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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Jagerkokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes into the arena with Bad Motherfucker blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
29 - 30 - 0 |
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190 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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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
29 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emil Jagerkokov!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jagerkokov fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jagerkokov.
Gomez leaves Jagerkokov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Franco Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emil Jagerkokov.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jagerkokov shoots for a takedown but Gomez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jagerkokov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jagerkokov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gomez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jagerkokov closes the distance and clinches up with Gomez, looking for a takedown. Jagerkokov pushes Gomez against the cage but Gomez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jagerkokov is defended easily by Gomez.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez stuffs the takedown attempt from Jagerkokov. Jagerkokov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jagerkokov backs up against the cage.
Gomez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Jagerkokov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jagerkokov dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jagerkokov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gomez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jagerkokov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gomez prevents it.
Jagerkokov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Emil Jagerkokov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jagerkokov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gomez's waist but Gomez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jagerkokov off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagerkokov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jagerkokov shoots for a double leg takedown but Gomez sprawls well. He's pushed Jagerkokov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jagerkokov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jagerkokov closes the distance and clinches up with Gomez, looking for a takedown. Jagerkokov pushes Gomez against the cage but Gomez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jagerkokov looks winded!
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jagerkokov misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jagerkokov misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gomez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gomez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gomez lands a two punch combo.
Jagerkokov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Jagerkokov avoids them all with ease.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Jagerkokov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jagerkokov shoots for a takedown but Gomez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looked like Gomez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jagerkokov wants a takedown but no success here.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Jagerkokov shoots in but Gomez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gomez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jagerkokov fails to land the takedown.
Franco Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jagerkokov dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jagerkokov! But no joy.
Gomez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jagerkokov.
Gomez lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jagerkokov throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez has closed the distance and engaged Jagerkokov in a clinch.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jagerkokov eats them both and turns towards Gomez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gomez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gomez.
Nice sprawl there from Gomez as Jagerkokov shoots in.
It looked like Gomez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jagerkokov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gomez quickly recovers to half guard.
Gomez is trying to stand.
Jagerkokov trying to mount his opponent but Gomez defends it.
Jagerkokov keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jagerkokov is looking for a kimura but Gomez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jagerkokov to get the leverage.
Gomez has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jagerkokov is on him like a limpet, forcing Gomez back against the cage.
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Gomez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gomez has closed the distance and engaged Jagerkokov in a clinch.
Jagerkokov jumps into guard, dragging Gomez to the mat.
Jagerkokov looking for a sweep. Not yet Jagerkokov, not yet.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jagerkokov can do to turn this around?
Gomez pushes down on Jagerkokov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gomez not doing much here.
Gomez continues to stall.
Jagerkokov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jagerkokov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jagerkokov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jagerkokov is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomez wants it to stay on the feet.
Jagerkokov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jagerkokov somewhat.
Jagerkokov is breathing heavily.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Franco Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emil Jagerkokov.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gomez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gomez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jagerkokov on the side of the head.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Jagerkokov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomez tries to bum rush Jagerkokov with a series of wild strikes but Jagerkokov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jagerkokov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagerkokov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jagerkokov gets slowly back to his feet.
Jagerkokov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gomez circles away.
Gomez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jagerkokov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomez pinned against the cage. Gomez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gomez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Franco Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez stalks Jagerkokov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jagerkokov's face. Jagerkokov staggers backwards, shaken.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Jagerkokov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Gomez. No joy for Jagerkokov on that attempt.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Jagerkokov avoids them all with ease.
Jagerkokov dives in for a single leg takedown but Gomez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jagerkokov slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Franco Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gomez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez stalks Jagerkokov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jagerkokov's face. Jagerkokov staggers backwards, shaken.
Jagerkokov shoots in and drives through. Gomez sprawls well.
Gomez throws a big counter combination but Jagerkokov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jagerkokov avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Jagerkokov misses.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gomez.
Gomez pushes Jagerkokov up against the cage in a clinch.
Jagerkokov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Jagerkokov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomez pinned against the cage. Gomez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jagerkokov with a poor takedown
and Gomez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jagerkokov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomez is fending him off so far but Jagerkokov persists. Nope, Gomez circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
Jagerkokov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jagerkokov fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jagerkokov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jagerkokov fails to land the takedown.
Gomez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jagerkokov tries for a takedown but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gomez scores with a one two! Jagerkokov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Gomez dominated that second round.
That's time! Gomez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Jagerkokov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jagerkokov dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Jagerkokov's head and hops out.
Gomez is looking for a counter combo.
Jagerkokov shoots in but no luck this time.
Gomez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Franco Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emil Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gomez defends it nicely.
Gomez scores with a one two! Jagerkokov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jagerkokov shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez tries to bum rush Jagerkokov with a series of wild strikes but Jagerkokov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jagerkokov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomez clinches.
Gomez stops a takedown attempt from Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gomez misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagerkokov is looking for a takedown.
Jagerkokov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gomez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gomez!
Jagerkokov avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Jagerkokov throws out a counter right but Gomez avoids it with no problem.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
It seemed like Jagerkokov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jagerkokov shoots and misses
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Jagerkokov moves out of range.
Jagerkokov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gomez circles away.
Gomez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jagerkokov, pushing him back against the cage.
Jagerkokov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gomez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gomez stalling.
Jagerkokov has clasped his hands together around Gomez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Franco Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Jagerkokov drags him back down.
Jagerkokov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomez keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Gomez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gomez is not content to let Jagerkokov control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jagerkokov swings around for an armbar but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jagerkokov's guard.
Gomez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jagerkokov, up you get!
Jagerkokov shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl out of it but Jagerkokov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gomez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Jagerkokov looks to move away, Gomez throws a big counter combo but Jagerkokov just gets out of the way.
Jagerkokov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jagerkokov somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Gomez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Jagerkokov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Gomez as Jagerkokov shoots in.
Jagerkokov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gomez circles away.
Jagerkokov tries to keep at a distance but Gomez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez leaves Jagerkokov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gomez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gomez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jagerkokov closes the distance and clinches up with Gomez, looking for a takedown. Jagerkokov pushes Gomez against the cage but Gomez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jagerkokov has his takedown stuffed
and Gomez counters with a three punch combo that has Jagerkokov backing up. Jagerkokov nods at Gomez to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Jagerkokov circles away.
No luck for Jagerkokov with that takedown attempt.
Jagerkokov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jagerkokov gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jagerkokov doesn't seem bothered though.
Gomez stuffs the takedown attempt from Jagerkokov. Jagerkokov gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Gomez.
Jagerkokov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emil Jagerkokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franco Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gomez 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:24
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franco Gomez!
After the fight, Franco Gomez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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