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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Josh Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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135 lbs
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Experienced
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Dominguez !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Worner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez clinches with his opponent.
Dominguez tries to break free but Worner pushes him back against the cage.
Worner lands a good knee to the midsection. Dominguez won't want to take too many of those.
Worner is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominguez has double underhooks.
Dominguez stalling in the clinch.
Worner can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Dominguez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dominguez tries to circle away but Worner has him pinned against the cage.
Dominguez has Worner pushed against the cage.
Dominguez is trying to break the clinch but Worner is controlling him.
Worner tries to circle away but Dominguez has him pinned against the cage.
Worner wants to stall.
Worner wants to break free but Dominguez has control.
Dominguez misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dominguez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Dominguez for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Worner is trying to break the clinch but Dominguez is controlling him.
Worner working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dominguez 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Worner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dominguez 's face.
Dominguez pushes Worner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Worner has Dominguez pressed against the cage, preventing Dominguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dominguez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Worner tries to circle away but Dominguez has him pinned against the cage.
Dominguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dominguez tries to break the clinch but Worner is controlling the position.
Worner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Worner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dominguez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dominguez .
Worner is trying to stall.
Dominguez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dominguez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dominguez has had enough of the clinch but Worner keeps him there for the moment.
Worner is looking to control Dominguez 's arms but Dominguez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Worner has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Xavier Worner.
Worner tries to clinch up but Dominguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Worner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dominguez works the jab nicely.
Dominguez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Worner, pushing him back against the cage.
Dominguez is trying to force a seperation but Worner has the dominant position.
Dominguez tries to circle away but Worner has him pinned against the cage.
Worner stalling in the clinch but Dominguez improves position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dominguez .
A frustrated look appears on Dominguez 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dominguez is trying to break the clinch but Worner is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez avoiding damage.
Dominguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Worner won't allow it.
Worner is trying to stall.
Dominguez tries to circle away but Worner has him pinned against the cage.
Worner tries to break free but Dominguez pushes him back against the cage.
Worner tries to break free but Dominguez pushes him back against the cage.
Worner has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dominguez .
A frustrated look appears on Worner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Worner misses with a knee strike.
Dominguez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Worner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Worner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Worner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dominguez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dominguez prevents Worner from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Dominguez .
Dominguez is trying to break the clinch but Worner has him pressed against the cage.
Worner is trying to force a seperation but Dominguez has the dominant position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Worner prevents Dominguez from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez .
Dominguez tries to break the clinch but Worner is controlling the position.
Dominguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dominguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez misses with an elbow strike.
Worner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage.
Worner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Worner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dominguez is stalling here.
Dominguez is trying to break the clinch but Worner has him pressed against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Worner is trying to break the clinch but Dominguez is controlling him.
Dominguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Worner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dominguez .
Worner tries to clinch there but Dominguez circles away.
Dominguez moves into range and clinches up with Worner.
Dominguez has Worner pressed against the cage, preventing Worner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Worner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage.
Worner wants to get back to striking at distance but Dominguez won't allow it.
Worner is trying to push Dominguez away but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Worner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Worner is trying to break the clinch but Dominguez is controlling him.
Dominguez is stalling here.
Dominguez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Worner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dominguez wants to break free but Worner has control.
Dominguez keeps control of Worner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dominguez prevents Worner from breaking the clinch.
Dominguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Worner has double underhooks.
Worner has had enough of the clinch but Dominguez keeps him there for the moment.
Worner can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez .
Dominguez stalling against the cage.
Worner wants to get back to striking at distance but Dominguez won't allow it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Worner has him pressed against the cage.
Dominguez has had enough of the clinch but Worner keeps him there for the moment.
Worner is trying to break free.
Worner is trying to push Dominguez away but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dominguez breaks the clinch.
Worner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Worner wants to clinch up but Dominguez keeps it at a distance.
Dominguez blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Dominguez misses with the combination.
Dominguez wants to land a leg kick but Worner is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josh Dominguez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dominguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Worner throws a head kick but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez moves into the clinch.
Dominguez tries to break the clinch but Worner is controlling the position.
Worner is trying to break the clinch but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage.
Dominguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dominguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Worner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Worner.
Worner tries to clinch there but Dominguez circles away.
Dominguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Worner.
Dominguez moves into range and clinches up with Worner.
Come on Dominguez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dominguez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dominguez seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Worner keeps control of Dominguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Worner taking a breather.
Dominguez is struggling to control the position.
Josh Dominguez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Worner tries to circle away but Dominguez has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dominguez is keeping busy.
Dominguez taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Dominguez .
Worner misses with a double jab
and Worner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Worner tries a head kick but it misses.
Dominguez 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dominguez duly obliges.
Worner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dominguez moves into range and clinches up with Worner.
Worner is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominguez has double underhooks.
Dominguez working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dominguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Worner tries to stall but Dominguez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dominguez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Worner's efforts to push away.
Worner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Worner is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominguez has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Worner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Worner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Worner is trying to break free.
Worner has Dominguez pressed against the cage, preventing Dominguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Worner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Worner wants to break free but Dominguez has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner can't break the clinch.
Worner lands an elbow that stopped Dominguez in his tracks for a moment.
Worner looking to stall.
Dominguez gets through Worner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Worner is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominguez has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Worner.
Dominguez taking a breather.
Worner struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominguez controls his hands.
Worner has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez .
Worner is trying to break free.
Worner wants to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Worner is looking to control Dominguez 's arms but Dominguez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Worner has his back to the cage.
Worner seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Worner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Worner is trying to force a seperation but Dominguez has the dominant position.
Dominguez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Worner up against the cage.
Dominguez is trying to break the clinch but Worner has him pressed against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Dominguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dominguez keeps control of Worner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Worner trying to control the position but instead, Dominguez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Worner into the cage.
Worner missing with knees to the body.
Worner keeps control of Dominguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Worner looking to slow down the pace here.
Dominguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dominguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Worner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dominguez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Worner tries a head kick but it misses.
Worner throws a shot from downtown. Dominguez moves away and avoids it.
Dominguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Worner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dominguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dominguez darts in and clinches Worner up against the cage.
Dominguez working hard to break the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Worner won't allow it.
Dominguez is trying to force a seperation but Worner has the dominant position.
Dominguez has had enough of the clinch but Worner keeps him there for the moment.
Worner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage.
Worner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Worner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Worner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Worner working hard to break the clinch.
Worner is trying to maintain a safe position but Dominguez gets an underhook and turns Worner into the cage.
Dominguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Worner or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dominguez as Worner tries to tie him up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Worner is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominguez has double underhooks.
Worner trying to stall but Dominguez improves his position.
Dominguez managing to block the knees to the body from Worner.
Worner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Worner trying to control the position but instead, Dominguez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Worner into the cage.
Dominguez prevents Worner from breaking the clinch.
Worner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Xavier Worner.
Dominguez clinches with his opponent.
Dominguez is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Xavier Worner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Worner wants to clinch.
Dominguez thows a leg kick but Worner checks it
and Worner counters with an inside leg kick.
Dominguez clinches.
Dominguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Dominguez does no damage.
A head kick misses from Worner.
Crunch! Worner slams his shin into Dominguez 's torso.
Worner misses with a double jab.
Dominguez drives through and clinches with Worner against the cage.
Dominguez wants to break free but Worner has control.
Worner working hard to break the clinch.
Dominguez is trying to force a seperation but Worner has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Worner.
Worner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dominguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but Worner blocks with his arms.
Dominguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Worner stalling in the clinch but Dominguez improves position.
Dominguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Worner is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Dominguez has denied him.
Worner has Dominguez pressed against the cage, preventing Dominguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Worner trying to stall but Dominguez improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dominguez breaks from the clinch.
Worner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Worner tries to clinch up.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Worner moves out of range.
Dominguez throws a head kick but Worner moves out of range.
Dominguez looks to land a combination but Worner avoids it well.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Worner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Worner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Josh Dominguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Worner tries to clinch but Dominguez is having none of it.
Dominguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner tries to clinch but Dominguez moves out of range.
Worner tries to clinch up.
Worner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dominguez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dominguez lands a body shot.
Worner is trying to maintain a safe position but Dominguez gets an underhook and turns Worner into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dominguez .
Dominguez tries to break the clinch but Worner is controlling the position.
Dominguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dominguez misses with a double jab.
Worner moves in looking to clinch but Dominguez pushes him off.
Worner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Worner doesn't manage to clinch there - Dominguez circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Worner misses the shot to the body.
Worner doesn't manage to clinch there - Dominguez circles away.
Dominguez lands with a nice combination. Worner backs away looking to recover.
Worner throws a sloppy head kick and Dominguez moves out of range easily.
Worner tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominguez misses with the body kick
and Worner counters with a nice body kick.
Xavier Worner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dominguez scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Worner tries to clinch but Dominguez moves out of range.
Worner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dominguez moves into the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Worner is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominguez has double underhooks.
Dominguez slowing the pace effectively.
Dominguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Worner is trying to stall.
Dominguez leaning against his opponent.
Worner tries to stall but Dominguez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dominguez prevents Worner from breaking the clinch.
Dominguez has Worner pushed against the cage.
Worner tries to break the clinch but Dominguez is controlling the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dominguez .
Dominguez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Worner managing to block the knees to the body from Dominguez .
Worner is looking to control Dominguez 's arms but Dominguez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Worner has his back to the cage.
Dominguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Worner has him pressed against the cage.
Worner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dominguez prevents Worner from breaking the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Worner looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Worner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Worner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dominguez 's elbow.
Dominguez stalls.
Worner tries to break free but Dominguez pushes him back against the cage.
Dominguez prevents Worner from breaking the clinch.
Worner is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominguez has double underhooks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
Worner wants to break free but Dominguez has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Worner is trying to force a seperation but Dominguez has the dominant position.
Worner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Worner avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
Worner is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominguez has double underhooks.
Worner can't break the clinch.
Dominguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dominguez obliges.
Worner keeps control of Dominguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Worner tries to clinch up
and Dominguez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Dominguez on the inside.
Dominguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dominguez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Worner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Worner is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Worner is looking to clinch but Dominguez is avoiding it.
Worner looks to score with a jab to the body but Dominguez is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Josh Dominguez did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Dominguez 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Worner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dominguez .
Worner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez .
Dominguez lands a head kick!
Dominguez connects with a high kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Worner.
Worner is looking to clinch.
Worner avoids the head kick by Dominguez .
Worner blocks the body kick.
Worner misses with a body shot.
Worner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Worner throws a right hand that Dominguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Dominguez also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worner looks to land a combination but Dominguez avoids it well.
Worner wants to clinch.
Worner tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominguez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Worner.
Worner throws a sloppy head kick and Dominguez moves out of range easily.
Worner is looking to clinch but Dominguez is avoiding it.
Dominguez throws a right hand that Worner ducks under and follows up with a left that Worner also avoids with ease.
Dominguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Dominguez drives through and clinches with Worner against the cage.
Dominguez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Worner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Worner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Worner taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Dominguez 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dominguez lands a nice uppercut.
Dominguez tries to break the clinch but Worner is controlling the position.
Worner wants to break free but Dominguez has control.
Worner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Worner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is trying to break the clinch but Worner is controlling him.
Worner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dominguez lands a shoulder strike.
Worner tries to break the clinch but Dominguez is controlling the position.
Worner tries to break free but Dominguez pushes him back against the cage.
Worner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dominguez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Worner's efforts to push away.
Worner misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dominguez controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dominguez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dominguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Worner backwards.
Come on Dominguez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Worner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Worner avoids the head kick by Dominguez .
Worner tries to clinch up
and Dominguez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dominguez .
Dominguez working hard to break the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dominguez has had enough of the clinch but Worner keeps him there for the moment.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Worner avoids the damage to the body.
Worner trying to stall but Dominguez improves his position.
Dominguez slows down the pace here.
Worner tries a knee to the head but Dominguez blocks it.
Dominguez is trying to break the clinch but Worner has him pressed against the cage.
Dominguez is working Worner over against the cage.
Dominguez is trying to push Worner away but Worner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Worner prevents Dominguez from breaking the clinch.
Dominguez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Worner is trying to force a seperation but Dominguez has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dominguez .
Worner is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominguez has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez .
Worner working hard to break the clinch.
Dominguez is trying to break the clinch but Worner is controlling him.
Dominguez 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Worner throws a sloppy head kick and Dominguez moves out of range easily.
Dominguez is looking to clinch.
Worner moves in looking to clinch but Dominguez pushes him off.
Worner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Worner throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range.
Worner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dominguez stalks Worner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Worner's face. Worner staggers backwards, shaken.
Dominguez closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez .
Worner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dominguez stalling in the clinch.
Worner can't break the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez lands a body shot.
Dominguez working hard to break the clinch.
Worner tries to break the clinch but Dominguez is controlling the position.
Dominguez controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worner tries to circle away but Dominguez has him pinned against the cage.
Dominguez is trying to force a seperation but Worner has the dominant position.
Worner taking a breather.
Worner is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Dominguez leaning against his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Worner tries to circle away but Dominguez has him pinned against the cage.
Dominguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Worner lands a high kick!
Worner throws a head kick but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez moves into range and clinches up with Worner.
Dominguez is pushing Worner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Worner is trying to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Josh Dominguez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Worner scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Worner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dominguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Worner.
Worner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dominguez is rocked!
Worner misses with a double jab.
Oh Dominguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dominguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Worner.
Worner fails to land with a series of punches.
Worner is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Dominguez is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Xavier Worner!
Xavier Worner is the new bantamweight champion!
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