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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Dahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Troublefield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troublefield comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hell Song - Sum 41 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Dahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Troublefield!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dahl looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Troublefield throws out a loose jab but Dahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Dahl counters with a quick kick to the body but Troublefield blocks it.
Dahl looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Troublefield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dahl.
Dahl appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dahl has his takedown stuffed
and Troublefield counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Dahl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troublefield throws a sloppy head kick and Dahl moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahl fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Troublefield avoids it really well and circles away.
Troublefield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dahl closes the distance and clinches up with Troublefield, looking for a takedown. Dahl pushes Troublefield against the cage but Troublefield circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Troublefield misses with a straight right.
Troublefield just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDahl.
Troublefield looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dahl appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Troublefield lands a body shot.
Dahl fails with a takedown attempt.
Troublefield shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Troublefield misses.
Dahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Troublefield.
Troublefield throws a jab when Dahl was well out of range.
Dahl darts in trying to clinch
and Troublefield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dahl slips under a jab from Troublefield.
Troublefield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dahl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Troublefield.
A jab from Troublefield finds it's way through Dahl's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troublefield throws an off balance right hand
and Dahl counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dahl wants to take a breather but Troublefield is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dahl is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dahl moves nicely into side control.
Troublefield prevents Dahl from moving into mount.
Troublefield is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dahl off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I really don't envy Dahl right now.
Dahl is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troublefield biding his time, looking for the opening.
You can see the frustration on Dahl's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
My spies in City of Angels Fight Academy inform me that Troublefield has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troublefield biding his time, controlling Dahl.
Dahl is really stuck here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Troublefield has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Dahl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Troublefield dominated that 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.
Dahl slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Troublefield.
Troublefield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dahl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Troublefield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dahl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Troublefield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dahl counters with a body kick that stops Troublefield in his tracks momentarily.
A big left from Troublefield misses.
It appears Dahl was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troublefield misses with a hook. Dahl ducked under it nicely.
Dahl is looking to counter the offense by Troublefield and move into the clinch.
Troublefield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dahl.
Dahl wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dahl or perhaps it was just good defense by Troublefield, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troublefield throws a leg kick
and Dahl counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dahl stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Troublefield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Troublefield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dahl passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dahl wants to control but Troublefield is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahl controlling the position from side mount.
Troublefield regains half guard.
Troublefield trying to control from the bottom.
Troublefield might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dahl haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dahl trying to control from half guard but Troublefield is working away.
Troublefield actively working from the bottom here.
Dahl trying to control from Troublefield's half guard. Troublefield has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahl is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Troublefield keeping full guard, as Dahl tries to pass.
Troublefield keeping moving, preventing Dahl from controlling successfully.
Dahl wants to pass the guard but Troublefield is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Troublefield bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dahl's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dahl shoots in looking for a takedown. Troublefield tries to sprawl out of it but Dahl keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Troublefield manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Troublefield! But no joy.
Troublefield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Troublefield throws a hook to the side of Dahl's head but Dahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dahl looking to score a takedown here. Troublefield is defending well but Dahl drives through and ends up in Troublefield's guard.
Dahl trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Troublefield manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Troublefield stopping the sweep attempt from Dahl.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dahl working a defensive guard here.
Dahl is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Troublefield defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joey Troublefield will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dahl's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Troublefield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dahl scrambles back to his feet.
Dahl darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dahl is looking to stall here but Troublefield recovers full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahl throws a big right hand that misses.
Troublefield looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahl tries to free his leg and advance position but Troublefield is retaining full guard.
Troublefield is trying to control the position but Dahl postures up.
Dahl pushing down on Troublefield's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dahl trying to control from half guard but Troublefield is working away.
Dahl uses his free foot to push down on Troublefield's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Troublefield.
Troublefield stops Dahl from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Dahl thowing shots but they're missing.
Troublefield tries to hold on but Dahl pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troublefield is working to get back to half guard.
Dahl swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Troublefield is now in Dahl's guard. A big mistake from Dahl there, giving up the dominant position!
Dahl is looking to sweep but instead, Troublefield has passed into half guard.
Joey Troublefield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dahl wants to get back to full guard.
Troublefield stalling.
Dahl wants to improve his position but Troublefield is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troublefield is controlling the pace.
Dahl is looking to improve his position.
Troublefield controlling the action here.
Dahl wants to improve his position but Troublefield is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, if Troublefield is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dahl tries to get to full guard but Troublefield has control of the leg.
Jordan Dahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dahl looking for subs from the bottom but Troublefield mounts him!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joey Troublefield.
I've got Troublefield winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joey Troublefield!
An out of breath Joey Troublefield thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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