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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Daley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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175 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Daley!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi tries to bum rush Daley with a series of wild strikes but Daley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Paul Daley has been cut.
Daley pushes Gomi away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Daley avoids them all with ease.
Gomi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daley finds it's way round the side to connect with Gomi's head.
Daley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Daley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomi slips a jab and a cross from Daley.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Daley throws a head kick that misses.
Daley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daley throws a front kick that sends Gomi stumbling back into the ropes.
Daley throws a nice head kick!
Gomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Daley misses with the combination.
Daley throws a head kick but Gomi moves out of range.
Daley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley misses the jab.
Gomi throws a right and a left that Daley avoids nicely.
Daley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Daley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Gomi can't break the clinch.
Gomi jumps guard but Daley stands there with Gomi around his waist. Gomi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Daley breaks the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Daley.
Gomi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gomi tries to pull guard but Daley holds him up against the ropes and eventually Gomi drops back down to his feet.
Gomi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takanori Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gomi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gomi swings wildly with an uppercut but Daley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomi misses with a combination
and Daley counters with a two punch combo.
Daley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Gomi does no damage.
Gomi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gomi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gomi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Daley's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Daley duly obliges.
Gomi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daley counters with a nice body kick.
Daley misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Gomi.
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Gomi scores with a four punch combination!
Gomi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Daley throws a right hand that Gomi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomi also avoids with ease.
Gomi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gomi.
Gomi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gomi really felt that one!
Gomi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gomi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gomi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Daley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomi misses with a combination
and Daley counters with a nice body kick.
Gomi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daley connects with a high kick.
Daley throws a wild body kick that Gomi sees coming a mile off.
Gomi misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomi slips a jab from Daley.
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.
Gomi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gomi misses with an uppercut. Daley saw that one coming.
Gomi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gomi misses with a double jab.
Daley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gomi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gomi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Daley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gomi. That did some damage!
Daley throws a push kick but Gomi slaps the foot to one side.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Daley moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Daley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gomi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gomi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice shot lands for Gomi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Daley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Daley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab from Gomi.
Gomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomi throws a combination that misses
and Daley counters with a head kick. That will keep Gomi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Daley misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomi fails to land with a series of punches.
Daley closes the distance and clinches.
Daley pulls guard effortlessly.
Daley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Gomi seems to have locked his on tight now - Daley screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Gomi, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Takanori Gomi!
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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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