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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Brunswick Jr (ranked 1657 p4p, 3290 weight class) and Montesh Dominguez (ranked 217 p4p, 400 weight class). Montesh Dominguez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Brunswick Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Montesh Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez takes one to the chin there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brunswick Jr.
Dominguez with the inside leg kick.
Dominguez lands with a good body shot.
Dominguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brunswick Jr throws a series of punches but Dominguez moves out of range.
Brunswick Jr throws the left hand but Dominguez avoids the punch easily.
Brunswick Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Dominguez.
Dominguez swings for the body but Brunswick Jr moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Dominguez.
Brunswick Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dominguez scores with a body shot.
Dominguez connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brunswick Jr avoids the head kick by Dominguez.
Brunswick Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Dominguez slips under a jab.
Dominguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brunswick Jr moves away.
Dominguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brunswick Jr throwing a counter right hand but Dominguez manages to avoid it.
Dominguez clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr misses with some punches.
Brunswick Jr misses with some punches.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brunswick Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brunswick Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Dominguez scores a nice knee to the body.
Brunswick Jr avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
Dominguez lands an elbow inside.
Dominguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brunswick Jr's elbow.
Brunswick Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Brunswick Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brunswick Jr misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dominguez's coach down at Resurrect, Hilo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dominguez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dominguez prevents a body shot from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Brunswick Jr.
Dominguez is looking to control Brunswick Jr's arms but Brunswick Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dominguez has his back to the cage.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Brunswick Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dominguez trying to control the position but instead, Brunswick Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dominguez into the cage.
Dominguez lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brunswick Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunswick Jr misses with some punches.
Brunswick Jr misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brunswick Jr.
Dominguez has Brunswick Jr pushed against the cage.
Dominguez tries to work over Brunswick Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dominguez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brunswick Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brunswick Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Brunswick Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brunswick Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brunswick Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Brunswick Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Dominguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dominguez lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Dominguez.
Dominguez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brunswick Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Brunswick Jr gets through Dominguez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez tries to stall but Brunswick Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brunswick Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez slowing the pace effectively.
Dominguez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dominguez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brunswick Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Brunswick Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Dominguez misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brunswick Jr is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Dominguez.
Dominguez gets through Brunswick Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Brunswick Jr on the inside.
Brunswick Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.
Brunswick Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez scores with a knee to the head.
Brunswick Jr tries a body shot but Dominguez blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Dominguez.
Brunswick Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dominguez.
Brunswick Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brunswick Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Brunswick Jr prevents a body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brunswick Jr works on Dominguez's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dominguez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brunswick Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominguez lands a nice knee to the body.
Dominguez prevents a body shot from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brunswick Jr as Dominguez tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez looking to stall.
Brunswick Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Brunswick Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Montesh Dominguez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dominguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brunswick Jr checks a leg kick.
Montesh Dominguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dominguez lands with a good body shot.
Dominguez defending well as Brunswick Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Dominguez throws a wild body kick that Brunswick Jr sees coming a mile off.
Brunswick Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominguez.
Brunswick Jr checks a low kick from Dominguez.
Dominguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brunswick Jr slips a jab from Dominguez.
Dominguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brunswick Jr throws out a loose jab but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brunswick Jr is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dominguez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Brunswick Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brunswick Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brunswick Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brunswick Jr moves away.
Brunswick Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brunswick Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Dominguez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brunswick Jr cracks Dominguez with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brunswick Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dominguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brunswick Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr throws a series of punches but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez looks to land a body kick but Brunswick Jr moved away.
Dominguez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brunswick Jr.
Dominguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dominguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brunswick Jr.
Dominguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brunswick Jr.
Dominguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunswick Jr manages to avoid it.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dominguez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dominguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Brunswick Jr.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dominguez.
Dominguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dominguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dominguez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dominguez throws a sloppy head kick and Brunswick Jr moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Dominguez misses.
Dominguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dominguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominguez looks to land a left hand but Brunswick Jr moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dominguez tests Brunswick Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Brunswick Jr misses its intended target.
Dominguez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brunswick Jr drops his hands momentarily and Dominguez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dominguez throws an overhand right that lands on Brunswick Jr's shoulder, as Brunswick Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Dominguez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brunswick Jr is out of range.
Dominguez looks to land a right hand but Brunswick Jr moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominguez. Brunswick Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominguez throws a low kick but Brunswick Jr avoids it.
Dominguez closes the distance and clinches.
Dominguez is stalling here.
Brunswick Jr avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Dominguez.
Dominguez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brunswick Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez tries to work over Brunswick Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dominguez lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr misses with a body punch.
Brunswick Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brunswick Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez is trying to stall.
Brunswick Jr working aggressively here.
Brunswick Jr lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Brunswick Jr.
A left hand lands to the body for Brunswick Jr.
Dominguez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Brunswick Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Brunswick Jr lands a shot to the body.
Brunswick Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Brunswick Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Dominguez.
Brunswick Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Brunswick Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brunswick Jr.
Dominguez trying to stall but Brunswick Jr improves his position.
Dominguez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brunswick Jr lands a left hand.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Brunswick Jr controls the action.
Brunswick Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Brunswick Jr tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Brunswick Jr back against the cage.
Dominguez taking a breather.
Brunswick Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
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!
Brunswick Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brunswick Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Dominguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Brunswick Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Dominguez.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brunswick Jr.
Montesh Dominguez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dominguez lands with a right to the head.
Dominguez landing knees to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Montesh Dominguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dominguez throws the left hand but Brunswick Jr avoids the punch easily.
Dominguez throws a head kick that misses.
Dominguez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dominguez connects with a body shot.
Dominguez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big left from Dominguez misses.
Dominguez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Dominguez's shoulder, as Dominguez tries to avoid the shot.
Dominguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brunswick Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dominguez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dominguez controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Brunswick Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Dominguez fails to land.
Brunswick Jr avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
Dominguez trying to control the position but instead, Brunswick Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dominguez into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brunswick Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Dominguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brunswick Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brunswick Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brunswick Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Dominguez wants to stall.
Brunswick Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brunswick Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brunswick Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dominguez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brunswick Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Brunswick Jr.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brunswick Jr tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brunswick Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr blocks a body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brunswick Jr lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez working Brunswick Jr over with knees to the body.
Dominguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brunswick Jr's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dominguez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dominguez.
Dominguez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brunswick Jr is keeping busy.
Dominguez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dominguez seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Dominguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dominguez throws an elbow but misses.
Brunswick Jr misses with a body punch.
Brunswick Jr scores with a shot to the side of Dominguez's head.
Brunswick Jr takes a shot to the head.
Dominguez is stalling here.
Dominguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dominguez looking to slow down the pace here.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Brunswick Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Brunswick Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brunswick Jr as Dominguez tries to tie him up.
Brunswick Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley Brunswick Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is trying to maintain a safe position but Brunswick Jr gets an underhook and turns Dominguez into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Montesh Dominguez.
Dominguez clinches up against the cage.
Brunswick Jr pushes Dominguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brunswick Jr misses with a body punch.
Brunswick Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brunswick Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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 prevents a body shot from Brunswick Jr.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brunswick Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dominguez trying to land knees to the body.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brunswick Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Dominguez.
Brunswick Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dominguez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dominguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brunswick Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dominguezs head.
Dominguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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 Bradley Brunswick Jr.
Well Dominguez 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Montesh Dominguez!
Our winner, Montesh Dominguez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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