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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cosmo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Anus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cosmo Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hugh Anus!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anus scores with a hook to the body. Gomez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gomez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gomez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Anus 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.
Gomez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anus with a jab.
Anus misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anus.
Anus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gomez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Anus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gomez - the referee stops the clock and Anus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gomez. Anus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anus checks a leg kick nicely.
Gomez clinches up with Anus and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Gomez to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anus is defending well for now.
Anus avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez closes the distance and pushes Anus back into the cage.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Anus avoids the damage to the body.
Gomez breaks the clinch.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
Anus misses with a straight left.
Gomez tries a low kick but Anus avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anus throws a combination that misses
and Gomez counters with an inside leg kick.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
We've been told by Gomez's head coaches at The Bear's Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gomez looks for the body kick but Anus saw that one coming.
Gomez wants to clinch.
Anus throws a counter combo.
Anus avoids the head kick by Gomez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gomez.
Anus blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Gomez tries to clinch but Anus is having none of it.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Anus.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Anus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anus dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Anus's head and hops out.
Cosmo Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Anus.
Anus fails with the takedown.
Anus looks winded!
Gomez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anus is out of range and Gomez settles back down.
Anus misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez feinted with a counter takedown.
Anus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anus just manages to avoid it.
Anus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Anus. Those never looked like landing.
Anus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gomez counters with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gomez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anus moves out of range as Gomez throws a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Anus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gomez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anus. That did some damage!
Anus misses with a jab to the body
and Gomez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anus's knee momentarily.
Anus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez kicks off Anus and gets to his feet.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Gomez dominated that 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.
Gomez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anus misses with a double jab.
It looked like Gomez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cosmo Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Anus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gomez keeps Anus at a distance using the push kick.
Anus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anus is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gomez.
Anus misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez clinches up against the cage.
Gomez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anus is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anus is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a body punch.
Anus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomez struggles to land a body shot inside as Anus controls his hands.
Gomez effectively controlling the action here.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hugh Anus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anus clinches up with Gomez and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anus moves out of range of the leg kick from Gomez.
Anus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Gomez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anus swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Anus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anus checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gomez counters with a nice leg kick.
Anus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anus can do to turn this around?
Anus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gomez can pounce on him.
Anus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gomez eats them both and turns towards Anus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anus is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Gomez lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anus throws a series of punches but Gomez avoids them all with ease.
Anus tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gomez can pounce on him.
Anus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomez.
Gomez connects with a leg kick. Anus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Anus.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomez tries to throw a body punch but Anus avoids it by throwing Gomez back against the cage.
Anus managing to block the knees to the body from Gomez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Anus fails to land the takedown.
Gomez tries to clinch but Anus moves out of range.
Anus is looking for the big counter here.
Gomez scores with a kick to the body.
Gomez closes the distance and pushes Anus back into the cage.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Anus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cosmo Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Anus.
That kick from Gomez tenderised Anus's leg. Anus is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Gomez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gomez is looking to slow Anus down with leg kicks.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anus is able to avoid easily.
Sloppy strikes from Anus. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anus throws a series of punches but Gomez avoids them all with ease.
Gomez thows a leg kick but Anus checks it
and Anus counters with a two punch combo.
Anus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez scores with a leg kick.
Gomez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomez counters with a nice leg kick.
Anus tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez feints and then cracks Anus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anus down.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Anus pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez feints and then cracks Anus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anus down.
Anus misses with the combination.
Gomez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anus just manages to avoid it.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Anus circles away.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Anus moves out of range easily.
Gomez throws a head kick but Anus moves out of range.
Anus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anus checks a low kick from Gomez.
Anus throws a counter combo.
Anus is looking to clinch.
Gomez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Anus misses.
That kick from Gomez tenderised Anus's leg. Anus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick from Gomez.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Anus keeps it at a distance.
Anus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gomez. Gomez obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Gomez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anus swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
No joy there for Anus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anus.
Anus 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 buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anus misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Gomez.
Anus fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anus avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Anus breaks the clinch.
A solid body kick from Gomez.
Gomez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anus misses with a wild combination.
Gomez has Anus up against the cage in a clinch.
Hugh Anus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez breaks the clinch.
Anus tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cosmo Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez pushes Anus away with a front kick.
Gomez delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez pushes Anus away with a front kick.
Anus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Cosmo Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez keeps Anus at a distance using the push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cosmo Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gomez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cosmo Gomez!
A pretty intense looking Cosmo Gomez took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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