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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Clay (ranked 2753 p4p, 142 weight class) and Rico Dominguez (ranked 2585 p4p, 138 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clay might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Believe. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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162 cm
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145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Clay misses.
Dominguez thuds his right hand into Clay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dominguez feints and as Clay raises his hands in defense, Dominguez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dominguez throwing strikes from guard but Clay blocks nicely.
Dominguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Dominguez lands a couple of elbows.
Dominguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Clay has wrist control.
Dominguez throws a big elbow that misses.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
Dominguez throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dominguez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dominguez trying to control but Clay is working from the bottom.
Dominguez won't allow Clay to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dominguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clay trying to control the position.
Dominguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dominguez throwing strikes from guard but Clay blocks nicely.
Clay is controlling Dominguez's posture.
Clay continues to stall.
Dominguez landing with the ground and pound.
Clay trying to control the position.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Clay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dominguez.
Dominguez chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominguez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
Dominguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Clay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dominguez postures up in Clay's guard and throws a big left but Clay blocks it.
Clay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dominguez trying to control but Clay is working from the bottom.
Dominguez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clay is keeping the position for now.
Dominguez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clay has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Clay working a defensive guard here.
Dominguez advances to half guard.
Dominguez trying to control from half guard but Clay is working away.
Clay is trying to control but can't.
Dominguez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dominguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dominguez is nestled in close to Clay, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay wants to improve his position but Dominguez is controlling well.
Dominguez trying to control the action but Clay is working from the bottom.
Dominguez is working for a kimura but Clay is defending it quite comfortably.
Clay holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dominguez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clay with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clay is trying to get back to full guard.
Clay trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clay misses with a wild body shot.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Clay moves out of range.
Dominguez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A counter left hand to the body from Clay misses its target.
Dominguez is looking to clinch but Clay is avoiding it.
Clay swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
Clay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dominguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clay tries to bum rush Dominguez with a series of wild strikes but Dominguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clay takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Clay moves out of range.
Dominguez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dominguez lands a jab.
Dominguez jabs at Clay's body.
Clay throws a shot from downtown. Dominguez moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Dominguez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dominguez stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clay lands with a cross.
Clay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dominguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clay in his tracks.
Dominguez loads up on a big right hand but Clay slips the punch.
No joy there for Dominguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clay is looking to land body kicks.
Dominguez gets a clinch.
Dominguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dominguez gets through Clay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clay wants a takedown but no success here.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but Clay blocks with his arms.
Clay pushes Dominguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dominguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dominguez is pushing Clay up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Clay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dominguez blocks a body shot from Clay.
Clay manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Clay pulls Dominguez in close to prevent any damage.
Dominguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dominguez working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Clay keeps moving.
Dominguez cracks Clay with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clay is trying to keep Dominguez in close.
Dominguez looking to pass the guard.
Dominguez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dominguez wants to pass the guard but Clay is keeping the position.
Rico Dominguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dominguez lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dominguez misses with the ground and pound.
Dominguez working away.
Clay is trying to improve his position.
Dominguez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dominguez wants to control but Clay is keeping him busy.
Dominguez working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Clay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dominguez in side control, throwing shots but Clay defends.
Dominguez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Clay is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay is looking to reverse the position.
Dominguez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dominguez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Clay some visible discomfort.
Dominguez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
You can see the frustration on Clay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dominguez grinds an elbow into Clay's temple.
Dominguez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dominguez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dominguez working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Dominguez moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dominguez fails to land.
Clay taking a breather.
Clay breaks the clinch.
Dominguez wants to clinch.
Clay lands a jab to the head.
Dominguez dips to his left and cracks Clay with an uppercut!
Dominguez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Clay to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Dominguez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clay manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dominguez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clay keeping full guard, as Dominguez tries to pass.
Dominguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clay seems keen to control Dominguez's posture.
Dominguez trying to control but Clay is working from the bottom.
Clay wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dominguez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dominguez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clay is trying to keep Dominguez in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dominguez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Clay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dominguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clay is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dominguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Dominguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dominguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Clay is retaining full guard.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Dominguez from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay is controlling Dominguez's posture.
Clay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
Dominguez wants to pass the guard but Clay is keeping the position.
Dominguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Clay controls Dominguez momentarily but Dominguez frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dominguez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clay wants to take the fight to the mat but Dominguez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Clay breaks from the clinch.
Dominguez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Clay is trying to defend but Dominguez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Andre Clay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Dominguez there.
Clay on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dominguez connects with a nice short shot to Clay's temple.
Dominguez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dominguez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dominguez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dominguez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Clay is just riding it out for now. Dominguez eventually gives up the hold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dominguez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Dominguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dominguez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Dominguez!
An out of breath Rico Dominguez 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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