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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xzing Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathias Melander (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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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xzing Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mathias Melander!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melander defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gomez.
Gomez gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gomez trying to control the action but Melander is working from the bottom.
Gomez working Melander over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melander trying to hold on to Gomez's head to control him but Gomez postures up.
Melander wants to get back to full guard.
Gomez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gomez prevents Melander from improving his position.
Gomez is taking a breather. Melander 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.
Gomez is looking for a kimura but Melander is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gomez to get the leverage.
Gomez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melander trying to control but Gomez postures up.
Melander is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Melander has hold of Gomez's hands but Gomez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gomez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Melander has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gomez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gomez is working for a submission of some sort.
Gomez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Melander is looking to control Gomez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Melander avoid being mounted?
Melander wants to get back to full guard.
Gomez is trying to control. Melander wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Gomez there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez trying to mount his opponent but Melander defends it.
Melander wants to get back to full guard.
Melander is looking to control Gomez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Melander avoid being mounted?
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 is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez drops an elbow to the side of Melander's head.
Gomez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Melander defends it well.
Gomez is trying to work for a kimura but Melander is defending well.
Gomez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Melander doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gomez.
Melander controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is nestled in close to Melander, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Melander is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gomez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gomez lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Melander wants to get back to full guard.
Gomez trying to pass the guard but Melander defending well.
Gomez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez is keen to just control but Melander is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xzing Gomez 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.
Melander darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gomez wants to get back to full guard.
Melander should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gomez is working hard here to advance position.
Melander wants to take a breather but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Melander's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Melander's back!
Gomez scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Melander is looking for a way out.
Melander can't escape the position.
Gomez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Melander is rocked!
Melander is breathing heavily.
Gomez is raining down hard shots and and Melander has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Xzing Gomez!
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hype
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