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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Doms (ranked 1300 p4p, 157 weight class) and Douglas Dannis (ranked 1825 p4p, 213 weight class). Frankie Doms had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Doms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douglas Dannis!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dannis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dannis throws out a counter right but Doms avoids it with no problem.
Dannis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doms tries to land a body kick
and Dannis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doms scores with a nice body kick.
Doms is looking to land body kicks.
Dannis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dannis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doms's efforts to push away.
Doms is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Doms breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doms throws a lazy body kick
and Dannis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doms has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dannis misses the shot to the body.
Frankie Doms is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dannis clinches.
Doms breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dannis checks a leg kick.
Doms scores with a push kick.
Doms throws a leg kick but Dannis moved away.
Frankie Doms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dannis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doms.
Dannis lands the left hand.
Doms swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doms tries to land a front kick but Dannis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Dannis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dannis moves out of range of the body kick from Doms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dannis looks for a takedown but Doms sprawls well.
Dannis goes for a double leg but Doms avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Doms continues to drive forward.
Dannis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doms can pounce on him.
Doms throws a wild body kick that Dannis sees coming a mile off.
Doms throws a body kick that misses
and Doms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Doms misses
and Dannis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doms goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doms lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A solid body kick from Doms.
Dannis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dannis shoots in for a takedown but Doms shows good takedown defense.
Frankie Doms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Dannis.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dannis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doms misses with a low kick.
Dannis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dannis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dannis with a poor takedown
and Doms counters with a body kick that stops Dannis in his tracks momentarily.
Dannis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doms.
Dannis blocks a low kick nicely.
Doms sets himself, and Dannis steps forward looking for the clinch! Doms avoids it this time.
Doms thumps Dannis with a low kick.
Dannis avoids a kick to the body.
Dannis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doms thows a body kick. Dannis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Doms throws a leg kick which misses Dannis's front leg but catches the back leg as Dannis tries to avoid it.
Doms lands a head kick!
Doms throws a sloppy head kick and Dannis moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dannis checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Dannis blocks the leg kick.
Doms throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dannis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Doms circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dannis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dannis steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dannis clinches up with Doms and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doms tries to circle away but Dannis has him pinned against the cage.
Doms manages to break the clinch.
Dannis avoids the body shot from Doms.
Doms scores with a kick to the body.
Doms does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Doms dominated that round.
That's time! Doms's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dannis checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Doms.
Dannis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dannis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doms.
A clash of legs there as Dannis blocks the low kick.
Doms lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dannis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dannis closes the distance but Doms moves to the side
and Doms counters with a nice body kick.
Dannis drives through with a takedown into Doms's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dannis trying to control the position from guard on top but Doms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doms is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doms is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dannis can do to turn this around?
Dannis trying to control but Doms is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dannis wants to pass the guard but Doms is keeping the position.
Doms throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dannis stopping the sweep attempt from Doms.
Dannis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doms swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doms looking for a sweep. Not yet Doms, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dannis stops Doms from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dannis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Doms misses with a body kick.
Dannis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doms moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doms. That's going to slow Dannis down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dannis or perhaps it was just good defense by Doms, which made it look bad.
Doms fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dannis just manages to avoid it.
Frankie Doms is winning the standup battle so far.
Doms throws a body kick that misses
letting Dannis counter with a right hand.
Doms misses with a hook. Dannis ducked under it nicely.
Doms misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doms scores with a push kick.
Dannis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doms misses with a low kick as Dannis jumps back.
Dannis clinches up with Doms and pushes him back against the cage.
Dannis can't find room to land a body shot as Doms controls the action.
Doms leaning against his opponent.
Dannis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dannis.
Come on Doms - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Doms wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doms slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doms is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doms has had enough of the clinch but Dannis keeps him there for the moment.
Doms breaks from the clinch.
Dannis moves in looking to clinch but Doms pushes him off.
Doms looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Dannis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Doms misses with a low kick as Dannis jumps back.
Dannis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doms was well out of range. Poor timing from Dannis.
Dannis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doms. Doms obviously looking to wear him down.
Doms throws a front kick that sends Dannis stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doms lands a head kick. Dannis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Doms throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dannis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dannis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Doms dominated that second round.
That's time! Doms's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Dannis blocks the low kick.
Dannis lands a nice hook to Doms's body. Doms takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dannis slips under a jab.
Dannis wants to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Doms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dannis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dannis with a poor takedown
and Doms makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doms feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dannis's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dannis avoids a kick to the body.
Doms throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dannis tries to clinch up but Doms circles away and keeps his distance.
As Dannis backs away, Doms returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good leg kick by Dannis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doms lands a head kick!
Doms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dannis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Doms.
Dannis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Doms scores with a leg kick.
Dannis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Doms.
Dannis blocks a head kick by Doms.
A nice side step and Dannis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doms feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dannis's calf.
Dannis throws out a loose jab but Doms uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Dannis backs away, Doms returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dannis swings for the body but Doms moves out of range.
Doms scores with a push kick.
Doms avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doms avoids the body shot from Dannis.
Doms tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doms scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dannis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doms rather than just go for the knockout.
Doms throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Doms feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dannis's calf.
Doms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doms throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doms throws a body kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doms.
Doms throws a front kick aimed at Dannis's knee but Dannis avoids it well.
Dannis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dannis moves into range and clinches up with Doms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dannis keeps control of Doms as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dannis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doms breaks the clinch.
Doms lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dannis's sensitive parts.
Dannis misses with a right hand
and Doms counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dannis blocks a low kick nicely.
Doms misses with a kick to the body
and Dannis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Doms throws a lazy head kick
and Dannis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doms, right into the meat.
Doms throws the kick towards the body but Dannis avoids it.
Dannis takes a swing at Doms's ribcage but misses.
Doms fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dannis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dannis.
Frankie Doms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Dannis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Doms showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doms, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Doms!
A victorious Frankie Doms thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Douglas Dannis was interviewed post fight and said 'That was a tough cat, mad respect. I'll be back stronger y'all '.
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