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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Izquierdo (ranked 883 p4p, 2216 weight class) and Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 130 p4p, 302 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Izquierdo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izquierdo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Izquierdo punishes Gomes's body with a nice straight punch.
Izquierdo misses with an uppercut
and Gomes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Izquierdo throws an overhand right that lands on Gomes's shoulder, as Gomes tries to avoid the shot.
Izquierdo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Gomes misses.
Izquierdo tries to move into range but Gomes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Gomes misses its intended target.
Izquierdo swings for the body but Gomes moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izquierdo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gomes, pushing him back against the cage.
Gomes throws a head punch that misses.
Gomes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Izquierdo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izquierdo tries to pull guard but Gomes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Izquierdo tries to pull guard but Gomes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Izquierdo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Izquierdo is trying to pull guard but Gomes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Izquierdo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomes lands a shoulder strike.
Izquierdo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Izquierdo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Izquierdo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gomes controls the pace.
Gomes looking to pass the guard.
Gomes trying to control but Izquierdo is working from the bottom.
Gomes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Izquierdo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomes preventing the sweep.
Gomes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Izquierdo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gomes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gomes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Izquierdo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gomes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izquierdo keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
Gomes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Izquierdo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
My spies in - Is It Avatary Enough? inform me that Gomes has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Izquierdo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomes tries to keep at a distance but Izquierdo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomes blocking some punches.
Izquierdo fails to pull guard.
Gomes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Izquierdo up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gomes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izquierdo.
Gomes can't find room to land a body shot as Izquierdo controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Gomes.
Gomes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Izquierdo blocking some punches.
Izquierdo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomes lands a hook that snaps the head of Izquierdo backwards.
Izquierdo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomes backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomes.
Gomes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Izquierdo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomes's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomes is trying to maintain a safe position but Izquierdo gets an underhook and turns Gomes into the cage.
Gomes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomes.
Izquierdo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Gomes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Izquierdo misses with a hook. Gomes ducked under it nicely.
Gomes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ivan Izquierdo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Izquierdo moves in looking to clinch but Gomes pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Gomes misses.
Gomes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Izquierdo in his tracks.
Gomes moves into range and clinches up with Izquierdo.
Izquierdo jumps guard and drags Gomes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izquierdo looking for subs off his back but Gomes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gomes is keen to just control but Izquierdo is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izquierdo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gomes is controlling the pace.
Izquierdo tries to get to full guard but Gomes has control of the leg.
Izquierdo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gomes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Izquierdo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gomes wants to work for an arm triangle but Izquierdo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gomes not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Izquierdo looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Izquierdo with the active half guard here but Gomes passes nicely into side control.
Izquierdo tries to bench press Gomes off him but Gomes keeps the position.
Gomes is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Izquierdo is trying to escape and Gomes transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Izquierdo is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gomes! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronaldo Gomes!
An out of breath Ronaldo Gomes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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