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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lansing comes into the arena with Heavy Metal Kings blaring out of the sound system. Dominguez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Renegades of Funk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Lansing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Lansing does no damage.
Lansing misses with a left hand
and Dominguez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dominguez.
Dominguez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dominguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Dominguez.
Dominguez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
Lansing's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dominguez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lansing lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lansing fails to land.
Dominguez misses with a knee strike.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Lansing avoids the damage to the body.
Lansing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been hearing reports that Lansing has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dominguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lansing backwards.
Lansing leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lansing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Dominguez.
Lansing takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lansing tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Lansing back against the cage.
Dominguez prevents a body shot from Lansing.
Lansing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lansing blocks an elbow strike from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Lansing.
We've been informed that Dominguez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lansing blocks the elbow strike.
Dominguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez misses with a knee strike.
Lansing blocks an elbow strike from Dominguez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lansing.
Lansing avoids the elbow strike from Dominguez, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lansing creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dominguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dominguez misses with some punches.
Dominguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Dominguez on the inside.
Dominguez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lansing's defenses.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Lansing controls the action.
Dominguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Lansing.
Lansing managing to block the knees to the body from Dominguez.
Lansing works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Lansing.
Dominguez misses with a punch to the body.
Lansing lands with a left to the head.
Lansing can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Lansing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lansing lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansing struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominguez controls his hands.
Lansing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lansing misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lansing.
A right hand to the body from Lansing.
Dominguez lands a damaging elbow.
Lansing jumps guard but Dominguez stands there with Lansing around his waist. Lansing gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dominguez leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dominguez throws an elbow but misses.
Lansing tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Lansing back against the cage.
Dominguez lands an elbow that stopped Lansing in his tracks for a moment.
Dominguez lands an elbow inside that Lansing shrugs off.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but Lansing blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Lansing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lansing creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lansing scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominguez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lansing scores with a shoulder strike.
Dominguez misses with an elbow strike.
Dominguez lands a right hand.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Lansing controls the action.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Lansing controls the action.
Dominguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dominguez misses with a knee strike.
Lansing avoids a wild elbow strike from Dominguez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dominguez has a couple of punches blocked by Lansing.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lansing has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Lansing will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Lansing misses.
A head kick misses from Dominguez.
Lansing lands a nice shot that snaps Dominguez's head back.
Rico Dominguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dominguez ducks under a wild hook from Lansing.
Lansing scores with a hook.
Lansing scores with a jab. Dominguez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dominguez misses with a looping right.
Dominguez staying out of range there.
Lansing bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lansing throws a front kick aimed at Dominguez's knee but Dominguez avoids it well.
Lansing throws a poor cross that misses
and Dominguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lansing scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lansing will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dominguez is refusing to be controlled, as Lansing sits in half guard.
Lansing prevents Dominguez from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansing is looking to advance position but Dominguez won't allow it.
Dominguez trying to control but Lansing postures up.
Lansing wants to pass to mount but Dominguez is defending the position.
Lansing missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lansing throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dominguez tries to get to full guard but Lansing has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lansing's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lansing's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominguez biding his time, controlling Lansing.
Will Dominguez go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lansing manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dominguez's guard. Nice work there by Lansing.
Dominguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lansing is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansing trying to control but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
Dominguez trying to control the position.
Lansing is stalling in the full guard.
Lansing throwing strikes from guard but Dominguez blocks nicely.
Lansing with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Dominguez, not yet.
Lansing has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lansing trying to control but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
Dominguez wants to sweep here but Lansing controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dominguez is looking to clinch but Lansing is avoiding it.
Dominguez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dominguez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good shot there by Lansing.
Dominguez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Dominguez lands.
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 big left from Lansing misses.
Dominguez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lansing dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lansing closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dominguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lansing was well out of range. Poor timing from Dominguez.
Dominguez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dominguez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dominguez is looking to clinch but Lansing is avoiding it.
Lansing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dominguez.
Lansing fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dominguez.
Lansing connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dominguez misses the jab.
Lansing swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dominguez counters with a straight right hand.
Lansing misses with a body kick.
Lansing shoots in for a double leg but Dominguez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lansing dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dominguez. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lansing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lansing throws a sloppy body shot
and Dominguez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lansing really felt that one!
Lansing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lansing takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dominguez thumps Lansing with a low kick.
Dominguez wants to clinch but Lansing slips to the side
and Lansing counters with a nice uppercut.
Lansing swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dominguez.
Lansing swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
Lansing misses with a looping right.
Lansing throws a hook but Dominguez avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Lansing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansing throws a lazy right hand but Dominguez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dominguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dominguez looks to land a left hand but Lansing moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominguez defending well as Lansing loads up on a big left hand.
Lansing looks to land a right hand but Dominguez moved out of range.
Lansing staying out of range there.
Dominguez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lansing tries to clinch up.
Dominguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lansing is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dominguez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dominguez throws a big shot that misses.
Dominguez ducks under a wild hook from Lansing.
Good standup being displayed there by Lansing as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansing throws a looping overhand right but Dominguez ducks down to avoid it.
Lansing is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dominguez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Lansing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lansing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dominguez.
Dominguez swings for the body but Lansing moves out of range.
Dominguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dominguez slips a straight right by Lansing.
Dominguez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dominguez throws a head kick but Lansing moves out of range.
Lansing misses with a hook.
Dominguez ducks under a wild hook from Lansing.
Dominguez 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.
Alexander Lansing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexander Lansing is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansing misses with a low kick.
Dominguez checks a low kick from Lansing.
A slow jab from Lansing misses its intended target.
Dominguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lansing to counter with a crisp jab.
Lansing tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dominguez is able to avoid easily.
Dominguez throws a looping overhand right but Lansing ducks down to avoid it.
Lansing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Dominguez. Those never looked like landing.
Rico Dominguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dominguez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lansing - the referee stops the clock and Dominguez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lansing. Dominguez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Lansing moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lansing works Dominguez's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Lansing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lansing has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lansing!
After winning the bout, Alexander Lansing thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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