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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernst Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. 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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215 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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195 cm
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215 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernst Young!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominatrix cracks the inside of Young's front leg.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dominatrix slows the pace down.
Dominatrix working the ground and pound but Young is defending the strikes.
Young struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominatrix is trying to get an arm triangle but Young is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominatrix controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dominatrix scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dominatrix is trying to ground and pound but Young uses the momentary lack of control by Dominatrix to regain half guard.
Young blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix is keen to just control but Young is a slippery customer.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dominatrix thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dominatrix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dominatrix looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dominatrix 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.
Dominatrix performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Young is defending against the submission attempts here by Dominatrix.
Young is trying to maintain the position but Dominatrix is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix is trying to work for a kimura but Young is defending well.
Dominatrix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dominatrix wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dominatrix working Young over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Young is looking for a sweep. Dominatrix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Young won't allow Dominatrix to pass to mount.
Dominatrix is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Young has managed to free his arm - good work.
Young wants to get back to full guard.
Young avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dominatrix.
Young pushes Dominatrix off looking to stand but Dominatrix dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young tests Dominatrix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dominatrix closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dominatrix lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rastaphan Dominatrix dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dominatrix throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Young blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Young releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dominatrix avoids the body shot from Young.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dominatrix throws out the jab.
Young is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dominatrix with a body shot.
Young scores with a shot to the body.
Dominatrix ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dominatrix shoots in looking for a takedown. Young tries to sprawl out of it but Dominatrix keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Young manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dominatrix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Dominatrix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Rastaphan Dominatrix has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws an off balance right hand
and Dominatrix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ernst Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Dominatrix misses the target.
Dominatrix avoids the body shot from Young.
Dominatrix misses the jab.
Dominatrix misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A right-left combo lands from Young.
Dominatrix with a jab.
Ernst Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Young lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young cracks Dominatrix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix avoids the body shot from Young.
Dominatrix was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dominatrix needs to keep his hands up - Young had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dominatrix swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Young misses.
Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Dominatrix counter with a right hand.
Dominatrix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Dominatrix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ernst Young has been cut.
Dominatrix lands with a good body shot.
Dominatrix is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dominatrix scores with a shot to the body.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Dominatrix counters with a straight right hand.
Young is breathing heavily.
Dominatrix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Young checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dominatrix closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dominatrix scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Young to see if he's OK.
Dominatrix throws an elbow but Young slips to the side and avoids it well.
Young is letting Dominatrix control him for a moment.
Young is trying to control Dominatrix's posture but Dominatrix avoids it.
Young is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dominatrix has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dominatrix is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix working the body and head with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dominatrix throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Young is not content to let Dominatrix control the position.
Young is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dominatrix working the strikes but Young uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Young pushes Dominatrix off looking to stand but Dominatrix dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rastaphan Dominatrix will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Young misses with a hook
and Dominatrix counters with a single leg into guard. Young didn't expect that.
Young pushes Dominatrix off and gets back to his feet.
Ernst Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominatrix lands a nice shot to the body.
Dominatrix slips under a jab from Young.
It appears Dominatrix was looking to counter with a kick there.
Young lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dominatrix cracks Young 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.
Young walks into a stiff left hand from Dominatrix.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix misses with a wild body shot.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dominatrix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dominatrix misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy.
Dominatrix moves out of range of the strikes.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Dominatrix swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dominatrix.
Young connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dominatrix momentarily.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dominatrix manages to avoid it.
Dominatrix slips under a jab from Young.
Dominatrix takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ernst Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Young as he connects with a hook.
Young works Dominatrix's body with a nice hook.
Young defending well as Dominatrix loads up on a big left hand.
Young misses with a body shot
and Dominatrix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young throws a looping overhand right but Dominatrix ducks down to avoid it.
Dominatrix takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Young rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dominatrix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dominatrix fails with the takedown.
Dominatrix decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Young scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dominatrix manages to mount him!
Rastaphan Dominatrix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to lock up and control but Dominatrix gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Young regains half guard.
Dominatrix is keen to just control but Young is a slippery customer.
Young has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dominatrix is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dominatrix wants to take a breather but Young is having none of it.
Dominatrix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dominatrix is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Young defends it well.
Still in half guard, Dominatrix seems content to control.
Dominatrix trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ernst Young.
I think Dominatrix has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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