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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contemprato comes to the cage accompanied by Cats. Gomi has chosen Slaap lekker! as his entrance music. Kenny Gomi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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165 lbs
30 - 15 - 3 |
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167 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Noel Contemprato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contemprato stuffs the takedown.
Contemprato misses with a straight right.
Gomi fails to land the takedown.
Contemprato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomi closes the distance and clinches up with Contemprato, looking for a takedown. Gomi pushes Contemprato against the cage but Contemprato circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Noel Contemprato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Gomi.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gomi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Contemprato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Gomi goes for a double leg but Contemprato avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Contemprato continues to drive forward.
Contemprato lands a left hand.
Contemprato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Contemprato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gomi wants a takedown but no success here.
Still in the clinch, Contemprato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Contemprato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomi can't get the takedown.
Contemprato prevents the takedown attempt.
Contemprato stalling in the clinch but Gomi improves position.
Gomi looking for a takedown.
Contemprato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomi or not.
Gomi looks winded!
Gomi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Contemprato walks away with a smile on his face. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Contemprato drops Gomi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gomi looks back up at him and smiles so Contemprato waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gomi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contemprato misses with a looping right.
Gomi is still on wobbly legs! Can Contemprato finish him?
Contemprato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomi seems to have recovered his senses.
Contemprato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gomi. Gomi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Contemprato throws a head kick but Gomi moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Contemprato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Contemprato swivels and escapes.
Gomi scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Contemprato circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomi avoids the head kick by Contemprato.
Gomi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Contemprato tries to avoid it but Gomi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Contemprato to the ground. Contemprato escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Contemprato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gomi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Contemprato looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Contemprato tries to improve position but can't.
Gomi controlling from side mount.
Contemprato can't do much from the bottom here.
Gomi wants to control but Contemprato is keeping him busy.
Contemprato is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato keeping control of the position.
Gomi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gomi thows a huge punch but Contemprato dodges it nicely.
Gomi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Contemprato is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi tries to pass to full mount but Contemprato defends it.
Gomi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gomi wants to pass the guard but Contemprato is defending well.
Gomi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Contemprato wants to control but Gomi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Contemprato manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato is trying to keep Gomi in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Contemprato holds on and takes a little breather.
Gomi trying to control but Contemprato is working from the bottom.
Contemprato is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Contemprato keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenny Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contemprato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gomi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Contemprato dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown by Gomi or perhaps it was just good defense by Contemprato which made him look bad.
Gomi fails with the takedown.
Gomi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gomi shoots in for a double leg but Contemprato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Noel Contemprato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Gomi.
Gomi doesn't manage to clinch there - Contemprato circles away.
Contemprato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Contemprato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomi shoots for a double leg takedown but Contemprato sprawls well. He's pushed Gomi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice combination there by Contemprato.
Gomi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Contemprato defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato scores with a three punch combo!
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Contemprato takes one to the side of the head.
Noel Contemprato is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Contemprato is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Contemprato controls the position for a moment.
Contemprato is trying to control Gomi's posture but Gomi avoids it.
Gomi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gomi with the ground and pound but Contemprato regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gomi with the ground and pound but Contemprato uses the opportunity to regain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contemprato has control of Gomi's left arm, preventing Gomi from doing any damage.
Gomi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Contemprato pulls Gomi in to control the position.
Contemprato keeping moving, preventing Gomi from controlling successfully.
Gomi prevents Contemprato from getting back to his feet.
Contemprato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kenny Gomi has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Noel Contemprato just wasn't active enough.
Contemprato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Contemprato as Gomi shoots in.
Gomi tries a low kick but Contemprato avoids it.
Contemprato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Contemprato misses with a low kick.
Gomi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kenny Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Contemprato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Contemprato stuffs the takedown attempt from Gomi. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet.
Contemprato throws a head kick that misses.
Contemprato throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gomi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contemprato wants to control but Gomi postures up.
Gomi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Contemprato manages to get back to half guard.
Gomi is thwarting Contemprato's attempts to control the position.
Contemprato is looking to escape.
Gomi not doing much here.
Gomi wants to control but Contemprato is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Contemprato is controlling Gomi's trapped leg to prevent Gomi from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Contemprato 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!
Contemprato misses with a few strikes there.
Gomi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown but Contemprato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Contemprato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Noel Contemprato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Gomi.
Gomi swats away the attempt to clinch by Contemprato.
Contemprato throws a sloppy head kick and Gomi moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Contemprato.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Contemprato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi tries to clinch but Contemprato moves away
and Contemprato counters with a head kick.
Gomi thows a leg kick but Contemprato checks it
and Contemprato counters with a huge head kick that drops Gomi! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noel Contemprato!
A relieved looking Noel Contemprato 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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