Coyotile 53:Gomez vs Semarad PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monokio Mow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mow has chosen Genesis as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Monokio Mow was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Torres
vs
Mow

186 cm
25
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
159 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Monokio Mow!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres shoots in and drives through. Mow sprawls well.
Mow feints a counter leg kick.
Torres tries to clinch but Mow moves out of range.

Mow clinches.
A knee to the head by Mow.
Mow tries to land a knee to the head but Torres blocks with his arms.

Mow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch but Mow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mow tries a quick counter leg kick but Torres is wise to it.
Torres throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mow.

Mow moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Mow has him pressed against the ropes.
Torres wants to break free but Mow has control.

Mow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Mow moves into range and clinches up with Torres.
Mow misses with a knee strike.
Torres tries to pull guard but Mow forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Torres working hard to break the clinch.
Torres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torres wants to get back to striking at distance but Mow won't allow it.
Mow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torres's face.
Mow misses with a knee to the head.
Mow tries to land a knee to the head but Torres blocks with his arms.
Torres fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mow just stands there and leans against the ropes.

Mow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mow rushes Torres and presses him up against the ropes.
Torres is trying to pull guard but Mow turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.

Mow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mow has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mow swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Torres misses with a low kick as Mow jumps back.
Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mow flicks out a counter leg kick but Torres steps away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mow clinches with his opponent.
Torres fails to pull guard.
Torres is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mow pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Mow breaks from the clinch.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mow.
Mow tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torres pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mow looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Torres lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Mow closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Torres jumps guard but Mow stands there with Torres around his waist. Torres gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mow lands a knee to the head.
Torres has Mow pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Mow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Torres tries to pull guard but Mow holds him up against the ropes and eventually Torres drops back down to his feet.

Mow manages to break the clinch.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mow closes the distance and pushes Torres back into the ropes.
Torres is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mow pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monokio Mow dominated that 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.

Mow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mow moves into the clinch successfully.
Mow with a knee to the head.
Mow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Torres has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Mow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juan Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Torres does no damage.
Mow flicks out a counter leg kick but Torres steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mow raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mow lands a head kick. Torres smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mow manages to avoid it.
Torres moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMow.
Torres is looking to clinch but Mow is avoiding it.
Monokio Mow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mow tries to land a knee to the head but Torres blocks with his arms.
Mow tries a knee to the head but Torres blocks it.
Torres has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Torres is rocked!
Torres is trying to pull guard but Mow turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Oh Torres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torres wants to break free but Mow has control.
Mow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Torres has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Torres has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torres seems to have got his legs back now.
Mow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Torres has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mow misses with a knee strike.
Mow misses with a knee to the head.
Mow scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mow misses with a knee to the head.

Mow breaks the clinch.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Mow feints a counter leg kick.
Juan Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick
and Mow finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres fails with the takedown.
Mow feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mow clinches.
Mow lands a big knee to the head and Torres goes down! Mow pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monokio Mow!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ike Nuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato comes to the ring accompanied by Kodo Drums. On his way into the ring it seems that Hideo Sato has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hideo Sato seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sato
vs
Nuts

154 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
137 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hideo Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ike Nuts!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato shoots in looking for a takedown but Nuts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sato's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Nuts enables Sato to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nuts manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Nuts is working an open guard so Sato takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nuts lands a body shot.
Nuts just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Nuts dives in and scores a takedown into Sato's guard.
Sato wants to sweep but no luck.
Sato seems keen to control Nuts's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sato is on top in guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sato's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sato works over Nuts with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts controls Sato momentarily but Sato frees himself.
Sato content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sato not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sato pushes down on Nuts's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sato slips a nice elbow through Nuts's hands, connecting with Nuts's forehead.
Sato content to control rather than advance.

Sato has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nuts defend it? Sato steps over the head and cranks it - Nuts is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sato!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hideo Sato!
An out of breath Hideo Sato thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Cherkasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Scott has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nikita Cherkasky's chin.

Cherkasky
vs
Scott

190 cm
27
245 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
29
260 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikita Cherkasky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Scott!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cherkasky gets the takedown into side control.
Scott gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The referee warns Scott that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Scott wants to get back to his feet.
Cherkasky looking to control but Scott is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Scott is trying to stand.
Cherkasky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scott is looking to escape.
Scott is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
BOOM! Cherkasky connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Scott wants to get back to his feet.
Cherkasky raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is squirming around, avoiding Cherkasky's attempts to control the action.

Scott bucks Cherkasky off and manages to get back to his feet!

Scott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cherkasky tries to pull guard but Scott forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.

Cherkasky manages to break the clinch.
Cherkasky darts in looking for a takedown but Scott gets double underhooks and turns Cherkasky into the ropes.
Nikita Cherkasky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Scott wants to clinch.

Scott has managed to clinch.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cherkasky changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Scott fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikita Cherkasky. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherkasky darts in looking for a takedown but Scott gets double underhooks and turns Cherkasky into the ropes.
Scott with the counter takedown but Cherkasky avoids it easily.
Cherkasky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scott's waist but Scott gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cherkasky off to one side.

Cherkasky gets tackled into the ropes by Scott. Scott maintains the clinch.
Cherkasky tries to circle away but Scott has him pinned against the ropes.
Scott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott looks to land a combination but Cherkasky avoids it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scott.

It looks like Nikita Cherkasky has been cut.
Cherkasky is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cherkasky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Scott pinned against the ropes. Scott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cherkasky is breathing heavily.
Scott lands a big right hook! Cherkasky looks hurt but is still standing! Scott lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Cherkasky falls down and Scott dives in with a huge hammer fist! Cherkasky's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Scott runs up the ropes to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andy Scott!
In his post fight interview, Andy Scott started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Adur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Game Time Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smooth Operator. Marcel Adur had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Adur
vs
Time Jones

203 cm
21
265 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

200 cm
35
255 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcel Adur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Game Time Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adur misses with a hook

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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.
Jones wants to control from the top but Adur keeps moving.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Adur has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Adur keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Adur has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jones in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jones is working Adur over with some ground and pound from side control.
Adur is trying to get back to half guard.

Jones in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Adur is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Game Time Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Game Time Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Semerad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the ring accompanied by Bad Motherfucker. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Gomez
vs
Semerad

172 cm
31
200 lbs
20 - 24 - 0

182 cm
25
196 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ty Semerad!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomez throws a combination. Semerad tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Semerad has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gomez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Semerad doesn't seem bothered though.

Semerad instigates a clinch.
Semerad trying to stall but Gomez improves his position.
Semerad is working for takedown but Gomez is calmly controlling the position for now.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Semerad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semerad was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Semerad feints the counter takedown.
Semerad wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.

Gomez clinches up with Semerad and pushes him back against the ropes.
Semerad is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Gomez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Semerad is looking for a takedown.
Franco Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Semerad.
Gomez lands a right hand.
Semerad goes for a takedown attempt but Gomez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez lands a jab-cross combination.
Semerad tries to clinch but Gomez moves away
and Gomez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez throws a shot to the body.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Gomez lands with a slapping head kick.
Semerad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Semerad tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
Semerad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Semerad.
Gomez scores with a shot to the body.
Semerad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomez is fending him off so far but Semerad persists. Nope, Gomez circles away and we're back to standing.
Semerad tries for a takedown but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Semerad misses with a takedown
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gomez is looking to wear down Semerad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Semerad.
Gomez defending well as Semerad loads up on a big left hand.
Semerad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Semerad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Semerad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Gomez finds it's way through Semerad's defenses.
Semerad shoots for a takedown but Gomez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gomez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Semerad is rocked!
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Semerad.
Semerad is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomez finish him?
Gomez throws a series of punches but Semerad moves out of range.
Semerad drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gomez defends it well.
Semerad seems to have recovered his senses.
Semerad tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Semerad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Semerad wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semerad tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Semerad tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Semerad looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Gomez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Semerad misses with a lunging right hand
and Gomez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Semerad thinking.
Gomez punishes Semerad's body with a nice straight punch.
Gomez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Semerad takes a kick to the side of the head.

Semerad darts in and clinches Gomez up against the ropes.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Semerad has his takedown stuffed
and Gomez counters with a nice body shot.
Gomez digs a good body shot into Semerad's ribs.
Semerad ducks right into an uppercut from Gomez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez pushes Semerad away with a front kick.
Semerad looks winded!

Semerad rushes Gomez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Semerad wants to clinch.
Semerad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Semerad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ty Semerad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gomez.

Gomez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Semerad is looking for a sweep.
Gomez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Gomez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Semerad knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Gomez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franco Gomez dominated that 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.

Semerad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomez counters with a three punch combo that has Semerad backing up. Semerad nods at Gomez to acknowledge the strikes.
Franco Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Semerad gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gomez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gomez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Semerad's guard.

Semerad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Semerad is proving hard to escape from.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Semerad keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but Semerad is retaining full guard.
Gomez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gomez postures up.
Semerad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Gomez gets to his feet - Semerad follows without any prompting.
Semerad dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Gomez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Semerad!

Gomez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Semerad is looking to regain half guard here but Gomez keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semerad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Semerad can do to turn this around?

Gomez decides to stand back up. Gomez steps back and let's Semerad get back to his feet.
Franco Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez tries to bum rush Semerad with a series of wild strikes but Semerad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Semerad gets tackled into the ropes by Gomez. Gomez maintains the clinch.

Gomez pulls Semerad into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez keeping full guard, as Semerad tries to pass.
Gomez controls Semerad momentarily but Semerad frees himself.
Semerad trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Franco Gomez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to stand but Semerad is controlling the position.
Semerad trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gomez is on top in guard.

Gomez wants to stand but Semerad is controlling his posture from full guard.

Gomez stands up from Semerad's guard - Gomez perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Semerad tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Semerad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gomez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Semerad wants to clinch.
Semerad is looking to clinch.
Gomez is looking for a counter combo.
Semerad takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Semerad fails with the takedown.
Gomez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Semerad moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gomez.
Semerad is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gomez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Semerad.

Semerad shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gomez's guard.

Gomez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Semerad is aware though and is defending well.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Semerad from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franco Gomez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Semerad tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Semerad misses with a takedown
and Gomez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Semerad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Semerad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez lands with a slapping head kick.
Semerad shoots in and drives through. Gomez sprawls well.
Franco Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Semerad.
Gomez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Semerad eats them both and turns towards Gomez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Semerad throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily.
Gomez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semerad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Semerad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomez counters with a left right combination that sends Semerad crashing to the mat - Gomez wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Semerad out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franco Gomez!
Franco Gomez retains his middleweight title!
A less than humble Franco Gomez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.