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Coyotile 90:Arenas vs Gomez 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monokio Mow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Faria might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stevie B - Spring Love. Mow has chosen Genesis as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lucas Faria has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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151 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
16 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Monokio Mow!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faria throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mow is rocked!
Mow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mow is still on wobbly legs! Can Faria finish him?
Mow scores with a head kick.
Mow seems to have recovered his senses.
Faria misses with the combination.
Mow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No joy there for Faria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Faria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lucas Faria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faria misses with a series of wild punches.
Mow throws a wild hook but Faria just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Mow gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the ropes! The referee jumps in - Faria raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Faria!
After winning the bout, Lucas Faria thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grzegorz Rundowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rundowski has chosen A$AP Rocky - Goldie as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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203 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grzegorz Rundowski!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rundowski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Luciano on his heels. He'll look to pass Luciano's guard now, I'm sure.
Rundowski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rundowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luciano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rundowski has managed to get both his arms back between Luciano's legs - danger averted.
Rundowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rundowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rundowski postures up and lands a big shot to Luciano's brow.
Rundowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Luciano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rundowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rundowski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Luciano is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rundowski is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rundowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Rundowski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rundowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rundowski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Luciano's head.
Rundowski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rundowski landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rundowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Rundowski cracks Luciano with a solid left hand.
Rundowski wants to control from the top but Luciano keeps moving.
Rundowski working some strikes from top position.
Rundowski lands a couple of digs.
Rundowski lands a couple of digs.
Rundowski arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Luciano's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Grzegorz Rundowski!
Grzegorz Rundowski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Lobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Schlemper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lobo's entrance music is Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Schlemper's choice of entrance music: Cabrobo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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149 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
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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
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Lobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Schlemper!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobo tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Lobo slams his shin into Schlemper's torso.
Schlemper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lobo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lobo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schlemper misses with a double jab
and Lobo counters with an inside leg kick.
Lobo defending well as Schlemper loads up on a big left hand.
Schlemper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lobo swivels and escapes.
Lobo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schlemper.
Antonio Lobo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Schlemper.
Schlemper swings widly with a right hand
and Lobo counters with a low kick, right behind Schlemper 's knee.
Lobo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lobo, right into the meat.
Schlemper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lobo can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schlemper gets the takedown into side control.
Schlemper working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlemper tries for a kimura but Lobo is defending well.
Lobo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Schlemper trying to control the action but Lobo is working from the bottom.
Lobo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Schlemper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lobo is trying to control Schlemper's posture but Schlemper avoids it.
Schlemper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lobo keeps working.
Lobo manages to get back to half guard.
Lobo is staying active underneath Schlemper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lobo tries to get to full guard but Schlemper has control of the leg.
Schlemper is keen to just control but Lobo is a slippery customer.
Schlemper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lobo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lobo.
Schlemper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lobo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lobo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schlemper's guard.
Schlemper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lobo controls the pace.
Lobo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lobo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lobo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lobo trying to control the position from guard on top but Schlemper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lobo stands and throws Schlemper's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Schlemper is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Lobo!
After winning the bout, Antonio Lobo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Fabricio Schlemper had this to say: 'puta que pariu tá foda,que cagada do caralho,todos nessa arena sem exceção vão todos se fuder'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julian Belvedere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belvedere comes to the ring accompanied by Fight The Power. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julian Belvedere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rico Tate!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate misses with a takedown
and Belvedere counters with a nice uppercut.
Belvedere throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tate counters by moving into the clinch.
Belvedere wants to break free but Tate has control.
Tate gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tate is keen to just control but Belvedere is a slippery customer.
Tate wants to work for an arm triangle but Belvedere is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tate is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Belvedere doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tate.
Tate is looking to take a break and control but Belvedere is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Belvedere defend it? Tate steps over the head and cranks it - Belvedere is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tate!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rico Tate!
A victorious Rico Tate thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximiliano Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares comes into the arena with Devour the Day - Get Out of My Way blaring out of the sound system. Meridius has chosen Turn Down for What as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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210 lbs
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204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximiliano Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meridius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tavares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meridius.
Tavares scores with a hook to the body. Meridius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tavares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meridius is looking for the big counter here.
Tavares throws a series of strikes that have Meridius backpedaling.
Meridius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tavares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meridius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Meridius is just out of range.
Tavares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meridius manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meridius throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meridius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tavares slips a straight right by Meridius.
Tavares cracks a nice hook into Meridius's ribs.
Meridius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tavares connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Meridius scrambles back to his feet.
Meridius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tavares with a nice cross.
Tavares moves in looking to clinch but Meridius pushes him off.
Tavares lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meridius at a distance.
Tavares throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Meridius crashing down! Meridius tries to stagger back to his feet but Tavares just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Meridius asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrique Tavares!
Henrique Tavares bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patricky Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TW WO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Basic striking
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patricky Freire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, TW WO!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WO is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Freire's half guard.
Freire is trying to get back to full guard.
Freire is pressing down on WO's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
WO wants to pass the guard but Freire is keeping the position.
Freire is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
WO wants to control from the top but Freire keeps moving.
Freire looking for a guillotine here but WO defends easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
WO drops back, looking for a kneebar! Freire looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Freire looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Freire!
WO is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Freire seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
WO really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Freire postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Freire has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Freire tries for a kimura but WO is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire tries to advance to mount but WO denies him.
WO tries to improve position but can't.
WO is trying to control Freire's posture but Freire avoids it.
Freire advances to full mount.
Freire quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Freire but it's paid off an WO is forced to tap! Nice work by Freire.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patricky Freire!
During a confident post fight interview, Patricky Freire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wabricio Ferdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Govan Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wabricio Ferdum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Govan Aerts!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferdum stuffs the takedown attempt from Aerts. Aerts gets slowly back to his feet.
Aerts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ferdum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aerts shoots in for a double leg but Ferdum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An attempted straight right counter from Ferdum misses the target.
Wabricio Ferdum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Govan Aerts.
Aerts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ferdum.
It looks like Govan Aerts has been cut.
Ferdum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aerts fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Ferdum.
Aerts changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ferdum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aerts's hands.
Aerts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ferdum defends well and Aerts ends up having to push Ferdum into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
BOOM! Ferdum lands a beautiful left hook that drops Aerts. Aerts tries to recover but Ferdum is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Aerts lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wabricio Ferdum!
Wabricio Ferdum retains his heavyweight title!
Wabricio Ferdum decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Arenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arenas comes to the ring accompanied by Alive-Krewella. Gomez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad Motherfucker kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Nicolas Arenas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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201 lbs
25 - 25 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolas Arenas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arenas throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gomez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Arenas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gomez slips a jab from Arenas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arenas. That's going to slow Gomez down.
Arenas throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
Gomez tries to counter with a clinch but Arenas shakes him off and moves away.
Arenas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gomez staying out of range there.
Gomez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gomez blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Gomez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arenas sprawls well. Arenas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet.
Arenas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arenas swivels and escapes.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Gomez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Arenas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomez on the side of the head.
Arenas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arenas misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Despite the aggression on Gomez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Arenas misses with a low kick.
Gomez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Arenas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Arenas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gomez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arenas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gomez prevents Arenas from escaping the position.
Gomez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez has hold of Arenas's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Arenas tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gomez cranks the arm and Arenas screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Arenas, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Franco Gomez!
Franco Gomez is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, Franco Gomez stared into the camera and said 'Nick Arenas, quero minha revanche pelo cinturão! E dessa vez a história será diferente! Vou acabar com você e mostrar quem é o verdadeiro campeão!'.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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