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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cruz Dominiguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sata has chosen Onward to Victory! as his entrance music. 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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147 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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171 cm
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143 lbs
23 - 26 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cruz Dominiguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiro Sata!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sata rushes Dominiguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Sata on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominiguez.
Dominiguez'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.
Come on Sata - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dominiguez misses with the head strike.
Sata displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dominiguez up against the cage.
Dominiguez blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominiguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sata blocks an uppercut.
Dominiguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sata manages to break the clinch.
Sata punishes Dominiguez's body with a nice straight punch.
Sata jabs Dominiguez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata throws out a loose jab but Dominiguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Dominiguez.
Sata is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sata. Dominiguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominiguez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sata momentarily.
Sata is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominiguez finish him?
Dominiguez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sata, pushing him back against the cage.
Sata is trying to push Dominiguez away but Dominiguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sata fails to pull guard.
Dominiguez lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominiguez.
Dominiguez blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Dominiguez.
Dominiguez throws a head punch that misses.
Dominiguez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sata drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dominiguez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sata seems to have recovered his senses.
Sata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sata misses with a jab, cross combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sata has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dominiguez looks to land a right hand but Sata moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dominiguez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dominiguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Dominiguez slips under a jab from Sata.
Dominiguez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sata fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dominiguez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dominiguez works the jab nicely.
A head kick misses from Dominiguez.
Sata throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dominiguez on the side of the head.
Dominiguez throws a hook to the side of Sata's head but Sata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dominiguez blocks a jab.
Dominiguez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sata.
Sata avoids the head kick by Dominiguez.
Sata misses with a straight right.
Dominiguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sata.
Dominiguez swings for the body but Sata moves out of range.
Sata tries to bum rush Dominiguez with a series of wild strikes but Dominiguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Sata blocks the leg kick.
Sata misses with a takedown attempt - Dominiguez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cruz Dominiguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiro Sata.
Dominiguez misses with a body kick.
Dominiguez knocks Sata to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sata wants to control but Dominiguez postures up.
Dominiguez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sata rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dominiguez's guard! Nice work there by Sata!
Sata trying to control but Dominiguez is working from the bottom.
Sata got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dominiguez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sata has managed to get both his arms back between Dominiguez's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata with a nice head shot there.
Sata is pushing down on Dominiguez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dominiguez is fighting to maintain full guard but Sata has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sata tries to pass to full mount but Dominiguez defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sata is trying to control. Dominiguez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dominiguez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dominiguez misses the shot to the body.
Dominiguez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dominiguez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dominiguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sata closes the distance and pushes Dominiguez back into the cage.
Dominiguez misses with the head strike.
Dominiguez working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz Dominiguez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dominiguez throws a leg kick which misses Sata's front leg but catches the back leg as Sata tries to avoid it.
Sata lands a nice looking body shot.
Sata has managed to clinch.
Dominiguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominiguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sata can do to turn this around?
Sata tries to pull guard but Dominiguez holds him up against the cage and eventually Sata drops back down to his feet.
Dominiguez misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sata.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sata.
Sata misses with the head strike.
Dominiguez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sata is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dominiguez to the mat. Dominiguez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sata looking to pass the guard.
Dominiguez working for a triangle but Sata defends it easily.
Sata won't allow Dominiguez to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dominiguez's head.
Dominiguez wants to stand but Sata is controlling the position.
Dominiguez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sata is aware though and is defending well.
Sata wants to control from the top but Dominiguez keeps moving.
Dominiguez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sata moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sata gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Dominiguez.
Dominiguez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sata.
Dominiguez throws an off balance right hand
and Sata counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dominiguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dominiguez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dominiguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Dominiguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sata throws the left hand but Dominiguez avoids the punch easily.
Akiro Sata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sata cracks Dominiguez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dominiguez misses with a body shot.
Dominiguez lands an overhand right.
Sata takes a swing at Dominiguez's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Dominiguez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominiguez throws a sloppy head kick and Sata moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Dominiguez.
Sata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sata with a poor takedown
and Dominiguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata slips under a jab.
Sata misses with a looping right.
Dominiguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dominiguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Sata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominiguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sata shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dominiguez sprawls well. Dominiguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sata gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz Dominiguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiro Sata.
Sata closes the distance and pushes Dominiguez back into the cage.
Dominiguez lands a left hand.
Dominiguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sata has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dominiguez after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata working aggressively here.
Dominiguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sata.
Sata misses with a punch on the inside.
Sata wants to take the fight to the mat but Dominiguez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dominiguez is pressed up against the cage. Sata has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dominiguez down to the mat. Dominiguez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dominiguez walks into a left hand.
Dominiguez lands a slapping body shot.
Dominiguez knocks Sata to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominiguez taking a breather here.
Dominiguez decides to stand back up. Dominiguez steps back and let's Sata get back to his feet.
Dominiguez scores with a hook to the body. Sata takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dominiguez steps in with a hook that catches Sata right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Dominiguez follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sata looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cruz Dominiguez!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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