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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Micah Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gwach War (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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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Micah Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gwach War!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
War misses with a double jab.
Gomez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gomez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gomez drops an elbow to the side of War's head.
Still in half guard, Gomez seems content to control.
Gomez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
War has hold of Gomez's hands but Gomez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Gomez.
War pushes Gomez off looking to stand but Gomez dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gomez lands a nice short elbow.
War really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gomez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gomez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gomez lands a nice short elbow.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez 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.
Gomez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
War has hold of Gomez's hands but Gomez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez controlling the action here.
Gomez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
War on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gomez passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War is trying to get back to his feet.
Gomez grinds an elbow into War's temple.
War is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gomez is controlling him well.
Gomez controlling from side mount.
Gomez is putting a hurting on War here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gomez is chipping away with strikes.
War takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gomez landing a few strikes.
Gomez lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gomez lands a decent elbow from side control.
War is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gomez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
War taking a bit of punishment here - Gomez scoring with strikes.
Gomez scoring with punches and elbows.
Gomez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt War will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gomez working the ground and pound.
Gomez is working War over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez controlling from side mount.
Gomez is working War over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gomez lands a nice forearm strike.
Gomez controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
War takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gomez landing strikes.
War on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
War looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez working the ground and pound from side control.
War takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Gomez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gomez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gomez dips to his left and cracks War with an uppercut!
War moves out of range of the strikes.
War looks for a takedown but Gomez sprawls well.
Gomez blocks a head kick by War.
Gomez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces War back to the cage. Gomez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
War fails with the takedown.
Gomez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No luck for War with that takedown attempt.
Micah Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gwach War.
War gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gomez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gomez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
War is breathing heavily.
Gomez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez controls from within his opponent's guard.
War is looking to stand up but Gomez isn't so interested in that idea.
Gomez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gomez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gomez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gomez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Micah Gomez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gomez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gomez lands a couple of elbows.
War can't keep his opponent in guard - Gomez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez working War over with strikes.
Gomez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gomez 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.
Gomez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
War is in a horrible position here. Gomez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gomez lands a big elbow.
Gomez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gomez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gomez landing punches.
Gomez with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
War taking shots to the head.
Gomez with good strikes from the mount here!
Gomez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gomez unloading with bombs!
Gomez lands a nice shot to the head.
Gomez lands a nice shot to the head.
Gomez content just to control the position here.
Gomez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gomez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
War is in a horrible position here. Gomez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Gomez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
War pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gomez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
War takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but War was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
War misses with a head kick.
War misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
War tries for a takedown but Gomez circles away easily
and Gomez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in War's guard.
Gomez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gomez controls from within his opponent's guard.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gomez.
Gomez with a nice head shot there.
War takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gomez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gomez stands up over War, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gomez is stalling in the full guard.
Gomez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed War's guard.
Gomez works his foot free and advances to mount.
War is bucking up trying to escape but Gomez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez controlling from mount.
Gomez dominating with strikes here.
Gomez raining down shots from the mount!
Gomez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Gomez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez landing punches.
War is rocked!
Gomez lands a nice shot to the head.
War is still in real trouble! Can Gomez finish him?
A nice elbow there by Gomez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gomez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gomez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of War's face.
War in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gomez breaks from War's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gomez content just to control the position here.
Gomez scoring with strikes but War is staying in there.
Gomez landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big strike lands for Gomez! That's really hurt War and he's turned his back - Gomez keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Gomez jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micah 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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FIGHT
RATING
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