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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Terbaik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terbaik has chosen Motörhead - Ace Of Spades as his entrance music. Yang Terbaik is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Terbaik!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez blocks a head kick by Terbaik.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Terbaik.
Gomez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Terbaik throws a head kick that misses
and Gomez counters with a left and a right that stings Terbaik.
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Rafael Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez clinches up against the cage.
Gomez looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gomez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Terbaik's brow.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Terbaik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez throws a head kick but Terbaik moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez tries to bum rush Terbaik with a series of wild strikes but Terbaik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Terbaik.
Gomez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Terbaik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terbaik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Terbaik throws out a counter right but Gomez avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Terbaik lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Terbaik missing with a left hand there. Gomez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Terbaik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Terbaik.
Terbaik manages to break the clinch.
Terbaik checks a low kick from Gomez.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Terbaik circles away.
Gomez wants to clinch.
Gomez throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez scores with a three punch combo!
Terbaik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terbaik looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gomez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Terbaik's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez is looking to clinch but Terbaik is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Terbaik throws a hook to the side of Gomez's head but Gomez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomez throws a head kick but Terbaik moves out of range.
Terbaik misses with a head kick.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terbaik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terbaik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Terbaik jabs Gomez right on the nose. Gomez blinks but takes it well.
Terbaik takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Terbaik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terbaik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terbaik throws out a counter right but Gomez avoids it with no problem.
Gomez stuns Terbaik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gomez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick by Terbaik misses
and Terbaik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Terbaik throws a sloppy head kick
and Gomez counters with a two punch combo.
Terbaik swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Gomez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Terbaik.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Terbaik keeps it at a distance.
Terbaik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terbaik is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
Gomez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Terbaik's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez avoids the head kick by Terbaik.
Gomez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terbaik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Terbaik moves out of range easily.
Gomez darts in trying to clinch
and Terbaik counters with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terbaik raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Terbaik lands a big head kick that sends Gomez tumbling to the mat! Terbaik takes a step backwards and waves Gomez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Rafael Gomez has been cut.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terbaik.
Terbaik misses with an uppercut. Gomez saw that one coming.
Gomez moves to clinch but Terbaik breaks away
and Terbaik counters with an inside leg kick.
Gomez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gomez duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rafael Gomez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rafael Gomez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
That kick from Gomez tenderised Terbaik's leg. Terbaik is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terbaik throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Terbaik.
Terbaik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terbaik misses with a low kick.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Terbaik is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terbaik plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Terbaik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gomez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gomez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terbaik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terbaik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Terbaik throws a big counter head kick but Gomez avoids it with no problem.
Gomez scores with a decent looking hook.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Terbaik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've been informed that Terbaik has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick by Gomez misses
and Terbaik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Terbaik tests Gomez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gomez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gomez.
Gomez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rafael Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Terbaik keeps the fight on the outside.
Terbaik avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Terbaik takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Terbaik moves away from the strike by Gomez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Terbaik keeps it at a distance.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez throws a big counter combination but Terbaik scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terbaik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Gomez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Terbaik counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Terbaik.
Rafael Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Terbaik pushes him off.
Gomez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terbaik raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Terbaik scores with a jab.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Terbaik avoids them all with ease.
Gomez works over Terbaik's head and body with a nice combination.
Terbaik lands with a kick to the temple. Gomez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terbaik lands with a slapping head kick.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Terbaik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Terbaik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Terbaik lands with a straight right. Gomez didn't see that one coming.
Terbaik connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gomez throws a one two combo.
Terbaik slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Terbaik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Terbaik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Terbaik misses with a head kick.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Terbaik.
Gomez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terbaik jabs at Gomez's body.
Terbaik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Terbaik looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Terbaik slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terbaik throws a nice head kick!
Gomez tries to clinch but Terbaik moves out of range.
Terbaik dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
Gomez misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yang Terbaik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rafael Gomez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Terbaik throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gomez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Terbaik to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Gomez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomez.
Terbaik throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Terbaik is avoiding it.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Terbaik lands with a kick to the temple. Gomez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Terbaik throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez misses with a kick to the body.
Terbaik misses with a head kick.
Terbaik takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terbaik is looking to slow Gomez down with leg kicks.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Terbaik.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Terbaik tests Gomez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gomez throws a hook but Terbaik avoids it easily.
Terbaik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terbaik lands a head kick. Gomez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Terbaik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Terbaik.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez cracks Terbaik with a good jab.
Terbaik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
Terbaik misses with a head kick.
It looked like Gomez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
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!
Terbaik tests Gomez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez backing away here, and Terbaik unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Terbaik blocks a head kick by Gomez.
A head kick misses from Gomez.
Terbaik lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terbaik lands a big head kick that sends Gomez tumbling to the mat! Terbaik takes a step backwards and waves Gomez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gomez is rocked!
Terbaik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Gomez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terbaik lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Terbaik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Terbaik is just out of range.
Gomez seems to have got his legs back now.
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez throws a head kick but Terbaik moves out of range.
Terbaik throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Gomez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Terbaik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Terbaik blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Terbaik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez rushes Terbaik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Terbaik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terbaik has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Terbaik avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Terbaik.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Terbaik.
Gomez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Terbaik.
A big right from Terbaik misses.
Terbaik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Terbaik throws a poor cross that misses
and Gomez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Terbaik is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gomez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gomez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gomez lands a head kick. Terbaik smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Terbaik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yang Terbaik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Terbaik has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yang Terbaik!
Yang Terbaik thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Rafael Gomez stepped up to the mic, saying 'F*** Jiu Jitsu'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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