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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Gomez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumrall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sumrall.
Gomez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sumrall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gomez scrambles back to his feet.
Gomez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sumrall, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.
Sumrall lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
Gomez is looking for a takedown.
Sumrall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sumrall tries a knee to the head but Gomez blocks it.
Sumrall is pressed up against the cage. Gomez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sumrall down to the mat. Sumrall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gomez shoots in and drives through. Sumrall sprawls well.
Pat Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Gomez.
A jab from Sumrall does it's job there.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Sumrall.
Sumrall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sumrall throws a big shot that misses.
Sumrall moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall darts in and clinches Gomez up against the cage.
Sumrall lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Sumrall misses with an elbow over the top.
Gomez dodges an elbow strike from Sumrall.
Gomez wants the takedown. Sumrall is fighting it off but Gomez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sumrall's guard against the cage.
Sumrall being controlled here, momentarily.
Sumrall is looking for a triangle here but Gomez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sumrall seems a little lost for a moment, as Gomez dominates the positioning.
Sumrall tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gomez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sumrall is looking to regain half guard here but Gomez keeps moving and retains side control.
Sumrall is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sumrall will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sumrall prevents Gomez from improving position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sumrall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sumrall gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sumrall pushes Gomez off looking to stand but Gomez dives back in and keeps control.
Gomez wants to free his trapped foot but Sumrall is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gomez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
Sumrall is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gomez walks into a left hand.
Gomez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gomez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sumrall closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sumrall is defending well.
Gomez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gomez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sumrall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gomez has Sumrall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sumrall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gomez is looking for a takedown.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Sumrall misses with a punch to the body.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Sumrall holds him up against the cage and eventually Gomez drops back down to his feet.
Sumrall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sumrall lands with a light punch inside.
Sumrall lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sumrall regains guard.
Sumrall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomez is one step ahead there.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Sumrall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall pulls Gomez in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pat Sumrall will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sumrall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
Sumrall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sumrall misses with a low kick.
Sumrall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gomez has a takedown stuffed.
Gomez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gomez showed some decent athleticism there.
Sumrall wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Gomez seems content to control.
Gomez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sumrall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sumrall pushes Gomez off looking to stand but Gomez dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is taking a breather. Sumrall says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sumrall moves into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gomez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gomez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sumrall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gomez defends it easily.
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sumrall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sumrall wants to sweep but no luck.
Sumrall is working hard here to advance position.
Sumrall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomez manages to get himself to full guard.
Sumrall advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez kicks Sumrall off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sumrall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the liver by Sumrall. Beautiful body shot.
Gomez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sumrall on his heels. He'll look to pass Sumrall's guard now, I'm sure.
Gomez gets to his feet. Sumrall looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sumrall rushes Gomez and presses him up against the cage.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomez can't get the takedown.
Sumrall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gomez.
Pat Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Gomez.
Gomez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sumrall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Gomez fails to pull guard.
Gomez wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez avoiding damage as Sumrall throws knees to the body.
Sumrall lands with a right to the head.
Sumrall misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Sumrall.
Sumrall connects with a knee to the head.
Sumrall lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
Sumrall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sumrall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gomez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sumrall is defending well.
Gomez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Sumrall lands with a light punch inside.
Sumrall lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez misses with a body punch.
Sumrall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumrall lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Sumrall lands with a right to the head.
Sumrall tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
Pat Sumrall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from Sumrall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.
Sumrall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sumrall lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gomez is trying to push Sumrall away but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sumrall connects with a knee to the head.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Sumrall dominated that second round.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Sumrall as he connects with a hook.
Gomez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sumrall can pounce on him.
Sumrall tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sumrall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sumrall lands a head kick!
Sumrall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sumrall clinches.
Sumrall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Sumrall finds it's way through Gomez's defenses.
Gomez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sumrall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sumrall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sumrall thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Sumrall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sumrall darts in and clinches Gomez up against the cage.
Gomez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sumrall walks away with a smile on his face. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sumrall fakes the leg kick and cracks Gomez in the body.
Sumrall tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Pat Sumrall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sumrall is fending him off so far but Gomez persists. Nope, Sumrall circles away and we're back to standing.
Sumrall looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely.
Sumrall scores with a hook.
Sumrall misses with a head kick.
Sumrall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sumrall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sumrall lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gomez is trying to drag Sumrall to the mat but Sumrall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pat Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Gomez.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow.
Sumrall scores with a shot to the side of Gomez's head.
A short right from Sumrall on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sumrall throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sumrall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Sumrall lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gomez blocks the elbow strike.
Sumrall connects with a knee to the head.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Sumrall on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez avoids a wild elbow strike from Sumrall.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Sumrall has the dominant position.
Gomez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sumrall keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Jose Gomez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gomez won't allow Sumrall to get back to his feet.
Sumrall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomez is one step ahead there.
Gomez won't allow Sumrall to get back to his feet.
Jose Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sumrall has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gomez has passed into side control.
Gomez is trying to get an arm triangle but Sumrall is defending well.
Gomez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sumrall defends it nicely.
Jose Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sumrall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Sumrall.
Pat Sumrall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez looks to land a left hand but Sumrall moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sumrall lands a really nice looking cross but Gomez seems unphased.
Pat Sumrall is winning the standup battle so far.
Sumrall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sumrall clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Sumrall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sumrall, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Sumrall!
Pat Sumrall managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, into his post fight interview.
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