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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heimo Vesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gomes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Juelz Santana - Murda Murda. Martin Gomes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
12 - 2 - 1 |
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heimo Vesa!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vesa throws a head kick but Gomes moves out of range.
Vesa throws a head kick that misses.
Vesa throws a lazy right hand but Gomes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomes avoids the head kick by Vesa.
Gomes moves out of range of the leg kick from Vesa.
Gomes scores with a takedown into Vesa's guard.
Gomes cracks Vesa with a solid left hand.
Gomes is looking to work some ground and pound but Vesa has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes wants to pass the guard but Vesa is keeping the position.
Vesa trying to keep a closed guard but Gomes is proving a slippery customer.
Vesa can't keep his opponent in guard - Gomes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vesa is looking for a sweep. Gomes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gomes lands a nice short elbow.
Vesa manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes throwing strikes from guard but Vesa blocks nicely.
Vesa keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
Gomes postures up in Vesa's guard and throws a big left but Vesa blocks it.
Gomes throwing strikes from guard but Vesa blocks nicely.
Vesa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vesa 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.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Vesa keeps moving.
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.
Vesa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gomes trying to control but Vesa is working from the bottom.
Gomes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vesa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gomes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vesa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gomes advances to half guard.
Vesa trying to control here.
Gomes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vesa keeps working.
Vesa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes works his way into side control.
Gomes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vesa keeps working.
Vesa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gomes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gomes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vesa sneaks back into half guard.
Gomes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gomes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vesa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vesa is trying to control but can't.
Vesa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gomes scores with a couple of nice shots.
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. Gomes connects with a nice short shot to Vesa's temple.
Vesa is defending against the submission attempts here by Gomes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesa kicks off Gomes and gets to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Vesa.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vesa, as that shot connected.
Vesa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vesa stuffs the takedown.
Vesa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vesa is trying to defend but Gomes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gomes throwing shots but Vesa is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Gomes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gomes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gomes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gomes lands a big shot there that rocks Vesa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vesa wants to hold on but Gomes pushes him away.
Vesa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Vesa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gomes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gomes wants to pass the guard but Vesa is keeping the position.
Gomes is fighting to break Vesa's control of his arms but Vesa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vesa wants to stand and escape but Gomes is having none of it.
Gomes won't allow Vesa to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vesa has hold of Gomes's hands but Gomes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gomes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gomes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vesa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomes stops Vesa from getting back to his feet.
Gomes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gomes stops Vesa from getting back to his feet.
Gomes wants to control but Vesa is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to pass the guard but Vesa is defending well.
Gomes is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vesa is desperately trying to improve his position but Gomes has a good base and remains in mount.
Gomes trying to control but Vesa is having none of it.
Gomes looking for a guillotine from mount but Vesa is having none of it.
Gomes with shots to the head and body - Vesa looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes prevents Vesa from getting the reversal.
Vesa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gomes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gomes tries to control but Vesa wriggling away.
Gomes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vesa is bucking up trying to escape but Gomes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vesa's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Vesa is trying desperately to improve position.
Vesa is breathing heavily.
Gomes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vesa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesa regains half guard.
Gomes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomes is trying to control. Vesa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gomes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vesa sees it coming and defends easily.
Vesa is trying to stand up here but Gomes is controlling him well.
Vesa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vesa keeps working.
Gomes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Gomes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Vesa tries a head kick but it misses.
Vesa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vesa wants it to stay on the feet.
Vesa lands with a good body shot.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown but Vesa shows good takedown defense.
Vesa lands a right hook to the body.
Gomes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gomes blocks a low kick nicely.
Vesa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vesa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gomes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vesa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomes on the side of the head.
Gomes throws a series of punches but Vesa moves out of range.
Gomes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vesa can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Vesa does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gomes's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vesa.
Heimo Vesa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vesa connects with a body shot.
Heimo Vesa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vesa throws a head kick that misses.
Vesa misses with a head kick.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vesa sprawls well. Vesa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vesa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vesa scores with a head kick.
Vesa misses with a hook
and Gomes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vesa's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Vesa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vesa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gomes is looking to escape.
Gomes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes tries to hold on but Vesa postures up.
Vesa wants to take his opponent's back but Gomes doesn't allow it.
Vesa trying to control but Gomes is having none of it.
Vesa gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vesa. Gomes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Vesa.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomes.
A good leg kick by Vesa.
Gomes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vesa sprawls well initially but Gomes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Heimo Vesa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vesa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vesa gets full guard.
Vesa is trying to control the position but Gomes postures up.
Vesa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martin Gomes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vesa throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heimo Vesa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gomes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Gomes!
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