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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caua Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez has chosen Something in your Mouth as his entrance music. Caua Moore is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caua Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez looks for a takedown but Moore sprawls well.
Moore cracks Gomez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moore jabs Gomez right on the nose. Gomez blinks but takes it well.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore lands a nice looking body shot.
Moore lands a jab to the head.
Moore gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gomez.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gomez prevents Moore from getting back to his feet.
Gomez wanted to stand there but Moore had control of the position.
Moore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gomez throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moore is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gomez keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez trying to control the position.
Moore throwing strikes from guard but Gomez blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez wants to sweep but no luck.
Moore won't allow Gomez to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Moore postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moore!
Gomez looks gassed!
Moore throws a right hand that Gomez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomez also avoids with ease.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moore throws out the jab.
Gomez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moore pinned against the cage. Moore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No luck for Gomez with that takedown attempt.
Caua Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Gomez.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Moore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moore lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Moore's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Moore is working Gomez over against the cage.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moore is keeping busy.
Gomez breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Moore as Gomez shoots in.
Moore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gomez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomez wants it to stay on the feet.
Moore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moore tests Gomez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gomez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good exchange - Moore coming out on top.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moore as he jumps to the side.
Moore throws a series of strikes that have Gomez backpedaling.
Moore works Gomez's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore lands with a shot to the body.
Gomez moves forwards but Moore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caua Moore dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moore lands a with a good body shot.
Gomez misses with a takedown
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez looks to clinch
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Moore wants to stand up but Gomez is controlling him.
Gomez stands up from Moore's guard - Gomez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Moore connects with the punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomez pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez shoots in but Moore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gomez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice straight punches there by Moore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moore.
Moore scores with a takedown into Gomez's guard.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore is really struggling to control Gomez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Moore stopping the sweep attempt from Gomez.
Gomez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gomez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moore!
Gomez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moore's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to escape the mount.
Gomez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gomez controlling the pace for now.
Moore is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Gomez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gomez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Moore is bucking up trying to escape but Gomez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gomez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moore is trying desperately to improve position.
Gomez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moore looks a forlorn figure.
Gomez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Orlando Gomez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Gomez wants to clinch
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caua Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
Moore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Moore to the mat! Moore manages to get full guard.
Moore 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.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Moore looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gomez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gomez trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
Moore tries to get to full guard but Gomez has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gomez wants to take a breather but Moore is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gomez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gomez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gomez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gomez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Moore tries to get to full guard but Gomez has control of the leg.
Orlando Gomez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gomez works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Moore regains half guard.
Moore is looking for a sweep. Gomez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gomez gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Gomez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gomez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomez landing strikes from the mount.
Gomez landing strikes from the mount and Moore is in trouble!
Moore is desperately trying to improve his position but Gomez has a good base and remains in mount.
Gomez wants to control the pace but Moore is squirming around nicely.
Moore regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore actively working from the bottom here.
Moore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moore does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Moore works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gomez lands a couple of elbows.
Gomez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moore is keeping the position for now.
Gomez is looking to stand up but Moore won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Gomez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gomez 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Caua Moore!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Caua Moore!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Caua Moore!
Caua Moore wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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