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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Turris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roadhouse Blues. Dave Gomes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kyle Turris's chin.
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138 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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142 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Turris!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes misses with a looping left.
Turris doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomes circles away.
Turris throws an overhand right that lands on Gomes's shoulder, as Gomes tries to avoid the shot.
Gomes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gomes dodges the punch combination from Turris.
Turris has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gomes.
Gomes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gomes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gomes lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Turris.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Turris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gomes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomes's elbow.
Turris presses Gomes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turris working aggressively here.
A short right from Gomes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomes lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gomes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turris's head.
Gomes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turris defending well though.
Turris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomes is looking to advance position but Turris won't allow it.
Gomes works his way into full mount!
Gomes landing strikes from the mount and Turris is in trouble!
Gomes 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.
Gomes looking to control but Turris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Turris is squirming around, avoiding Gomes's attempts to control the action.
Gomes landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomes avoids the attempt from Turris to control.
BOOM! Gomes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gomes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gomes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Turris taking shots to the head.
Gomes looking to ground and pound but Turris is blocking nicely.
Gomes scoring with strikes but Turris is staying in there.
Gomes with a couple of short strikes.
Turris is rocked!
Gomes landing strikes from the mount.
Turris is still in real trouble! Can Gomes finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turris is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turris seems to have recovered his senses.
Gomes lands a heavy elbow.
Gomes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Turris tries to reverse the position but Gomes maintains control.
Gomes looking to control but Turris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gomes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Turris can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Gomes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gomes stuns Turris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turris with a jab.
Turris blocks a leg kick.
Turris walks into a straight right hand from Gomes.
A slow jab from Turris misses its intended target.
Gomes throws a leg kick but Turris checks it.
Turris throws a series of punches but Gomes avoids them all with ease.
Turris scores with a jab to the head.
Turris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dave Gomes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turris wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turris can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gomes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gomes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gomes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomes controlling the pace for now.
Turris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gomes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Gomes.
Gomes with good strikes from the mount here!
Gomes with the ground and pound from mount.
Gomes unloads with some shots from mount but Turris bucks and avoids them well.
Gomes looking to ground and pound but Turris is blocking nicely.
Turris wants to control but Gomes is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turris is looking to improve his position but Gomes isn't that keen on the idea.
Gomes controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turris is looking to improve his position but Gomes isn't that keen on the idea.
Gomes controlling the position easily from mount.
Gomes with good strikes from the mount here!
Gomes controlling his opponent.
Gomes raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to control the pace but Turris is squirming around nicely.
Gomes controlling the pace for now.
Gomes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Turris sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Turris is trying to maintain the position but Gomes is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Gomes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gomes shoots in and drives through. Turris sprawls well.
Turris tries to clinch there but Gomes circles away.
Gomes ducks under a wild hook from Turris.
Gomes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gomes forces Turris back against the cage and clinches.
Turris throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomes.
Gomes pushes Turris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gomes is working Turris over against the cage.
Gomes blocks an elbow strike from Turris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Turris swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Turris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Turris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gomes lands with a straight right. Turris didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gomes, right into the meat.
Gomes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turris throws a hook to the side of Gomes's head but Gomes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomes closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Gomes.
Gomes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gomes digs a right hand underneath Turris's ribcage. Turris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turris takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gomes misses with a punch on the inside.
Turris misses with a body punch.
Turris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Turris misses.
Turris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turris in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes cracks Turris with a good jab.
Turris blocks a low kick nicely.
Kyle Turris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gomes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Turris's head.
Turris looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gomes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Turris won't allow Gomes to pass to mount.
Gomes is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes trying to control the action but Turris is working from the bottom.
Turris wants to control but Gomes is keeping busy.
Gomes 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turris is trying to maintain the position but Gomes is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Turris is positioning himself well to prevent Gomes advancing to mount.
Kyle Turris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Turris trying to hold on to Gomes's head to control him but Gomes postures up.
Gomes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turris defending well though.
Turris is refusing to be controlled, as Gomes sits in half guard.
Gomes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gomes lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Gomes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gomes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Gomes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dave Gomes made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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