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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeny Sotin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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161 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dustin Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evgeny Sotin!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotin misses with a head kick.
Dominguez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sotin.
Dominguez jabs Sotin right on the nose. Sotin blinks but takes it well.
Dominguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sotin can pounce on him.
Sotin tries to bum rush Dominguez with a series of wild strikes but Dominguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sotin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sotin tries to clinch up but Dominguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Dominguez is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez slips a jab and a cross from Sotin.
Sotin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dominguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Dominguez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dominguez moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sotin.
Sotin looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sotin tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Sotin back against the cage.
Sotin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dominguez's efforts to push away.
Dominguez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sotin misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez breaks the clinch.
Dominguez moves out of range of the leg kick from Sotin.
Sotin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sotin fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotin throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sotin.
Sotin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dominguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Dominguez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Evgeny Sotin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sotin is looking to slow Dominguez down with leg kicks.
Dominguez looks to land a right hand but Sotin moved out of range.
Sotin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dominguez moves into the clinch.
Sotin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dominguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dominguez is trying to break the clinch but Sotin is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dominguez managing to block the knees to the body from Sotin.
Sotin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dominguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Sotin won't allow it.
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
Dominguez prevents a body shot from Sotin.
Dominguez breaks the clinch.
Sotin looks for the body kick but Dominguez saw that one coming.
Dominguez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sotin.
The fighters circling - Sotin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sotin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dominguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Sotin.
Dominguez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sotin misses with a kick to the body.
Sotin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sotin. Dominguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominguez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sotin looks to land a body kick but Dominguez moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Dominguez misses the target.
A cross from Sotin lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sotin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dominguez throwing a counter right hand but Sotin manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeny Sotin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sotin, right into the meat.
Dominguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sotin looks to clinch
and Dominguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sotin walks into a left hand.
A big left from Sotin misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotin lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sotin. Dominguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Dominguez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dominguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sotin.
Sotin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sotin is looking to clinch.
Sotin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sotin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sotin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dominguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Sotin tenderised Dominguez's leg. Dominguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Evgeny Sotin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominguez gets a clinch.
Dominguez prevents a body shot from Sotin.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sotin lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotin cracks Dominguez with a nice body shot.
Dominguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sotin throws a wild body kick that Dominguez sees coming a mile off.
Sotin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dominguez rather than just go for the knockout.
Sotin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dominguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sotin.
As Sotin tries to get set, Dominguez tries to push him back and clinch up but Sotin manages to avoid the attempt.
Sotin throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range.
Sotin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dominguez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dominguez showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sotin trying to hold on to Dominguez's head to control him but Dominguez postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dominguez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominguez escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sotin looks to score with a jab to the body but Dominguez is just out of range.
Sotin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sotin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evgeny Sotin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sotin scores with a leg kick.
Sotin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sotin.
A counter left hand to the body from Dominguez misses its target.
Sotin sizes up Dominguez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sotin connects with a solid leg kick.
Sotin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Dominguez misses the target.
Sotin throws a push kick but Dominguez slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Dominguez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Evgeny Sotin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dominguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sotin swivels and escapes.
Dominguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeny Sotin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dominguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sotin misses with a wild body shot.
Sotin moves out of range of the strikes.
Sotin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sotin throws a leg kick which misses Dominguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominguez tries to avoid it.
Sotin throws a lazy head kick
and Dominguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sotin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sotin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dominguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sotin throws the kick towards the body but Dominguez avoids it.
Dominguez is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Dominguez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotin throws a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dominguez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sotin misses with a head kick.
Dominguez throwing a counter right hand but Sotin manages to avoid it.
Sotin misses with a body kick.
Sotin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dominguez.
The crowd cheers as Sotin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dominguez doesn't seem phased though.
Dominguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sotin can pounce on him.
Dominguez gets a takedown into half guard.
Sotin wants to stand back up but Dominguez manages to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez lands a few punches from side control.
Dominguez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dominguez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sotin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dominguez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dominguez 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.
Dominguez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sotin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dominguez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sotin tries to buck Dominguez off but Dominguez is having none of it.
Dominguez working away.
Dominguez is working Sotin over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez cracks Sotin with a big elbow.
Dominguez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dominguez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dominguez cracks Sotin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dominguez lands a nice forearm strike.
Dominguez working the ground and pound.
Sotin wants to control but Dominguez postures up.
Sotin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dominguez lands an elbow.
Dominguez looks up at the clock and then as Sotin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dominguez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dominguez is chipping away with strikes.
Dominguez scoring with punches and elbows.
Sotin taking a bit of punishment here - Dominguez scoring with strikes.
Evgeny Sotin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dominguez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dominguez lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez looks up at the clock and then as Sotin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dominguez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominguez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dominguez is chipping away with strikes.
Dominguez landing strikes.
Dominguez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dominguez scoring with punches from side control.
Sotin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dominguez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sotin some visible discomfort.
Dominguez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sotin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dominguez connects with a decent elbow.
Dustin Dominguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dustin Dominguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sotin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dustin Dominguez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sotin 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evgeny Sotin!
Evgeny Sotin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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RATING
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