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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 796 p4p, 613 weight class) and Ko Van Den Born (ranked 114 p4p, 91 weight class). Ko Van Den Born acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ko Van Den Born!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Den Born throws a series of punches but Gomes moves out of range.
Gomes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Van Den Born lands a glancing blow to the side of Gomes's head.
It looks like Ronaldo Gomes has been cut.
Gomes throws the left hand but Van Den Born avoids the punch easily.
Oooooh!!! Van Den Born has knocked Gomes down with a huge combo! Van Den Born steps away and waves a wobbly Gomes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Den Born has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gomes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Den Born tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Den Born is keeping busy.
Gomes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Den Born backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Born tries a body shot but Gomes blocks it.
Gomes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Van Den Born fails to land.
Van Den Born blocking some punches.
Gomes lands a body punch.
Gomes lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Den Born backwards.
Gomes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Den Born lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Den Born lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gomes trying to control the position but instead, Van Den Born has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gomes into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomes.
Van Den Born lands a shot to the body.
Van Den Born tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomes prevents a body shot from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Den Born lands with a short shot to the head.
Gomes throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Van Den Born fails to land.
Van Den Born scores with a hook to the body.
Van Den Born lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gomes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Den Born.
Van Den Born blocking some punches.
Gomes has a couple of punches blocked by Van Den Born.
Gomes scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gomes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short body shot lands from Van Den Born as the two fighters clinch.
Gomes takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomes.
Van Den Born throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomess head.
Gomes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gomes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Den Born up against the cage.
Gomes tries a body shot but Van Den Born blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gomes misses with a body punch.
Van Den Born misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Den Born.
Gomes swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Den Born uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Den Born tries a body shot but Gomes blocks it.
Gomes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Den Born tries a body shot but Gomes blocks it.
Van Den Born's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Den Born.
Van Den Born misses with a body shot.
Van Den Born moves out of range as Gomes strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomes.
Gomes misses with a hook.
Gomes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Den Born connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gomes scrambles back to his feet.
Van Den Born throws the left hand but Gomes avoids the punch easily.
Gomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Den Born throws a body kick that misses
and Gomes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Den Born misses the shot to the body.
Gomes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Den Born fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomes manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ko Van Den Born dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Gomes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Den Born thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Van Den Born throws the left hand but Gomes avoids the punch easily.
Gomes is looking to counter punch.
A cross from Van Den Born lands.
Van Den Born misses the jab.
Gomes lands a jab to the nose.
Gomes avoids the body shot from Van Den Born.
Gomes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Den Born lands a nice hook to Gomes's body. Gomes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Den Born slips a straight right by Gomes.
Van Den Born tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomes slips a jab from Van Den Born.
Gomes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes avoids the body shot from Van Den Born.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Den Born.
Van Den Born misses with a looping left.
Van Den Born fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomes manages to avoid it.
Van Den Born throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Den Born feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gomes sprawling to the canvas! Gomes rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Van Den Born finish him?!
Gomes is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Den Born drops Gomes with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Gomes! Van Den Born dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ko Van Den Born!
Ko Van Den Born decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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