has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dilbrandt.
O Doherty misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Doherty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
O Doherty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dilbrandt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dilbrandt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dilbrandt connects with a crisp jab.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
O Doherty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dilbrandt was well out of range. Poor timing from O Doherty.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Doherty's head backwards.
O Doherty takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
O Doherty slips under a jab.
O Doherty swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Doherty throws a right and a left that Dilbrandt avoids nicely.
A jab from Dilbrandt misses.
Dilbrandt thumps O Doherty with a low kick.
No joy there for O Doherty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Doherty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dilbrandt circles away quickly and effectively.
Dilbrandt scores with a kick to the midsection.
O Doherty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dilbrandt circles away quickly and effectively.
Dilbrandt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
O Doherty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dilbrandt. Dilbrandt obviously looking to wear him down.
O Doherty misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Dilbrandt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by O Doherty.
Dilbrandt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a jab when O Doherty was well out of range.
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 Domonic Dilbrandt.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Domonic Dilbrandt!
Domonic Dilbrandt made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Old Dominic Is Back'.
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