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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriele Ghiotto (ranked 350 p4p, 655 weight class) and Hiroshi Gomi (ranked 31 p4p, 60 weight class). Gomi has chosen Wasureranneyo- Yakan Hikou as his entrance music. Hiroshi Gomi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriele Ghiotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshi Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch combination from Ghiotto misses.
Ghiotto avoids the body shot from Gomi.
Ghiotto appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gomi fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomi misses with a wild combination.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghiotto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hiroshi Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghiotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomi misses with a straight left.
Ghiotto half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ghiotto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gomi walks into a jab.
A jab from Gomi does it's job there.
Ghiotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Gomi throws out a counter right but Ghiotto avoids it with no problem.
Ghiotto misses with a looping right.
Gomi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've been told by Ghiotto's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ghiotto attempts a counter takedown but Gomi avoids it well and moves away.
Ghiotto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ghiotto lands a right hook to the body.
Ghiotto throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Ghiotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Ghiotto avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Gomi misses.
Ghiotto swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Gomi tests Ghiotto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ghiotto throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Ghiotto misses its intended target.
Ghiotto looks to land a left hand but Gomi moved out of range nicely.
Gomi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ghiotto circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hiroshi Gomi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ghiotto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Ghiotto half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ghiotto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gomi to the ground. Ghiotto is now in Gomi's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi wants to get back to his feet but Ghiotto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ghiotto manages to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghiotto controlling the pace.
Ghiotto working the head and body with strikes.
Ghiotto throwing shots but Gomi is blocking nicely.
Gomi tries to kick Ghiotto off in order to stand up. Ghiotto Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Gomi is trying to buck Ghiotto off.
Gomi tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Gomi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ghiotto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghiotto with the ground and pound from mount.
Ghiotto won't let Gomi get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ghiotto controlling the position easily from mount.
Gomi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ghiotto with the ground and pound from mount.
Ghiotto controlling his opponent.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet.
Ghiotto controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ghiotto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ghiotto won't let Gomi get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ghiotto controlling the position easily from mount.
Ghiotto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gomi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriele Ghiotto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gomi scores with a nice right hand.
Ghiotto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ghiotto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomi can do to turn this around?
Gomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A leg kick checked by Gomi.
Ghiotto misses with a body shot.
Ghiotto slips under a jab.
Gomi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomi loads up on a big right hand but Ghiotto slips the punch.
Ghiotto walks into a stiff left hand from Gomi.
Gomi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gomi blocks the body kick.
A jab from Gomi misses.
Ghiotto feinted with a counter takedown.
Ghiotto lands a nice hook to Gomi's body. Gomi 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.
Ghiotto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ghiotto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gomi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gomi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghiotto misses with a right hand
and Gomi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghiotto slips a jab and a cross from Gomi.
Gomi misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a hook.
Gomi misses with a looping right.
Ghiotto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ghiotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghiotto slips a straight right by Gomi.
Gomi scores with a decent looking hook.
Gomi cracks Ghiotto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gomi scores with a punch to the head.
Gomi defending well as Ghiotto loads up on a big left hand.
Gomi misses with a few strikes there.
Ghiotto is looking to wear down Gomi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ghiotto defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
Gomi throws a hook to the side of Ghiotto's head but Ghiotto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gomi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Ghiotto misses.
Gomi throws a counter combo.
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghiotto connects with an inside leg kick.
Gomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gomi.
Ghiotto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gomi avoids it really well and circles away.
Gomi slips under a jab from Ghiotto.
Gomi staying out of range there.
Ghiotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghiotto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghiotto. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ghiotto throws a shot from downtown. Gomi moves away and avoids it.
Ghiotto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ghiotto throws a hook but Gomi blocks it.
Gomi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gomi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Gomi misses.
Gomi slips a jab from Ghiotto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a big shot that misses.
Ghiotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomi.
Ghiotto is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gomi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ghiotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Ghiotto avoids the body shot from Gomi.
Gomi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gomi misses with the combination.
Ghiotto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi lands a nice shot to the body.
Ghiotto misses the jab.
Gomi is looking for the big counter here.
Gomi misses with a few strikes there.
Ghiotto tries to work over Gomi's front leg with a kick but Gomi checks it.
Ghiotto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
No luck for Ghiotto with that takedown attempt.
Ghiotto takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghiotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick from Ghiotto.
Ghiotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghiotto feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi leaves Ghiotto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriele Ghiotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi throws the left hand but Ghiotto avoids the punch easily.
Ghiotto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hiroshi Gomi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ghiotto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Gomi.
Ghiotto misses with an uppercut. Gomi saw that one coming.
Ghiotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ghiotto drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gomi sprawls and moves away.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghiotto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomi throws a lazy right hand but Ghiotto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomi misses with a double jab.
Ghiotto tries to counter with a takedown but Gomi is quick to defend against it.
Ghiotto dives in and grabs Gomi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomi pushes down on Ghiotto's head and hops out.
Ghiotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomi throws out the jab.
Ghiotto misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Gomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ghiotto scores with a nice strike.
Ghiotto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ghiotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghiotto.
Nice body punch from Gomi.
Ghiotto shoots in for a double leg but Gomi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ghiotto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gomi misses with a two punch combination.
Ghiotto feinted with a counter takedown.
Ghiotto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomi loads up on a big right hand but Ghiotto slips the punch.
Ghiotto misses with an uppercut. Gomi saw that one coming.
Ghiotto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Ghiotto.
Ghiotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ghiotto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ghiotto feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ghiotto.
Ghiotto feinted with a counter takedown.
Gomi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomi throws a right hand that misses
and Ghiotto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gomi won't be happy with that.
Ghiotto controlling from side mount.
Gomi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ghiotto asserts his dominance and retains side control.
An elbow from Ghiotto crashes against the mat.
Ghiotto fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghiotto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomi keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ghiotto has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ghiotto 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.
Ghiotto trying to control the action but Gomi is working from the bottom.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet but Ghiotto drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghiotto trying to control the position but Gomi is working away.
Ghiotto fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet but Ghiotto drags him back down.
Gomi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ghiotto moves into the clinch.
Gomi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ghiotto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomi throws a jab when Ghiotto was well out of range.
Ghiotto drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gomi sprawls and moves away.
Ghiotto takes a swing at Gomi's ribcage but misses.
Ghiotto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomi feints a counter leg kick.
Gomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Ghiotto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghiotto. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ghiotto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ghiotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Ghiotto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gomi is able to avoid easily.
Ghiotto slips a jab and a cross from Gomi.
A left and a right from Gomi both land. Nice combination.
Ghiotto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Gomi.
Ghiotto ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Ghiotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Gomi as Ghiotto shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghiotto avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghiotto blocks a jab.
Ghiotto throws a shot to the body.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghiotto lands a head shot.
Gomi throws a shot from downtown. Ghiotto moves away and avoids it.
Ghiotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Ghiotto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gabriele Ghiotto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomi wants to stand and escape but Ghiotto is having none of it.
Ghiotto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ghiotto won't allow Gomi to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gabriele Ghiotto.
I think Ghiotto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gabriele Ghiotto!
A relieved looking Gabriele Ghiotto 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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