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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Milan Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Hoolihan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernard Hoolihan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Milan Gomez's chin.
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151 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Milan Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Bernard Hoolihan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoolihan shoots in and drives through. Gomez sprawls well.
Hoolihan moves into range and clinches up with Gomez.
Hoolihan tries to pull guard but Gomez won't allow it.
Hoolihan wants to get back to striking at distance but Gomez won't allow it.
Gomez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gomez is controlling Hoolihan's posture.
Hoolihan won't allow Gomez to sweep him here.
Hoolihan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gomez dives on top into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hoolihan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gomez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Milan Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Hoolihan.
Gomez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hoolihan has a closed guard, preventing Gomez from standing up.
Gomez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hoolihan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoolihan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoolihan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gomez content to stall in guard here.
Gomez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hoolihan's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gomez avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hoolihan jumps guard and drags Gomez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hoolihan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gomez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gomez throwing strikes but missing.
Hoolihan working for a triangle but Gomez defends it easily.
Gomez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Hoolihan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hoolihan instigates a clinch.
Gomez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hoolihan smiles and moves away.
Hoolihan dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Hoolihan's head and hops out.
Gomez throws a combination that misses
and Hoolihan counters with a series of strikes. Gomez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hoolihan clinches with his opponent.
Hoolihan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gomez has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hoolihan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Hoolihan looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoolihan breaks the clinch.
Gomez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gomez taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Milan Gomez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hoolihan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gomez's waist but Gomez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoolihan off to one side.
Hoolihan clinches up against the cage.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Hoolihan lands a head kick. Gomez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hoolihan moves into the clinch.
Hoolihan misses with a body punch.
Gomez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomez pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hoolihan throws a big right hand that misses.
Gomez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hoolihan trying to control the position.
Gomez wants to stand but Hoolihan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hoolihan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hoolihan controls Gomez momentarily but Gomez frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoolihan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gomez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gomez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hoolihan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoolihan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gomez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hoolihan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hoolihan is breathing heavily.
Gomez scores with a head kick.
Hoolihan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoolihan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoolihan.
Gomez gets tackled into the cage by Hoolihan. Hoolihan maintains the clinch.
Hoolihan is trying to push Gomez away but Gomez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Hoolihan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoolihan is working for takedown but Gomez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Milan Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Hoolihan.
Gomez can't get the takedown.
Gomez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hoolihan has Gomez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gomez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gomez is trying to trip Hoolihan. He has hold of a leg but Hoolihan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gomez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hoolihan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gomez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gomez gets to his feet. Hoolihan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gomez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoolihan looks to land a combination but Gomez avoids it well.
Gomez darts in and clinches Hoolihan up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milan Gomez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hoolihan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gomez defends it nicely.
Hoolihan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gomez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gomez is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoolihan has wrist control.
Gomez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gomez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoolihan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hoolihan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoolihan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hoolihan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoolihan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Milan Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Hoolihan.
Gomez lands a head kick!
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick
and Hoolihan moves into the clinch.
Hoolihan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Hoolihan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoolihan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoolihan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoolihan successfully pulls guard.
Gomez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hoolihan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gomez is in close to Hoolihan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gomez stopping the sweep attempt from Hoolihan.
Gomez wants to stand and escape but instead Hoolihan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hoolihan is looking to stand up but Gomez won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoolihan won't allow Gomez to get back to his feet.
Hoolihan gets to his feet. Gomez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hoolihan slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Hoolihan shoots in but no luck this time.
Hoolihan takes the fight into the clinch.
Hoolihan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Bernard Hoolihan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milan Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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 Milan Gomez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gomez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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