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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Meredith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meredith has chosen Four Kicks as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chris Meredith was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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151 lbs
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Meredith!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Gomez.
Meredith tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez lands a glancing blow to the side of Meredith's head.
Meredith wants to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Gomez.
Meredith misses with a head kick.
Gomez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An inside leg kick from Gomez misses.
Meredith tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gomez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Meredith delivers a nice body kick.
Meredith has closed the distance and engaged Gomez in a clinch.
Meredith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Roger Gomez has been cut.
Meredith crunches a lovely knee into Gomez's ribcage.
Meredith trying to land knees to the body.
Meredith missing with knees to the body.
Meredith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gomez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Meredith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Meredith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gomez is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Meredith wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.
Gomez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Meredith was covering up waiting for the punch and Gomez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gomez throwing strikes from guard but Meredith blocks nicely.
Meredith wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Meredith keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Gomez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Meredith dives on top into guard.
Gomez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Meredith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Meredith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gomez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Meredith has managed to get both his arms back between Gomez's legs - danger averted.
Meredith throws and elbow that misses. Gomez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Meredith's guard. Nice move by Gomez!
Meredith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomez's guard.
Meredith wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Meredith tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Meredith from controlling successfully.
Meredith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meredith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez has his feet on Meredith's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Meredith needs to keep his hands up - Gomez had a free shot at his head there.
Meredith wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meredith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meredith tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Meredith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meredith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meredith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meredith doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Meredith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gomez tries to move to mount but Meredith blocks the move with his legs.
Sloppy strikes there by Gomez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control the action but Meredith is working from the bottom.
Meredith tries to buck Gomez off but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez throws a strike aimed at the side of Meredith's head but Meredith avoids it well.
Meredith is trying to get back to half guard.
Meredith is trying to control Gomez's posture but Gomez avoids it.
Meredith parries the strikes from Gomez easily there. Gomez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Meredith to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Meredith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meredith slips a straight right by Gomez.
Meredith tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Gomez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Gomez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Meredith is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meredith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez fails with a takedown attempt.
Chris Meredith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meredith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Meredith tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Horrible takedown by Meredith or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomez which made him look bad.
Meredith wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.
Meredith is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Meredith tries to clinch up.
Meredith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gomez.
Meredith tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomez wants it to stay on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gomez. That's going to slow Meredith down.
Gomez lunges at Meredith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meredith's hand.
Gomez lands a jab to the head.
Meredith is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gomez working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meredith keeps working.
Gomez is putting a hurting on Meredith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gomez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Meredith is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gomez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meredith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Meredith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gomez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Meredith wants to control but Gomez postures up.
Gomez scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Meredith tries to escape but Gomez is in control.
Meredith is not content to let Gomez control the position.
The strikes coming from Gomez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Meredith is trying to control Gomez's posture but Gomez avoids it.
Gomez tries to score with some ground and pound. Meredith controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Meredith.
A leg kick checked by Meredith.
Meredith forces Gomez back against the cage and clinches.
Meredith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.
Gomez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Meredith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Meredith won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez goes for a takedown attempt but Meredith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Meredith as Gomez shoots in.
Gomez is looking to score with low kicks.
Meredith gets a clinch.
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meredith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gomez avoiding damage as Meredith throws knees to the body.
Meredith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Meredith scores a nice knee to the body.
Gomez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meredith connects with a knee to the head.
Meredith missing with knees to the body.
Gomez avoiding damage as Meredith throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gomez as Meredith tries to tie him up.
Meredith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.
Meredith working Gomez over with knees to the body.
Meredith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.
Meredith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gomez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Meredith missing with knees to the body.
Gomez has Meredith pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gomez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Meredith tumbling to the mat - Gomez dives into Meredith's guard.
Meredith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomez's guard.
Meredith trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Meredith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Gomez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Gomez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Meredith tries a low kick but Gomez avoids it.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Meredith wants to clinch.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Meredith misses its intended target.
Meredith tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
Meredith slaps away a takedown attempt from Gomez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Meredith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomez drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Meredith won't allow Gomez to sweep him here.
Roger Gomez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomez keeping full guard, as Meredith tries to pass.
Meredith controlling from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Meredith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Meredith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meredith is one step ahead there.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Meredith from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Meredith.
Meredith tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez misses with a takedown attempt - Meredith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Roger Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Meredith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gomez swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Meredith is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Meredith doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Meredith throws a leg kick that misses.
Meredith throws a low kick but Gomez avoids it.
Meredith tries for a takedown but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gomez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meredith's sensitive parts.
Meredith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Meredith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gomez lands a jab.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Meredith.
Gomez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meredith avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gomez, right into the meat.
Meredith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gomez can pounce on him.
Meredith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Meredith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meredith misses the jab.
Gomez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meredith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Meredith.
Gomez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Meredith sprawls well initially but Gomez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gomez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Meredith gets back to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Meredith holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Meredith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meredith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meredith clinches up with Gomez and pushes him back against the cage.
Meredith stops a takedown attempt from Gomez.
Meredith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomez avoids it.
Gomez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Meredith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gomez trying to control but Meredith is working from the bottom.
Meredith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomez's guard.
Chris Meredith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meredith drops back looking for a leg! Gomez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gomez manages to kick Meredith off! Meredith jumps back into Gomez's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gomez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Roger Gomez!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Roger Gomez!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Roger Gomez!
Roger Gomez wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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