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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiro Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vintage Vodka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshiro Gomi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vintage Vodka's chin.
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205 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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222 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshiro Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vintage Vodka!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gomi tries to clinch up but Vodka circles away and keeps his distance.
Vodka needs to keep his hands up - Gomi had a free shot at his head there.
Vodka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gomi throws a nice looking combination but Vodka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vodka thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Vodka as Gomi shoots in.
Gomi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt
and Vodka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gomi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gomi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Vodka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vodka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomi's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gomi digs a right hand underneath Vodka's ribcage. Vodka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Vodka.
Vodka breaks the clinch.
Vodka connects with a leg kick. Gomi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gomi avoids the body shot from Vodka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi tries to clinch up but Vodka circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomi fails in his attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gomi.
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vodka.
Vodka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vodka counters by clinching up.
Gomi prevents a body shot from Vodka.
Vodka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vodka throws a head kick but Gomi moves out of range.
Gomi tries to clinch up but Vodka circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch but Vodka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomi tries to clinch up but Vodka circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomi is looking to clinch.
Gomi shoots in looking for a takedown but Vodka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gomi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiro Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vodka was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vodka.
Gomi swinging wildly here.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vodka keeping moving, preventing Gomi from controlling successfully.
Vodka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gomi trying to control but Vodka is working from the bottom.
Vodka has his hands on Gomi's head, controlling the position.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Vodka keeps moving.
Vodka controlling Gomi's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yoshiro Gomi.
Gomi fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi moves in looking to clinch but Vodka pushes him off.
Vodka moves out of range as Gomi strikes.
Gomi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gomi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vodka was covering up waiting for the punch and Gomi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vodka seems keen to control Gomi's posture.
Gomi wants to pass the guard but Vodka is keeping the position.
Vodka trying to keep a closed guard but Gomi is proving a slippery customer.
Vodka keeping moving, preventing Gomi from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vintage Vodka was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vodka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vodka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vodka stuffs the takedown.
Gomi throws a hook but Vodka blocks it.
Vodka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gomi.
Gomi fails with the takedown
and Vodka counters with a head kick that drops Gomi to the mat! Gomi scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vodka avoids it really well and circles away.
Gomi lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vodka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomi moves out of range as Vodka throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vintage Vodka will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vodka lands a nice shot to the body.
Vodka leaves Gomi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gomi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vodka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vodka stuffs the takedown attempt from Gomi. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet.
Vodka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomi shoots in for a double leg but Vodka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiro Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vodka tries to work over Gomi's front leg with a kick but Gomi checks it.
Vodka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Danga de danga de dang - Gomi scores with a four punch combination!
Vodka scores with a decent looking hook.
Yoshiro Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Vodka as Gomi shoots in.
Yoshiro Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomi drives through with a takedown into Vodka's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vodka has control of Gomi's left arm, preventing Gomi from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomi is in close to Vodka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vodka wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gomi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vodka looking for a sweep. Not yet Vodka, not yet.
Gomi trying to control but Vodka is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gomi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vodka is on top in guard.
Vodka throwing strikes but missing.
Vodka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vodka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gomi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vodka throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vodka.
Vodka throws a big elbow that misses.
Vodka trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vodka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vodka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vodka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vodka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vodka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vodka postures up in Gomi's guard and throws a big left but Gomi blocks it.
Gomi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vodka hang on?
Vodka is trying desperately to improve position.
Vodka wants to hold on but Gomi pushes him away.
Gomi landing punches.
Vodka slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gomi wants to pass the guard but Vodka is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vodka is doing well to control the position and prevent Gomi from advancing to side control.
Vodka is defending against the submission attempts here by Gomi.
Gomi is nestled in close to Vodka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vodka trying to hold on to Gomi's head to control him but Gomi postures up.
Vodka has his hands clasped together around Gomi's back. He's all about the action.
Gomi is thwarting Vodka's attempts to control the position.
Gomi 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.
Gomi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vodka tries to roll over but Gomi keeps him under control.
Gomi is trying to control the action in half guard but Vodka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vodka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gomi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vintage Vodka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Gomi scores with a shot to the body.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vodka as he jumps to the side.
Vodka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vodka stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiro Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vodka as he jumps to the side.
Gomi tries to clinch
and Vodka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vodka is trying to break the clinch but Gomi is controlling him.
Vodka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomi gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Vodka's face as Gomi controls the position.
Vodka is looking for a sweep.
Vodka controls the position for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vodka is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vodka wants to control but Gomi postures up.
Gomi is trying to get an arm triangle but Vodka is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gomi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vodka tries to bench press Gomi off him but Gomi keeps the position.
Gomi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vodka tries to improve position but can't.
Gomi trying to control the position but Vodka is working away.
Vodka is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Vodka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi trying to control the position but Vodka is working away.
Gomi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vodka is trying to get back to half guard.
Vodka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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!
Vodka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gomi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vodka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vodka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to control but Vodka is keeping him busy.
Vodka is looking for a sweep.
Vodka struggling a bit here.
Vodka tries to bench press Gomi off him but Gomi keeps the position.
Vodka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomi tries for a kimura but Vodka is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Vodka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to control but Vodka is keeping him busy.
Gomi working away.
Vodka is looking to reverse the position.
Vodka manages to get back to half guard.
Vodka wants to sweep but Gomi has passed to side control!
Vodka is looking to regain half guard here but Gomi keeps moving and retains side control.
Yoshiro Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gomi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gomi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vodka, who protects the arm well.
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 Yoshiro Gomi.
I think Vodka 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vintage Vodka!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vintage Vodka waved his t-shirt featuring TFP Graphics - Pit Inc's logo in front of the cameras.
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