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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Belmiro (ranked 1992 p4p, 2140 weight class) and Cuba Gooding (ranked 196 p4p, 210 weight class). Gooding has chosen Everything is Right (ft. Devilish Trio) - Skeler as his entrance music. Cuba Gooding told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enzo Belmiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cuba Gooding!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Belmiro with that takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gooding!
It looks like Enzo Belmiro has been cut.
Belmiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gooding throws a big shot that misses.
Gooding displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Belmiro.
Gooding swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gooding looks to throw the jab but Belmiro is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gooding connects with a body shot.
Enzo Belmiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gooding throws a body punch but Belmiro moves out of range.
Gooding waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belmiro.
It looked like Belmiro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gooding.
Belmiro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gooding takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooding tries to bum rush Belmiro with a series of wild strikes but Belmiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belmiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gooding cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gooding stuffs the takedown attempt from Belmiro. Belmiro gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Belmiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gooding scores with a jab to the head.
Belmiro with a nice cross.
Gooding lands with a hook. Belmiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gooding takes one to the chin there.
Belmiro throws a looping overhand right but Gooding ducks down to avoid it.
Belmiro looks to land a right hand but Gooding moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Gooding on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Belmiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Gooding counters with a stiff right hand.
Gooding has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gooding connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belmiro scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belmiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gooding has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gooding jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Belmiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gooding throws out the jab.
Belmiro is looking to counter punch.
A left lands for Belmiro.
Gooding swings for the body but Belmiro moves out of range.
Belmiro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gooding catches Belmiro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gooding connects with a right hand. Belmiro shakes it off.
Belmiro moves out of range as Gooding strikes.
Belmiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belmiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro misses with an uppercut
and Gooding counters with a nice right hand that sends Belmiro toppling to the canvas! Belmiro scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gooding finish him?!
Belmiro is rocked!
Gooding misses with a looping left.
Gooding throws a shot to the body.
Gooding throws a lazy right hand but Belmiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belmiro misses with an uppercut.
Gooding moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belmiro scores with a nice head shot.
Belmiro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Belmiro moves out of range as Gooding strikes.
Belmiro throws a shot from downtown. Gooding moves away and avoids it.
Gooding looks to land a left hand but Belmiro moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Gooding.
Gooding displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belmiro throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gooding throws an overhand right that lands on Belmiro's shoulder, as Belmiro tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Gooding misses.
Gooding takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gooding loads up on a big right hand but Belmiro slips the punch.
Jab by Belmiro.
Gooding lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gooding avoids the body shot from Belmiro.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gooding! But no joy.
Belmiro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Belmiro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Belmiro scores with a nice strike.
Belmiro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belmiro darts in looking for a takedown but Gooding gets double underhooks and turns Belmiro into the cage.
Gooding misses with some punches.
Belmiro tries to pull guard but Gooding won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cuba Gooding dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Belmiro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Belmiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belmiro lands a nice looking body shot.
Gooding is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gooding lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belmiro at a distance.
A slow jab from Belmiro misses its intended target.
Gooding lands a jab.
Belmiro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gooding's head.
Belmiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gooding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmiro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belmiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gooding slips a straight right by Belmiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooding throws a lazy right hand but Belmiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belmiro just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Gooding on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cuba Gooding seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belmiro dives in and scores a takedown into Gooding's guard.
Belmiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belmiro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gooding wants to sweep here but Belmiro controlling him for the moment.
Belmiro throwing strikes from guard but Gooding blocks nicely.
Belmiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro is working Gooding over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gooding avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gooding is trying to keep Belmiro in close.
Belmiro throws a big elbow that misses.
Belmiro connects with a couple of short punches.
Gooding is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gooding working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belmiro.
Belmiro drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gooding manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Belmiro has Gooding in his guard.
Belmiro keeping moving, preventing Gooding from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooding stopping the sweep attempt from Belmiro.
Belmiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gooding has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belmiro keeping moving, preventing Gooding from controlling successfully.
Belmiro has his hands on Gooding's head, controlling the position.
Belmiro being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Belmiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gooding trying to control but Belmiro is working from the bottom.
Belmiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gooding can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belmiro keeping full guard, as Gooding tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Belmiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Belmiro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Belmiro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gooding's half guard.
Belmiro prevents Gooding from improving his position.
Belmiro wants to control but Gooding is keeping him busy.
Belmiro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gooding's head.
Gooding won't allow Belmiro to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Belmiro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gooding is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belmiro throwing shots but Gooding is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Belmiro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gooding's head.
Gooding really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belmiro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Belmiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Belmiro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gooding defending well though.
Belmiro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gooding's head.
Belmiro stops Gooding from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Belmiro thows a huge punch but Gooding dodges it nicely.
Belmiro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belmiro is trying to control the action in half guard but Gooding is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belmiro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Belmiro is keen to just control but Gooding is a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gooding throws a looping overhand right but Belmiro ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Gooding misses.
Belmiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belmiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belmiro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gooding!
Gooding tries to bench press Belmiro off him but Belmiro keeps the position.
Belmiro misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooding is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Belmiro working the ground and pound.
Belmiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gooding keeps working.
Belmiro lands a decent elbow from side control.
Belmiro sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gooding is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gooding takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gooding avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Belmiro.
Gooding can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro grinds an elbow into Gooding's temple.
Belmiro misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Belmiro 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.
Belmiro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Belmiro fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gooding is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belmiro looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gooding is avoiding damage well.
Gooding taking a bit of punishment here - Belmiro scoring with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enzo Belmiro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Belmiro 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enzo Belmiro!
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