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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stew Monson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stew Monson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buddy Gomez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gomez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gomez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gomez stops Monson from standing up.
Gomez drops back looking for a leg! Monson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Monson manages to kick Gomez off! Gomez jumps back into Monson's guard.
Monson is looking to stand up but Gomez isn't so interested in that idea.
Monson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gomez stops Monson from standing up.
Gomez 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.
Gomez advances to half guard.
Gomez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Monson has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Monson is looking to control Gomez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Monson avoid being mounted?
Gomez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Monson moves into full guard.
Monson is looking to stand up but Gomez isn't so interested in that idea.
Monson looking for a sweep. Not yet Monson, not yet.
Gomez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Monson trying to keep a closed guard but Gomez is proving a slippery customer.
Gomez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gomez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monson controls Gomez momentarily but Gomez frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gomez won't allow Monson to sweep him here.
Gomez drops back looking for a leg! Monson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Monson manages to kick Gomez off! Gomez jumps back into Monson's guard.
Gomez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gomez looks gassed!
Monson wants to stand up but Gomez is controlling him.
Monson is trying to keep Gomez in close.
Gomez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gomez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gomez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson wants to get back to his feet but Gomez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gomez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monson is keeping the position for now.
Gomez preventing the sweep.
Monson looking to control.
Monson is looking to stand up but Gomez isn't so interested in that idea.
Gomez 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.
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monson trying to keep a closed guard but Gomez is proving a slippery customer.
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gomez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gomez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Monson 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 passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monson struggling a bit here.
Monson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gomez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Gomez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gomez feints and as Monson raises his hands in defense, Gomez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gomez 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.
Gomez 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.
Gomez drops back looking for a leg! Monson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Monson manages to kick Gomez off! Gomez jumps back into Monson's guard.
Gomez postures up.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Gomez drops back looking for a leg! Monson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Monson manages to kick Gomez off! Gomez jumps back into Monson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Monson dives on top into guard.
Monson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monson is really struggling to control Gomez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Monson stopping the sweep attempt from Gomez.
Gomez looking for a guillotine here but Monson defends easily.
Monson wants to stand but Gomez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Monson preventing the sweep.
Gomez has a closed guard, preventing Monson from standing up.
Gomez wants to sweep here but Monson controlling him for the moment.
Monson tries to stand but Gomez is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomez is keeping the position for now.
Gomez has a closed guard, preventing Monson from standing up.
Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monson is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monson wants to stand but Gomez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gomez is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gomez won't allow Monson to get back to his feet.
Gomez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gomez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Monson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gomez.
Monson gets full guard.
Gomez wants to pass the guard but Monson is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gomez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gomez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Gomez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for Monson with that takedown attempt.
Gomez looking to score a takedown here. Monson is defending well but Gomez drives through and ends up in Monson's guard.
Monson is trying to keep Gomez in close.
Gomez 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.
Gomez stands up from Monson's guard - Gomez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gomez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Monson.
Monson shoots in and drives through. Gomez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stew Monson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Monson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gomez is in Monson's guard.
Gomez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Monson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gomez has Monson in his guard.
Monson stopping the sweep attempt from Gomez.
Monson wants to stand but Gomez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gomez looking for a guillotine here but Monson defends easily.
Stew Monson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monson wants to stand but Gomez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gomez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Monson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Monson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gomez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Monson has passed into side control.
Gomez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Monson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson tries to stand but Gomez is controlling his head.
Monson trying to control the action but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Gomez is looking for a sweep.
Monson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gomez is trying to improve his position.
Monson tries to stand but Gomez is controlling his head.
Gomez is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monson wants to stand but Gomez has his arm trapped.
Buddy Gomez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gomez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Monson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez is looking to improve his position but Monson isn't that keen on the idea.
Monson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy Gomez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gomez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddy Gomez!
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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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