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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Saint P (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Gomez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Saint P's chin.
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177 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Saint P!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint P closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gomez circles away.
Saint P avoids the head kick by Gomez.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint P circles away.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Saint P shoots for a double leg takedown but Gomez sprawls well. He's pushed Saint P's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saint P misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nick Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Saint P.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Saint P avoids it well.
Saint P stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomez.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint P circles away.
Saint P tries to clinch up
and Gomez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gomez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Saint P looks gassed!
Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Saint P.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Saint P is refusing to be controlled, as Gomez sits in half guard.
Gomez slows the pace down in half guard.
Gomez thows a huge punch but Saint P dodges it nicely.
Gomez decides to return to a standing position.
Gomez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like George Saint P has been cut.
Gomez closes the distance and pushes Saint P back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint P's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gomez obliges.
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez scores with a takedown into Saint P's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Saint P's guard.
Gomez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Saint P keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Saint P keeping full guard, as Gomez tries to pass.
Gomez trying to control but Saint P is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint P has control of Gomez's left arm, preventing Gomez from doing any damage.
Saint P manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gomez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Saint P controlling his opponent.
Saint P lands with some strikes.
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.
Saint P lands a big elbow.
Saint P scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gomez?
Saint P punishing his opponent with strikes.
Saint P lands a big shot there that rocks Gomez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Saint P sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saint P looking to finish Gomez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gomez!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint P fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Gomez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Saint P's cut.
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.
Saint P feints and as Gomez raises his hands in defense, Saint P changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Saint P from controlling successfully.
Gomez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saint P pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomez is keeping the position for now.
Gomez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saint P trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint P keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gomez's head.
Saint P throws and elbow that misses. Gomez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Saint P's guard. Nice move by Gomez!
Saint P manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomez manages to get himself to full guard.
Saint P controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gomez is looking to stand up but Saint P isn't so interested in that idea.
Saint P preventing the sweep.
Saint P has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Saint P looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Saint P is in close to Gomez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gomez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gomez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saint P.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint P is pushing down on Gomez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gomez is fighting to maintain full guard but Saint P has managed to sneak the leg through.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Saint P connects with a nice short shot to Gomez's temple.
Saint P is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Saint P is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gomez is just riding it out for now. Saint P eventually gives up the hold.
Saint P is trying to control. Gomez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint P lands with a punch from half guard.
Saint P wants to control but Gomez is keeping him busy.
Saint P thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gomez's head.
Saint P slips a nice elbow through Gomez's hands, connecting with Gomez's forehead.
Saint P not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Saint P is keen to just control but Gomez is a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gomez scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saint P with a poor takedown
and Gomez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Saint P showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Saint P'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!
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint P swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint P circles away.
Saint P tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint P.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint P swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saint P circles away.
Gomez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saint P counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gomez!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint P unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saint P cracks Gomez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saint P scoring with strikes but Gomez is staying in there.
Saint P working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint P looking to finish Gomez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gomez!
Saint P working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gomez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gomez tries to get out of the position.
Saint P landing shots from mount.
Saint P avoids the attempt from Gomez to control.
Saint P lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gomez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gomez tries to hold on but Saint P postures up.
You get the feeling that Gomez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Saint P pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Saint P connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint P with the ground and pound from mount.
Saint P takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Saint P cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Saint P looking to control but Gomez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gomez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Saint P scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gomez tries to hold on but Saint P pushes him away.
Saint P fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Saint P looking to control but Gomez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint P lands a big shot there that rocks Gomez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Saint P with a couple of short strikes.
Gomez really wants to buck Saint P off and get back to his feet.
Gomez working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
George Saint P has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saint P lands a heavy elbow.
Gomez is desperately trying to improve his position but Saint P has a good base and remains in mount.
Saint P trying to control but Gomez is having none of it.
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.
Saint P dominating with strikes here.
Saint P fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Saint P controlling his opponent.
Saint P landing strikes from the mount and Gomez is in trouble!
Saint P lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Saint P looking to control and managing it successfully.
Saint P avoids the attempt from Gomez to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Saint P comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saint P has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Saint P!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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