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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yami Kami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yami Kami!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kami closes the distance and pushes Dominguez back into the cage.
Kami trying to control the position but instead, Dominguez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kami into the cage.
Kami is trying to stall.
Kami breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kami connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kami shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dominguez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dominguez is trying to control Kami's posture but Kami avoids it.
Dominguez is not content to let Kami control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kami looking to control but instead Dominguez has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kami tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dominguez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dominguez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kami tries to pass to full mount but Dominguez defends it.
Kami takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kami wants to control but Dominguez is keeping him busy.
Kami stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kami trying to control the action but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
Kami is pressing down on Dominguez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dominguez is holding on for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kami gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to roll over but Kami keeps him under control.
Dominguez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kami is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dominguez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kami.
Dominguez is not content to let Kami control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kami is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dominguez sees it coming and defends easily.
Dominguez is trying to control but can't.
Kami throws a strike but Dominguez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kami is looking to advance position but Dominguez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dominguez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yami Kami dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kami throws a sloppy head kick and Dominguez moves out of range easily.
Dominguez throws a counter high kick but Kami was just alert enough to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dominguez or perhaps it was just good defense by Kami, which made it look bad.
Rafael Dominguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kami connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dominguez really is a fat lump.
Dominguez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kami as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Dominguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dominguez tries to sprawl but Kami drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kami passes into side control, despite Dominguez's attempt to control the position.
Dominguez is not content to let Kami control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kami connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dominguez some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominguez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dominguez struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kami wants to take a breather but Dominguez manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kami.
Kami wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Kami pushes down on Dominguez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kami is looking to stall here but Dominguez recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kami controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Kami has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kami wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kami stands up over Dominguez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kami gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kami feints and as Dominguez raises his hands in defense, Kami changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kami is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kami is breathing heavily.
Dominguez keeping moving, preventing Kami from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kami postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yami Kami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dominguez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kami napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kami is looking for a sweep.
Kami can't do much from the bottom here.
Yami Kami has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kami is trying to get back to his feet.
Kami holding on.
Dominguez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dominguez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kami gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kami is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kami on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dominguez is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kami still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kami has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kami is trying to ground and pound but Dominguez uses the momentary lack of control by Kami to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kami controlling the action here.
Dominguez is trying is best to control the position here.
Kami is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Dominguez manages to get to full guard.
Dominguez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Dominguez, not yet.
Dominguez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kami is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dominguez has his foot on Kami's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kami works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kami trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dominguez's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kami scores with a spinning back kick!
Kami scores with a head kick.
Kami takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dominguez shoots in but no luck this time.
Kami lands a jab to Dominguez's midsection.
Kami shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kami trying to control from half guard but Dominguez is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yami Kami comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kami has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yami Kami!
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hype
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