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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Singer Silence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 cm
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170 lbs
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163 cm
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ferdinand Gomez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Singer Silence! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silence misses with a two punch combination.
Silence moves out of range as Gomez throws a body kick.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silence circles away quickly and effectively. Silence misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Silence tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silence somewhat. A head kick misses from Gomez. Gomez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Gomez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silence on his heels. He'll look to pass Silence's guard now, I'm sure. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Gomez distracts Silence with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Gomez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Gomez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Silence is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gomez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silence looking for a guillotine here but Gomez defends easily.
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. Silence swivels though and keeps the full guard. Gomez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gomez passes Silence's left leg - he's now in half guard. Gomez stands up and beckons Silence to join him on the feet. Silence shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silence gets slowly back to his feet. Ferdinand Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Singer Silence. Silence throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily. Gomez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silence's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silence wants to stand but Gomez is controlling the position. Silence looks winded! Silence being controlled here, momentarily. Gomez 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. Gomez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Ferdinand Gomez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Silence keeps the fight on the outside. Silence gets caught flat footed, as Gomez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Gomez chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gomez distracts Silence with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Gomez is stalling in the full guard. Silence not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silence being controlled here, momentarily. Silence lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gomez! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gomez tries to hold on but Silence pushes him away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Gomez dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Gomez takes the fight into the clinch. Gomez is pressed up against the cage. Silence has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gomez down to the mat. Gomez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Gomez misses with a low kick. The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Gomez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silence on his heels. He'll look to pass Silence's guard now, I'm sure. Gomez passes Silence's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Still in half guard, Gomez seems content to control. Silence is trying to maintain the position but Gomez is very close to passing his half guard. Gomez is looking to advance position but Silence won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gomez trying to control the pace. Gomez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Gomez uses his free foot to push down on Silence's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silence. Gomez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silence?
Gomez has control of Silence's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silence regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gomez controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gomez trying to control but he's not successful this time. Silence is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silence is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Gomez controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gomez looking to secure an arm triangle but Silence defends it well. Gomez controlling the position easily from mount. Ferdinand Gomez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Gomez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gomez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Gomez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silence?
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silence is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Gomez wants to finish this one by submission but Silence is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gomez. Gomez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Gomez working away from the top, dropping strikes. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The referee warns Silence that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Gomez dominated that second round. That's time! Gomez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gomez shoots in and drives through. Silence sprawls well. Gomez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silence sprawls well initially but Gomez persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Gomez scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Silence is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Gomez prevents Silence from standing back up.
Silence trying to control but Gomez postures up.
Silence is trying to stand up here but Gomez is controlling him well. Gomez tries to stand but his arm is trapped. Silence is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gomez jumps into side control! Silence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gomez cracks Silence with a big right hand but Silence just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gomez wants to stand but Silence is controlling his arm. Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silence can do to turn this around? Gomez has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Silence! Silence keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gomez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Gomez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silence for as long as he can get away with. Silence taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gomez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silence turns into him and now he's in Gomez's guard.
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. Gomez pulls Silence in close to prevent any damage. Silence pushing down on Gomez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gomez wants to improve his position but Silence is controlling well.
Silence stops Gomez from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gomez gets full guard. Gomez is adopting a defensive guard. Silence got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gomez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silence has managed to get both his arms back between Gomez's legs - danger averted. Gomez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gomez wants to stand and escape but Silence is having none of it. Gomez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Gomez pulls Silence in close to his closed guard and prevents Silence from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gomez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silence is controlling him. Gomez keeping moving, preventing Silence from controlling successfully. Silence in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Silence is looking to stand up but Gomez won't let him. Singer Silence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ferdinand Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Gomez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silence manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Ferdinand Gomez showed his dominance in that final round. Well Gomez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Ferdinand Gomez! Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Ferdinand Gomez! Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Ferdinand Gomez!
Ferdinand Gomez wins by unanimous decision!
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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
34% |
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