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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xzing Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorg Yeaksi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 cm
25
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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210 cm
24
212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorg Yeaksi! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gomez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Yeaksi is trying to control the position but Gomez postures up. Gomez trying to control but Yeaksi is working from the bottom. Gomez advances position into side control! Yeaksi is looking to regain half guard here but Gomez keeps moving and retains side control. Yeaksi is trying to get back to his feet. Gomez scores with a couple of short elbows. Gomez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. Gomez takes a little break here. Yeaksi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Gomez lands an elbow. Gomez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yeaksi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Yeaksi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gomez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yeaksi has escaped the position, nice work there. Gomez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yeaksi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Yeaksi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Gomez landing a few strikes. Gomez is working Yeaksi over with some ground and pound from side control. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Yeaksi is looking to reverse the position. Gomez working away. Gomez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Gomez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Yeaksi's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yeaksi struggling a bit here. Gomez avoids the strikes from the bottom by Yeaksi. Yeaksi is trying to buck Gomez off. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. You can see the frustration on Yeaksi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Gomez lands a few punches from side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Yeaksi is looking for a sweep. Gomez cracks Yeaksi with a big right hand but Yeaksi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yeaksi tries to get back to half guard but can't. Gomez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Gomez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gomez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gomez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Yeaksi can't do much from the bottom here. Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yeaksi keeps working. Yeaksi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gomez has just dragged him back down to the mat. Yeaksi can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yeaksi keeps working. Gomez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Yeaksi's legs. Gomez wants to control but Yeaksi is keeping him busy. Yeaksi is trying to get back to half guard. Gomez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Yeaksi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gomez but great work by Yeaksi. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gomez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yeaksi's best efforts. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gomez trying to control from the bottom.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yeaksi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Gomez gets back to full guard.
Gomez strikes from his own guard. Gomez controls Yeaksi momentarily but Yeaksi frees himself. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gomez has his foot on Yeaksi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yeaksi works his way back into a safe position though. This has been an exciting period of action! Yeaksi trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom. Yeaksi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yeaksi is one step ahead there. Yeaksi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gomez has his feet on Yeaksi's thighs here. He's pushed Yeaksi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Yeaksi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xzing Gomez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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