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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane Gooseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Darmody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Darmody has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Gooseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Darmody!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gooseman moves in looking to clinch but Darmody pushes him off.
Gooseman darts in and clinches Darmody up against the cage.
Darmody is trying to push Gooseman away but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gooseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Darmody looks winded!
Gooseman lands a shoulder strike.
Darmody wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darmody can't find room to land a body shot as Gooseman controls the action.
Gooseman crunches a lovely knee into Darmody's ribcage.
Darmody has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gooseman landing knees to the body.
Gooseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darmody in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gooseman landing knees to the body.
Gooseman tries to throw a body punch but Darmody avoids it by throwing Gooseman back against the cage.
Gooseman gets through Darmody's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Darmody is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gooseman tries a knee to the head but Darmody blocks it.
Gooseman connects with a knee to the head.
Gooseman scores a nice knee to the body.
Gooseman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooseman lands a nice knee to the body.
Gooseman crunches a lovely knee into Darmody's ribcage.
Gooseman can't find room to land a body shot as Darmody controls the action.
Gooseman misses with an elbow over the top.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gooseman.
Gooseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Darmody won't want to take too many of those.
Gooseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darmody in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gooseman lands a nice knee to the body.
Gooseman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gooseman landing knees to the body.
Gooseman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Darmody looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gooseman crunches a lovely knee into Darmody's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gooseman.
Gooseman crunches a lovely knee into Darmody's ribcage.
Gooseman with a knee to the head.
Gooseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darmody in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gooseman throws an elbow but misses.
Gooseman lands a right hand.
Gooseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gooseman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gooseman landing knees to the body.
Gooseman scores with a knee to the head.
Gooseman tries to work over Darmody's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.
Gooseman connects with a knee to the head.
Gooseman struggles to land a body shot inside as Darmody controls his hands.
Gooseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Darmody won't want to take too many of those.
Gooseman landing knees to the body.
Gooseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Darmody won't want to take too many of those.
Gooseman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gooseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Darmody blocks a body shot from Gooseman.
Gooseman prevents Darmody from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darmody has had enough of the clinch but Gooseman keeps him there for the moment.
Gooseman working Darmody over with knees to the body.
Gooseman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Gooseman.
Gooseman prevents a body shot from Darmody.
Gooseman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gooseman landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gooseman.
Gooseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gooseman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darmody or not.
Gooseman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gooseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Darmody's face.
Darmody takes a knee to the side of the body.
Darmody blocks the elbow strike.
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!
Gooseman throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Gooseman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gooseman.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gooseman misses with a knee strike.
Gooseman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gooseman keeps control of Darmody as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gooseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Darmody won't want to take too many of those.
Darmody is trying to break free.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darmody avoids a wild elbow strike from Gooseman.
Gooseman misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gooseman is working Darmody over against the cage.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gooseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darmody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gooseman misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Gooseman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Darmody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gooseman takes the fight into the clinch.
Gooseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darmody blocks it with crossed arms.
Gooseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gooseman lands an elbow just above Darmody 's eye.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gooseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darmody blocks it with crossed arms.
Shane Gooseman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Darmody's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darmody wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gooseman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darmody can do to turn this around?
Gooseman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gooseman with a knee to the head.
Gooseman tries to throw a body punch but Darmody avoids it by throwing Gooseman back against the cage.
Gooseman connects with a knee to the head.
Gooseman misses with a knee to the head.
Gooseman with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooseman trying to land knees to the body.
Darmody is trying to stall.
Gooseman landing knees to the head.
Gooseman prevents Darmody from breaking the clinch.
Darmody prevents a body shot from Gooseman.
Gooseman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Darmody has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Gooseman.
Darmody avoids a wild elbow strike from Gooseman.
A right hook to the body lands for Gooseman.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.
Gooseman lands a left hand.
Gooseman lands with a right to the head.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the head but Darmody blocks with his arms.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darmody is defending well for now.
Gooseman crunches a lovely knee into Darmody's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gooseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Darmody won't want to take too many of those.
Darmody is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gooseman lands a knee to the body.
Gooseman trying to land knees to the body.
Gooseman tries to land knees in the clinch but Darmody avoids the damage to the body.
Darmody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gooseman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darmody misses with a hook. Gooseman ducked under it nicely.
Darmody misses with a double jab.
Gooseman rushes Darmody and presses him up against the cage.
Gooseman keeps control of Darmody as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gooseman works on Darmody's body with a couple of short punches.
Gooseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gooseman lands a knee to the body.
Darmody is trying to push Gooseman away but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gooseman lands a nice knee to the body.
Gooseman connects with a knee to the head.
Gooseman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gooseman obliges.
Gooseman connects with a knee to the head.
Darmody is trying to break the clinch but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage.
Gooseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gooseman lands a nice knee to the body.
Gooseman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.
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!
Gooseman blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Gooseman.
Gooseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darmody is defending well for now.
Darmody tries to break the clinch but Gooseman is controlling the position.
Darmody managing to block the knees to the body from Gooseman.
Darmody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gooseman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darmody uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gooseman.
Darmody only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Darmody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gooseman manages to avoid it.
Gooseman misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Darmody, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gooseman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gooseman rushes Darmody and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gooseman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gooseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darmody in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darmody lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gooseman obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Gooseman 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!
Gooseman is looking to clinch.
Gooseman throws a head kick that misses.
Darmody throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Darmody misses.
Gooseman closes the distance but Darmody moves to the side
and Gooseman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darmody feints and then cracks Gooseman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gooseman down.
Gooseman tries to clinch but Darmody is having none of it.
Gooseman instigates a clinch.
Gooseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gooseman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gooseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darmody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darmody working hard to break the clinch.
Gooseman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darmody is trying to force a seperation but Gooseman has the dominant position.
Gooseman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darmody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooseman moves into the clinch.
Gooseman lands a knee to the body.
Gooseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darmody blocks it with crossed arms.
Gooseman is working Darmody over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Darmody - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Gooseman.
Gooseman can't find room to land a body shot as Darmody controls the action.
Darmody breaks from the clinch.
Gooseman closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gooseman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darmody's brow.
Darmody is looking to control Gooseman's arms but Gooseman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Darmody has his back to the cage.
Darmody has had enough of the clinch but Gooseman keeps him there for the moment.
Darmody tries to land knees in the clinch but Gooseman avoids the damage to the body.
Gooseman scores with a knee to the head.
Darmody is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gooseman obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gooseman throws an elbow but it misses.
Darmody avoids a wild elbow strike from Gooseman.
Darmody looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gooseman.
Gooseman working Darmody over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gooseman.
Gooseman digs a right hand into Darmody's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darmody's gas tank.
Gooseman scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gooseman.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gooseman obliges.
Darmody can't break the clinch.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darmody lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Darmody dodges an elbow strike from Gooseman.
Darmody tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darmody blocks it with crossed arms.
Darmody takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gooseman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darmody misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gooseman.
Darmody tries a body shot but Gooseman blocks it.
Darmody wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage.
Gooseman keeps control of Darmody as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gooseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gooseman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gooseman prevents Darmody from breaking the clinch.
Darmody takes a knee right on the jaw!
Darmody wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Gooseman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gooseman throws an elbow but misses.
Gooseman landing knees to the head.
Gooseman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darmody's efforts to push away.
Gooseman keeps control of Darmody as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James Darmody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gooseman pushes off an throws an elbow but Darmody leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gooseman blocks an uppercut.
Gooseman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gooseman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darmody or not.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.
Shane Gooseman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gooseman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Gooseman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gooseman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Gooseman!
James Darmody was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame God for this loss. He wasn't with me tonight, he usually is, but he must be mad at me or something, I dunno'.
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energy
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hype
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