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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Carlson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dominguez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to down with the sickness. Carlson Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Muse- Stockholm Syndrome kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chad Carlson Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
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179 cm
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137 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Xavier Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Carlson Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlson Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dominguez is looking to clinch.
Dominguez tries to clinch but Carlson Jr moves out of range.
Dominguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dominguez tries to clinch but Carlson Jr moves out of range.
Carlson Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dominguez slaps away a takedown attempt from Carlson Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carlson Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dominguez!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carlson Jr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carlson Jr avoids the attempt from Dominguez to control.
Carlson Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carlson Jr landing strikes from the mount.
Carlson Jr avoids the attempt from Dominguez to control.
The referee warns Dominguez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dominguez working to try and regain half guard.
Dominguez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson Jr lands a heavy elbow.
Dominguez is rocked!
Dominguez working to try and regain half guard.
Oh Dominguez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Carlson Jr connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dominguez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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. Carlson Jr connects with a nice short shot to Dominguez's temple.
Carlson Jr wants to stand up but Dominguez is controlling the position.
Dominguez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carlson Jr.
Dominguez is looking to improve his position.
Dominguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Carlson Jr thows a huge punch but Dominguez dodges it nicely.
Dominguez trying to control from the bottom.
Carlson Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dominguez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dominguez is looking for a sweep. Carlson Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dominguez tries to clinch there but Carlson Jr circles away.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Carlson Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlson Jr avoids the head kick by Dominguez.
Dominguez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carlson Jr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dominguez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Carlson Jr connects with a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez tries to improve position but can't.
Dominguez can't do much from the bottom here.
Carlson Jr lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Check out the look on Carlson Jr's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Carlson Jr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Carlson Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Carlson Jr lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Carlson Jr grinds an elbow into Dominguez's temple.
Dominguez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Carlson Jr looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to control but Carlson Jr postures up.
Carlson Jr throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dominguez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Carlson Jr off and has taken his back!
Carlson Jr is in bad spot here.
Dominguez tries to keep control of the position but Carlson Jr is staying busy.
Dominguez scores with punches from the back.
Dominguez is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Carlson Jr up.
Carlson Jr looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Dominguez doesn't have the hooks in and Carlson Jr manages to turn into his guard.
Carlson Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dominguez has his foot on Carlson Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carlson Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Dominguez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carlson Jr defends well.
Carlson Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carlson Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dominguez's head.
Carlson Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dominguez's head.
Carlson Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carlson Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dominguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carlson Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dominguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carlson Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlson Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dominguez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carlson Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dominguez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carlson Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Dominguez's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Carlson Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carlson Jr!
Carlson Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Carlson Jr moves out of range as Dominguez throws a body kick.
Carlson Jr digs a good hook to Dominguez's body.
Carlson Jr with a jab.
Carlson Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Dominguez tries to clinch but Carlson Jr is having none of it.
Xavier Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominguez misses with a shot to the body
and Carlson Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carlson Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Carlson Jr moves away from the strike by Dominguez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dominguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carlson Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Dominguez.
Dominguez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carlson Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dominguez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carlson Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carlson Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carlson Jr thows a big elbow that misses.
Carlson Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carlson Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carlson Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Carlson Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dominguez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carlson Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Dominguez's legs - danger averted.
Carlson Jr stands up from Dominguez's guard - Carlson Jr perhaps looking for a knockout.
Xavier Dominguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dominguez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dominguez connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carlson Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dominguez thinking.
Carlson Jr throws a combination. Dominguez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dominguez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Carlson Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Carlson Jr throws a one two combo.
Dominguez misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Carlson Jr.
Dominguez lands a head kick. Carlson Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dominguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Carlson Jr lands.
Carlson Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carlson Jr lands with a straight right. Dominguez didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carlson Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Dominguez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carlson Jr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Carlson Jr grinds an elbow into Dominguez's temple.
Dominguez is looking to regain half guard here but Carlson Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
Dominguez can't do much from the bottom here.
Carlson Jr lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carlson Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Carlson Jr cracks Dominguez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dominguez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dominguez tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson Jr scores with punches from side control.
Dominguez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dominguez regains half guard.
Carlson Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carlson Jr wants to pass the guard but Dominguez is defending well.
Carlson Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Carlson Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dominguez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dominguez taking some punishment here, with Carlson Jr in his half guard.
Chad Carlson Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlson Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominguez trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carlson Jr lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Carlson Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Carlson Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Dominguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carlson Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dominguez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Carlson Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carlson Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dominguez throws a combination that misses
and Carlson Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dominguez tries to clinch but Carlson Jr moves away
and Carlson Jr counters with a left to the body.
Carlson Jr thuds his right hand into Dominguez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dominguez is looking to land body kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dominguez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carlson Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson Jr working the ground and pound.
Dominguez taking a bit of punishment here - Carlson Jr scoring with strikes.
Carlson Jr landing strikes.
Dominguez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dominguez is trying to control but can't.
Carlson Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dominguez gets full guard.
Dominguez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dominguez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Carlson Jr uses it to pass to side control.
Carlson Jr landing a few strikes.
Carlson Jr working away.
Dominguez is looking to regain half guard here but Carlson Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is working hard here to advance position.
Dominguez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Carlson Jr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dominguez down.
Carlson Jr lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dominguez pushes Carlson Jr away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carlson Jr gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Carlson Jr lands a few punches from side control.
Dominguez is trying to control Carlson Jr's posture but Carlson Jr avoids it.
Dominguez tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Dominguez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carlson Jr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Carlson Jr scoring with strikes but Dominguez is staying in there.
Carlson Jr landing strikes from the mount.
Dominguez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carlson Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez working to try and regain half guard.
Dominguez is bucking up trying to escape but Carlson Jr cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dominguez tries to hold on but Carlson Jr pushes him away.
Carlson Jr with shots to the head and body - Dominguez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carlson Jr with a couple of short strikes.
Dominguez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dominguez tries to hold on but Carlson Jr postures up.
Dominguez is working to get back to half guard.
Carlson Jr lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Carlson Jr.
Xavier Dominguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlson Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dominguez tries to hold on but Carlson Jr postures up.
Carlson Jr is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson Jr lands a big elbow.
Carlson Jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carlson Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carlson Jr throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dominguez because Carlson Jr loaded up on that one.
Dominguez is working to get back to half guard.
Carlson Jr avoids the attempt from Dominguez to control.
Chad Carlson Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dominguez is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlson Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dominguez is desperately trying to improve his position but Carlson Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Carlson Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Carlson Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carlson Jr 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Carlson Jr!
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energy
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