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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Papa Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Papa Domingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domingo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Domingo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gracie defends it nicely.
Domingo throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Domingo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papa Domingo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Domingo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gracie defends it nicely.
Domingo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Domingo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to control but Domingo postures up.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Domingo pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is trying is best to control the position here.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Domingo.
Domingo is taking a breather. Gracie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie is looking to control Domingo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Domingo is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Domingo looking for a sweep. Not yet Domingo, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Domingo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Domingo being controlled here, momentarily.
Domingo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie trying to control but Domingo is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Domingo scores a takedown into full mount!
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Domingo controlling the position easily from mount.
Domingo 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Domingo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie can't escape the position.
Gracie tries to hold on but Domingo postures up.
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.
Domingo controlling the position easily from mount.
Domingo wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Domingo controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Domingo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gracie regains half guard.
That's four 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.
Gracie is positioning himself well to prevent Domingo advancing to mount.
Gracie is staying active underneath Domingo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is doing well to control the position and prevent Domingo from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Domingo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Domingo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Poor strikes thrown by Domingo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to hold on but Domingo pushes him away.
Domingo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two 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.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Domingo thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Domingo's attempts to control the action.
Domingo 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.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Domingo controlling the pace for now.
Gracie can't escape the position.
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.
Gracie wants to hold on but Domingo pushes him away.
Gracie trying desperately to get to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie wants to control but Domingo is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Domingo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Domingo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Domingo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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