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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Claude Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Kaliniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markus Kaliniev told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claude Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Kaliniev!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaliniev tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
Kaliniev tries to clinch
and Gomez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gomez.
Gomez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gomez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gomez duly obliges.
Gomez clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaliniev lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Claude Gomez has been cut.
Gomez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kaliniev lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Kaliniev lands a damaging elbow.
Gomez tries to break free but Kaliniev pushes him back against the cage.
Kaliniev lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
Kaliniev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kaliniev working Gomez over with knees to the body.
Kaliniev lands a knee to the head.
Kaliniev crunches a lovely knee into Gomez's ribcage.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaliniev has double underhooks.
Kaliniev landing knees to the head.
Kaliniev lands a knee to the head.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaliniev working Gomez over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaliniev landing knees to the body.
Kaliniev lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
Kaliniev lands a damaging elbow.
Gomez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kaliniev to keep the fight standing.
Kaliniev landing knees to the body.
Kaliniev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kaliniev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kaliniev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kaliniev.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaliniev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kaliniev scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaliniev obliges.
Kaliniev working Gomez over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaliniev landing knees to the body.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaliniev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kaliniev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaliniev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kaliniev lands an elbow inside.
Gomez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gomez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gomez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaliniev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaliniev postures up in Gomez's guard and throws a big left but Gomez blocks it.
Kaliniev is looking to work some ground and pound but Gomez has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaliniev throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaliniev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gomez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kaliniev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaliniev throws a big elbow that misses.
Gomez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaliniev on the ground.
Kaliniev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kaliniev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kaliniev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gomez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kaliniev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaliniev postures up.
Kaliniev throws a big right hand that misses.
Kaliniev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kaliniev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaliniev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaliniev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gomez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaliniev throwing strikes but missing.
Gomez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kaliniev is looking to work some ground and pound but Gomez has wrist control.
Kaliniev scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaliniev throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaliniev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaliniev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kaliniev throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Kaliniev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claude Gomez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaliniev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaliniev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaliniev is looking to clinch.
Markus Kaliniev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaliniev looks to clinch
and Gomez counters with a single leg into guard. Kaliniev didn't expect that.
Kaliniev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gomez tries to stand but Kaliniev is controlling from the bottom.
Gomez throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaliniev wants to stand but Gomez is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaliniev has his feet on Gomez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kaliniev darts in trying to clinch
and Gomez counters with a left and a right that stings Kaliniev.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
A clash of legs there as Gomez blocks the low kick.
Kaliniev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Kaliniev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaliniev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaliniev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaliniev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gomez backs up against the cage.
Kaliniev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaliniev wants to clinch but Gomez slips to the side
and Gomez counters with a left and a right that stings Kaliniev.
It looks like Markus Kaliniev has been cut.
Kaliniev tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Kaliniev circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaliniev is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Gomez drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaliniev wants to stand and escape but Gomez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez stands and steps away. Kaliniev gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Claude Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaliniev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaliniev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaliniev doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Kaliniev moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Kaliniev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gomez tries to break the clinch but Kaliniev is controlling the position.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kaliniev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gomez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaliniev trying to land knees to the body.
Kaliniev tries to land a knee to the head but Gomez blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kaliniev misses with an elbow over the top.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Kaliniev holds him up against the cage and eventually Gomez drops back down to his feet.
Kaliniev lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Kaliniev holds him up against the cage and eventually Gomez drops back down to his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaliniev obliges.
Kaliniev scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kaliniev.
Markus Kaliniev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaliniev has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaliniev lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Kaliniev lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
Kaliniev lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Gomez takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Markus Kaliniev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gomez.
Gomez trying to control the action but Kaliniev is working from the bottom.
Gomez decides to stand back up. Gomez steps back and let's Kaliniev get back to his feet.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaliniev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kaliniev closes the distance but Gomez moves to the side
and Gomez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kaliniev doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Kaliniev tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaliniev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaliniev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaliniev.
Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaliniev landing knees to the body.
Kaliniev landing knees to the head.
Kaliniev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaliniev has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaliniev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kaliniev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaliniev won't allow it.
Kaliniev lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomez won't want to take too many of those.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaliniev 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 tries to stall but Kaliniev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kaliniev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Kaliniev is controlling him.
Kaliniev with a knee to the head.
Kaliniev looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Kaliniev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaliniev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gomez's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaliniev misses with a knee to the head.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Kaliniev has him pressed against the cage.
Kaliniev tries to land a knee to the head but Gomez blocks with his arms.
Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaliniev tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaliniev instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaliniev obliges.
Kaliniev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kaliniev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Kaliniev has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez tries to break free but Kaliniev pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kaliniev.
Kaliniev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomez's defenses.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Kaliniev holds him up against the cage and eventually Gomez drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gomez.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaliniev lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomez won't want to take too many of those.
Kaliniev lands a knee to the body.
Gomez is trying to trip Kaliniev. He has hold of a leg but Kaliniev is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gomez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kaliniev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to stand and escape but instead Kaliniev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kaliniev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaliniev throwing strikes but missing.
Kaliniev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gomez is trying to control the position but Kaliniev postures up.
Kaliniev throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaliniev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaliniev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gomez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gomez tries to get out of the position.
Kaliniev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gomez's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Markus Kaliniev.
I've got Kaliniev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Kaliniev!
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