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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Esta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esta comes into the arena with Glebstar Dubstep blaring out of the sound system. Dominguez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Unforgiven by MetallicA. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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176 cm
26
178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Esta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dominguez showed some decent athleticism there.
Esta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Esta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dominguez is aware though and is defending well.
Dominguez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Esta looking for a guillotine here but Dominguez defends easily.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Esta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dominguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Esta has wrist control.
Dominguez passes into half guard.
Dominguez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dominguez trying to advance position but Esta counters by regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez landing some decent shots from guard.
Dominguez stopping the sweep attempt from Esta.
Dominguez postures up and lands a big shot to Esta's brow.
Dominguez preventing the sweep.
Dominguez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Esta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Esta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dominguez is one step ahead there.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Esta keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Esta looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Esta looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Esta!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominguez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dominguez moves into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominguez has an active guard here but Esta has managed to pass into half guard.
Dominguez trying to control here.
Dominguez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Esta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dominguez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esta is working for a kimura but Dominguez is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominguez trying to control but Esta postures up.
Esta prevents Dominguez from improving his position.
Dominguez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dominguez tries to get to full guard but Esta has control of the leg.
Dominguez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dominguez working a defensive guard here.
Dominguez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Esta!
Dominguez landing shots from mount.
Esta working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominguez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominguez controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Dominguez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dominguez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dominguez showed some decent athleticism there.
Dominguez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dominguez is looking for a kimura here.
Dominguez drops an elbow to the side of Esta's head.
Dominguez is looking for a kimura here.
Esta is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esta is staying active underneath Dominguez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dominguez content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are battling for position here. Esta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dominguez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dominguez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dominguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Esta keeps moving.
Esta looking to control.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Esta keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cesar Dominguez.
Dominguez scores with a takedown into Esta's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Esta keeps moving.
Esta isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dominguez stacks Esta on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dominguez!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esta is looking for a sweep.
Dominguez scores with punches from side control.
Esta takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cesar Dominguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dominguez happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Esta is rocked!
Dominguez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dominguez swings around for an armbar but Esta sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dominguez's guard.
Dominguez looking to control.
Dominguez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dominguez keeping full guard, as Esta tries to pass.
Esta is looking to pass into half guard but Dominguez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dominguez is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Esta has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Dominguez is looking to defend but Esta has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Dominguez! Esta pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Dominguez taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pablo Esta!
Pablo Esta very nearly forgot to thank The Choke´s On You amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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