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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimy Gomez (ranked 4518 p4p, 5413 weight class) and Joe Missel (ranked 422 p4p, 460 weight class). Joe Missel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimy Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Missel!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez clinches.
Missel jumps guard but Gomez stands there with Missel around his waist. Missel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Missel circles away and keeps his distance.
Missel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Missel rushes Gomez and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Gomez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gomez lands a takedown into guard.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Missel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Missel kicks Gomez off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Missel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to avoid it but Missel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomez to the ground. Gomez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gomez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimy Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez throws a chopping leg kick but Missel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Missel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Missel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gomez defends well and Missel ends up having to push Gomez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Missel looks to clinch
and Gomez counters with a shoot takedown. Missel fights it but they end up in guard.
Missel working a defensive guard here.
Gomez trying to control but Missel is working from the bottom.
Missel 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gomez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gomez stands up and waves to Missel to follow him.
Gomez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Missel kicks off Gomez and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Missel but Missel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Missel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gomez defends it nicely.
Gomez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Missel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Missel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Missel gets a clinch.
Gomez pulls guard successfully.
Gomez working for a triangle but Missel defends it easily.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Missel from controlling successfully.
Gomez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Missel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Missel moves into the clinch.
Gomez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gomez missing with knees to the body.
Missel is pressed up against the cage. Gomez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Missel down to the mat. Missel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Missel is avoiding it.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Missel circles away quickly and effectively.
Missel throws a right and a left that Gomez avoids nicely.
Missel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gomez as he avoids it easily.
Gomez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Missel rushes Gomez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gomez wants to take the fight to the mat but Missel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimy Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Missel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gomez is defending well.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Missel throws a nice looking combination but Gomez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Missel misses with a takedown
and Gomez moves into the clinch.
Missel has Gomez pushed against the cage.
Missel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez avoiding damage as Missel throws knees to the body.
Gomez jumps guard.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Missel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gomez trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Missel preventing the sweep.
Gomez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gomez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Missel defends it easily.
Gomez trying to keep a closed guard but Missel is proving a slippery customer.
Gomez is really struggling to control Missel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Missel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Missel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomez wants to take a breather but Missel is having none of it.
It looks like Gomez is going to stand back up.
Missel wants to get back to full guard.
Gomez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gomez wants to stand up but Missel has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Missel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Missel.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez stalling in the clinch but Missel improves position.
Missel manages to break the clinch.
Missel is looking to clinch.
Gomez thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Missel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gomez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Gomez backs off Missel throws a huge counter combo but Gomez manages to avoid it all.
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Missel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
No luck for Gomez with that takedown attempt.
Gomez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Missel to the ground. Gomez is now in Missel's guard.
Missel manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gomez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Missel.
It looked like Gomez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Missel.
Gomez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Missel.
Jimy Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez wants to clinch
and Missel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Missel counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimy Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Missel pushes him off.
A punch combination from Missel misses.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gomez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Missel manages to circle out of the way.
Missel misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gomez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Missel sprawls and moves away.
Gomez tries for a takedown but Missel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Missel but Missel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gomez gets tackled into the cage by Missel. Missel maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Missel pulls Gomez into guard.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Missel keeps moving.
Gomez wanted to stand there but Missel had control of the position.
Missel managing to control the position.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Missel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gomez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gomez stuffs the takedown.
Gomez moves into the clinch.
That's four 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.
Missel breaks the clinch.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Missel as he avoids it easily.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Missel.
Gomez throws a lazy head kick
and Missel counters with a takedown into side control.
Gomez is not content to let Missel control the position.
Missel tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Missel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Missel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Missel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joe Missel!
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