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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Domino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Shane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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186 cm
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190 lbs
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185 cm
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stefan Domino! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Shane! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Domino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Domino instigates a clinch. Shane fails to pull guard.
Shane tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shane is trying to pull guard but Domino has him pressed against the cage. Stefan Domino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Shane. Shane tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Domino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Domino is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shane's half guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Domino content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Domino trying to control from half guard but Shane is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Domino tries to stand but his arm is trapped. Shane is trying to stand back up but Domino is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stefan Domino. Domino drives through and clinches with Shane against the cage.
Shane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Domino walks away with a smile on his face. Shane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. A head kick by Domino misses and Shane counters with a one-two to the body. Domino clinches. Domino breaks the clinch.
Donk. Domino catches Shane right on the button with a cross. Domino misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Domino looking to score a takedown here. Shane is defending well but Domino drives through and ends up in Shane's guard. Domino has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. This has been an exciting period of action! Shane looking to control.
Shane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Domino tries to free his leg and advance position but Shane is retaining full guard. Shane tries to strike from the bottom.
Shane seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Shane wasn't active enough on the ground. Domino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shane counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Domino drives through with a takedown into Shane's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Shane trying to keep a closed guard but Domino is proving a slippery customer.
Domino stands and steps away. Shane gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Shane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michael Shane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Shane throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Domino rushes Shane and presses him up against the cage. Domino pulls guard successfully.
Domino is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Domino is breathing heavily. Shane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Domino wants to sweep but no luck. Shane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Domino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shane. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Shane is looking to work some ground and pound but Domino has wrist control. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Shane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Shane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Shane throws a big right hand that misses. Shane postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Domino is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shane, into his guard. Shane looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Domino dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Domino tries to clinch but Shane moves out of range. Stefan Domino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Domino moves in looking to clinch but Shane pushes him off. Domino tries to clinch but Shane is having none of it. Shane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Domino feints and as Shane raises his hands in defense, Domino changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Domino trying to control but Shane is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Shane lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Domino! Shane misses with a head shot. Shane avoids the attempt from Domino to control. Domino has left one of his arms exposed and Shane doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Domino screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Shane!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
71% |
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