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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tex Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominguez has chosen Vicente Fernández's Los Mandados as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tex Anderton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Anderton does no damage.
Dominguez shoots in for a takedown but Anderton shows good takedown defense.
Anderton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dominguez.
Dominguez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dominguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dominguez throws a lazy right hand but Anderton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick from Dominguez lands but Anderton takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Anderton.
Anderton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderton takes a swing at Dominguez's ribcage but misses.
Anderton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderton tests Dominguez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dominguez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anderton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dominguez somewhat.
Dominguez misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Anderton.
Dominguez lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Anderton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dominguez.
Dominguez fails to land the takedown.
Tex Anderton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Dominguez.
Dominguez feints and as Anderton raises his hands in defense, Dominguez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderton is retaining full guard.
Dominguez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anderton's guard.
Anderton wants to improve his position but Dominguez is controlling well.
Dominguez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anderton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dominguez.
Dominguez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Dominguez wants to pass the guard but Anderton is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dominguez throws the kick towards the body but Anderton avoids it.
Dominguez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anderton throws an overhand right that lands on Dominguez's shoulder, as Dominguez tries to avoid the shot.
Dominguez moves out of range as Anderton strikes.
Dominguez looks to land a right hand but Anderton moved out of range.
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Anderton drops his hands momentarily and Dominguez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dominguez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dominguez lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderton's head.
Dominguez slips a jab and a cross from Anderton.
Dominguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Anderton.
Anderton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dominguez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dominguez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dominguez passes to full mount!
Dominguez looking to ground and pound but Anderton is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Dominguez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dominguez avoids the attempt from Anderton to control.
Dominguez misses with a head shot.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderton blocking the ground and pound.
Dominguez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dominguez misses with a head shot.
Dominguez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Anderton because Dominguez loaded up on that one.
Anderton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dominguez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Anderton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominguez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The referee warns Anderton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Dominguez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Dominguez as he connects with a hook.
Dominguez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dominguez trying to pass the guard but Anderton defending well.
Dominguez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anderton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dominguez on the ground.
Dominguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anderton tries to get out of the position.
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. Dominguez connects with a nice short shot to Anderton's temple.
Dominguez trying to pass the guard but Anderton defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez moves into full mount! Anderton won't be happy about that!
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.
Dominguez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anderton hang on?
Anderton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dominguez punching from mount but Anderton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dominguez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dominguez looking to finish with strikes here!
Dominguez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
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.
Anderton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dominguez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Anderton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dominguez has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Anderton's face.
Dominguez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anderton hang on?
Dominguez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anderton is in a horrible position here. Dominguez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dominguez thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez unloads with some shots from mount but Anderton bucks and avoids them well.
Dominguez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Dominguez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dominguez throwing strikes here but Anderton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dominguez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dominguez is landing with some decent strikes but Anderton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dominguez punching from mount but Anderton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dominguez lands a big shot there that rocks Anderton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dominguez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dominguez with good strikes from the mount here!
Anderton is looking to improve his position but Dominguez isn't that keen on the idea.
Dominguez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dominguez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Dominguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dominguez slips a straight right by Anderton.
Dominguez misses with a kick to the body.
Dominguez tries to land a leg kick but Anderton saw it coming and moves away.
Dominguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Anderton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dominguez throws a shot to the body.
Anderton moves out of range of the leg kick from Dominguez.
Dominguez lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderton off the ropes and back into rage.
Dominguez shoots for a takedown but Anderton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dominguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dominguez cracks Anderton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dominguez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Dominguez shoots for a takedown but Anderton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dominguez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderton throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range.
Anderton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
Dominguez cracks a nice hook into Anderton's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dominguez scoring with some ground and pound.
Anderton keeping full guard, as Dominguez tries to pass.
Dominguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dominguez looking to pass the guard.
Dominguez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anderton's guard.
Dominguez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Anderton reverses the position - he's now on top in Dominguez's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton preventing the sweep.
Dominguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dominguez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderton pushes Dominguez off and gets back to his feet.
Dominguez tries to move into range but Anderton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pablo Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominguez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderton.
Anderton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dominguez throws a hook to the side of Anderton's head but Anderton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dominguez moves away from the strike by Anderton.
Anderton misses with a straight left.
A big left from Anderton misses.
Dominguez defending well as Anderton loads up on a big left hand.
Tex Anderton is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderton misses with a hook.
Anderton jabs Dominguez right on the nose. Dominguez blinks but takes it well.
Tex Anderton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderton throws a leg kick that misses.
Dominguez dives in and grabs Anderton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anderton pushes down on Dominguez's head and hops out.
Tex Anderton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Dominguez.
Dominguez ducks under a wild hook from Anderton.
Dominguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderton.
Dominguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dominguez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderton avoids it really well and circles away.
Dominguez throws a hook to the side of Anderton's head but Anderton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderton swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez misses with a body shot.
Dominguez defending well as Anderton loads up on a big left hand.
Dominguez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderton throws a leg kick but Dominguez moved away.
Dominguez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dominguez thuds his right hand into Anderton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anderton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dominguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dominguez moves away from the strike by Anderton.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.
Anderton lands a big uppercut and Dominguez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dominguez looks OK. Anderton waves Dominguez back to his feet!
It looks like Pablo Dominguez has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderton cracks Dominguez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Anderton has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dominguez to stand back up!
Dominguez is rocked!
Anderton thows a body shot but no joy.
Dominguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderton finish him?
Anderton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tex Anderton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dominguez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Dominguez!
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