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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Costas Spanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spanos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Brainkillers - Screwface kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tito Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Costas Spanos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spanos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez drops Spanos with a left and a right! Oh, Spanos is hurt - Gomez dives into side control looking to finish!
Spanos gets back to half guard.
Gomez stands up from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez clinches up with Spanos and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez breaks the clinch.
Spanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spanos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spanos counters with a one-two to the body.
Gomez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spanos takes one on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Spanos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gomez misses with a straight right.
Gomez checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanos scores with a one two! Gomez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Spanos throws a head kick that misses.
Gomez throws a big counter combination but Spanos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Spanos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spanos tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
Spanos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gomez throws a right hand that Spanos ducks under and follows up with a left that Spanos also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Spanos throws a fast counter high kick but Gomez manages to duck under it in time.
We've been hearing reports that Gomez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Spanos misses with a head kick.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Spanos avoids it well.
Gomez cracks Spanos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez lands the left hand.
Spanos is rocked!
Spanos is looking to clinch.
Spanos is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomez finish him?
A thudding body kick lands there by Spanos!
Gomez moves out of range as Spanos throws a body kick.
Spanos seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gomez lands an overhand right.
Tito Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanos tries a head kick but it misses.
As Spanos looks to move away, Gomez throws a big counter combo but Spanos just gets out of the way.
Spanos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spanos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez swinging wildly here.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Spanos is looking for the big counter here.
Spanos misses with a wild body shot.
Spanos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Spanos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gomez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spanos throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Spanos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tito Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Spanos.
Spanos throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Gomez scores with a four punch combination!
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Spanos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomez tries to score with a low kick but Spanos moves his leg out of the way.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Spanos.
Gomez misses with a looping left.
Gomez defending well as Spanos loads up on a big left hand.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Spanos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good work by Spanos as he checks the leg kick.
Spanos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomez.
Spanos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spanos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gomez as he jumps to the side.
Tito Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Costas Spanos.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Gomez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez avoids a wild elbow strike from Spanos.
Gomez tries to break free but Spanos pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomez jumps guard and drags Spanos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Spanos 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 has his feet on Spanos's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Spanos.
Gomez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spanos throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gomez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spanos - the referee stops the clock and Gomez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spanos. Gomez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez swings for the body but Spanos moves out of range.
Spanos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Spanos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez looks to land a combination. Spanos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Gomez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gomez throws a right hand that Spanos ducks under and follows up with a left that Spanos also avoids with ease.
Spanos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spanos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomez.
Spanos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomez misses with the combination.
Spanos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spanos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spanos works over Gomez's head and body with a nice combination.
Gomez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A jab lands there for Gomez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Gomez.
Spanos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Spanos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spanos throws a nice looking combination but Gomez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Gomez - just one landing.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spanos can do to turn this around?
Spanos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Spanos.
Spanos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Spanos.
Spanos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gomez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gomez throws the left hand but Spanos avoids the punch easily.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spanos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spanos breaks from the clinch.
Spanos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Spanos tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spanos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spanos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gomez can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spanos.
Gomez throws a series of strikes that have Spanos backpedaling.
Spanos throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
Tito Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Spanos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gomez backs up against the cage.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Spanos dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
Spanos scores with a takedown into Gomez's guard.
Gomez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Spanos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Spanos tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spanos feints a counter leg kick.
Spanos misses with a wild body shot.
Spanos tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Spanos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spanos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Spanos feints a jab promting Gomez to slip. Spanos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gomez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Spanos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spanos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomez lands a jab to the nose.
Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spanos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gomez rather than just go for the knockout.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Spanos.
Spanos throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Spanos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gomez swings for the body but Spanos moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spanos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gomez slips a jab from Spanos.
Spanos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spanos misses the shot to the body.
Gomez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Spanos thuds his right hand into Gomez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spanos moves into range and connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Spanos.
The crowd cheers as Gomez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spanos doesn't seem phased though.
Spanos throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tito Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spanos circles away quickly and effectively.
Spanos throws a counter combo.
Spanos throws a body kick that misses.
Spanos connects with an inside leg kick.
Gomez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spanos momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tito Gomez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Spanos closes the distance and clinches up with Gomez, looking for a takedown. Spanos pushes Gomez against the cage but Gomez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gomez catches Spanos napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Spanos to the canvas!
Gomez stands and steps away. Spanos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Spanos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Spanos is out on his feet! Gomez sets himself and nearly takes Spanos's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tito Gomez!
Tito Gomez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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