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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sadat Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Something in your Mouth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
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177 lbs
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170 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sadat Reis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonas Gomez! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Reis is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Gomez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Gomez clinches with his opponent.
Gomez wants a takedown but no success here.
Gomez wants a takedown but no success here.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Reis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Gomez blocks an elbow strike from Reis.
Reis misses with a knee to the head. Reis throws an elbow that misses.
Reis misses with a knee strike.
Reis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gomez effectively controlling the action here. Reis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reis lands a damaging elbow. Gomez fails to pull guard.
Sadat Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Gomez. Reis pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Gomez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Reis misses with a knee to the head. Reis lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off. Gomez misses with a knee strike.
Reis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reis lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off. Gomez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reis throws an elbow but it misses.
Reis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away. Reis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reis lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Gomez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Gomez is looking to stand up but Reis isn't so interested in that idea. Gomez wants to sweep but no luck. Reis gets to his feet - Gomez follows without any prompting. Gomez misses with a double jab.
Reis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reis lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off. Reis looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Reis misses with an elbow over the top. Gomez tries to pull guard but Reis won't allow it.
Gomez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reis pulls him back up using the underhooks. Gomez looks gassed! Reis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gomez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Reis. Reis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Nice elbow from Reis. Reis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reis tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body. Gomez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Reis regains guard immediately. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gomez wants to control from the top but Reis keeps moving. Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but Reis is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reis wants to stand but Gomez is controlling the position. Gomez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reis's guard. Gomez performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Reis wants to get back to his feet.
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. Gomez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Gomez wants to take a breather but Reis is having none of it. Gomez decides to stand up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sadat Reis will probably get the nod. That's time! Reis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gomez looks for a takedown but Reis sprawls well. Reis closes the distance but Gomez moves to the side and Gomez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gomez. Gomez takes a knee to the side of the body. Reis looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Reis has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Reis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reis obliges. Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomez takes an elbow to the temple. Reis lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomez won't want to take too many of those. Reis lands an elbow inside. Reis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomez's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Reis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Reis lands a knee to the head.
Reis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Reis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Reis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez tries to break free but Reis pushes him back against the cage. Reis tries to land a knee to the head but Gomez blocks with his arms.
Reis misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reis throws an elbow but misses. Gomez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Reis looks to throw an elbow but misses. Gomez jumps guard but Reis stands there with Gomez around his waist. Gomez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gomez avoiding damage as Reis throws knees to the body.
Reis looks to throw an elbow but misses. Gomez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sadat Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Gomez. Gomez looking to stall.
Reis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. A knee to the head by Reis.
Gomez blocks the elbow strike.
Gomez has Reis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two 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. Gomez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Gomez trying to control but Reis is working from the bottom. Reis wants to stand up but Gomez is controlling him. Reis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gomez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Sadat Reis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Reis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Reis keeps it at a distance. Reis tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Reis. Reis instigates a clinch. A nice glancing elbow lands by Reis. Gomez takes an elbow to the temple. Reis misses with a knee to the head. Reis connects with a knee to the head.
Gomez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Reis prevents a takedown attempt there.
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. Nice elbow from Reis. Reis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gomez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gomez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Gomez pulls guard successfully.
Gomez is working an open guard so Reis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Reis closes the distance looking to clinch and Gomez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gomez. Gomez trying to control but Reis is working from the bottom. Reis pushes Gomez off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadat Reis dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck for Gomez with that takedown attempt. Reis clinches but Gomez breaks the clinch and Gomez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reis's guard now. Reis is wriggling around but Gomez manages to pass to half guard.
Reis pushes Gomez off looking to stand but Gomez dives back in and keeps control.
Reis is looking to get back to is feet but Gomez passes into side control.
Gomez wants to control but Reis is keeping him busy. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reis pushes Gomez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gomez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Reis is not content to let Gomez control the position. Gomez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Reis to his feet. Reis tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Reis tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Gomez counters by clinching up. Reis lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment. Reis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reis lands a knee to the head.
Reis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Reis takes a knee to the side of the body. Reis scores with a knee to the head.
Reis misses with an elbow over the top. Gomez avoids a wild elbow strike from Reis. Reis misses with a knee strike.
Gomez jumps guard.
Gomez trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gomez is proving hard to escape from. Gomez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Reis blocks the leg kick.
Reis tries to clinch but fails miserably and Gomez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Reis lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off. Reis with a knee to the head.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike. Gomez jumps guard but Reis stands there with Gomez around his waist. Gomez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gomez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reis lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off. Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead. Reis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Nice elbow from Reis. Reis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomez's face.
Gomez breaks the clinch.
Gomez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reis's waist but Reis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomez off to one side. Sadat Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Gomez. Reis tries to clinch but fails miserably and Gomez counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Reis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reis. Jonas Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sadat Reis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Gomez tries a knee to the head but Reis blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight! Jonas Gomez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Reis 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28 Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28 Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sadat Reis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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