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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Wajid Zebramawi (ranked 6848 p4p, 567 weight class) and Torry Gomez (ranked 2533 p4p, 283 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Wajid Zebramawi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torry Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Zebramawi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gomez lands a nice hook to Zebramawi's body. Zebramawi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zebramawi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zebramawi dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Zebramawi's head and hops out.
Gomez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zebramawi.
Zebramawi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Wajid Zebramawi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zebramawi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gomez's half guard.
Gomez kicks off Zebramawi and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zebramawi fails to land the takedown.
Gomez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zebramawi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gomez counters with a left to the body.
Zebramawi is breathing heavily.
Gomez throws a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Gomez as Zebramawi shoots in.
Gomez scores with a shot to the body.
Gomez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Abdul Wajid Zebramawi has been cut.
Zebramawi takes one to the side of the head.
Zebramawi is rocked!
Gomez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gomez.
Oh Zebramawi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gomez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zebramawi's head backwards.
Gomez moves into the clinch.
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zebramawi seems to have got his legs back now.
Gomez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zebramawi rather than just go for the knockout.
Gomez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zebramawi, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Gomez.
Gomez breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zebramawi or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomez, which made it look bad.
Gomez wants to counter with a clinch but Zebramawi pushes him away.
Gomez darts in and clinches Zebramawi up against the cage.
Gomez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez breaks the clinch.
Zebramawi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gomez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez punishes Zebramawi's body with a nice straight punch.
Gomez connects with the punch.
Zebramawi has his takedown stuffed
enabling Gomez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Gomez.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gomez 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 breaks the clinch.
Gomez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gomez scores with a body shot.
Gomez clinches up with Zebramawi and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike.
Zebramawi tries for a takedown but Gomez manages to get underhooks.
Gomez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gomez landing knees to the body.
Gomez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez has closed the distance and engaged Zebramawi in a clinch.
Zebramawi wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Gomez.
Gomez stalling the fight.
Gomez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zebramawi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gomez lands a two punch combo.
Zebramawi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gomez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomez throws a series of strikes that have Zebramawi backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Zebramawi takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Gomez.
Gomez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zebramawi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Gomez.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike.
Gomez lands a body shot.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez connects with a jab.
Gomez thows a body kick. Zebramawi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zebramawi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gomez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gomez feints and then cracks Zebramawi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zebramawi down.
Zebramawi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gomez clinches with his opponent.
Gomez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gomez breaks the clinch.
Zebramawi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torry Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zebramawi fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zebramawi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torry Gomez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdul Wajid Zebramawi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zebramawi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zebramawi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zebramawi shoots and misses
and Gomez counters with a left to the body.
Zebramawi with a poor takedown
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez scores with a push kick.
Gomez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zebramawi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomez counters with a nice right hand that sends Zebramawi toppling to the canvas! Zebramawi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gomez finish him?!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Wajid Zebramawi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Gomez.
Abdul Wajid Zebramawi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Gomez.
Abdul Wajid Zebramawi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez has closed the distance and engaged Zebramawi in a clinch.
Gomez lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gomez.
Zebramawi takes an elbow to the temple.
Gomez lands a body punch.
Zebramawi tries for a takedown but Gomez manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zebramawi up against the cage.
Gomez prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gomez crunches a lovely knee into Zebramawi's ribcage.
Gomez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gomez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zebramawi up against the cage.
Gomez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from Gomez.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gomez.
Nice body punch from Gomez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez connects with a knee to the head.
Gomez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zebramawi's defenses.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Gomez.
Gomez lands a jab to Zebramawi's midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Gomez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gomez clinches up against the cage.
Gomez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gomez stalling the fight.
Gomez lands a knee to the body.
Gomez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gomez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gomez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zebramawi backwards.
Gomez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zebramawi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zebramawi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomez slows down the pace here.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torry Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomez connects with a crisp jab.
Zebramawi has his takedown stuffed
and Gomez moves into the clinch.
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Zebramawi misses with a takedown attempt
and Gomez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gomez lands a nice hook to Zebramawi's body. Zebramawi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zebramawi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zebramawi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez cracks Zebramawi with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zebramawi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gomez counters with a left to the body.
Gomez scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zebramawi back to the cage. Gomez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gomez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gomez darts in and clinches Zebramawi up against the cage.
Gomez taking a breather.
Gomez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez closes the distance and pushes Zebramawi back into the cage.
Gomez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gomez lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez connects with a knee to the head.
Gomez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zebramawi backwards.
Gomez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zebramawi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torry Gomez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abdul Wajid Zebramawi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gomez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gomez.
Zebramawi has his takedown stuffed
and Gomez counters with a head kick that drops Zebramawi to the mat! Zebramawi scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Zebramawi tries for a takedown but Gomez circles away easily
and Gomez counters with a huge right that knocks Zebramawi out cold! Gomez is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torry Gomez!
During a confident post fight interview, Torry Gomez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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