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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshiro Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse- Eminem. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
20 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoshiro Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi defending well as Watson loads up on a big left hand.
Watson is looking to clinch.
That kick from Watson tenderised Gomi's leg. Gomi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gomi throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomi.
Watson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gomi.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Watson.
Watson wants to clinch.
Gomi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watson doesn't seem bothered though.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson connects with a single shot there.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gomi thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Watson.
Gomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomi misses with a body shot
and Watson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gomi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gomi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Watson wants to clinch.
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Good standup being displayed there by Watson as he connects with a hook.
John Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson throws a low kick, looking for Gomi's leg but Gomi calmly moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Watson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Watson throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
Watson throws the kick towards the body but Gomi avoids it.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Watson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good exchange - Gomi coming out on top.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but Gomi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Gomi. That snapped Watson's head back.
Watson stuns Gomi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gomi misses the jab.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Gomi blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomi blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson is looking to wear down Gomi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Watson misses with a hook
so Gomi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gomi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gomi forces his way into half guard.
Gomi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Watson is just riding it out for now. Gomi eventually gives up the hold.
Gomi throwing shots but Watson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a head shot. Watson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gomi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson trying to strike off his back.
Gomi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watson wants to sweep here but Gomi controlling him for the moment.
Gomi trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Watson wants to sweep here but Gomi controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi works over Watson with some ground and pound from guard.
Watson 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.
A close round but Yoshiro Gomi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Watson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watson needs to keep his hands up - Gomi had a free shot at his head there.
Watson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Watson.
A big left from Watson misses.
Gomi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gomi moves forwards but Watson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gomi, as that shot connected.
Watson gets caught napping as Gomi dives in and scores a takedown. Watson manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Watson is pulling down on Gomi's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson has momentary wrist control but Gomi slips an elbow through the middle.
Gomi won't allow Watson to sweep him here.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson wants to hit a switch here but Gomi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Watson there!
Gomi lands a couple of good shots and Watson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gomi has the hooks in. Watson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Watson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Gomi is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Watson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson rolls, trying to escape but Gomi keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gomi lands strikes to the head.
Watson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gomi's arms.
Watson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gomi looking for the RNC.
Watson trying to control the position but Gomi manages to sink in the hooks.
Gomi lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Watson hold on?!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomi cracks Watson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Watson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands a shot to the body.
Watson is trying to break free.
Gomi not allowing Watson to control his hands.
Gomi has the hooks in. Watson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gomi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gomi working for a choke but Watson is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi gets his hands free as Watson looks to control.
Watson covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson wants to control his opponent's hands but Gomi gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands a shot to the body.
Gomi lands a shot to the body.
Gomi is trying to stick to Watson's back but Watson is turning into Gomi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gomi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Watson.
Watson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Watson works over Gomi with some ground and pound from guard.
Gomi is adopting a defensive guard.
Watson trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson won't allow Gomi to sweep him here.
Gomi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshiro Gomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gomi scores with a body shot.
Watson tries to clinch
and Gomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gomi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomi misses with a jab to the body
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomi.
A swing and a miss from Gomi.
Watson has managed to clinch.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomi wants to stall.
Gomi lands an uppercut.
Watson trying to control the position but instead, Gomi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Watson into the cage.
Gomi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomi digs a right hand underneath Watson's ribcage. Watson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gomi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Watson prevents a body shot from Gomi.
Gomi misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Gomi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Gomi.
Gomi lands a nice trip takedown into 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!
Gomi is trying to control. Watson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gomi is looking for a kimura here.
Gomi is looking for a kimura but Watson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gomi to get the leverage.
John Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Watson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Watson is trying to control but Gomi manages to pass to mount!
Watson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gomi dominating with strikes here.
Gomi cracks Watson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gomi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gomi with good strikes from the mount here!
Gomi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watson is looking to escape.
Gomi unloading with bombs!
Gomi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gomi looking to finish Watson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Watson!
Watson is rocked!
Gomi cracks Watson with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshiro Gomi!
A victorious Yoshiro Gomi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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