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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Venali Paetmar (ranked 1107 p4p, 2174 weight class) and Montesh Dominguez (ranked 157 p4p, 273 weight class). Paetmar's entrance music is Powerwolf - Amen & Attack. A fine choice. Montesh Dominguez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Excellent boxer
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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 14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Venali Paetmar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Montesh Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paetmar.
Paetmar tries to counter with a takedown but Dominguez is quick to defend against it.
Paetmar gets tackled into the cage by Dominguez. Dominguez maintains the clinch.
Dominguez cracks Paetmar with a nice body shot.
Paetmar dodges an elbow strike from Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a right hand.
Paetmar prevents a body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez crunches a lovely knee into Paetmar's ribcage.
Paetmar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dominguez digs a right hand underneath Paetmar's ribcage. Paetmar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Paetmar controls the action.
Dominguez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paetmar trying to control the position but instead, Dominguez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paetmar into the cage.
Paetmar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dominguez to keep the fight standing.
Paetmar misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez blocks the elbow strike.
Paetmar successfully pulls guard.
Dominguez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dominguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dominguez stands up and waves to Paetmar to follow him.
Dominguez lands a glancing blow to the side of Paetmar's head.
A swing and a miss from Dominguez.
Dominguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paetmar moves away.
A big right from Dominguez misses.
Dominguez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dominguez misses with a body shot.
Dominguez scores with a jab to the head.
Paetmar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dominguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dominguez slips under a jab from Paetmar.
Dominguez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Montesh Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paetmar misses the jab.
Paetmar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dominguez. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominguez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paetmar instigates a clinch.
Paetmar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez lands a nice uppercut.
Dominguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Paetmar controls his hands.
Paetmar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dominguez to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Venali Paetmar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez scores with a shot to the side of Paetmar's head.
Dominguez lands a nice shot to the body.
Dominguez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Paetmar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dominguez can turn it around.
Dominguez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dominguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paetmar backwards.
Dominguez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Paetmar is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar tries to pull guard but Dominguez won't allow it.
Paetmar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dominguez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dominguez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Dominguez.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow.
Dominguez scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Dominguez.
A right hook to the body lands for Dominguez.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dominguez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A right hook to the body lands for Dominguez.
Dominguez pushes Paetmar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dominguez working Paetmar over with knees to the body.
Dominguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dominguez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paetmar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dominguez smiles and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Dominguez. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Paetmar on the side of the head.
Dominguez looks to land a combination but Paetmar avoids it well.
Paetmar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Dominguez.
Dominguez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paetmar, pushing him back against the cage.
Paetmar throws a head punch that misses.
Paetmar jumps guard but Dominguez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dominguez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paetmar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dominguez walks away with a smile on his face. Paetmar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paetmar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dominguez scores with a leg kick.
Dominguez throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Paetmar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dominguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dominguez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Paetmar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dominguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dominguez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paetmar.
Paetmar misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Montesh Dominguez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Paetmar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montesh Dominguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paetmar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dominguez!
Dominguez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paetmar momentarily.
Dominguez misses with a body shot.
Dominguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paetmar.
Dominguez scores with a jab.
Jab, jab by Dominguez - just one landing.
Paetmar tries to move into range but Dominguez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paetmar clinches up against the cage.
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!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paetmar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dominguez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Paetmar.
A head punch on the inside from Paetmar fails to land.
Dominguez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dominguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paetmar or not.
Dominguez gets through Paetmar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dominguez.
Dominguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paetmar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paetmar tries to pull guard but Dominguez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Paetmar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dominguez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dominguez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Dominguez.
Montesh Dominguez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Dominguez - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a knee to the head.
Dominguez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Paetmar controls the action.
Dominguez lands an elbow that stopped Paetmar in his tracks for a moment.
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but Paetmar avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Dominguez.
Dominguez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dominguez.
Dominguez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paetmar or not.
Dominguez connects with a knee to the head.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dominguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paetmar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dominguez obliges.
Dominguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dominguez gets through Paetmar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paetmar takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dominguez.
A knee to the head by Dominguez.
Dominguez with a knee to the head.
Paetmar is trying to pull guard but Dominguez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dominguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dominguez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paetmar's defenses.
Paetmar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Venali Paetmar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dominguez landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dominguez pushes Paetmar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paetmar working aggressively here.
Dominguez crunches a lovely knee into Paetmar's ribcage.
Dominguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Paetmar backwards.
Dominguez is leaning against Paetmar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dominguez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paetmar backwards.
Dominguez lands an elbow just above Paetmar 's eye.
Paetmar is rocked!
Paetmar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dominguez smiles and moves away.
Dominguez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Paetmar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Paetmar seems to have got his legs back now.
Dominguez connects with a single shot there.
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!
Paetmar wants to clinch up but Dominguez keeps it at a distance.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Paetmar moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dominguez misses its intended target.
Dominguez throws out a loose jab but Paetmar uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Dominguez tries to get set, Paetmar tries to push him back and clinch up but Dominguez manages to avoid the attempt.
Dominguez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dominguez lunges at Paetmar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Paetmar's hand.
A swing and a miss from Paetmar.
Paetmar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dominguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paetmar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paetmar avoids the body shot from Dominguez.
Paetmar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dominguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paetmar was well out of range. Poor timing from Dominguez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a right hand that Paetmar ducks under and follows up with a left that Paetmar also avoids with ease.
Paetmar is looking to clinch.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Paetmar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dominguez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Paetmar takes one on the button.
Dominguez misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Paetmar misses its intended target.
Dominguez works over Paetmar's head and body with a nice combination.
Dominguez throws out a powerful jab.
Dominguez scores with a push kick.
Dominguez lands a big head kick that sends Paetmar to the canvas! Dominguez follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Montesh Dominguez!
A victorious Montesh Dominguez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Venali Paetmar had this to say: 'Next time...'.
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