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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zontar Zalabalaopokos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosmo Gomez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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178 cm
25
145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zontar Zalabalaopokos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cosmo Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zalabalaopokos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zalabalaopokos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zalabalaopokos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Zalabalaopokos circles away.
Zalabalaopokos attempts a counter takedown but Gomez avoids it well and moves away.
Zalabalaopokos keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomez has Zalabalaopokos up against the cage in a clinch.
Zalabalaopokos prevents a body shot from Gomez.
Zalabalaopokos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gomez is defending well.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Zalabalaopokos avoids the damage to the body.
Zalabalaopokos tries to pull guard but Gomez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zontar Zalabalaopokos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zalabalaopokos avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalabalaopokos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zalabalaopokos wants a takedown but no success here.
Zalabalaopokos avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Gomez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zalabalaopokos is defending well for now.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez lands a front kick.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Zalabalaopokos is avoiding it.
Gomez wants to clinch.
Zalabalaopokos blocks a low kick nicely.
Gomez feints and then cracks Zalabalaopokos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zalabalaopokos down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to clinch but Zalabalaopokos moves out of range.
Cosmo Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez slips a jab from Zalabalaopokos.
Gomez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zalabalaopokos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from Zalabalaopokos misses.
Cosmo Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zalabalaopokos misses with a body shot.
Gomez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Zalabalaopokos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomez.
Gomez tries a low kick but Zalabalaopokos avoids it.
Zalabalaopokos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Zalabalaopokos.
Gomez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gomez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Gomez.
Zalabalaopokos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gomez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Zalabalaopokos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gomez is working an open guard so Zalabalaopokos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gomez clinches.
Gomez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zalabalaopokos's elbow.
Zalabalaopokos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gomez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Zalabalaopokos keeps it at a distance.
Gomez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zalabalaopokos.
Gomez throws a front kick that sends Zalabalaopokos stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zalabalaopokos looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Zalabalaopokos misses with a right hand
and Gomez moves into the clinch.
Zalabalaopokos manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zalabalaopokos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gomez takes the fight into the clinch.
Gomez misses with a body punch.
Zalabalaopokos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Gomez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zalabalaopokos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gomez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gomez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Zalabalaopokos drags him back down.
Zalabalaopokos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zalabalaopokos has hold of Gomez's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Gomez tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Zalabalaopokos cranks the arm and Gomez screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Gomez, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Zontar Zalabalaopokos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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