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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Django Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with System Of A Down - Chic 'N' Stu blaring out of the sound system. Gomes has chosen Roadhouse Blues as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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138 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Django Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gomes as he jumps to the side.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Gomes, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Gomes against the cage but Gomes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Gomes.
Brown scores with a jab.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomes.
Brown is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gomes.
Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gomes to the ground. Brown is now in Gomes's guard.
Gomes is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown wants to get up but he can't break Gomes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gomes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Gomes's legs - danger averted.
Gomes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.
Gomes has an active guard here but Brown has managed to pass into half guard.
Brown tries to stand and escape but Gomes is controlling the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gomes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gomes working a defensive guard here.
Brown has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gomes is proving hard to escape from.
Brown postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gomes is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Brown wants to stand but Gomes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gomes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Gomes's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gomes has a closed guard, preventing Brown from standing up.
Gomes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gomes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to stand but Gomes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomes punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Gomes throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomes throws a nice head kick!
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gomes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Gomes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gomes - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Gomes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Gomes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Gomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomes scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Gomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown is trying to push Gomes away but Gomes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gomes misses with the head strike.
Brown stalling in the clinch but Gomes improves position.
Gomes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Gomes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gomes drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Brown is trying to break free.
Gomes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gomes has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Gomes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Gomes blocking some punches.
Gomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomes pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown looking to stall.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Gomes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brown wants to stand but Gomes has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gomes wants to control the position but Brown says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Brown tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gomes.
Gomes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gomes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown wants to stand but Gomes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Django Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gomes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Gomes's legs - danger averted.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Gomes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gomes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gomes working for submissions but it's allowed Brown to get to half guard.
Gomes trying to control but Brown postures up.
Brown prevents Gomes from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gomes manages to get to full guard.
Gomes trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes has a closed guard, preventing Brown from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomes lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good exchange - Gomes coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Gomes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gomes. That one must have hurt.
Gomes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Gomes saw that one coming.
Gomes stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dave Gomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Gomes.
Gomes throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Gomes only half commits.
As Gomes looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo bu Gomes just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown goes for a double leg but Gomes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gomes continues to drive forward.
Brown with a poor takedown
and Gomes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown sets himself, and Gomes steps forward looking for the clinch! Brown avoids it this time.
Gomes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Gomes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gomes.
Dave Gomes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gomes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gomes digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomes has managed to clinch.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gomes keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown is trying to break free.
Gomes misses with a punch to the body.
Gomes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gomes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gomes pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Django Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomes throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Gomes has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Gomes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Gomes.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomes.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomes wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown moves out of range of the leg kick from Gomes.
Brown throws a big counter combination but Gomes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brown tries to move into range but Gomes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gomes scores with a leg kick.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Django Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown tries for a takedown but Gomes circles away easily
and Gomes counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown is rocked!
Brown avoids the body shot from Gomes.
Brown throws the left hand but Gomes avoids the punch easily.
Brown throws a series of punches but Gomes avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomes. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gomes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomes is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Gomes circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gomes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Gomes jabs at Brown's body.
Gomes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Gomes scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Gomes.
Gomes lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomes misses the shot to the body.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gomes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Gomes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gomes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Gomes!
Dave Gomes made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview.
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