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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landry Saracen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dominguez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Click, Click, BOOM!. Saracen has chosen Bon Jovi - Dead or Alive as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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146 lbs
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landry Saracen! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dominguez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Dominguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saracen. Dominguez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saracen just misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saracen. Saracen throws a series of punches but Dominguez avoids them all with ease. Dominguez misses with a hook. Saracen ducked under it nicely. A right-left combo lands from Dominguez. Dominguez misses with a hook
and Saracen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Dominguez scores with a shot to the body.
Dominguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saracens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Dominguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saracen circles away quickly and effectively. A big left from Saracen misses. Saracen takes a body punch but keeps moving. 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! Dominguez throws a body punch but Saracen moves out of range. The fighters circling - Dominguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Saracen pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Dominguez slips a straight right by Saracen. Dominguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rico Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Saracen avoids the head kick by Dominguez.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dominguez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saracen on the side of the head. Dominguez misses with a few strikes there.
Saracen moves forwards but Dominguez connects with a nice, crisp jab. Dominguez looks to throw the jab but Saracen is out of range. Dominguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saracen. Saracen swinging wildly here.
Saracen throws a series of punches but Dominguez moves out of range. Saracen walks into a left hand. Dominguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saracen.
Saracen misses with a looping left. A telegraphed right hand from Dominguez misses the target. Saracen throws a big shot that misses. Saracen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Dominguez throws a wild body kick that Saracen sees coming a mile off. Saracen jabs Dominguez to the body, keeping him at a distance. Dominguez lunges at Saracen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saracen's hand. Saracen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dominguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Dominguez connects with a solid leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Saracen misses the shot to the body. Saracen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Saracen duly obliges. Dominguez staying out of range there. Dominguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Saracen is just out of range. Dominguez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saracen's hands. Saracen blocks a head kick by Dominguez.
Dominguez slips under a jab. Dominguez thuds a left hand into Saracen's body. Dominguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Saracen cracks Dominguez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. A shot to the liver by Dominguez. Beautiful body shot. The fighters circle momentarily. Dominguez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Saracen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Nice uppercut there from Saracen. Dominguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saracen. Saracen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Saracen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Saracen misses with an uppercut. Dominguez saw that one coming. Saracen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dominguez circles away quickly and effectively. Dominguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saracen sees it coming and avoids it easily. Dominguez lands a jab to the nose. Dominguez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Dominguez misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Dominguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saracen misses with a hook. Dominguez throws a body punch but Saracen moves out of range. Saracen throws a big shot that misses. Saracen misses with a looping right. Dominguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dominguez lands a glancing blow to the side of Saracen's head. Dominguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Saracen looks to land a left hand but Dominguez moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dominguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saracen defending well as Dominguez loads up on a big left hand. Saracen misses with a looping left. Dominguez looks to land a left hand but Saracen moved out of range nicely. Saracen throws a hook to the side of Dominguez's head but Dominguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Dominguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Saracen works the jab nicely. Dominguez looks to land a body kick but Saracen moved away. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dominguez misses with a looping left. Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saracen. Dominguez wants to slow Saracen down by chopping away at his legs. Dominguez loads up on a big right hand but Saracen slips the punch. The fighters circling - Saracen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dominguez walks into a straight right hand from Saracen. Saracen misses with a looping right. Saracen looks to land a combination but Dominguez avoids it well. Saracen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saracen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away. Dominguez ducks under a wild hook from Saracen. Dominguez misses with a wild body shot. Rico Dominguez is winning the standup battle so far. Saracen looks to land a left hand but Dominguez moved out of range nicely. Saracen takes a body punch but keeps moving. Dominguez lands with an uppercut that bounces Saracen off the cage and back into range. Dominguez takes one to the side of the head.
Saracen lands the left hand. Dominguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saracen. Saracen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Dominguez cracks Saracen with a good jab. Saracen ducks under a wild hook from Dominguez. Saracen checks a leg kick nicely. Saracen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dominguez. Dominguez jabbing away but nothing is landing. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dominguez. Saracen cracks Dominguez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Dominguez needs to keep his hands up - Saracen had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dominguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saracen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dominguez to score with a decent uppercut. Dominguez slips a jab and a cross from Saracen.
Dominguez throws a series of punches but Saracen moves out of range. Dominguez throws a sloppy head kick and Saracen moves out of range easily. Saracen misses with a wild body shot. Dominguez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dominguez thows a body shot but no joy. Dominguez clobbers Saracen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Saracen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dominguez. Saracen throws a hook but Dominguez avoids it easily. Dominguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saracen. No joy there for Saracen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saracen walks into a jab.
Saracen is rocked! Saracen tests Dominguez's chin there with a solid looking shot. Saracen is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominguez finish him? Saracen scores with a hook. Saracen seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dominguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saracen. Dominguez connects with an inside leg kick. Saracen swings widly with a right hand
and Dominguez counters with a nice body shot. Dominguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saracen. Dominguez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. A big right from Saracen misses. Dominguez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saracen slips a jab from Dominguez. Saracen throws a hook to the side of Dominguez's head but Dominguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Saracen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saracen. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Dominguez throws a right and a left that both miss. Dominguez throws out a leg kick but Saracen moves out of range and Dominguez only half commits. Saracen misses with an uppercut. Saracen misses with a looping right. Dominguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saracen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Saracen misses with a hook. Dominguez ducked under it nicely. Dominguez misses with a body shot.
Dominguez drops his hands momentarily and Saracen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Saracen looks to land a left hand but Dominguez moved out of range nicely. Saracen scores with a jab. Dominguez staying out of range there. Saracen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Dominguez moves out of range of the strikes. Dominguez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Dominguez throws a hook but Saracen blocks it. Saracen moves out of range of the body kick from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a series of punches but Saracen avoids them all with ease. Dominguez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Dominguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dominguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A big right from Dominguez misses. Dominguez scores with a kick to the body.
Saracen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saracen. 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! A telegraphed right hand from Saracen misses the target. Dominguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Dominguez misses with a straight left. Saracen throws a series of punches but Dominguez moves out of range. Saracen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Saracen misses. Saracen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Saracen duly obliges. Dominguez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Dominguez misses with a straight left. Saracen throws out a loose jab but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dominguez scores with a hook to the body. Saracen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Saracen scores with a hook. Saracen scores with a jab. Dominguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saracen. Dominguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rico Dominguez will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A combination from Saracen does no damage. Nice defenses there by Dominguez. Dominguez throws a looping overhand right but Saracen ducks down to avoid it. Saracen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dominguez. Dominguez swings for the body but Saracen moves out of range.
Saracen throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range. Dominguez throws a low kick but Saracen avoids it. Saracen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Dominguez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Dominguez scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Saracen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Dominguez slips a jab from Saracen. Dominguez jabs at Saracen's body. Saracen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Saracen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dominguez works the jab nicely. Dominguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dominguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice shot lands for Dominguez. Nice body kick there by Dominguez. Saracen dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Saracen throws a combination that misses and Dominguez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saracen thinking. Saracen looks to throw the jab but Dominguez is out of range. Dominguez lands a big head kick that sends Saracen tumbling to the mat! Dominguez takes a step backwards and waves Saracen back to his feet - he wants the finish! This has been an exciting period of action! Dominguez gets in close and tags Saracen with a short punch that almost sends Saracen to the mat! Oh Saracen is in big trouble! He turns his back on Dominguez, trying to create some distance but Dominguez rushes him, striking wildly and Saracen goes down! The referee tackles Dominguez into the cage to end the fight! Dominguez is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Dominguez!
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hype
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