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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Heaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Heaton!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez throws a chopping leg kick but Heaton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heaton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dominguez was covering up waiting for the punch and Heaton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dominguez keeping moving, preventing Heaton from controlling successfully.
Heaton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Heaton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heaton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dominguez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dominguez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Heaton wants to improve his position but Dominguez is controlling well.
Dominguez winds up and cracks Heaton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Heaton trying to get back to full guard but Dominguez takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Dominguez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Heaton has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dominguez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Heaton looks a forlorn figure.
Dominguez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Heaton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dominguez.
Dominguez really is a fat lump.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Heaton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Heaton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Heaton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez has a closed guard, preventing Heaton from standing up.
Heaton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dominguez is keeping the position for now.
Heaton looking to sit in guard and control but Dominguez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dominguez with a nice head shot there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dominguez postures up in Heaton's guard and throws a big left but Heaton blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Dominguez 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.
Heaton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Heaton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dominguez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Heaton is aware though and is defending well.
Dominguez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Heaton throws a strike but Dominguez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dominguez being controlled here momentarily.
Dominguez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez stands up over Heaton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heaton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Heaton pushes Dominguez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Heaton has Dominguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Heaton pulls Dominguez into guard.
Dominguez works over Heaton with some ground and pound from guard.
Dominguez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dominguez throwing strikes from guard but Heaton blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heaton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dominguez has passed into side control.
Heaton striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Heaton tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Heaton is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Heaton trying to control the hands but Dominguez breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heaton is in bad spot here.
Dominguez missing with strikes from the back.
Dominguez is looking for the choke from the back position but Heaton is controlling his hands well.
Dominguez has the hooks in. Heaton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Heaton defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Dominguez gets his hands free as Heaton looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez controlling well, preventing Heaton from escaping the position.
Dominguez looking for the RNC.
Heaton breaks Dominguez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dominguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dominguez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Heaton doesn't defend quickly enough and Dominguez has managed to lock this one up! Can Heaton escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Dominguez on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rafael Dominguez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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