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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Montesh Dominguez (ranked 23719 p4p, 3425 weight class) and Tua Graves (ranked 616 p4p, 404 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Montesh Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tua Graves!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves avoids the body shot from Dominguez.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dominguez throws a head kick that misses
and Graves counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dominguez!
Graves working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves throws a strike aimed at the side of Dominguez's head but Dominguez avoids it well.
Dominguez is trying to control Graves's posture but Graves avoids it.
Graves tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dominguez tries to buck Graves off but Graves is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves trying to control the action but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
Dominguez parries the strikes from Graves easily there. Graves is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dominguez to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves landing a few strikes.
Dominguez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Graves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dominguez controlling the action here.
Graves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dominguez controlling the action here.
Dominguez continues to stall.
Dominguez wants to pass to mount but Graves is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves is holding on to half guard well.
Dominguez is stalling here. Graves is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dominguez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Graves has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ground and pound from Graves seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Graves is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dominguez looks calm but he's in trouble here. Graves gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dominguez is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Graves lets go of the hold and Dominguez can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tua Graves!
A determined Tua Graves didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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