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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Gomi (ranked 21194 p4p, 21758 weight class) and Detritus Rubble (ranked 261 p4p, 277 weight class). Gomi comes to the cage accompanied by The Only Thing The Fear is You- DOOM Eternal OST. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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176 cm 19 140 0 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm 19 135 0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt Decent boxing Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshi Gomi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble! The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rubble staying out of range there. Gomi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rubble. Rubble looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Gomi misses with a looping left. Gomi throws a shot from downtown. Rubble moves away and avoids it. Rubble fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Rubble stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Gomi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rubble throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomi on the side of the head. Gomi throws a body shot but no joy. Gomi throws a series of punches but Rubble avoids them all with ease. Gomi takes one to the chin there. Rubble clobbers Gomi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gomi tries to move into range but Rubble moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Rubble scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gomi in his tracks. Gomi lands a jab-cross combination. Rubble swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gomi. Good standup being displayed there by Gomi as he connects with a hook. Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Rubble connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomi momentarily.
Rubble lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gomi needs to keep his hands up - Rubble had a free shot at his head there.
Gomi is rocked! Rubble steps into range and cracks Gomi with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Gomi flops backwards and Rubble dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Gomi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round. Rubble stops Gomi from standing up. Rubble is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Let's hope that Rubble 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. Gomi seems to have got his legs back now. Gomi wants to get back to his feet but Rubble is in a dominant position and won't allow it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Rubble works a leg free and moves into half guard. Gomi wants to get back to his feet. Gomi kicks Rubble off and gets back to his feet. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Rubble uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomi has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rubble dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A big right from Gomi misses. Gomi throws a hook but Rubble avoids it easily. Rubble moves out of range of the strikes. Rubble throws a series of punches but Gomi moves out of range. Rubble lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomi at a distance.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The fighters circle momentarily. Gomi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Gomi misses with a double jab.
Gomi throws the left hand but Rubble avoids the punch easily. Gomi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Rubble throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Gomi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rubble. Gomi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Rubble scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Gomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rubble lands with a straight right. Gomi didn't see that one coming. Gomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rubble looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Gomi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Gomi fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rubble slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Rubble lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rubble sees it coming and avoids it easily. Gomi takes a swing at Rubble's ribcage but misses. Gomi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. A combination from Gomi does no damage. A combination from Gomi does no damage. The fight moves into the clinch position. Gomi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Rubble digs a right hand underneath Gomi's ribcage. Gomi let out a lung full of air as it connected. Rubble lands a shot to the body. Gomi is breathing heavily. Rubble lands an uppercut. Rubble digs a right hand into Gomi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gomi's gas tank. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rubble lands a body shot. Rubble cracks Gomi with a nice body shot. Rubble works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rubble has Gomi pressed against the cage, preventing Gomi from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Rubble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomi or not. Rubble lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomi. Rubble lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rubble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A short uppercut from Rubble. Nice body punch from Rubble - that landed with a thud.
Rubble keeps control of Gomi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Rubble lands a body punch. Rubble lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomi backwards. Rubble lands with a light punch inside. Gomi is looking to break free of the clinch but Rubble has double underhooks. Nice body punch from Rubble - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rubble. Gomi is trying to force a seperation but Rubble has the dominant position. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rubble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Rubble lands with a left to the head. A body shot lands from Rubble.
Rubble working some nice short punches in the clinch. Rubble stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rubble gets through Gomi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Rubble scores with an uppercut up the middle. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rubble. Rubble works on Gomi's body with a couple of short punches. Rubble lands with a light punch inside. A nice right hand lands inside from Rubble. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Detritus Rubble dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Rubble connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Detritus Rubble seems to be getting the better of the standup. Rubble cracks Gomi with an uppercut from hell and Gomi crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Rubble's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Gomi wants to get back to his feet but Rubble is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Rubble has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Gomi keeping full guard, as Rubble tries to pass. Rubble slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Rubble in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Gomi being controlled here, momentarily. Rubble won't allow Gomi to get back to his feet. Rubble is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Gomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Rubble appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Rubble punishes Gomi's body with a nice straight punch. Rubble cracks Gomi with a right hand to the side of the head. A big left from Gomi misses. Rubble clinches up with Gomi and pushes him back against the cage. Gomi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Rubble misses with a body punch.
Rubble lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Rubble tries to throw a body punch but Gomi avoids it by throwing Rubble back against the cage. A short uppercut from Rubble. Rubble lands a left hand.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch but Rubble keeps him there for the moment. Gomi is trying to break free. Rubble is leaning against Gomi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A quick uppercut on the inside from Rubble. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rubble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Nice body punch from Rubble. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Rubble. A nice left hand lands by Rubble.
Rubble lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomi backwards. Rubble scores with a shot to the side of Gomi's head. Rubble lands with a short shot to the head. Rubble lands a nice uppercut. Rubble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomi or not. A right handed body shot lands from Rubble.
Detritus Rubble seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Rubble lands a body shot. Rubble scores with a nice hook to the head. Rubble lands with a short head shot on the inside. Rubble lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Rubble lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomi. Gomi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A quick uppercut on the inside from Rubble. Rubble lands a hook to the side of the head. Rubble lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomi backwards. Rubble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomi or not. A nice right hand lands inside from Rubble. Rubble softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Gomi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rubble pulls Gomi into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rubble looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Gomi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rubble controlling the position. Rubble looking for a sweep. Not yet Rubble, not yet. Rubble is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Gomi wants to stand but Rubble has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Rubble has control of Gomi's left arm, preventing Gomi from doing any damage. Gomi won't allow Rubble to sweep him here. Rubble is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Gomi won't allow Rubble to sweep him here. Rubble pulls Gomi in close to his closed guard and prevents Gomi from doing any damage or advancing position. The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rubble can do anything to dispel that myth. Rubble is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Rubble is controlling Gomi's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Gomi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Gomi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Gomi missing with a left hand there. Rubble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Detritus Rubble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rubble with a body punch. A glancing blow. Rubble dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Rubble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomi throws out the jab. Gomi looks to land a combination but Rubble avoids it well. Rubble slips a jab from Gomi. Gomi misses with a straight right. Gomi throws a series of punches but Rubble moves out of range. The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Rubble scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gomi in his tracks. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rubble lands the left hand. Nice jab there from Rubble. Gomi misses with a few strikes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Detritus Rubble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round! Rubble lands a slapping body shot.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it. Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubble.
Rubble takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rubble cracks Gomi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Rubble staying out of range there. Gomi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rubble walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Rubble scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Gomi throws a body punch but Rubble moves out of range. Gomi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rubble moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Rubble scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rubble cracks Gomi with a hook to the temple - Gomi is on wobbly legs here! Rubble swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gomi falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Rubble wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Detritus Rubble! Detritus Rubble 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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