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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominguez's entrance music is Renegades of Funk. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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145 lbs
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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
27 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
54 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martel throws out a counter right but Dominguez avoids it with no problem.
Dominguez throws a chopping leg kick but Martel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dominguez misses with a low kick.
Martel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dominguez misses with a kick to the body.
Martel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dominguez.
Martel walks into a straight right hand from Dominguez.
Dominguez moves in looking to clinch but Martel pushes him off.
Rico Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Martel. Those never looked like landing.
Martel wants to slow Dominguez down by chopping away at his legs.
Dominguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Martel as he checks the leg kick.
Dominguez cracks Martel with an open hand slap.
Dominguez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Martel lands with an overhand left.
Dominguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Martel.
Martel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martel avoids the body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a chopping leg kick but Martel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martel tries a quick counter leg kick but Dominguez is wise to it.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dominguez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dominguez jabs Martel right on the nose. Martel blinks but takes it well.
Martel throws a leg kick
and Dominguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dominguez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dominguez misses with a leg kick.
Dominguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martel misses with an uppercut. Dominguez saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Martel.
Martel tries a head kick but it misses.
Martel swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
Martel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dominguez missing with a left hand there. Martel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martel throws an overhand right that lands on Dominguez's shoulder, as Dominguez tries to avoid the shot.
Dominguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
Martel throws a solid leg kick but Dominguez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martel.
Martel throws a hook but Dominguez avoids it easily.
Dominguez catches Martel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Charles Martel has been cut.
Martel misses with a looping right.
Dominguez throws a sloppy head kick and Martel moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dominguez throws a lazy head kick
and Martel counters with a solid body kick.
Martel slips a jab and a cross from Dominguez.
Martel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dominguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martel thinks about the counter body kick.
Dominguez stalks Martel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martel's face. Martel staggers backwards, shaken.
Martel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
Dominguez misses with a looping left.
Martel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dominguez throws a shot from downtown. Martel moves away and avoids it.
Dominguez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martel's head.
Dominguez connects with a nice looking jab.
Dominguez throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominguez misses with the combination.
It seemed like Martel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel lands a nice looking body shot.
Dominguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dominguez counters with a straight right hand.
Dominguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dominguez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dominguez misses with a left hand
letting Martel counter with a right hand.
Martel works the jab nicely.
Martel misses with a wild body shot.
Dominguez is looking to counter punch.
Dominguez ducks under a wild hook from Martel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Dominguez
and Martel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dominguez is rocked!
Dominguez misses with a right hand
and Martel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dominguez's knee momentarily.
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 Rico Dominguez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martel defending well as Dominguez loads up on a big left hand.
Dominguez backing away here, and Martel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dominguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martel throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Dominguez.
Dominguez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martel lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the body from Dominguez misses
and Martel counters with a body kick that stops Dominguez in his tracks momentarily.
Martel checks a low kick from Dominguez.
Dominguez connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martel scores with a head kick.
Martel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dominguez rather than just go for the knockout.
Dominguez throws a lazy right hand but Martel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dominguez at a distance.
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!
Martel lands a body shot.
Martel gets tackled into the cage by Dominguez. Dominguez maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel avoids a wild elbow strike from Dominguez.
Martel is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominguez has double underhooks.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Dominguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Martel.
Martel misses with a body punch.
Martel manages to break the clinch.
Dominguez lands a nice hook to Martel's body. Martel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dominguez defending well as Martel loads up on a big left hand.
Martel throws a leg kick
and Dominguez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dominguez checks a leg kick nicely.
Martel throws a body kick that misses.
Charles Martel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Martel misses.
Dominguez misses with a kick to the body
and Martel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Dominguez misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Martel.
Dominguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Dominguez is just out of range.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Martel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominguez tries to clinch there but Martel circles away.
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!
Martel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice combo by Dominguez! Oh, that's hurt him - Martel falls to the canvas and Dominguez follows him into side control.
Martel is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Martel is looking for a sweep.
Martel is still in real trouble! Can Dominguez finish him?
Martel seems to have recovered his senses.
Dominguez slows the pace down.
Martel can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martel tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Dominguez easily slips into full mount!
Martel tries to hold on but Dominguez postures up.
Martel is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Dominguez is staying active.
Martel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dominguez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez landing strikes from the mount and Martel is in trouble!
Martel tries to lock up and control but Dominguez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dominguez controlling his opponent.
Dominguez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martel is looking to escape.
Martel is trying to escape the mount.
Martel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dominguez controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Martel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dominguez doesn't seem bothered though.
Martel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martel scores with a head kick. Dominguez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Martel throws the kick towards the body but Dominguez avoids it.
Dominguez is looking to counter punch.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel blocks a head kick by Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Martel moves out of range.
Martel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Martel connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dominguez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dominguez tries to land a front kick but Martel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Dominguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dominguez checks it well.
Dominguez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dominguez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dominguez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martel lands with a nice body kick.
Dominguez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martel lands with a hook. Dominguez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dominguez throws a lazy uppercut
and Martel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dominguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dominguez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martel has time to react.
Dominguez throws a sloppy body shot
and Martel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Dominguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dominguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Dominguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Dominguez does it's job there.
Charles Martel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dominguez, pushing him back against the cage.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Martel fails to land.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow.
Martel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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.
Martel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martel blocks the body kick.
Dominguez moves away from the strike by Martel.
Dominguez scores with the left hand. Martel knows he should have avoided that one.
Dominguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
It looked like Dominguez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Martel.
Dominguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dominguez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Martel counters with a straight right hand.
Martel slips a jab from Dominguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Martel moves out of range.
Martel misses with a body punch
and Martel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martel raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dominguez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martel finds it's way round the side to connect with Dominguez's head.
Dominguez moves out of range of the body kick from Martel.
Dominguez is looking to clinch.
Dominguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Martel circles away.
Martel slips under a jab from Dominguez.
Martel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Dominguez throws a head kick but Martel moves out of range.
A nice side step and Martel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dominguez scores with a hook.
Dominguez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Dominguez - just one landing.
Dominguez wants to clinch up but Martel keeps it at a distance.
Dominguez throws a low kick, looking for Martel's leg but Martel calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez jabs at Martel's body.
Dominguez throws a leg kick that misses.
Martel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dominguez - the referee stops the clock and Martel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dominguez. Martel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martel throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Dominguez crashing down! Dominguez tries to stagger back to his feet but Martel just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Dominguez asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Martel!
Charles Martel very nearly forgot to thank KnockOut amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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