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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donald Sucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hernando Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sucker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Protest Life by SCUM. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald Sucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hernando Gomez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sucker tries to keep at a distance but Gomez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sucker.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sucker avoids it.
Sucker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gomez smiles and moves away.
Sucker gets a takedown into half guard.
Sucker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gomez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sucker is looking for a kimura here.
Gomez is staying active underneath Sucker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet.
Sucker is looking for a kimura but Gomez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sucker to get the leverage.
Gomez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sucker passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sucker is trying to get an arm triangle but Gomez is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sucker is trying to get an arm triangle but Gomez is defending well.
Sucker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sucker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gomez trying to control but Sucker flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucker has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gomez has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sucker is not going to allow Gomez to sit and survive in this position.
Sucker goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Gomez escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Sucker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gomez is working away from the top position though.
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.
Sucker trying to get back to full guard but Gomez takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Gomez controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sucker working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Sucker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gomez.
Sucker fails with a takedown attempt.
Hernando Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sucker keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
A clash of legs there as Sucker blocks the low kick.
Sucker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gomez but Gomez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez wants to clinch.
Gomez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sucker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gomez tries to clinch there but Sucker circles away.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sucker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sucker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Sucker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
Hernando Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Sucker or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomez which made him look bad.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sucker.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Sucker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two 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.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sucker throws out the jab.
Sucker lands the left hand.
Sucker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Sucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Gomez is looking to score with low kicks.
Hernando Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sucker avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Gomez throws a leg kick that misses.
Sucker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sucker misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Sucker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gomez is trying to control but can't.
Sucker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gomez defends it well.
Sucker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Sucker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gomez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sucker.
Gomez pushes Sucker off looking to stand but Sucker dives back in and keeps control.
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 Donald Sucker 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. This is the final round!
Sucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sucker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gomez swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
Gomez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sucker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez tries to land a front kick but Sucker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sucker moves out of range of the body kick.
Gomez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sucker.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sucker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Sucker circles away.
Sucker shoots for a takedown but Gomez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Sucker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Sucker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gomez swivels and escapes.
A head kick misses from Gomez.
Sucker blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Sucker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gomez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Sucker circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Sucker keeps it at a distance.
Sucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Sucker pushes him off.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomez leaves Sucker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gomez misses with a leg kick.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Sucker is avoiding it.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Sucker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gomez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sucker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sucker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sucker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sucker is fighting to break Gomez's control of his arms but Gomez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gomez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sucker is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucker drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gomez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gomez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gomez!
Sucker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Donald Sucker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sucker can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Sucker holding on.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hernando Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomez in side control, throwing shots but Sucker defends.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hernando Gomez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sucker 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Sucker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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