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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Cricket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Domingo (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Cricket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domingo defending well as Cricket loads up on a big left hand.
Domingo misses with a combination
and Cricket counters with a straight right hand.
Domingo throws a hook but Cricket blocks it.
Domingo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cricket.
Domingo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cricket counters with a nice low kick that buckles Domingo's knee momentarily.
Domingo throws a good cross that connects.
Cricket avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cricket uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Domingo.
Domingo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Cricket on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Domingo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cricket on the side of the head.
Domingo missing with a left hand there. Cricket was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo throws out a loose jab but Cricket uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorge Domingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cricket ducks under a wild hook from Domingo.
An attempted straight right counter from Cricket misses the target.
Domingo throws a hook but Cricket avoids it easily.
Domingo misses with a hook
and Cricket counters with an outside leg kick.
Domingo works the jab nicely.
Cricket scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Domingo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Domingo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cricket counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cricket fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Domingo is out of range.
Domingo misses with a double jab
letting Cricket counter with a right hand.
Domingo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricket slips under a jab from Domingo.
Cricket avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Cricket wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cricket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Domingo throws a right and a left that Cricket avoids nicely.
Cricket was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Domingo misses with a hook. Cricket ducked under it nicely.
Cricket connects with a body shot that sends Domingo's belly button to the back.
Domingo looks to throw the jab but Cricket is out of range.
Cricket displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Domingo throws out the jab.
Domingo misses with a lunging right hand
and Cricket counters with a thumping low kick.
Domingo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Domingo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cricket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo slips under a jab from Cricket.
Cricket throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cricket.
Domingo throws a hook but Cricket avoids it easily.
Cricket thuds a left hand into Domingo's body.
Cricket wants to land a leg kick but Domingo is out of range.
Jab by Cricket.
Domingo connects with the punch.
Domingo scores with a jab. Cricket acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Domingo.
Domingo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo throws a hook to the side of Cricket's head but Cricket sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cricket tries to clinch up but Domingo circles away and keeps his distance.
Domingo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cricket had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cricket moves away from the strike by Domingo.
Cricket half committed to a counter leg kick.
Domingo misses with a looping left.
Domingo swings for the body but Cricket moves out of range.
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!
Domingo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cricket misses with an uppercut. Domingo saw that one coming.
Domingo throws a lazy uppercut
and Cricket counters with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Cricket as he connects with a hook.
Domingo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Domingo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Domingo throws a hook but Cricket avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jorge Domingo 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.
Domingo misses with a body shot
and Cricket counters with a series of strikes. Domingo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Domingo swings widly with a right hand
and Cricket counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Domingo.
Cricket slips a jab from Domingo.
Domingo misses with a looping right.
Domingo connects with a looping right hand.
Cricket takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Domingo finds it's way through Cricket's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Domingo throws an off balance right hand
and Cricket counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Cricket misses
and Domingo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Domingo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cricket was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jorge Domingo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cricket scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cricket. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cricket.
Domingo 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.
Cricket throws a poor cross that misses
and Domingo counters with a nice uppercut.
Cricket misses with a straight left.
Domingo throws a lazy uppercut
and Cricket counters with a stiff right hand.
Domingo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cricket.
Domingo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Domingo throws a hook to the side of Cricket's head but Cricket sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Cricket tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Cricket. Those never looked like landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Domingo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A big right from Domingo misses.
Cricket scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricket closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cricket creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cricket is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cricket looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cricket as Domingo tries to tie him up.
Cricket throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Domingo.
Cricket's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Domingo has a couple of punches blocked by Cricket.
Cricket tries a body shot but Domingo blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cricket working aggressively here.
Cricket blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Domingo is stalling here.
Domingo is trying to maintain a safe position but Cricket gets an underhook and turns Domingo into the cage.
Cricket working aggressively here.
Cricket stalling in the clinch but Domingo improves position.
Domingo has a couple of punches blocked by Cricket.
Cricket looking to stall.
Domingo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Cricket.
Domingo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Domingo misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Domingo.
Cricket misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cricket misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Domingo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Cricket.
Cricket is looking to control Domingo's arms but Domingo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cricket has his back to the cage.
Domingo blocks an uppercut.
Domingo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Domingo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Domingo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cricket seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Domingo can turn it around.
Domingo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Domingo blocks a body shot from Cricket.
Domingo throws a punch but it's blocked by Cricket.
Cricket misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Domingo wants to stall.
Cricket throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Cricket.
Cricket pushes Domingo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cricket lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Cricket dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Domingo throws out a loose jab but Cricket uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cricket has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cricket there as he acknowledges the shot.
Domingo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cricket keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Domingo.
Cricket throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Domingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Domingo looks to throw the jab but Cricket is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cricket on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Domingo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cricket counters with a good low kick that Domingo was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Domingo.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cricket uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Domingo.
Cricket throws a counter high kick but Domingo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Domingo throws a hook to the side of Cricket's head but Cricket sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cricket wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cricket throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Domingo misses the target.
Domingo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cricket moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cricket looks to score with a jab to the body but Domingo is just out of range.
Cricket moves away from the strike by Domingo.
A swing and a miss from Cricket.
Cricket lands a jab to the head.
Domingo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cricket. Cricket circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cricket throws a right and a left that Domingo avoids nicely.
Cricket swings for the body but Domingo moves out of range.
Domingo connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricket lands with a hook. Domingo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cricket has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Domingo finds it's way round the side to connect with Cricket's head.
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 big right from Domingo misses.
Domingo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cricket avoids the body shot from Domingo.
Domingo misses with a wild body shot.
Cricket loads up on a big right hand but Domingo slips the punch.
Cricket misses with a low kick.
Domingo throws a body shot but no joy.
Domingo throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cricket counters with a thumping low kick.
Domingo loads up on a big right hand but Cricket slips the punch.
Cricket misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Domingo.
Domingo misses the jab.
Cricket moves into the clinch.
Cricket is looking to break free of the clinch but Domingo has double underhooks.
Cricket is trying to maintain a safe position but Domingo gets an underhook and turns Cricket into the cage.
Domingo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cricket backwards.
Domingo misses with the head strike.
Domingo tries a body shot but Cricket blocks it.
Domingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cricket scores with a hook to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Cricket.
Cricket has Domingo pressed against the cage, preventing Domingo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cricket takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cricket is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Domingo is keeping busy.
Domingo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cricket is trying to stall.
Domingo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Domingo on the inside.
Domingo throws a head punch that misses.
Cricket pushes Domingo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Domingo has a couple of punches blocked by Cricket.
Cricket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Domingo's elbow.
Cricket's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cricket trying to stall but Domingo improves his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Domingo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Domingo 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jorge Domingo!
An out of breath Jorge Domingo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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