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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Galen Dall Jr (ranked 43 p4p, 70 weight class) and Jair Brown (ranked 8 p4p, 10 weight class). 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jair Brown!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Dall Jr moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Dall Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dall Jr shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dall Jr throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr fails with the takedown.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dall Jr wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall Jr instigates a clinch.
Dall Jr prevents a body shot from Brown.
Dall Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dall Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dall Jr fails to land.
Brown wants to break free but Dall Jr has control.
A short body shot lands from Dall Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Dall Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Dall Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dall Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dall Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Galen Dall Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dall Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Dall Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Dall Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brown is defending well.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
A short left from Brown.
Brown is working Dall Jr over against the cage.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Dall Jr working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown working aggressively here.
Dall Jr working aggressively here.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Dall Jr avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dall Jrs head.
Dall Jr pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dall Jr is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brown to the mat. Brown regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brown is looking to stand back up but Dall Jr counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Brown.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall Jr stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jair Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dall Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Dall Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dall Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dall Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Dall Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Dall Jr throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Dall Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Dall Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Dall Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall Jr throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
Dall Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dall Jr looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Dall Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Dall Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dall Jr ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown connects with the punch.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dall Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brown wriggles free and stands up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Dall Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown lands a jab.
Dall Jr drives through with a takedown into Brown's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brown wants to stand up but Dall Jr is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall Jr drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Dall Jr off! Dall Jr jumps back into Brown's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dall Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Dall Jr sees coming a mile off.
Dall Jr misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Dall Jr lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Dall Jr misses with a hook
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dall Jr misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown throws out a counter right but Dall Jr avoids it with no problem.
Brown misses with a hook
and Dall Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
Brown is pushing Dall Jr's head away, looking to escape. Dall Jr manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dall Jr has hold of Brown's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brown manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Brown squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Brown tries to buck Dall Jr off but Dall Jr takes his back!
Brown is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Dall Jr off. It looks like it's working - Dall Jr slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Brown displaying calm under pressure there.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dall Jr. Dall Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a good, hard body kick but Dall Jr shrugs it off.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Dall Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Dall Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Dall Jr.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Dall Jr moved out of range nicely.
Dall Jr attempts a counter takedown but Brown avoids it well and moves away.
Dall Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dall Jr tries to clinch up.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jair Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall Jr is just out of range.
Dall Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dall Jr throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dall Jr.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dall Jr.
Nice body kick from Brown.
A jab lands there for Dall Jr.
Brown lands a body shot.
Dall Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Dall Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A leg kick checked by Dall Jr.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Dall Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Dall Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown moves forwards but Dall Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dall Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Dall Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dall Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Dall Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Brown thumps Dall Jr with a low kick.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall Jr manages to avoid it.
Dall Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dall Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown is trying to buck Dall Jr off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jair Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dall Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Brown is defending well.
Brown is trying to buck Dall Jr off.
Dall Jr goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Brown rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dall Jr's guard! Nice work there by Brown!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Brown would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown wanted to stand there but Dall Jr had control of the position.
Brown decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dall Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dall Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Dall Jr avoids it.
Dall Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dall Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dall Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dall Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brown sprawls and moves away.
Dall Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Dall Jr moved out of range.
Dall Jr gets a double leg takedown into Brown's guard.
Brown wriggles free and stands up.
Brown feints and then cracks Dall Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dall Jr down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Dall Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown slips a straight right by Dall Jr.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Dall Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Dall Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown misses with the body kick
and Dall Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Dall Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Dall Jr's side.
Dall Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jair Brown just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown moves out of range as Dall Jr strikes.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Dall Jr shoots in.
Brown throws a leg kick but Dall Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dall Jr throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Dall Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dall Jr clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown takes a swing at Dall Jr's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Dall Jr on that attempt.
Nice cross by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dall Jr.
Brown counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Galen Dall Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dall Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dall Jr tries to land a body kick
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Dall Jr.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dall Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Dall Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dall Jr ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown motions for Dall Jr to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Dall Jr.
Jab by Brown.
Dall Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dall Jr throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown lands a jab to Dall Jr's midsection.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dall Jr.
A big right from Dall Jr misses.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Galen Dall Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dall Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dall Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dall Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Dall Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Dall Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dall Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings for the body but Dall Jr moves out of range.
Dall Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Dall Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown with a jab.
Dall Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dall Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Dall Jr settles back down.
Dall Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Dall Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dall Jr throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Dall Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Dall Jr seems unphased.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Dall Jr moved out of range nicely.
Dall Jr clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Dall Jr avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
A short left from Dall Jr.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dall Jr.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Dall Jr as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a left hand.
Dall Jr turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dall Jr manages to end up in side control.
Dall Jr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brown is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dall Jr swings around for an armbar but Brown sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dall Jr's guard.
Brown stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dall Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Galen Dall Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Brown.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Dall Jr saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brown eats them both and turns towards Dall Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dall Jr checks it well.
Dall Jr attempts a counter takedown but Brown avoids it well and moves away.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Dall Jr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dall Jr keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Dall Jr.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dall Jr digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Dall Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dall Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Dall Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dall Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
Dall Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a solid body kick.
Dall Jr misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Dall Jr should have avoided that one.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dall Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Jair Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dall Jr misses with a double jab.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall Jr.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Dall Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dall Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
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 has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brown after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Galen Dall Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dall Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Dall Jr misses with the head strike.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dall Jr backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jair Brown.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jair Brown!
Jair Brown is the new lightweight champion!
Jair Brown 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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