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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Dominguez (ranked 2346 p4p, 2587 weight class) and Daaniel Teteny (ranked 355 p4p, 385 weight class). Dominguez comes to the cage accompanied by Vaso de Cristal. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonidas Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Daaniel Teteny!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teteny shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dominguez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dominguez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Teteny manages to get himself to full guard.
Teteny wants to sweep but no luck.
Dominguez is stalling in the full guard.
Dominguez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Further stalling from Dominguez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teteny is looking to stand up but Dominguez isn't so interested in that idea.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Teteny keeps moving.
Teteny keeping full guard, as Dominguez tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dominguez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Teteny dives on top into guard.
Teteny passes into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Teteny is working for a kimura here but Dominguez manages to reverse the position and he's now in Teteny's guard.
Dominguez trying to control but Teteny is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Deathsquad inform us that Teteny has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Teteny is on top in guard.
Teteny trying to control but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to sweep here but Teteny controlling him for the moment.
Teteny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dominguez seems keen to control Teteny's posture.
Teteny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dominguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Teteny wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Dominguez wants to sweep but no luck.
Teteny trying to control but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
Dominguez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dominguez trying to keep a closed guard but Teteny is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Teteny drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dominguez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dominguez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dominguez!
Dominguez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Teteny is avoiding damage well.
Dominguez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Teteny is not content to let Dominguez control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daaniel Teteny will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Teteny looks for a takedown but Dominguez sprawls well.
Teteny shoots in but no luck this time.
Dominguez gets the takedown into side control.
Dominguez taking a break here but Teteny is having none of it and regains half guard.
Dominguez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dominguez is pressing down on Teteny's thigh, looking to free his foot. Teteny is holding on for now.
Teteny keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dominguez wants to take a breather but Teteny is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to pass the guard but Teteny is defending well.
Dominguez wants to take a breather but Teteny is having none of it.
Dominguez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Teteny throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dominguez was covering up waiting for the punch and Teteny finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teteny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dominguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dominguez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dominguez keeping full guard, as Teteny tries to pass.
Teteny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dominguez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Teteny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dominguez controls Teteny momentarily but Teteny frees himself.
Dominguez keeping moving, preventing Teteny from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Teteny thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dominguez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Teteny is fighting to break Dominguez's control of his arms but Dominguez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dominguez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Teteny's guard.
Dominguez stopping the sweep attempt from Teteny.
Dominguez trying to control but Teteny is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dominguez trying to control but Teteny is working from the bottom.
Teteny keeping full guard, as Dominguez tries to pass.
Teteny has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dominguez won't allow Teteny to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dominguez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Teteny looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Teteny looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Teteny!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daaniel Teteny will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dominguez is defended easily by Teteny.
Teteny displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dominguez.
Daaniel Teteny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teteny changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dominguez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Teteny working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Teteny throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez manages to get back to half guard.
Teteny controlling the pace.
Teteny wants to stand but Dominguez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez is looking for a sweep. Teteny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dominguez is trying to maintain the position but Teteny is very close to passing his half guard.
Teteny takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Teteny is looking for a kimura here.
Dominguez is defending against the submission attempts here by Teteny.
Teteny is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Leonidas Dominguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Teteny looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dominguez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dominguez tries to roll over but Teteny keeps him under control.
Teteny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dominguez keeps working.
Dominguez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Teteny is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dominguez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Teteny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dominguez trying to control but Teteny postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teteny is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Daaniel Teteny has got the better of the ground game so far.
Teteny is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Dominguez to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Teteny wants to pass the guard but Dominguez is keeping the position.
Teteny wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Teteny slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dominguez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dominguez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Teteny off and has taken his back!
Dominguez throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Teteny is in a bad position with Dominguez working for a choke. Teteny manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Dominguez has momentary wrist control but Teteny slips an elbow through the middle.
Teteny stopping the sweep attempt from Dominguez.
Dominguez is working hard here to advance position.
Dominguez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dominguez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Teteny has gone for a leg lock! Dominguez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Teteny's guard.
Daaniel Teteny is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dominguez throwing strikes from guard but Teteny blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daaniel Teteny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Teteny 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daaniel Teteny!
Leonidas Dominguez was interviewed post fight and said 'I trained hard but it didn’t work out. He’s a great opponent and today just wasn’t my day. '.
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RATING
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