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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Dominguez (ranked 5294 p4p, 25105 weight class) and Ethan Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Joaquin Dominguez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joaquin Dominguez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joaquin Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ethan Mann!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mann is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dominguez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mann rushes Dominguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dominguez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mann wants the takedown. Dominguez is fighting it off but Mann persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dominguez's guard against the cage.
Dominguez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mann manages to pass to side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mann moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez seems a little lost for a moment, as Mann dominates the positioning.
Dominguez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mann has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dominguez!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann punching from mount but Dominguez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mann takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mann looking to finish Dominguez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dominguez!
Dominguez is in a horrible position here. Mann smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mann is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dominguez is surviving well by controlling Mann's body position as best he can.
Dominguez blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mann looking to secure an arm triangle but Dominguez defends it well.
Mann looking to ground and pound but Dominguez is blocking nicely.
Mann looking to secure an arm triangle but Dominguez defends it well.
Mann content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mann controlling the position easily from mount.
Mann throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mann throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mann unloading with bombs!
Mann controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann lands a big shot there that rocks Dominguez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mann pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mann unloading with bombs!
Mann controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mann scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dominguez?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Mann dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dominguez stuffs the takedown attempt from Mann. Mann gets slowly back to his feet.
Mann lands with a nice combination. Dominguez backs away looking to recover.
Mann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dominguez, pushing him back against the cage.
Mann lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dominguez avoids the elbow strike from Mann, against the cage.
Mann gets through Dominguez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez is rocked!
Mann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oh Dominguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dominguez is trying to force a seperation but Mann has the dominant position.
Dominguez seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mann is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage.
Dominguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann is stalling here.
Mann has Dominguez pressed against the cage, preventing Dominguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mann manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mann escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dominguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mann is pulling down on Dominguez's head. It's preventing any offense from Dominguez, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mann looking for a guillotine here but Dominguez defends easily.
Mann has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dominguez has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Dominguez gets underhooks to prevent Mann's takedown attempt.
Joaquin Dominguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Mann.
Mann fails to pull guard.
Mann pulls guard.
Mann is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mann uses his free foot to push down on Dominguez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dominguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dominguez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mann.
Mann wants to finish this one by submission but Dominguez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mann.
Mann is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Mann misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mann connects with a nice looking jab.
Dominguez gets caught flat footed, as Mann shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mann pushing down on Dominguez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mann is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mann keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mann missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Mann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mann has Dominguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Mann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mann keeps control of Dominguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mann lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dominguez.
Mann has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dominguez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dominguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joaquin Dominguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mann is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dominguez's half guard.
Dominguez scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Mann manages to mount him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mann controlling his opponent.
Dominguez blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mann looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mann controlling the position easily from mount.
Mann landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mann controlling the position easily from mount.
Dominguez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mann.
Mann takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dominguez because Mann loaded up on that one.
Mann content just to control the position here.
Mann sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mann controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Mann has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dominguez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mann tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mann working Dominguez over with strikes here.
Mann content just to control the position here.
Dominguez blocking the ground and pound.
Joaquin Dominguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mann is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dominguez is surviving well by controlling Mann's body position as best he can.
Ethan Mann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mann tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Mann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mann 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Mann!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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