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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maarten Bokhorst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz Dominiguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bokhorst comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Drop The World ft. Eminem . Cruz Dominiguez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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144 lbs
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147 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maarten Bokhorst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cruz Dominiguez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokhorst swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Dominiguez.
Maarten Bokhorst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominiguez throws a head kick but Bokhorst moves out of range.
Bokhorst connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dominiguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bokhorst.
Bokhorst throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bokhorst connects with a solid leg kick.
Bokhorst lands a leg kick that knocks Dominiguez off balance momentarily.
Bokhorst wants to slow Dominiguez down by chopping away at his legs.
Dominiguez tries to clinch but Bokhorst is having none of it.
We've been hearing reports that Bokhorst has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhorst connects with a leg kick. Dominiguez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dominiguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bokhorst steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dominiguez. That one must have hurt.
Bokhorst lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dominiguez at a distance.
Bokhorst swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhorst throws a hook but Dominiguez blocks it.
Bokhorst throws a sloppy body shot
and Dominiguez counters with a big head kick but Bokhorst shrugs it off.
Bokhorst lands with an overhand left.
Bokhorst tries a head kick but it misses.
Bokhorst throws a body shot but no joy.
Dominiguez drops his hands momentarily and Bokhorst takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bokhorst misses with a right hand
and Dominiguez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bokhorst pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dominiguez misses with a body shot.
Dominiguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bokhorst circles away.
Bokhorst swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dominiguez counters with a straight right hand.
Dominiguez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Bokhorst.
Dominiguez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dominiguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bokhorst.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bokhorst. Dominiguez shrugs it off though.
Bokhorst lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dominiguez at a distance.
Bokhorst cracks the inside of Dominiguez's front leg.
A left lands for Dominiguez.
Bokhorst scores with a leg kick.
Dominiguez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bokhorst throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bokhorst connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bokhorst is looking to wear down Dominiguez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dominiguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bokhorst throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A big head kick from Dominiguez and Bokhorst is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Bokhorst is rocked!
Bokhorst keeping full guard, as Dominiguez tries to pass.
Oh Bokhorst is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dominiguez wants to control from the top but Bokhorst keeps moving.
Bokhorst seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhorst trying to control the position.
Dominiguez is looking to stand up but Bokhorst won't let him.
Bokhorst is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dominiguez is looking to advance position but Bokhorst has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dominiguez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dominiguez is desperately trying to improve his position but Bokhorst has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bokhorst lands a nice shot to the head.
Bokhorst working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez taking shots to the head.
Bokhorst pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dominiguez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dominiguez is trying to stand up here but Bokhorst is controlling him well.
Bokhorst wants to take a breather but Dominiguez is having none of it.
Dominiguez tries to get to full guard but Bokhorst has control of the leg.
Bokhorst stops Dominiguez from getting back to his feet.
Dominiguez wants to control but Bokhorst is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominiguez wants to get back to his feet.
Bokhorst moves into full mount! Dominiguez won't be happy about that!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bokhorst can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dominiguez is looking to escape.
Dominiguez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maarten Bokhorst dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bokhorst connects with an inside leg kick.
Dominiguez misses with a low kick.
Bokhorst walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dominiguez.
Dominiguez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bokhorst throws a head kick that misses.
Dominiguez throws a head kick that misses
and Bokhorst counters with a left to the body.
An inside leg kick from Bokhorst misses.
Dominiguez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bokhorst scores with a jab. Dominiguez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bokhorst throws a chopping leg kick but Dominiguez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dominiguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhorst jabs at Dominiguez's body.
Bokhorst misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bokhorst thumps Dominiguez with a low kick.
Bokhorst throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhorst takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dominiguez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bokhorst tries a head kick but it misses.
Bokhorst misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bokhorst tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dominiguez is able to avoid easily.
Dominiguez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Dominiguez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dominiguez.
Bokhorst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dominiguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bokhorst.
Dominiguez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bokhorst looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bokhorst throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bokhorst plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bokhorst throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bokhorst lands a jab.
Dominiguez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bokhorst counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bokhorst.
Dominiguez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bokhorst pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dominiguez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bokhorst steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dominiguez.
A good leg kick by Bokhorst.
Bokhorst cracks Dominiguez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bokhorst throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bokhorst is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dominiguez can do to turn this around?
Bokhorst lands a body shot.
Dominiguez throws a wild body kick that Bokhorst sees coming a mile off.
Bokhorst lands a glancing blow to the side of Dominiguez's head.
Dominiguez scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick by Bokhorst misses
letting Dominiguez counter with a right hand.
Bokhorst throws a lazy body kick
and Dominiguez counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhorst throws a right hand that Dominiguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Dominiguez also avoids with ease.
Bokhorst checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dominiguez throws a jab when Bokhorst was well out of range.
Bokhorst misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bokhorst lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bokhorst looks to land a body kick but Dominiguez moved away.
Dominiguez connects with a body shot that sends Bokhorst's belly button to the back.
Dominiguez throws a head kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bokhorst.
Bokhorst changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dominiguez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bokhorst tries to counter with a takedown but Dominiguez is quick to defend against it.
Dominiguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bokhorst.
Dominiguez delivers a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Dominiguez.
Dominiguez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhorst avoids the head kick by Dominiguez.
Maarten Bokhorst is winning the standup battle so far.
Dominiguez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominiguez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dominiguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bokhorst.
Bokhorst lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Bokhorst. That snapped Dominiguez's head back.
Dominiguez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bokhorst just misses with a punch to the body.
Dominiguez staying out of range there.
Bokhorst dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dominiguez. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominiguez misses the shot to the body.
Dominiguez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bokhorst fails to land.
Dominiguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maarten Bokhorst will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dominiguez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dominiguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bokhorst moves away.
Bokhorst fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dominiguez on the side of the head.
Dominiguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dominiguez throws a front kick aimed at Bokhorst's knee but Bokhorst avoids it well.
Bokhorst throws an overhand right that lands on Dominiguez's shoulder, as Dominiguez tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Dominiguez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bokhorst connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bokhorst connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dominiguez momentarily.
Dominiguez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhorst scores with a sloppy right hand. Dominiguez should have avoided that one.
Bokhorst scores with a shot to the body.
Bokhorst jabs at Dominiguez's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bokhorst uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominiguez.
Bokhorst pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Dominiguez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dominiguez.
Dominiguez scores with a jab to the body.
Dominiguez gets a clinch.
Dominiguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Bokhorst blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bokhorst is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominiguez has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominiguez.
Dominiguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bokhorst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bokhorst goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dominiguez prevents it.
Bokhorst misses with a punch to the body.
Bokhorst blocks an uppercut.
Bokhorst struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominiguez controls his hands.
Bokhorst changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dominiguez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez moves into the clinch.
Bokhorst swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominiguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dominiguez as Bokhorst tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dominiguez throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Dominiguez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dominiguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dominiguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bokhorst is pushing Dominiguez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dominiguez wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bokhorst successfully pulls guard.
Bokhorst is looking for a triangle but Dominiguez pushes his legs off easily.
Dominiguez wanted to stand there but Bokhorst had control of the position.
Bokhorst manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dominiguez manages to get himself to full guard.
Dominiguez looking for a guillotine here but Bokhorst defends easily.
Dominiguez is looking to stand up but Bokhorst isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bokhorst defends well.
Bokhorst got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dominiguez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bokhorst has managed to get both his arms back between Dominiguez's legs - danger averted.
Dominiguez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bokhorst chips away with some ground and pound.
Bokhorst avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dominiguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dominiguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bokhorst forces his way into half guard.
Cruz Dominiguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maarten Bokhorst is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bokhorst seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maarten Bokhorst.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bokhorst, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maarten Bokhorst!
Maarten Bokhorst gave a mention to HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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