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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arman Alizad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alizad might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gortoz A Ran - J'attends. Roger Gomez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arman Alizad's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arman Alizad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Gomez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Alizad misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Gomez.
It looks like Arman Alizad has been cut.
Alizad misses with a straight left.
Alizad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomez slips under a jab from Alizad.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alizad as he jumps to the side.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown but Alizad shows good takedown defense.
Alizad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez shoots in for a double leg but Alizad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Arman Alizad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Gomez.
Alizad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alizad pushes Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gomez has Alizad pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alizad manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alizad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alizad. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez scores with a nice right hand.
Alizad moves into the clinch.
Alizad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alizad lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gomez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomez.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Alizad avoids them all with ease.
Alizad takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Arman Alizad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alizad misses with a double jab
and Gomez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gomez is pushing down on Alizad's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alizad is fighting to maintain full guard but Gomez has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alizad wants to get back to his feet.
Gomez wants to free his trapped foot but Alizad is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alizad makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Alizad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alizad tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alizad misses with a few strikes there.
Alizad misses with a body shot
and Gomez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alizad closes the distance but Gomez moves to the side
and Gomez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alizad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gomez defends well.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Alizad keeps moving.
Alizad looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gomez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alizad is keeping the position for now.
Alizad looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alizad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alizad trying to strike off his back.
Alizad throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alizad waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gomez.
Gomez scores with a nice head shot.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
Gomez throws out a leg kick but Alizad moves out of range and Gomez only half commits.
Alizad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alizad stuffs the takedown attempt from Gomez. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Gomez does it's job there.
Gomez slips a straight right by Alizad.
Nice sprawl there from Alizad as Gomez shoots in.
Alizad closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alizad. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez defending well as Alizad loads up on a big left hand.
Alizad misses with a straight right.
Alizad scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Roger Gomez has been cut.
Alizad throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alizad.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arman Alizad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gomez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gomez looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alizad gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alizad wants to get back to his feet but Gomez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gomez connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Gomez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gomez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alizad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alizad misses with a straight right.
Alizad tries to clinch up.
Alizad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alizad throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alizad but Alizad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alizad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alizad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alizad is trying to stand back up but Gomez is controlling him
Gomez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alizad is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Alizad tries to kick Gomez off but Gomez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is working for a submission of some sort.
Alizad flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Alizad throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Alizad regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alizad wants to sweep here but Gomez controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gomez trying to control but Alizad is working from the bottom.
Gomez stops Alizad from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A shot to the body from Alizad misses
and Gomez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gomez.
Gomez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomez won't allow Alizad to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alizad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomez stops Alizad from standing up.
Gomez stopping the sweep attempt from Alizad.
Gomez landing with the ground and pound.
Alizad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomez's guard.
Gomez controls Alizad momentarily but Alizad frees himself.
Gomez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Alizad has passed into half guard!
Alizad tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gomez controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alizad is working for a submission of some sort.
Gomez trying to control from the bottom.
Alizad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gomez trying to hold on to Alizad's head to control him but Alizad postures up.
Gomez is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A lazy left from Gomez finds it's target.
Alizad looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Roger Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alizad fails in his attempt to clinch.
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.
Alizad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alizad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alizad tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Alizad clobbers Gomez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Alizad.
Alizad throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alizad lands with a nice body punch.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alizad misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alizad looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.
Alizad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alizad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alizad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arman Alizad will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gomez blocks a leg kick.
No joy there for Alizad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alizad plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alizad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gomez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alizad's guard.
Gomez landing some decent shots from guard.
Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but Alizad is retaining full guard.
Gomez trying to control but Alizad is working from the bottom.
Alizad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gomez wants to pass the guard but Alizad is keeping the position.
Alizad keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomez won't allow Alizad to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alizad wants to stand but Gomez is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gomez shoots in looking for a takedown. Alizad tries to sprawl out of it but Gomez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alizad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Alizad.
Gomez lands with an uppercut that bounces Alizad off the cage and back into rage.
Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alizad.
Gomez scores with a three punch combo!
Alizad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice body punch from Gomez.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alizad tries to clinch up.
Alizad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gomez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alizad lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomez off the cage and back into rage.
Alizad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gomez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arman Alizad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Gomez.
Alizad pushes Gomez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alizad effectively controlling the action here.
Gomez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alizad prevents it.
Alizad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alizad misses the body punch
and Gomez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez tries to move into range but Alizad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alizad thows a body shot but no joy.
Alizad throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Alizad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gomez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alizad throws a head kick that half lands.
That has opened up Roger Gomez's cut even more.
Alizad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alizad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arman Alizad is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alizad.
Gomez throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Alizad misses the target.
Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alizad.
Alizad wants to clinch.
Gomez fails with a takedown attempt.
Alizad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez avoids a kick to the body.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Alizad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alizad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown but Alizad shows good takedown defense.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown but Alizad shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alizad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alizad tries to clinch but Gomez moves away
and Gomez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alizad's guard now.
Gomez stopping the sweep attempt from Alizad.
Alizad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gomez preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez works over Alizad with some ground and pound from guard.
Gomez advances to half guard.
Gomez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roger Gomez.
I think Gomez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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