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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xavier Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Green!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dominguez clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the cage.
Dominguez is working for takedown but Green is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dominguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Dominguez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dominguez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dominguez wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Dominguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dominguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Green backwards.
A short right from Dominguez on the inside.
Green prevents the takedown attempt.
Dominguez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dominguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Dominguez.
Dominguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dominguez tries to avoid it but Green manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dominguez to the ground. Dominguez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green closes the distance and clinches up with Dominguez, looking for a takedown. Green pushes Dominguez against the cage but Dominguez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Dominguez. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez works over Green's head and body with a nice combination.
Dominguez moves into the clinch successfully.
Green has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Green tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dominguez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Green pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Green looking for a takedown.
Dominguez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dominguez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dominguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Green looks to land a combination but Dominguez avoids it well.
Donk. Dominguez catches Green right on the button with a cross.
Dominguez forces Green back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez breaks from the clinch.
Green wants to clinch.
Dominguez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
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!
Dominguez misses with a takedown attempt - Green sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown. Dominguez tries to sprawl out of it but Green keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dominguez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dominguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Dominguez pushes Green up against the cage in a clinch.
Dominguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Green is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dominguez fails to pull guard.
Dominguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez shoots in but Green avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dominguez lands a right hook to the body.
Dominguez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dominguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dominguez pushes Green up against the cage in a clinch.
Dominguez tries to pull guard but Green won't allow it.
Green tries to pull guard but Dominguez holds him up against the cage and eventually Green drops back down to his feet.
Dominguez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Green uses from the top position.
Dominguez working a defensive guard here.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dominguez is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Green rolls with it to try and escape but Dominguez cranks on the arm and Green is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xavier Dominguez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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