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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kair Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dominguez's choice of entrance music: Lo Que Påso, Påso. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kair Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rico Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drogo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Well, if Drogo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Drogo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drogo works his way into side control.
Dominguez is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dominguez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Drogo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo taking a breather here.
Drogo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Drogo cracks Dominguez with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here as Drogo stalls from top position.
Dominguez taking a bit of punishment here - Drogo scoring with strikes.
Dominguez is being controlled here.
Drogo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Drogo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Drogo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Drogo there.
Drogo is taking a breather. Dominguez 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.
Drogo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Drogo controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dominguez hang on?
A nice elbow there by Drogo.
Drogo lands a big elbow.
Drogo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dominguez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dominguez looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Drogo landing shots from mount.
Drogo controlling from the full mount.
Drogo landing strikes from the mount and Dominguez is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kair Drogo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dominguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drogo doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Dominguez has hold of Drogo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Drogo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Drogo is looking to get to half guard.
Drogo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drogo tries to get out of the position.
Dominguez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dominguez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Drogo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drogo is working to get back to half guard.
Dominguez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Drogo turns into him and now he's in Dominguez's guard.
Drogo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Drogo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Drogo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drogo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Drogo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dominguez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drogo controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Drogo'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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kair Drogo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dominguez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drogo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Drogo.
Dominguez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drogo defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo advances to half guard.
Drogo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drogo controlling his opponent.
Drogo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Drogo landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kair Drogo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Drogo shoots in and gets a takedown into Dominguez's guard.
Drogo passes into half guard.
Drogo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dominguez is looking for a sweep. Drogo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drogo slips a nice elbow through Dominguez's hands, connecting with Dominguez's forehead.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dominguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez actively working from the bottom here.
Drogo is controlling the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Kair Drogo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Drogo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Drogo controls the position.
Drogo working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo scoring with punches from side control.
Dominguez trying to remain calm as Drogo controls from the top position.
Drogo working the body and head with strikes.
Drogo scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo controls the position.
Dominguez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Drogo connects with a decent elbow.
Drogo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dominguez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A lull in the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kair Drogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drogo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kair Drogo!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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