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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Dabny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Galante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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172 cm
21
153 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good knees
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Good elbows
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominic Dabny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Galante!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dabny lands a jab.
Galante looks to throw the jab but Dabny is out of range.
Galante defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dabny.
Galante works Dabny's body with a nice hook.
Galante throws a head kick that misses.
Galante throws a push kick but Dabny slaps the foot to one side.
Galante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Galante misses with an uppercut. Dabny saw that one coming.
Dabny wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dabny tries for a takedown but Galante sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dabny clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dabny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dabny prevents the takedown attempt.
Dabny blocks the elbow strike.
Galante wants a takedown but no success here.
Dabny jumps into guard, dragging Galante to the mat.
Dabny keeping moving, preventing Galante from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galante looking to pass the guard.
Dabny striking from the bottom.
Dabny thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dabny looking to control.
Dabny wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Galante throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dabny shoots in for a takedown but Galante shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Dabny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galante clinches up with Dabny and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabny is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Galante is keeping busy.
Dabny tries for a takedown but Galante manages to get underhooks.
Dabny has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Galante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dabny manages to break the clinch.
Dabny displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dabny shoots and misses
and Galante counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Galante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Galante looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dabny gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Galante finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dabny is breathing heavily.
Dabny shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dabny was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galante is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dabny off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galante is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Galante is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Galante working for a choke but Dabny reverses nicely into Galante 's guard.
Dabny wants to pass the guard but Galante is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galante is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Galante is pulling down on Dabny's head to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dabny stopping the sweep attempt from Galante.
Galante looking to control but Dabny passes into half guard.
Galante is refusing to be controlled, as Dabny sits in half guard.
Dabny prevents Galante from improving his position.
Galante is trying to maintain the position but Dabny is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leo Galante will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dabny throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Galante's waist but Galante gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dabny off to one side.
Galante lands a front kick.
Dabny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Galante.
Dabny looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dabny shoots in and drives through. Galante sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dabny is defended easily by Galante.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Dabny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dabny with a lazy takedown attempt
and Galante counters with a body kick that stops Dabny in his tracks momentarily.
Galante keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dabny shoots and misses
and Galante counters with a slapping leg kick.
Galante throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A jab from Galante misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galante clinches with his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Galante.
Dabny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galante's elbow.
Galante looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Galante lands a damaging elbow.
Dabny can't get the takedown.
Dabny jumps guard but Galante turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Galante tries a body shot but Dabny blocks it.
Dabny is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Galante is keeping busy.
Dabny pulls guard effortlessly.
Galante looking to pass the guard.
Galante wants to control from the top but Dabny keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabny looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Galante passes into side control.
Galante lands some shots froms side control.
Galante wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dabny, who protects the arm well.
Dabny is looking to regain half guard here but Galante keeps moving and retains side control.
Galante misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Galante working away.
Galante is trying to get an arm triangle but Dabny is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galante trying to control the action but Dabny is working from the bottom.
Galante is trying to get an arm triangle but Dabny is defending well.
Dabny regains half guard there - taking advantage of Galante's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Galante wants to free his trapped foot but Dabny is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four 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.
Dabny trying to control but Galante postures up.
Galante is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dabny has managed to free his arm - good work.
Galante tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dabny knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dominic Dabny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Galante is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dabny has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Galante trying to control from half guard but Dabny is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Galante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dabny blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galante. Dabny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Dabny.
Galante misses with a low kick.
Dabny is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Galante's half guard.
Dabny not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dabny tries to pass to full mount but Galante defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dabny in particular looking to stall.
Dabny prevents Galante from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galante gets back to full guard.
Dabny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Galante swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Galante looking for a sweep. Not yet Galante, not yet.
Galante is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dabny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dabny wants to control from the top but Galante keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Galante tries to keep at a distance but Dabny has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dabny breaks the clinch.
Dominic Dabny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dabny shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Galante manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Galante controlling Dabny's posture.
Dabny tries to free his leg and advance position but Galante is retaining full guard.
Galante looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dabny puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galante is refusing to be controlled, as Dabny sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Galante can do anything to dispel that myth.
Galante is looking to improve his position.
Galante is not content to let Dabny control the position.
Galante is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Galante is refusing to be controlled, as Dabny sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dabny shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Galante is trying to defend but Dabny finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Galante gets back to full guard.
Dabny trying to control but Galante is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Galante is trying to control the position but Dabny postures up.
Dominic Dabny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galante seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Dabny showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Galante has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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
30% |
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