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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arhtur Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christopher Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arhtur Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Ross's head and hops out.
Gomez closes the distance but Ross moves to the side
and Ross counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ross.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomez closes the distance but Ross moves to the side
and Ross moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ross.
A frustrated look appears on Gomez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ross tries for a takedown but Gomez manages to get underhooks.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Ross has the dominant position.
Ross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ross pulls Gomez into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ross is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gomez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ross has a closed guard, preventing Gomez from standing up.
Ross tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gomez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ross's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ross. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ross counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ross.
Gomez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ross.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Ross pushes him off.
Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomez tries to break the clinch but Ross is controlling the position.
Ross gets control of Gomez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ross will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ross working a defensive guard here.
Gomez wanted to stand there but Ross had control of the position.
Gomez controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to strike from the bottom.
Gomez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arhtur Gomez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gomez tries to clinch
and Ross counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ross.
Ross tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Ross holds him up against the cage and eventually Gomez drops back down to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ross scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Ross dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ross counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gomez looks to clinch
and Ross counters with a head kick.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez darts in trying to clinch
and Ross counters by clinching up.
Gomez tries to break free but Ross pushes him back against the cage.
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomez wants it to stay on the feet.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Ross pushes him off.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ross pushes Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gomez is defending well.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Ross won't allow it.
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 Ross walks away with a smile on his face. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ross shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gomez defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez wants to clinch
and Ross counters with a good low kick that Gomez was not able to check.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arhtur Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomez is fending him off so far but Ross persists. Nope, Gomez circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez darts in trying to clinch
and Ross counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ross moves into the clinch.
Ross tries to pull guard but Gomez holds him up against the cage and eventually Ross drops back down to his feet.
Ross slowing the pace effectively.
Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez looks to clinch
and Ross counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross breaks the clinch.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Ross keeps it at a distance.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.
Ross looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomez is fending him off so far but Ross persists. Nope, Gomez circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez stuffs the takedown attempt from Ross. Ross gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Gomez tries to clinch up
and Ross holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ross is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ross swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomez or not.
Gomez wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Christopher Ross will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gomez darts in trying to clinch
and Ross counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gomez looks to clinch
and Ross counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomez moves to clinch but Ross breaks away
and Ross counters with a two punch combo.
Gomez tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Ross misses with a left hand
and Gomez counters with a left and a right that stings Ross.
Ross closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Ross won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomez darts in trying to clinch
and Ross counters by clinching up.
Ross has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gomez after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ross is trying to maintain a safe position but Gomez gets an underhook and turns Ross into the cage.
Gomez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gomez is trying to push Ross away but Ross has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gomez is trying to maintain a safe position but Ross gets an underhook and turns Gomez into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Ross.
Gomez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ross counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Ross.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ross.
Gomez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ross.
Gomez tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Gomez closes the distance and pushes Ross back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arhtur Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to clinch but Ross is having none of it.
Ross throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Gomez darts in trying to clinch
and Ross counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gomez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ross just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Ross forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Arhtur Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez tries to circle away but Ross has him pinned against the cage.
Christopher Ross has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ross.
Ross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ross has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomez struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
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 Ross walks away with a smile on his face. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gomez darts in trying to clinch
and Ross counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gomez thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez misses with the combination.
Christopher Ross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christopher Ross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ross shoots in but Gomez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arhtur Gomez.
I think Ross 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Ross!
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