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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mateo valaquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masakatsu Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lose Yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Masakatsu Gomi enters the ring!
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160 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
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167 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, mateo valaquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakatsu Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gomi lands a left and a right that send valaquez crashing to the mat, dazed. Gomi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
valaquez is rocked!
Gomi throws a series of punches but valaquez avoids them all with ease.
Oh valaquez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gomi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomi pushes valaquez up against the ropes in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Gomi.
valaquez seems to have got his legs back now.
valaquez is breathing heavily.
Gomi manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Gomi.
Gomi scoring well with a low kick there.
valaquez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Gomi swinging wildly here.
Gomi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gomi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi clinches up with valaquez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gomi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gomi manages to break the clinch.
Gomi scores with a shot to the body.
Gomi throws a body punch but valaquez moves out of range.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but valaquez manages to avoid it.
valaquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomi throws a right and a left that valaquez avoids nicely.
valaquez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
valaquez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gomi closes the distance and pushes valaquez back into the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Gomi.
valaquez tries to pull guard but Gomi holds him up against the ropes and eventually valaquez drops back down to his feet.
Gomi is leaning against valaquez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands a hook that snaps the head of valaquez backwards.
Gomi lands an elbow that stopped valaquez in his tracks for a moment.
Gomi is struggling to control the position.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
valaquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomi tries to sprawl out of it but valaquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gomi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomi forces valaquez back against the ropes and clinches.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
valaquez avoids the body shot from Gomi.
Gomi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a series of punches but valaquez avoids them all with ease.
Gomi scores with a leg kick.
Gomi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gomi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
valaquez moves out of range of the strikes.
valaquez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gomi did well to prevent valaquez getting side control.
Gomi moves into full guard.
valaquez postures up.
valaquez won't allow Gomi to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gomi is on top in guard.
Gomi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gomi wants to stand but valaquez is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. valaquez is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakatsu Gomi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
valaquez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gomi defends it nicely.
Gomi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gomi darts in and clinches valaquez up against the ropes.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Gomi misses.
Gomi tries to bum rush valaquez with a series of wild strikes but valaquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomi moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomi lands with a light punch inside.
Gomi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi is leaning against valaquez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gomi breaks from the clinch.
Gomi throws a series of strikes that have valaquez backpedaling.
Gomi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with valaquez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gomi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
valaquez slips a jab and a cross from Gomi.
Nice defenses there by valaquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
valaquez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Gomi does no damage.
Gomi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gomi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from valaquez.
Gomi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
valaquez ducks right into an uppercut from Gomi.
Masakatsu Gomi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomi throws a head kick but valaquez moves out of range.
Gomi has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masakatsu Gomi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
valaquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomi misses with an uppercut. valaquez saw that one coming.
Gomi rushes valaquez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
valaquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomi moves into the clinch.
Gomi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
valaquez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gomi walks away with a smile on his face. valaquez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mateo valaquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi clinches with his opponent.
Gomi breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands a jab.
valaquez looks for a takedown but Gomi sprawls well.
Gomi moves into the clinch successfully.
Gomi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has valaquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gomi displaying some good clinch control by pressing valaquez up against the ropes.
Gomi lands a hook to the side of the head.
valaquez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gomi lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakatsu Gomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gomi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gomi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but valaquez manages to avoid it.
Gomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but valaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
valaquez tries to keep at a distance but Gomi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomi throws an overhand right that lands on valaquez's shoulder, as valaquez tries to avoid the shot.
Gomi closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Masakatsu Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Gomi breaks the clinch.
Gomi tries to land a leg kick but valaquez saw it coming and moves away.
Gomi is looking to slow valaquez down with leg kicks.
Gomi throws a lazy right hand but valaquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
valaquez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Gomi gets a clinch.
Gomi is working valaquez over against the ropes.
Gomi holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands a knee to the head.
Gomi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomi tries to bum rush valaquez with a series of wild strikes but valaquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
mateo valaquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi throws a series of punches but valaquez avoids them all with ease.
Gomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomi feints and then cracks valaquez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow valaquez down.
Gomi throws a right and a left that valaquez avoids nicely.
Gomi throws a jab but it's blocked by valaquez.
Gomi wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
valaquez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gomi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gomi looks to throw the jab but valaquez is out of range.
Gomi scores with a leg kick.
Gomi works over valaquez's head and body with a nice combination.
Gomi has valaquez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gomi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Masakatsu Gomi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomi looking to throw knees to the head but valaquez is blocking nicely.
valaquez tries to pull guard but Gomi won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi breaks the clinch.
Gomi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but valaquez blocks it with crossed arms.
valaquez fails to pull guard.
Gomi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomi throws a body punch but valaquez moves out of range.
valaquez tries to keep at a distance but Gomi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masakatsu Gomi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gomi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masakatsu Gomi!
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hype
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