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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Blaydes (ranked 143 p4p, 425 weight class) and Galen Dall Jr (ranked 18 p4p, 51 weight class). Blaydes's entrance music is Black Sunshine - White Zombie. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall Jr tries for a takedown but Blaydes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Blaydes.
Dall Jr thuds a left hand into Blaydes's body.
Dall Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaydes was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr takes a swing at Blaydes's ribcage but misses.
Blaydes swings for the body but Dall Jr moves out of range.
Dall Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A big right from Dall Jr misses.
Dall Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaydes was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall Jr.
The fighters circling - Dall Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaydes throwing a counter right hand but Dall Jr manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Blaydes moves out of range easily.
Dall Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dall Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blaydes but Blaydes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Blaydes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dall Jr.
Blaydes slips a straight right by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blaydes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes throws a good cross that connects.
Dall Jr throws a lazy right hand but Blaydes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaydes throwing a counter right hand but Dall Jr manages to avoid it.
Blaydes with a nice calf kick.
Blaydes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good standup being displayed there by Dall Jr as he connects with a hook.
Dall Jr gets tackled into the cage by Blaydes. Blaydes maintains the clinch.
Blaydes lands with a light punch inside.
Blaydes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dall Jr scores with a shot to the side of Blaydes's head.
Blaydes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Dall Jr.
Blaydes blocks a body shot from Dall Jr.
Blaydes lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Dall Jr.
A right hook to the body lands for Blaydes.
Dall Jr blocks an uppercut.
Blaydes misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Dall Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blaydes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaydes scores with a shoulder strike.
Dall Jr lands with a left to the head.
Blaydes lands a left hand.
Blaydes tries a body shot but Dall Jr blocks it.
Dall Jr misses with a body punch.
Blaydes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dall Jr.
Blaydes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dall Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blaydes lands a hook that snaps the head of Dall Jr backwards.
A short right from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dall Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dall Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blaydes backwards.
Dall Jr misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaydes.
Dall Jr tries to work over Blaydes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dall Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Blaydes controls the action.
Blaydes blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr misses with a body punch.
Dall Jr tries to throw a body punch but Blaydes avoids it by throwing Dall Jr back against the cage.
Blaydes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dall Jr works on Blaydes's body with a couple of short punches.
Dall Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dall Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Blaydes controls his hands.
Dall Jr tries to throw a body punch but Blaydes avoids it by throwing Dall Jr back against the cage.
Dall Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dall Jr tries a body shot but Blaydes blocks it.
Blaydes gets underhooks to prevent Dall Jr's takedown attempt.
Oscar Blaydes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Galen Dall Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blaydes.
Blaydes manages to break the clinch.
Blaydes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaydes.
Dall Jr misses the jab.
Dall Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Blaydes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dall Jr throws a series of punches but Blaydes avoids them all with ease.
Dall Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Blaydes wants to clinch.
Galen Dall Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr slips under a jab.
Dall Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaydes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dall Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Dall Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blaydes counters with a one-two to the body.
Blaydes lands a nice hook to Dall Jr's body. Dall Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaydes throws a good cross that connects.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blaydes!
Oscar Blaydes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaydes throws out the jab.
Dall Jr throws out a counter right but Blaydes avoids it with no problem.
Dall Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Galen Dall Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blaydes defending well as Dall Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Dall Jr avoids the body shot from Blaydes.
Blaydes looks to land a right hand but Dall Jr moved out of range.
Blaydes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaydes throws a body shot but no joy.
Dall Jr thows a leg kick but Blaydes checks it
enabling Blaydes to counter with a crisp jab.
Dall Jr throws a wild body kick that Blaydes sees coming a mile off.
Dall Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blaydes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dall Jr really felt that one!
Both fighters circling a little - Blaydes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Blaydes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blaydes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaydes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Dall Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Dall Jr blocks the leg kick.
Blaydes blocks a low kick nicely.
Dall Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaydes closes the distance and clinches.
Blaydes struggles to land a body shot inside as Dall Jr controls his hands.
Blaydes pushes Dall Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blaydes breaks from the clinch.
Dall Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oscar Blaydes is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blaydes's hands.
Blaydes lands with a nice body punch.
Dall Jr avoids the body shot from Blaydes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaydes throws a body shot but no joy.
Dall Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Blaydes gets double underhooks and turns Dall Jr into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaydes.
Blaydes stuffs the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall Jr throws a series of punches but Blaydes moves out of range.
Dall Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaydes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blaydes swings for the body but Dall Jr moves out of range.
And Dall Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Blaydes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Blaydes scoring well with a low kick there.
Blaydes scores with a leg kick.
Blaydes misses with a looping right.
Dall Jr slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dall Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Blaydes staying out of range there.
Blaydes is looking to wear down Dall Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blaydes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dall Jr eats them both and turns towards Blaydes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dall Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dall Jr throws a hook to the side of Blaydes's head but Blaydes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blaydes moves out of range as Dall Jr strikes.
Blaydes tried to score with a low kick but Dall Jr checks it.
Dall Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaydes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dall Jr just manages to avoid it.
Blaydes works Dall Jr's body with a nice hook.
Blaydes moves away from the strike by Dall Jr.
Blaydes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blaydes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Dall Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blaydes checks it well.
A jab from Blaydes misses.
Dall Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blaydes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blaydes blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaydes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaydes throws a body shot but no joy.
Blaydes tries to clinch up.
Blaydes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blaydes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dall Jr fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Blaydes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dall Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blaydes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dall Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaydes.
Dall Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaydes looks to land a left hand but Dall Jr moved out of range nicely.
Blaydes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dall Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Blaydes jabs at Dall Jr's body.
Dall Jr slips a jab from Blaydes.
Dall Jr misses the jab.
Blaydes looks to land a left hand but Dall Jr moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall Jr misses with a hook. Blaydes ducked under it nicely.
Blaydes scores with a sloppy right hand. Dall Jr should have avoided that one.
Dall Jr takes one on the button.
Blaydes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blaydes throws a body punch but Dall Jr moves out of range.
A big left from Dall Jr misses.
Dall Jr looks to land a right hand but Blaydes moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Blaydes misses its target.
Dall Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Blaydes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dall Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Blaydes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dall Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blaydes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dall Jr cracks Blaydes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blaydes misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaydes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Dall Jr misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Blaydes counters with a left to the body.
Blaydes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Dall Jr.
Blaydes just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaydes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall Jr jabs Blaydes right on the nose. Blaydes blinks but takes it well.
Blaydes throws a wild body kick that Dall Jr sees coming a mile off.
Dall Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Dall Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dall Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Blaydes moves out of range easily.
Blaydes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blaydes throws a leg kick which misses Dall Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Dall Jr tries to avoid it.
Dall Jr tried to score with a low kick but Blaydes checks it.
Blaydes tries to counter by clinching up but Dall Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr tried to score with a low kick but Blaydes checks it.
Good work by Blaydes as he checks the leg kick.
Dall Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blaydes.
Blaydes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dall Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaydes loads up on a big right hand but Dall Jr slips the punch.
Dall Jr connects with a single shot there.
Dall Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaydes.
Dall Jr moves out of range as Blaydes strikes.
Blaydes lands a really nice looking cross but Dall Jr seems unphased.
Blaydes tries to move into range but Dall Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dall Jr slips under a jab from Blaydes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blaydes counters with a straight right hand.
Blaydes walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall Jr misses with a left hand
and Blaydes counters with a low kick, right behind Dall Jr 's knee.
Dall Jr misses with a hook. Blaydes ducked under it nicely.
Dall Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaydes circles away.
Blaydes motions for Dall Jr to come forward. Blaydes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall Jr throws the left hand but Blaydes avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Blaydes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blaydes slips a jab from Dall Jr.
Blaydes is looking to counter the offense by Dall Jr and move into the clinch.
Blaydes throws a leg kick that is checked
so Dall Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dall Jr trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Blaydes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dall Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blaydes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blaydes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galen Dall Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dall Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galen Dall Jr!
Galen Dall Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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