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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Snake scores with a nice strike.
We've been told by Gomez's head coaches at Raven's strike MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snake is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gomez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Snake throws a right hand that Gomez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomez also avoids with ease.#KD2#
Snake drops Gomez with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gomez looks back up at him and smiles so Snake waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#
Gomez is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez switches off momentarily and Snake cracks him with a monster right hand! Gomez topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Snake dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Snake!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Snake!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Mountain misses with a takedown #CL#
and Gomez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Mountain.
Mountain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mountain is struggling to control the position.
Mountain misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Mountain.
#BC#
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez looks for the body kick but Mountain saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
Gomez is trying to maintain a safe position but Mountain gets an underhook and turns Gomez into the cage.#T1#
Mountain is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mountain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mountain.
Gomez struggles to land a body shot inside as Mountain controls his hands.
Mountain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez tries to work over Mountain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mountain has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Mountain has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mountain avoids it.
Mountain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mountain avoiding damage.
Mountain lands a body shot. #T2#
Mountain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Mountain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mountain leaning against his opponent.
#TD2#
Mountain has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gomez uses from the top position.
Gomez tries to stand but Mountain is controlling from the bottom. #SU#
Mountain is working an open guard so Gomez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL2#
Mountain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mountain's elbow.
Mountain wants to take the fight to the mat but Gomez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cosmo Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Mountain.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #T3#
Mountain tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Mountain back against the cage.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Mountain.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mountain.
Mountain looking for a takedown.
Mountain misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez missing with knees to the body.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Mountain won't allow it.
Gomez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mountain avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Mountain lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Gomez is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mountain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mountain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.#CL2#
Mountain has managed to clinch.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mountain avoids it.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Mountain won't allow it.
Mountain is looking to control Gomez's arms but Gomez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mountain has his back to the cage.
Mountain looks winded!#BC#
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Mountain checks a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL2#
Mountain rushes Gomez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mountain prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Mountain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Mountain dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Gomez is looking to land body kicks.
Mountain is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mountain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gomez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL2#
Mountain moves into range and clinches up with Gomez.
Mountain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gomez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mountain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Gomez gets underhooks to prevent Mountain's takedown attempt.
Mountain tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cosmo Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Mountain.
Mountain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez takes a shot to the head.
Mountain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Mountain avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Mountain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gomez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gomez tries to throw a body punch but Mountain avoids it by throwing Gomez back against the cage.
Mountain is breathing heavily.#T1#
Mountain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gomez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gomez connects with a solid leg kick.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gomez tries to clinch but Mountain moves out of range.
Gomez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mountain tries to clinch up.
Mountain tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crunch! Gomez slams his shin into Mountain's torso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gomez.
Gomez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
Mountain appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gomez throws a low kick, looking for Mountain's leg but Mountain calmly moves out of range. #T2#
Mountain checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mountain! But no joy.
Gomez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Mountain blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Mountain blocks a low kick nicely.
Mountain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mountain tries to clinch up.
Gomez tries to land a front kick but Mountain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gomez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gomez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mountain.
Gomez is looking to slow Mountain down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mountain shoots in and drives through. Gomez sprawls well.
Rock Mountain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T3#
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Mountain moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomez.
Gomez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mountain swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
A head kick misses from Gomez. #CL#
Gomez takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mountain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gomez counters with an outside leg kick.
#CL#
Gomez drives through and clinches with Mountain against the cage.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but Mountain blocks it.
#T4##BC#
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez connects with an inside leg kick.
Mountain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gomez keeps Mountain at a distance using the push kick.
Gomez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mountain.
Gomez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mountain is able to avoid easily.
Gomez throws the kick towards the body but Mountain avoids it.
Mountain swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez tried to score with a low kick but Mountain checks it.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mountain checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Gomez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Mountain tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
We've been told by Gomez's head coaches at Raven's strike MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gomez throws a lazy body kick
and Mountain counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Mountain is avoiding it.
Gomez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gomez. That's going to slow Mountain down.
Mountain moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Gomez tries to land a front kick but Mountain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Mountain checks it.
Mountain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez misses with a low kick as Mountain jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mountain's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut there from Mountain.
Mountain checks the leg kick.
Mountain tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gomez defends well and Mountain ends up having to push Gomez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mountain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL2#
Mountain closes the distance and clinches.#T1#
Mountain working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Mountain.
Gomez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gomez tries to break free but Mountain pushes him back against the cage.
Mountain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mountain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gomez up against the cage.
Mountain tries to pull guard but Gomez won't allow it.
Mountain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mountain misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mountain. #BC#
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gomez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mountain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cosmo Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Mountain.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mountain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gomez - the referee stops the clock and Mountain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gomez. Mountain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
Cosmo Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez tries to clinch but Mountain moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mountain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gomez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A bone on bone clash there as Mountain blocks the leg kick.
#T3#
Gomez throws a low kick but Mountain avoids it.
Nice body kick from Gomez.#CL#
Gomez clinches with his opponent.
Gomez looking to stall.
#BC#
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez tries to land a leg kick but Mountain saw it coming and moves away.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mountain.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomez.
Gomez connects with an inside leg kick.
Mountain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez throws out a leg kick but Mountain moves out of range and Gomez only half commits.
Despite the aggression on Mountain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gomez wants to clinch.#T4#
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Mountain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mountain misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Gomez gets a clinch.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez. #BC#
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mountain checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cosmo Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gomez 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cosmo Gomez!
Cosmo Gomez took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Gomez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blacc is able to avoid easily.
Gomez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#TD#
Gomez gets caught flat footed, as Blacc shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Blacc is stalling in the full guard.
Blacc pushes down on Gomez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Blacc lands with a punch from half guard.
Blacc works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blacc is working Gomez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Blacc advances to mount. #T1#
Blacc controlling from mount. #SUB#
Blacc has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Gomez is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aloe Blacc!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 14, 2016 |
#R1#
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.#CL#
Gomez clinches up with Anus and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Gomez to work.
#T1#
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.
#BC#
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
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. #BC#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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.
#T4#
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.#TD2#
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.#ES#
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.
#R2#
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.
#CL#
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.#T1#
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.#BC#
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. #T2##CL2#
Anus clinches up with Gomez and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
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.
#T3#
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
#CL#
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.
#T4##BC#
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.
#CL#
Gomez closes the distance and pushes Anus back into the cage.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
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!
#R3#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.
#T3#
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.
#CL#
Gomez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anus avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
#BC2#
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.#T4#
Anus misses with a wild combination.
#CL#
Gomez has Anus up against the cage in a clinch.
Hugh Anus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC#
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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Gomez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#CL#
Gomez clinches up with Anus and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez struggles to land a body shot inside as Anus controls his hands.
Gomez misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gomez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
Anus breaks from the clinch.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Anus.
Gomez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC2#
Anus breaks from the clinch.
Anus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T1#
Gomez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anus punishes Gomez's body with a nice straight punch.
Anus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anus checks a leg kick nicely.
Anus throws a right hand that Gomez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomez also avoids with ease.
Gomez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anus doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Gomez throws a low kick, looking for Anus's leg but Anus calmly moves out of range. #CL#
Gomez instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Anus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Anus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Gomez can't find room to land a body shot as Anus controls the action.
#T2##BC2#
Anus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Gomez clinches.
Gomez tries to work over Anus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Anus breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Anus.
Anus unleashes a big counter combination but Gomez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anus misses with a wild combination.
Anus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomez.
Anus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Anus wants to clinch
and Gomez counters with an outside leg kick.
Gomez tries to land a leg kick but Anus saw it coming and moves away.
Gomez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anus.#T3#
Gomez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anus.
Anus shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl out of it but Anus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gomez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anus misses the shot to the body.
Anus misses with a double jab
and Gomez counters with a nice leg kick.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez scores with a kick to the body.
Anus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gomez scores with a push kick.
Anus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anus throws a combination that misses
and Gomez counters with an outside leg kick.
#T4#
Anus moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Gomez throws a lazy head kick
and Anus counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomez.
Anus misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Gomez pushes Anus up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Anus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gomez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gomez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gomez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anus.
Some wild striking there from Anus.
Gomez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Gomez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Gomez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gomez needs to keep his hands up - Anus had a free shot at his head there.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anus can do to turn this around?
Anus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Anus throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Hugh Anus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anus swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Gomez tries to score with a low kick but Anus moves his leg out of the way.
Anus misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez connects with an inside leg kick.
Anus tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Anus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gomez avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Anus. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anus misses with a combination
and Gomez counters with a leg kick. #T1#
Anus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomez lands with a thumping leg kick.
#CL#
Gomez forces Anus back against the cage and clinches.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Anus avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Anus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez thows a body kick. Anus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gomez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomez.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Gomez.
Anus misses with the combination.
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T2##CL#
Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Anus.#BC2#
Anus breaks the clinch.
Anus doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gomez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anus misses with a few strikes there.
Anus avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Anus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Gomez counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC2#
Anus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez tries to clinch up
and Anus counters with a three punch combo that has Gomez backing up. Gomez nods at Anus to acknowledge the strikes.
Anus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Gomez backs off Anus throws a huge counter combo but Gomez manages to avoid it all.#T3#
Anus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anus.#CL#
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez taking a breather.#BC2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anus misses with a wild combination.
Cosmo Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez is looking to slow Anus down with leg kicks. #CL#
Gomez has closed the distance and engaged Anus in a clinch.
#BC2#
Anus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Anus throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Anus misses with a double jab.
Anus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gomez throws a push kick but Anus slaps the foot to one side.
Anus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Gomez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Gomez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gomez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anus misses with a double jab.
Anus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anus just misses with a punch to the body.
Anus lands with a good body shot.
Anus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gomez.
Gomez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gomez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gomez throws a leg kick which misses Anus's front leg but catches the back leg as Anus tries to avoid it. #T1#
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gomez. That's going to slow Anus down.
Gomez throws a head kick but Anus moves out of range.
Anus scores with a nice head shot.#CL#
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gomez.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Anus misses with a double jab
and Gomez counters with a leg kick.
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T2#
Anus shoots in and drives through. Gomez sprawls well.
Gomez lands a high kick!
Anus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anus. That did some damage!
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Anus moves out of range easily.
Anus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomez.
Gomez throws a front kick aimed at Anus's knee but Anus avoids it well.
Anus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gomez rather than just go for the knockout.#CL#
Gomez clinches with his opponent.
Gomez struggles to land a body shot inside as Anus controls his hands.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anus.
#T3#
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anus swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cosmo Gomez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anus avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Gomez tries to throw a body punch but Anus avoids it by throwing Gomez back against the cage. #BC2#
Anus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anus looks to land a combination but Gomez avoids it well.
Gomez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anus is out of range and Gomez settles back down.
Anus is looking for the big counter here.#T4#
Gomez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gomez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hugh Anus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez dodges the punch combination from Anus.
Gomez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anus sprawls and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gomez.
Gomez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anus tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anus is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Anus moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Gomez tries to counter with a takedown but Anus is quick to defend against it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cosmo Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Anus is avoiding it.
As Gomez backs off Anus throws a huge counter combo but Gomez manages to avoid it all.
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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cosmo Gomez!
Cosmo Gomez opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 07, 2016 |
#R1#
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.#CL2#
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.#T1#
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.#BC2#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
Nice body kick there by Gomez.#TD#
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. #SU#
Gomez is working an open guard so Zalabalaopokos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL2#
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.#T4#
Zalabalaopokos looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Zalabalaopokos misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Gomez moves into the clinch.#BC#
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.#CL2#
Gomez takes the fight into the clinch.
Gomez misses with a body punch.
#BC#
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!
#R2##TD#
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.#SUB#
Zalabalaopokos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
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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Event:
ISLAND FC 18
Date: Apr 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Lorenzi tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Lorenzi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomez.
Lorenzi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gomez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gomez.
Gomez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lorenzi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gomez - the referee stops the clock and Lorenzi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gomez. Lorenzi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#CL#
Gomez closes the distance and pushes Lorenzi back into the cage.
Lorenzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gomez misses with a body punch.
Gomez misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorenzi has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Lorenzi tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Gomez breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Gomez instigates a clinch. #T1#
Gomez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#BC2#
Lorenzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A bone on bone clash there as Lorenzi blocks the leg kick.
Lorenzi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lorenzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lorenzi is looking to clinch.
Gomez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#CL#
Gomez drives through and clinches with Lorenzi against the cage.
Lorenzi avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Lorenzi is working for takedown but Gomez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gomez can't find room to land a body shot as Lorenzi controls the action.
#BC#
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2##CL#
Gomez clinches up against the cage.
Gomez is pressed up against the cage. Lorenzi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gomez down to the mat. Gomez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #TD2#
Gomez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lorenzi looking to pass the guard.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lorenzi manages to pass to side control.
Gomez tries to kick Lorenzi off but Lorenzi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lorenzi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES#
Gomez manages to escape and get back to his feet! #T3##CL#
Gomez moves into the clinch successfully.
Lorenzi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gomez to keep the fight standing.
Cosmo Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Federico Lorenzi.
Lorenzi looking to slow down the pace here.
Lorenzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Gomez to work.
Lorenzi tries to score a body lock takedown but Gomez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gomez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Gomez.
Gomez tries to work over Lorenzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomez gets underhooks to prevent Lorenzi's takedown attempt.
Gomez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gomez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gomez has Lorenzi pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cosmo Gomez.
Gomez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lorenzi's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Gomez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Gomez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lorenzi's calf.
Gomez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lorenzi throws a front kick aimed at Gomez's knee but Gomez avoids it well.
Gomez connects with an inside leg kick.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Lorenzi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#CL#
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Lorenzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Lorenzi fails to land.
Gomez can't find room to land a body shot as Lorenzi controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorenzi blocks a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lorenzi is defending well for now.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lorenzi can do to turn this around?#BC#
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
#T1#
Gomez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lorenzi.
Gomez connects with a leg kick. Lorenzi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cosmo Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lorenzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez can't find room to land a body shot as Lorenzi controls the action.
#BC#
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Lorenzi 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.
Lorenzi shoots for a double leg takedown but Gomez sprawls well. He's pushed Lorenzi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lorenzi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#CL#
Gomez gets a clinch.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Lorenzi.
Lorenzi is looking for a takedown.
Cosmo Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Federico Lorenzi.#BC#
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2##CL#
Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Lorenzi avoids the damage to the body.
Lorenzi blocks a body shot from Gomez. #BC2#
Lorenzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cosmo Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lorenzi shoots in but Gomez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gomez.
Lorenzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez tries to clinch but Lorenzi moves out of range. #CL#
Gomez moves into the clinch.
Lorenzi goes for a takedown attempt but Gomez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cosmo Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Lorenzi is breathing heavily.
Lorenzi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lorenzi gets slowly back to his feet.#T3#
Lorenzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lorenzi sprawls and moves away.
Lorenzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomez connects with a leg kick. Lorenzi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lorenzi 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.#CL#
Gomez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lorenzi, pushing him back against the cage.
Lorenzi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gomez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lorenzi is trying to pull guard but Gomez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Lorenzi.
Lorenzi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gomez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gomez stalling in the clinch.
#T4#
Gomez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lorenzi controls his hands.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lorenzi.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lorenzi trying to stall but Gomez improves his position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gomez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gomez tries a body shot but Lorenzi blocks it.
Lorenzi tries for a takedown but Gomez manages to get underhooks.
Gomez missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Gomez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Lorenzi looks for a takedown but Gomez sprawls well.
Lorenzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomez.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Lorenzi.
Gomez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lorenzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Gomez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lorenzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez scores with a kick to the body.
Federico Lorenzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorenzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomez.
Lorenzi tries to clinch up.
Lorenzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
Gomez has closed the distance and engaged Lorenzi in a clinch.
#BC2#
Lorenzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
A low kick from Lorenzi misses
and Gomez counters with an outside leg kick.
Gomez scores with a leg kick.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Lorenzi circles away.
Gomez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lorenzi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL#
Gomez moves into the clinch successfully.
Lorenzi blocks a body shot from Gomez. #BC#
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez cracks the inside of Lorenzi's front leg.
Lorenzi tries to clinch
and Gomez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lorenzi dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Lorenzi's head and hops out.
Gomez cracks the inside of Lorenzi's front leg. #CL#
Gomez rushes Lorenzi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gomez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T2#
Lorenzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gomez stalls.
Gomez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gomez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lorenzi wants a takedown.
Cosmo Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Federico Lorenzi.#T3#
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lorenzi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gomez after a bit of a struggle.
Lorenzi being controlled against the cage.
Lorenzi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lorenzi prevents a body shot from Gomez. #BC#
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lorenzi shoots in but no luck this time. #CL#
Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Lorenzi.#BC#
Gomez breaks the clinch.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Gomez is looking to clinch but Lorenzi is avoiding it.
Gomez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Lorenzi circles away.
#CL#
Gomez takes the fight into the clinch.
Gomez stalling against the cage.
#BC2#
Lorenzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Federico Lorenzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cosmo Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CL#
Gomez moves into the clinch successfully.
Gomez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cosmo Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gomez, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cosmo Gomez!
Cosmo Gomez took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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