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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Farooq Dominator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Reynolds (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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Good takedowns
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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 St Petersburg, Farooq Dominator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malcolm Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dominator counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reynolds won't be happy with that.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dominator working the ground and pound.
Dominator landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Reynolds sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dominator wants to take a breather but Reynolds is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dominator is working away from the top position though.
Reynolds is refusing to be controlled, as Dominator sits in half guard.
Reynolds wants to get back to his feet.
Reynolds trying to control here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reynolds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reynolds throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Dominator moves out of range.
A big left from Reynolds misses.
Dominator closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dominator lands in his opponent's guard.
Dominator trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynolds preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reynolds is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dominator wants to get back to full guard.
Dominator trying to control but Reynolds postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominator is looking to improve his position.
Dominator kicks Reynolds off and gets back to his feet.
Reynolds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dominator drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Reynolds not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dominator has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dominator stops Reynolds from standing up.
Reynolds looks gassed!
Reynolds wants to sweep but no luck.
Dominator throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominator cracks Reynolds with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominator cracks Reynolds with a solid left hand.
Dominator gets to his feet - Reynolds follows without any prompting.
Nice sprawl there from Dominator as Reynolds shoots in.
Dominator has a takedown stuffed.
Reynolds slaps away a takedown attempt from Dominator, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Malcolm Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominator throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Reynolds was covering up waiting for the punch and Dominator finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Reynolds controls Dominator momentarily but Dominator frees himself.
Dominator postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominator cracks Reynolds with a solid left hand.
Reynolds can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dominator controls the pace.
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!
Dominator scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dominator scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reynolds is trying to keep Dominator in close.
Dominator decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Reynolds, up you get!
Dominator shoots in looking for a takedown. Reynolds tries to sprawl out of it but Dominator keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reynolds manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Farooq Dominator. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds shoots and misses
and Dominator counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dominator trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dominator's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farooq Dominator dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dominator shoots in and gets a takedown into Reynolds's guard.
Dominator postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dominator with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dominator is in close to Reynolds's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominator postures up in Reynolds's guard and throws a big left but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dominator manages to get himself to full guard.
Farooq Dominator overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dominator striking off his back but it's not causing Reynolds any problems.
Reynolds preventing the sweep.
Dominator has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominator can't keep his opponent in guard - Reynolds advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator is holding on to half guard well.
Dominator has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dominator looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dominator is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Reynolds's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Reynolds's back!
Dominator doesn't have the hooks in and Reynolds manages to turn into his guard.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Dominator is trying to control the position but Reynolds postures up.
Reynolds wants to stand but Dominator has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dominator wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dominator is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dominator accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dominator makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dominator stands up over Reynolds, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reynolds has momentary wrist control but Dominator slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds can't keep his opponent in guard - Dominator advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Reynolds has hold of Dominator's hands but Dominator slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dominator landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reynolds trying to control here.
Reynolds has hold of Dominator's hands but Dominator slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominator scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dominator lands a nice short elbow.
Dominator takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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. Dominator connects with a nice short shot to Reynolds's temple.
Dominator is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dominator controlling the pace.
Dominator scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dominator decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Dominator looking to score a takedown here. Reynolds is defending well but Dominator drives through and ends up in Reynolds's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominator stands up over Reynolds, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominator connects with a couple of short punches.
Dominator trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dominator is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dominator stands up from Reynolds's guard - Dominator perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dominator shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dominator slips a nice elbow through Reynolds's hands, connecting with Reynolds's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dominator landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dominator thows a huge punch but Reynolds dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farooq Dominator dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dominator changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reynolds tries to avoid it but Dominator manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reynolds to the ground. Reynolds escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reynolds closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dominator circles away.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Dominator moves out of range.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Dominator is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Reynolds.
Dominator drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dominator is working Reynolds over with some ground and pound from side control.
Reynolds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dominator working the head and body with strikes.
Reynolds is trying to control Dominator's posture but Dominator avoids it.
Dominator working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Reynolds is trying to improve his position.
Dominator in the domination position with Reynolds hanging on.
Dominator is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reynolds can do to turn this around?
Dominator works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Reynolds is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Reynolds takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dominator working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dominator lands a few punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominator is chipping away with strikes.
The referee asks Dominator politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dominator prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dominator has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Reynolds!
Dominator scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reynolds?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominator lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dominator cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dominator lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Reynolds is rocked!
Dominator landing shots from mount.
Reynolds is still in real trouble! Can Dominator finish him?
Dominator breaks from Reynolds's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reynolds takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Dominator's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Farooq Dominator!
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