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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daft Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes into the arena with Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gomes's choice of entrance music: Roadhouse Blues. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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138 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daft Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomes stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young avoids the body shot from Gomes.
Gomes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Gomes misses.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young lands with a nice combination. Gomes backs away looking to recover.
Gomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomes.
Gomes misses with a straight left.
Gomes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Young's waist but Young gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomes off to one side.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gomes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young walks into a left hand.
Gomes avoids the body shot from Young.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomes.
Young tries to land a leg kick but Gomes saw it coming and moves away.
We've been told by Young's head coaches at Blackthorn that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gomes throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Young. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Young.
Gomes thuds a left hand into Young's body.
Gomes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Young throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gomes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Young throws a body kick that misses
and Gomes counters with a thumping low kick.
Young connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gomes. Gomes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gomes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Daft Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young checks a leg kick nicely.
Young takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Gomes.
Gomes misses with a takedown attempt - Young sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Daft Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Gomes.
Young moves out of range as Gomes strikes.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Young.
An inside leg kick lands from Gomes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
Gomes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomes off the cage and back into range.
Gomes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Young misses with a kick to the body.
Gomes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Young rather than just go for the knockout.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomes misses the shot to the body.
Young lands a leg kick that knocks Gomes off balance momentarily.
Gomes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
A little jabbing left from Gomes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gomes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gomes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gomes throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomes.
Young was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Young motions for Gomes to come forward. Young throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Young throws a chopping leg kick but Gomes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gomes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Young bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes tries to keep at a distance but Young has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Gomes.
Gomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Gomes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Gomes pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomes cracks Young with a nice body shot.
Young is working Gomes over against the cage.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young lands with a left to the head.
Young working aggressively here.
Young gets underhooks to prevent Gomes's takedown attempt.
Gomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
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 Daft Young will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Gomes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gomes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gomes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gomes throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Gomes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gomes throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Young holds on and takes a little breather.
Gomes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Young is trying to keep Gomes in close.
Gomes trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes is working Young over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gomes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomes scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Gomes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gomes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gomes lands a couple of digs.
Gomes is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Gomes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gomes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gomes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Young is trying to keep Gomes in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Gomes being controlled here momentarily.
Gomes trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Decent striking displayed by Gomes there.
Young rushes Gomes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Gomes scores with a hook to the body.
Young lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Gomes lands with a right to the head.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gomes swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomes misses with a body punch.
Gomes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Young pushes Gomes off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young lands a leg kick that knocks Gomes off balance momentarily.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gomes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomes shoots in and gets a takedown into Young's guard.
Young controlling Gomes's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dave Gomes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Young takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gomes.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Gomes moves away and avoids it.
A good leg kick by Young.
Young turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gomes looks for the body kick but Young saw that one coming.
Young tries to land a front kick but Gomes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gomes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gomes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young slips under a jab.
Young lands a jab to the nose.
Dave Gomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes misses with a takedown attempt - Young sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gomes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Young is out of range and Gomes settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Young on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gomes scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from Gomes misses.
Young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gomes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Young has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gomes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomes moves into the clinch successfully.
Gomes throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
A left hand lands to the body for Gomes.
Gomes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young working aggressively here.
Gomes lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Gomes.
Gomes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young lands an uppercut.
Gomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gomes is looking for a takedown.
Gomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gomes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Young misses with a body punch.
Gomes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dave Gomes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gomes works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomes's elbow.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Gomes avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Gomes.
Gomes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
Daft Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Gomes.
Gomes lands a glancing blow to the side of Young's head.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Young.
Gomes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Young bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Gomes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomes lands with a good body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gomes, right into the meat.
Young throws the kick towards the body but Gomes avoids it.
Dave Gomes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes slips a straight right by Young.
Young misses with a low kick as Gomes jumps back.
Young throws a leg kick but Gomes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gomes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Young rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomes counters with a takedown into side control.
Young sneaks out the side door and pushes Gomes away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Young swings for the body but Gomes moves out of range.
Gomes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
Young throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gomes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Young defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young lands a glancing blow to the side of Gomes's head.
Gomes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gomes ducks under a wild hook from Young.
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 Daft Young.
I think Young 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daft Young!
A relieved looking Daft Young 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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hype
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