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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes to the ring accompanied by 2Pac - My ambitions as a ridah. Boris Cekada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cekada throws a low kick but Gomi avoids it.
Gomi slips a jab and a cross from Cekada.
Gomi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cekada is trying to control Gomi's posture but Gomi avoids it.
Cekada is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gomi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cekada is looking to regain half guard here but Gomi keeps moving and retains side control.
Gomi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gomi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Gomi crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gomi fails with the takedown.
Gomi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cekada pinned against the cage. Cekada gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cekada throws a chopping leg kick but Gomi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cekada moves into the clinch.
Cekada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cekada lands a shoulder strike.
Cekada has a couple of punches blocked by Gomi.
Gomi just leaning against Cekada, taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cekada.
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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomi.
Cekada looking to stall.
Gomi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cekada pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi shoots for a takedown but Cekada saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cekada wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cekada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomi thows a body shot but no joy.
Cekada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi rushes Cekada and presses him up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Cekada.
Cekada has a couple of punches blocked by Gomi.
Come on Gomi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cekada lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cekada breaks from the clinch.
Gomi tries to clinch but Cekada moves away
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cekada wants to clinch but Gomi slips to the side
and Gomi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cekada won't be happy with that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi is looking to take a break and control but Cekada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cekada is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
The strikes coming from Gomi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gomi working the ground and pound but Cekada is defending the strikes.
Gomi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cekada keeps working.
Cekada is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cekada closes the distance but Gomi moves to the side
and Gomi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gomi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Gomi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cekada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cekada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cekada wants to clinch up but Gomi keeps it at a distance.
Boris Cekada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi has his takedown stuffed
and Cekada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cekada darts in and clinches Gomi up against the ropes.
Cekada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cekada closes the distance but Gomi moves to the side
and Gomi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cekada!
Gomi landing strikes from the mount and Cekada is in trouble!
Cekada is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Gomi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cekada tries to hold on but Gomi postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cekada is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cekada and Gomi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Cekada manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gomi's best efforts.
Gomi misses with a head shot. Cekada uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cekada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomi is one step ahead there.
Gomi being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Cekada keeps moving.
Gomi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gomi scoring with some ground and pound.
Gomi postures up in Cekada's guard and throws a big left but Cekada blocks it.
Cekada working a defensive guard but Gomi passes into half guard.
Cekada wants to get back to full guard but Gomi has passed into side control.
Cekada is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gomi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gomi throws some wild stikes that Cekada manages to avoid easily.
Cekada regains half guard.
Cekada manages to get to full guard.
Cekada wants to stand up but Gomi is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada has control of Gomi's left arm, preventing Gomi from doing any damage.
Cekada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomi distracts Cekada with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cekada bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomi's guard.
Kenny Gomi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomi wants to improve his position but instead Cekada has moved into half guard.
Gomi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Gomi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cekada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomi shoots and misses
and Cekada counters with a good low kick that Gomi was not able to check.
Cekada closes the distance but Gomi moves to the side
and Gomi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cekada makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cekada.
Gomi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cekada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gomi trying to move into half guard but instead Cekada has managed to sweep!
Cekada slips nicely into half guard.
Cekada wants to free his trapped foot but Gomi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi is not content to let Cekada control the position.
Gomi wants to get back to full guard.
Gomi wants to control but Cekada is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cekada trying to control the action but Gomi is working from the bottom.
Gomi missing with punches from the bottom.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cekada tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gomi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gomi.
Cekada is looking to control Gomi's arms but Gomi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cekada has his back to the ropes.
Gomi has a couple of punches blocked by Cekada.
Cekada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut there from Cekada.
Cekada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gomi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cekada keeping full guard, as Gomi tries to pass.
Gomi is fighting to break Cekada's control of his arms but Cekada is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cekada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Gomiis looking to pass into half guard but Cekada pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cekada is in guard.
Cekada trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gomi scores with a takedown into Cekada's guard.
Gomi works over Cekada with some ground and pound from guard.
Gomi throws a big right hand that misses.
Cekada wants to sweep here but Gomi controlling him for the moment.
Cekada looking to control but Gomi passes into half guard.
Cekada regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gomi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Gomi clearly takes that 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.
Cekada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cekada tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gomi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gomi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cekada pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gomi looks to clinch
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cekada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomi on the side of the head.
Cekada tries to clinch
and Gomi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gomi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cekada misses with the head strike.
Cekada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomi.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cekada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cekada is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gomi is keeping busy.
Cekada scores with a shot to the side of Gomi's head.
Cekada has a couple of punches blocked by Gomi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada throws a head punch that misses.
Cekada lands a right hand.
Cekada looking to slow down the pace here.
Gomi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cekada working aggressively here.
Cekada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cekada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomi has his takedown stuffed
letting Cekada counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cekada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Gomi blocks an uppercut.
Gomi tries for a takedown but Cekada manages to get underhooks.
Cekada using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cekada prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada is looking to control Gomi's arms but Gomi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cekada has his back to the ropes.
Cekada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cekada slowing the pace effectively.
Cekada looking to slow down the pace here.
Cekada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cekada swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi blocking some punches.
Cekada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cekada.
Gomi tries to pull guard but Cekada won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomi.
Cekada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cekada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cekada fails to land.
Cekada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomis head.
Gomi has a couple of punches blocked by Cekada.
Gomi lands with a short shot to the head.
Cekada lands a shoulder strike.
Gomi misses with a knee to the head.
Gomi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cekada gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cekada pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gomi jumps guard but Cekada stands there with Gomi around his waist. Gomi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cekada lands a shoulder strike.
Cekada scores with a hook to the body.
Cekada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cekada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada manages to break the clinch.
Gomi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gomi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cekada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gomi is working away from the top position though.
Cekada is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gomi is staying active.
Gomi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cekada's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Cekada dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cekada lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomi off the ropes and back into rage.
Cekada tries to clinch up but Gomi circles away and keeps his distance.
Cekada tries to clinch there but Gomi circles away.
Cekada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cekada misses with a wild body shot.
Gomi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cekada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cekada throws and low kick but Gomi moves out of range easily.
Gomi has his takedown stuffed
and Cekada counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cekada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cekada lands a shoulder strike.
Cekada is looking to break free of the clinch but Gomi has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada is pressed up against the ropes. Gomi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cekada down to the mat. Cekada avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cekada lands a left and a right that sends Gomi crashing to the canvas! Cekada dives into mount looking to finish!
Gomi is rocked!
Cekada mounts Gomi! Really nice guard pass there!
Oh Gomi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cekada fails to advance to Gomi's back.
Cekada moves to take his opponent's back.
Gomi seems to have got his legs back now.
A lull in the action here.
I really don't envy Gomi right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Cekada has the hooks in. Gomi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Cekada looking for the choke from the back.
Gomi rolls, trying to escape but Cekada keeps control of the position.
Cekada is trying to stick to Gomi's back but Gomi is turning into Cekada. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cekada's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gomi.
Gomi has gone for a leg lock! Cekada slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gomi's guard.
Cekada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada wants to stand but Gomi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gomi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cekada is aware though and is defending well.
Kenny Gomi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomi wants to control the position but Cekada says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gomi wants to control the action here but instead Cekada manages to pass to full mount!
Cekada looking for a guillotine from mount but Gomi is having none of it.
Gomi wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cekada tightening his grip on Gomi, looking for the choke.
The referee is taking a good look at Gomi as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Cekada!
Boris Cekada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomi just trying to survive but Cekada is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Gomi defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cekada's arms.
Cekada looking for the choke but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Cekada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gomi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Gomi!
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