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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes to the cage accompanied by Slaap lekker!. Shinjo has chosen Theme of Sho as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Gomi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinjo throws a leg kick but Gomi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shinjo throws a lazy right hand but Gomi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shinjo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gomi checks it well.
Shinjo misses with a combination
and Gomi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shinjo is trying to break the clinch but Gomi is controlling him.
Gomi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gomi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shinjo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shinjo leaves Gomi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gomi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shinjo did well to prevent Gomi getting side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shinjo is trying to control but can't.
Gomi trying to control from half guard but Shinjo is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinjo is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo is not content to let Gomi control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shinjo tries to roll over but Gomi keeps him under control.
Gomi is looking to advance position but Shinjo won't allow it.
Gomi prevents Shinjo from improving his position.
Gomi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shinjo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gomi uses his free foot to push down on Shinjo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shinjo.
Gomi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gomi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shinjo looks a forlorn figure.
Gomi landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shinjo is still trying to improve position.
Shinjo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shinjo taking shots to the head.
Gomi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gomi prevents Shinjo from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo is squirming around, avoiding Gomi's attempts to control the action.
Gomi cracks Shinjo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gomi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shinjo hang on?
Gomi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shinjo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shinjo wants to hold on but Gomi pushes him away.
Shinjo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gomi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shinjo is trying desperately to improve position.
Gomi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gomi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shinjo?
Shinjo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gomi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gomi lands with some strikes.
Gomi with shots to the head and body - Shinjo looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo is trying desperately to improve position.
Shinjo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shinjo is rocked!
Shinjo can't escape the position.
Shinjo tries to hold on but Gomi pushes him away.
Gomi wants to control the pace but Shinjo is squirming around nicely.
Shinjo tries to hold on but Gomi pushes him away.
Gomi dominating with strikes here.
Shinjo is still in real trouble! Can Gomi finish him?
Gomi content just to control the position here.
Shinjo seems to have recovered his senses.
Shinjo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Shinjo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shinjo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gomi is looking to stall here but Shinjo recovers full guard.
Shinjo wants to sweep here but Gomi controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Gomi dominated that 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.
Gomi fails to land the takedown.
Shinjo misses with a body shot
and Gomi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shinjo. Shinjo obviously looking to wear him down.
Shinjo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenny Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shinjo swivels and escapes.
Gomi shoots for a takedown but Shinjo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinjo misses with a wild combination.
Shinjo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gomi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shinjo's knee momentarily.
Shinjo lands with a good body shot.
Gomi darts in and clinches Shinjo up against the cage.
Gomi misses with some punches.
Gomi wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi has a couple of punches blocked by Shinjo.
Gomi jumps guard but Shinjo stands there with Gomi around his waist. Gomi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shinjo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomi prevents a body shot from Shinjo.
Gomi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shinjo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gomi jumps guard.
Shinjo trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.
Shinjo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gomi keeping full guard, as Shinjo tries to pass.
Gomi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shinjo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gomi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gomi has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo trying to keep a closed guard but Gomi is proving a slippery customer.
Shinjo looking for a sweep. Not yet Shinjo, not yet.
Shinjo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shinjo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gomi defends well.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Shinjo keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi lands a couple of elbows.
Shinjo keeping moving, preventing Gomi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi passes Shinjo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gomi working Shinjo over with strikes.
Gomi working over Shinjo with some ground and pound. Shinjo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gomi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gomi prevents Shinjo from improving his position.
Shinjo moves into full guard.
Gomi chips away with some ground and pound.
Gomi stands up over Shinjo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gomi preventing the sweep.
Gomi pushes down on Shinjo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi seems to be looking for submissions.
Shinjo wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gomi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Shinjo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shinjo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gomi pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Shinjo has hold of Gomi's hands but Gomi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shinjo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Gomi.
Gomi tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Gomi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Gomi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gomi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gomi shoots in for a double leg but Shinjo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sho Shinjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinjo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shinjo throws a hook but Gomi avoids it easily.
Gomi shoots in and drives through. Shinjo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinjo misses with an uppercut. Gomi saw that one coming.
Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shinjo.
Shinjo misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
Shinjo throws a jab when Gomi was well out of range.
Shinjo throws a jab when Gomi was well out of range.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown but Shinjo shows good takedown defense.
Gomi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shinjo is fending him off so far but Gomi persists. Nope, Shinjo circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shinjo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shinjo stalks Gomi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gomi's face. Gomi staggers backwards, shaken.
Shinjo misses with a straight right.
Sho Shinjo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomi slips a jab and a cross from Shinjo.
A bone on bone clash there as Gomi blocks the leg kick.
Shinjo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gomi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gomi cracks Shinjo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gomi tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch but Shinjo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomi closes the distance but Shinjo moves to the side
and Shinjo counters with a straight right hand.
Gomi tries to clinch but Shinjo moves out of range.
Shinjo scores with a nice head shot.
Shinjo throws a leg kick that misses.
Gomi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shinjo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Shinjo.
Gomi checks a low kick from Shinjo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Shinjo.
Shinjo throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
Sho Shinjo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shinjo sprawls well. Shinjo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet.
Shinjo looks to throw the jab but Gomi is out of range.
Shinjo throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Shinjo connects with a nice looking jab.
Shinjo swings widly with a right hand
and Gomi counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo misses the shot to the body.
Shinjo lands a slapping body shot.
Shinjo stuffs the takedown attempt from Gomi. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet.
Shinjo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomi momentarily.
Shinjo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shinjo wants to slow Gomi down by chopping away at his legs.
Gomi is looking to clinch.
Gomi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinjo throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Shinjo really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shinjo throws a hook to the side of Gomi's head but Gomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shinjo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gomi is in Shinjo's guard.
Shinjo keeping moving, preventing Gomi from controlling successfully.
Shinjo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomi is one step ahead there.
Gomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinjo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomi works over Shinjo with some ground and pound from guard.
Gomi stopping the sweep attempt from Shinjo.
Gomi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomi is one step ahead there.
Gomi chips away with some ground and pound.
Kenny Gomi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomi throwing strikes but missing.
Gomi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gomi forces his way into half guard.
Gomi working the head and body with strikes.
Shinjo is looking for a sweep. Gomi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gomi is controlling the pace.
Shinjo gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shinjo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shinjo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gomi is in close to Shinjo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinjo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomi trying to control but Shinjo is working from the bottom.
Shinjo has momentary wrist control but Gomi slips an elbow through the middle.
Shinjo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomi manages to get himself to full guard.
Gomi 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.
Gomi wants to sweep but no luck.
Shinjo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shinjo trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.
Shinjo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shinjo trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.
Shinjo scoring with some ground and pound.
Shinjo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomi trying to keep a closed guard but Shinjo is proving a slippery customer.
Gomi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gomi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shinjo's guard.
Gomi lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi with a nice head shot there.
Gomi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gomi postures up.
Shinjo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomi is one step ahead there.
Gomi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gomi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shinjo trying to control the position here.
Shinjo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinjo wants to sweep here but Gomi controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Gomi had his way with Sho Shinjo in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
No luck for Gomi with that takedown attempt.
Shinjo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gomi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shinjo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shinjo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gomi.
Gomi dodges the punch combination from Shinjo.
Gomi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shinjo sprawls well. Shinjo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo is looking to slow Gomi down with leg kicks.
Shinjo throws a low kick but Gomi moves out of range easily.
Shinjo throws a hook to the side of Gomi's head but Gomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shinjo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shinjo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shinjo digs a good body shot into Gomi's ribs.
Gomi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gomi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sho Shinjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomi.
Shinjo wants to sweep here but Gomi controlling him for the moment.
Gomi cracks Shinjo with a solid left hand.
Shinjo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shinjo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shinjo keeping moving, preventing Gomi from controlling successfully.
Shinjo is trying to control the position but Gomi postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi lands a couple of elbows.
Gomi content to stall in guard here.
Gomi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shinjo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomi manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi looking to control.
Shinjo tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomi is retaining full guard.
Gomi punching to the body, from the bottom.
Gomi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Shinjo slips nicely into half guard.
Gomi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shinjo.
Gomi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gomi controlling the position.
Shinjo throws an elbow that misses. Gomi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shinjo's guard. Nice move by Gomi!
Gomi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shinjo wants to control the position but Gomi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gomi.
Gomi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shinjo regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi stopping the sweep attempt from Shinjo.
Shinjo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomi.
Gomi controlling from the top position.
Gomi trying to control but Shinjo is working from the bottom.
Kenny Gomi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinjo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomi's guard.
Gomi looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Gomi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gomi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Gomi!
Kenny Gomi retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Kenny Gomi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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