Before we know it, it's back to the gym for the fight as Jesse (6-2)meets Dante (10-2). It's a trip to the semifinals for the winner.

After a touch of the gloves, we're underway. Dante whiffs with an earlypunch, and Jesse ducks and scores the double-leg takedown. Dante keepshim tied up in full guard initially, but Jesse rises to his knees andlands some well-placed punches. He follows with hammerfists and elbowswhile slipping out to half-guard. Jesse continues with elbows andcombinations as Dante fails to tie him up. Two minutes in, Jesse isdominating this fight. As Dante tries a back-door exit, Jesse closesthe distance and continues the assault from full guard. More punchesand elbows -- followed by a big right hand -- don't prompt Dante to tryanything differently, though. Dante finally kicks free to create somedistance, and though Jesse briefly stands up, he quickly swarms back tothe ground with punches and elbows and settles in full guard. Jessecontinues delivering major shots through the last minute of the roundand puts the exclamation point on it with a combination of punchesbefore the bell sounds. It's all Jesse, with a likely 10-8 round.

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