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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Gomez (ranked 5332 p4p, 5357 weight class) and Nathan Piers (ranked 548 p4p, 550 weight class). Nathan Piers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 cm 18 166 1 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm 18 162 0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns Counter fighter Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Gomez ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Piers! The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gomez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Piers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomez . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Gomez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Piers wants to stand but Gomez is controlling the position. Gomez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. Gomez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gomez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Gomez showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Gomez passes Piers's left leg - he's now in half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gomez in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round. Piers is in trouble now - Gomez has advanced to mount! Piers is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gomez controlling the position easily from mount. Gomez looking to isolate an arm here. Piers doesn't see it coming and as Gomez extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Gomez !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronnie Gomez ! Our winner, Ronnie Gomez , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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
40% |
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