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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Atkins (ranked 1448 p4p, 1109 weight class) and Montesh Dominguez (ranked 183 p4p, 143 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Montesh Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez throws a hook but Atkins avoids it easily.
Dominguez's coach down at MY YARD 'Resurrect' was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dominguez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dominguez misses with an uppercut. Atkins saw that one coming.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Atkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dominguez punishes Atkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Dominguez cracks a nice hook into Atkins's ribs.
Atkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dominguez.
Dominguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Dominguez.
Dominguez cracks Atkins with an open hand slap.
Atkins throws a leg kick which misses Dominguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominguez tries to avoid it.
Dominguez lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominguez throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick lands for Atkins.
A decent looking cross lands there for Atkins.
Atkins slips under a jab from Dominguez.
Dominguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dominguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dominguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Atkins coming out on top.
Dominguez connects with a single shot there.
Atkins throws a chopping leg kick but Dominguez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Atkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atkins misses with a looping right.
Atkins missing with a left hand there. Dominguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Dominguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dominguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Atkins is just out of range.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Dominguez.
Atkins is looking to counter punch.
Dominguez throws an overhand right that lands on Atkins's shoulder, as Atkins tries to avoid the shot.
Dominguez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dominguez misses with a low kick.
Atkins tries to clinch but Dominguez is having none of it.
Dominguez throws a shot from downtown. Atkins moves away and avoids it.
Dominguez lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atkins scores with the left hand. Dominguez knows he should have avoided that one.
Dominguez lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Atkins tenderised Dominguez's leg. Dominguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atkins misses with a low kick.
Dominguez avoids the body shot from Atkins.
Atkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Atkins rushes Dominguez and presses him up against the cage.
Dominguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atkins avoids the elbow strike from Dominguez, against the cage.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atkins managing to block the knees to the body from Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dominguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Atkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Dominguez lands a knee to the body.
Dominguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atkins blocks a body shot from Dominguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Atkins controls the action.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Atkins avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Atkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atkins.
Dominguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Atkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atkins.
Dominguez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Atkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dominguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dominguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atkinss head.
Atkins taking a breather.
Atkins jumps guard but Dominguez stands there with Atkins around his waist. Atkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dominguez.
A body shot lands from Dominguez.
Dominguez trying to land knees to the body.
Dominguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atkins's elbow.
Atkins lands a right hand.
Atkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dominguez lands an elbow just above Atkins 's eye.
Dominguez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Adrian Atkins has been cut.
Atkins tries to pull guard but Dominguez holds him up against the cage and eventually Atkins drops back down to his feet.
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but Atkins avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dominguez is working Atkins over against the cage.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dominguez's elbow.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Atkins is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Dominguez.
Atkins pulls guard effortlessly.
Atkins isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dominguez stacks Atkins 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 applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominguez decides to stand back up. Dominguez steps back and let's Atkins get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Montesh Dominguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Atkins's cut.
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dominguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dominguez.
Atkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dominguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dominguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Atkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Atkins takes one to the chin there.
Dominguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dominguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.
Dominguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Atkins swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atkins. Dominguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atkins scores with a nice right hand.
Dominguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Atkins moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a wild body shot.
Dominguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dominguez misses with a jab to the body
and Atkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dominguez thinking.
Dominguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atkins.
Atkins jabs Dominguez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Atkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dominguez.
Dominguez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dominguez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Atkins in his tracks.
Atkins takes a swing at Dominguez's ribcage but misses.
Dominguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
Dominguez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Atkins counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheers as Dominguez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Atkins doesn't seem phased though.
Dominguez digs a good hook to Atkins's body.
Dominguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atkins is looking to counter punch.
Atkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dominguez throws a head kick but Atkins moves out of range.
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!
Nice shot by Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a shot to the body.
Dominguez takes a swing at Atkins's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Atkins rather than just go for the knockout.
Dominguez checks a leg kick.
Dominguez moves out of range of the body kick.
Dominguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Atkins at a distance.
Dominguez scores with a decent looking hook.
Atkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dominguez.
Atkins connects with a single shot there.
Dominguez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A clash of legs there as Dominguez blocks the low kick.
Atkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a sloppy head kick and Atkins moves out of range easily.
A combination from Dominguez does no damage.
And Atkins counters with a quick kick to the body but Dominguez blocks it.
Dominguez misses with a head kick.
It looked like Atkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Dominguez is just out of range.
That kick from Atkins tenderised Dominguez's leg. Dominguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dominguez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Atkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dominguez checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkins fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dominguez just manages to avoid it.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Atkins.
Dominguez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Atkins is able to avoid easily.
Atkins is looking to chop away at Dominguez's legs.
Atkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atkins has managed to clinch.
Dominguez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dominguez is working Atkins over against the cage.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atkins pushes Dominguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Atkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atkins tries a body shot but Dominguez blocks it.
Dominguez lands a knee to the head.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dominguez obliges.
Dominguez digs a right hand into Atkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Atkins's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Atkins.
Atkins has Dominguez pushed against the cage.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dominguez works on Atkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dominguez lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Dominguez.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
Dominguez lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Atkins tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Montesh Dominguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Atkins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dominguez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dominguez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Atkins appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Atkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dominguez, pushing him back against the cage.
Atkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atkins misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dominguez.
Atkins dodges an elbow strike from Dominguez.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Dominguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Atkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atkins fails to pull guard.
Atkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Dominguez lands a damaging elbow.
Dominguez tries a body shot but Atkins blocks it.
Dominguez lands an elbow just above Atkins 's eye.
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!
Dominguez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins blocks a body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
Dominguez lands an uppercut.
Atkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dominguez misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atkins.
Dominguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dominguez scores with a knee to the head.
Atkins is rocked!
Dominguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Oh Atkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dominguez lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Atkins is blocking nicely.
Atkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Atkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Atkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Atkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Atkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dominguez obliges.
Dominguez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Atkins misses with a punch to the body.
Montesh Dominguez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dominguez lands an elbow inside.
Dominguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Atkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Atkins blocks an uppercut.
Dominguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atkins is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Atkins as the two fighters clinch.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Atkins.
Atkins working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
Dominguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Atkins fails to land.
Dominguez lands with a short shot to the head.
Atkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Atkins avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atkins avoids it.
Atkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Atkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but Atkins blocks it.
Atkins is trying to pull guard but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage.
Atkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Atkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dominguez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
Atkins takes an elbow to the temple.
Atkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dominguez.
Atkins tries a body shot but Dominguez blocks it.
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Atkins is blocking nicely.
Atkins tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Dominguez prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Atkins lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Atkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Atkins.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
Dominguez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right handed body shot lands from Atkins.
Atkins misses with some punches.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Atkins successfully pulls guard.
Atkins pushes a forearm under Dominguez's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Dominguez is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adrian Atkins!
Adrian Atkins decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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