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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes comes into the arena with Roadhouse Blues blaring out of the sound system. 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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138 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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168 cm
47
147 lbs
47 - 25 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomes.
Leonard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gomes counters with a low kick, right behind Leonard 's knee.
Leonard throws a nice looking combination but Gomes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leonard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonard throws a combination that misses
and Gomes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leonard thinking.
No joy there for Leonard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leonard pushes Gomes up against the cage in a clinch.
Leonard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leonard wants a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Gomes.
Gomes scores with a shot to the side of Leonard's head.
Leonard controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Gomes.
Leonard is trying to stall.
Leonard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gomes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gomes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomes scores with a shot to the side of Leonard's head.
Gomes has picked Leonard up - he's going for a ride! Gomes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Leonard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomes.
Gomes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Leonard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomes.
Leonard tries to get to full guard but Gomes has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gomes 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Leonard is bucking up trying to escape but Gomes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Leonard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gomes landing shots from mount.
Gomes with good strikes from the mount here!
Leonard is rocked!
Gomes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Leonard looks a forlorn figure.
Leonard is still in real trouble! Can Gomes finish him?
Leonard wants to control but Gomes is having none of it.
Gomes controlling from mount.
Gomes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Leonard for as long as he can get away with.
Gomes lands a nice shot to the head.
Gomes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Leonard has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gomes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Gomes! Leonard is hurt baaadly! Gomes is firing away with more strikes - Leonard is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Gomes!
A relieved looking Dave Gomes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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