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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 1260 p4p, 1295 weight class) and Juan Carlos (ranked 191 p4p, 199 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ronaldo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gomes has managed to clinch.
Carlos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carlos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carlos looks for the body kick but Gomes saw that one coming.
Carlos misses with an uppercut.
Gomes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gomes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gomes blocks a head kick by Carlos.
Carlos misses with a wild combination.
Gomes tries to clinch there but Carlos circles away.
A little jabbing left from Carlos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos is looking to land body kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carlos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos looking to sit in guard and control but Gomes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gomes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carlos is proving hard to escape from.
Carlos looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlos, not yet.
Carlos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gomes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gomes won't allow Carlos to sweep him here.
Carlos is adopting a defensive guard.
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.
Gomes wants to stand but Carlos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Carlos looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlos, not yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Carlos is controlling Gomes's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Carlos misses with a looping left.
Carlos gets tackled into the cage by Gomes. Gomes maintains the clinch.
Carlos misses with a punch on the inside.
Carlos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomess head.
The referee calls for Carlos to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos tries to break the clinch but Gomes is controlling the position.
Carlos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carlos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carlos gets a takedown into half guard.
Gomes tries to kick Carlos off but Carlos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gomes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carlos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've been hearing good reports from Gomes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomes keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Carlos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomes lands with a nice combination. Carlos backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Gomes takes one on the button.
Gomes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlos.
Gomes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos slips a jab from Gomes.
Carlos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
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.
Gomes scores with a punch to the head.
Carlos shoots in and gets a takedown into Gomes's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carlos stops Gomes from standing up.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Carlos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes is looking to stand up but Carlos isn't so interested in that idea.
Carlos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes wants to stand but Carlos is controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carlos throws the left hand but Gomes avoids the punch easily.
Gomes throws a right hand that Carlos ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlos also avoids with ease.
Carlos follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Carlos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carlos swings widly with a right hand
and Gomes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlos catches Gomes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gomes moves into range and clinches up with Carlos.
Carlos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomes or not.
Carlos tries to break the clinch but Gomes is controlling the position.
Carlos throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carlos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gomes to keep the fight standing.
Carlos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomes backwards.
Carlos can't find room to land a body shot as Gomes controls the action.
A short uppercut from Carlos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomes prevents a body shot from Carlos.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carlos is trying to force a seperation but Gomes has the dominant position.
Carlos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gomes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is trying to drag Gomes to the mat but Gomes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ronaldo Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos misses with the head strike.
Gomes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carlos is trying to maintain a safe position but Gomes gets an underhook and turns Carlos into the cage.
Come on Carlos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gomes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlos is looking to control Gomes's arms but Gomes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carlos has his back to the cage.
Gomes swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carlos is trying to maintain a safe position but Gomes gets an underhook and turns Carlos into the cage.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlos misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carlos lands an uppercut.
Juan Carlos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carlos looking to throw knees to the head but Gomes is blocking nicely.
Carlos is working for takedown but Gomes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carlos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carlos goes for a takedown attempt but Gomes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carlos just misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo Gomes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gomes shoots in for a double leg but Carlos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomes tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gomes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlos.
Carlos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carlos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gomes walks away with a smile on his face. Carlos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carlos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carlos lands with a kick to the temple. Gomes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carlos throws a good cross that connects.
Carlos throws an overhand right that lands on Gomes's shoulder, as Gomes tries to avoid the shot.
Carlos throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Carlos.
Gomes shoots in and drives through. Carlos sprawls well.
Carlos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomes has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos blocks a body shot from Gomes.
Gomes has a couple of punches blocked by Carlos.
Gomes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlos is trying to break the clinch but Gomes is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gomes.
Carlos misses with the head strike.
Gomes misses with some punches.
Carlos tries to pull guard but Gomes holds him up against the cage and eventually Carlos drops back down to his feet.
Carlos looking for a takedown.
Ronaldo Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
The referee calls for Carlos to work.
Gomes can't find room to land a body shot as Carlos controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gomes smiles and moves away.
Gomes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carlos gets a double leg takedown into Gomes's guard.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carlos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Gomes blocks nicely.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.
Gomes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos throws a big elbow that misses.
Carlos won't allow Gomes to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ronaldo Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Gomes.
Gomes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carlos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gomess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carlos looks to land a combination but Gomes avoids it well.
That kick from Carlos tenderised Gomes's leg. Gomes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carlos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gomes's hands.
Gomes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos misses with the combination.
Gomes wants to clinch up but Carlos keeps it at a distance.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses.
Carlos has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Carlos.
Carlos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomes missing with a left hand there. Carlos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlos swinging wildly here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gomes avoids the head kick by Carlos.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gomes tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carlos 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
A relieved looking Juan Carlos 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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