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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taka Gominori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Schimling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gominori comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames - Take This Life. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 cm
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218 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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188 cm
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210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taka Gominori! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Schimling! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gominori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gominori throws a right hand that Schimling ducks under and follows up with a left that Schimling also avoids with ease. Gominori misses with an uppercut. Schimling saw that one coming. Schimling tries to clinch up but Gominori circles away and keeps his distance. Gominori swinging wilding here.
Gominori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gominori throws a head kick that misses. Gominori misses with a few strikes there.
Gominori throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Sean Schimling has been cut. Gominori waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Schimling. Gominori jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gominori throws out a loose jab but Schimling uses good head movement to avoid it. Gominori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schimling moves in looking to clinch but Gominori pushes him off. Schimling moves away from the strike by Gominori. Gominori throws a hook but Schimling avoids it easily. Schimling closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gominori to the mat! Gominori manages to get full guard. Gominori tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schimling stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gominori swivels though and keeps the full guard. Schimling wants to control from the top but Gominori keeps moving. Gominori is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Gominori is breathing heavily. Schimling throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gominori works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Gominori trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Schimling trying to control the position from guard on top but Gominori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Schimling wants to pass the guard but Gominori is keeping the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Schimling tries to clinch there but Gominori circles away.
Schimling shoots for a takedown but Gominori saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gominori. Schimling tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gominori swivels and escapes. Gominori tries to bum rush Schimling with a series of wild strikes but Schimling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gominori misses with a looping right. Gominori throws a right hand that Schimling ducks under and follows up with a left that Schimling also avoids with ease. Gominori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schimling manages to avoid it. Gominori cracks Schimling with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Taka Gominori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Schimling blocks a head kick by Gominori.
Schimling rushes Gominori and presses him up against the cage. Gominori goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schimling prevents it.
Schimling misses with a knee strike.
Schimling connects with a knee to the head.
Schimling misses with a knee strike.
Gominori gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schimling.
Taka Gominori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Schimling. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schimling. The is referee keeping an eye on Schimling - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gominori pulls guard successfully.
Gominori lands a decent punch to the body there. Schimling stopping the sweep attempt from Gominori. Gominori 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. Schimling wants to control from the top but Gominori keeps moving. Gominori is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Gominori working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schimling doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schimling manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Schimling wanted to stand there but Gominori had control of the position. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Schimling tries to free his leg and advance position but Gominori is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Schimling drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schimling jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Gominori looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Schimling advances position into side control! Schimling tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Schimling tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schimling has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Gominori is looking for a sweep. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Schimling is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gominori knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Gominori sneaks back into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Gominori dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sean Schimling's cut. That's time! Gominori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schimling shoots in for a double leg but Gominori sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Gominori throws a series of punches but Schimling avoids them all with ease. Gominori looks to land a combination but Schimling avoids it well. Gominori misses with the combination.
Gominori swings for the body but Schimling moves out of range.
Gominori misses with a looping right. Gominori misses with a wild body shot. Schimling shoots in looking for a takedown. Gominori tries to sprawl out of it but Schimling keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gominori manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Schimling blocks a jab. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. A punch combination from Gominori misses. A jab from Gominori finds it's way through Schimling's defenses. Taka Gominori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick misses from Gominori. Gominori looks to land a right hand but Schimling moved out of range. Gominori throws a right and a left that Schimling avoids nicely. Schimling tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gominori swivels and escapes. Taka Gominori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Schimling. Gominori throws a head kick but Schimling moves out of range.
Schimling shoots in looking for a takedown. Gominori tries to sprawl out of it but Schimling keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gominori manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Schimling blocks a head kick by Gominori.
Schimling fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Schimling wants to clinch. A head kick misses from Gominori.
That's two 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. Gominori jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gominori throws a head kick that misses. Schimling dodges the punch combination from Gominori.
Gominori throws a right and a left that both miss. Schimling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gominori. Taka Gominori is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Gominori drops Schimling with a left and a right! Oh, Schimling is hurt - Gominori dives into side control looking to finish!
Gominori is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schimling has escaped the position, nice work there. Gominori is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schimling has escaped the position, nice work there. Gominori working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Gominori wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Schimling, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Schimling can't do much from the bottom here. Gominori looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Gominori in side control, throwing shots but Schimling defends. Schimling tries to get back to half guard but can't. Gominori tries for a kimura but Schimling is defending well. Gominori thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Schimling shoots for a double leg takedown but Gominori sprawls well. He's pushed Schimling's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Schimling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gominori.
Schimling slips a jab and a cross from Gominori.
Gominori throws a series of punches but Schimling avoids them all with ease. Gominori throws a right and a left that both miss. Gominori has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Schimling takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. It's a brutal combination of punches from Gominori! Schimling is backing up but he can't get away as Gominori lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Schimling and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Taka Gominori!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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