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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Gomaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm
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180 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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185 cm
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185 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Burns! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Gomaz! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burns closes the distance and clinches. Burns lands a right hand. Burns lands a right hand. Gomaz is trying to break free. Burns lands with a right to the head. Burns scores with a nice hook to the head. Burns is trying to trip Gomaz. He has hold of a leg but Gomaz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Burns persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Burns postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gomaz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Burns, into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Burns has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gomaz is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. Burns lands a nice elbow. Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut. Burns lands with a right to the head. Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut. Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Burns lands a shot to the body. We've been hearing reports that Burns has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burns lands with a short shot to the head. Burns stalls. Gomaz takes a shot to the head. Gomaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A nice left hand lands by Burns.
Burns scores with a shot to the side of Gomaz's head. Burns lands an elbow just above Gomaz 's eye. Burns has Gomaz pressed against the cage, preventing Gomaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Gomaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Burns gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Burns not doing much here.
Burns is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burns is looking for a kimura but Gomaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burns to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Burns uses his free foot to push down on Gomaz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gomaz. Burns tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Gomaz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Burns. Gomaz is working to get back to half guard.
Burns sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Burns landing punches. Burns with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Burns working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Burns cracks Gomaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Burns is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gomaz has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gomaz! Burns has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gomaz is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Burns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burns is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Burns landing knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Burns.
Nice body punch from Burns. Burns lands a shoulder strike. Gomaz tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position. Burns lands an elbow just above Gomaz 's eye. A short uppercut from Burns. Burns is pushing Gomaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Gomaz takes an elbow to the temple. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch. Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A nice glancing elbow lands by Burns. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Burns dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Burns has closed the distance and engaged Gomaz in a clinch.
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch. Burns with a knee to the head.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomaz backwards. Gomaz takes a shot to the head. Burns wants the takedown. Gomaz is fighting it off but Burns persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gomaz's guard against the cage. Burns sitting in guard, not really doing much. Burns slips nicely into half guard. Burns is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. 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! Gomaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Burns.
Burns is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burns working over Gomaz with some ground and pound. Gomaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Darren Burns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Burns content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Burns stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gomaz to get to his feet. Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomaz on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns moves into the clinch successfully.
Burns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burns lands with a light punch inside. Burns lands with a left to the head. Burns lands a right hand. Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Burns scores with a shoulder strike. Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut. Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomaz backwards. Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gomaz is rocked! Gomaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Gomaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him? A short left from Burns. Burns lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Burns turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Burns stands up and we're back to a striking position. Burns looking to score a takedown here. Gomaz is defending well but Burns drives through and ends up in Gomaz's guard. Gomaz is breathing heavily. Burns showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Gomaz seems to have recovered his senses. Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomaz can do to turn this around? Gomaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burns defends it easily. Burns makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Burns is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Burns pushing down on Gomaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Burns is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Gomaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Burns is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Burns is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gomaz has managed to free his arm - good work. Burns controlling the pace. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Burns dominated that second round. That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Burns darts in and clinches Gomaz up against the cage. A short right from Burns. Burns scores with a nice hook to the head. Gomaz takes a shot to the head. Gomaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Gomaz is trying to force a seperation but Burns has the dominant position. A right hand to the body from Burns.
Burns lands an elbow just above Gomaz 's eye. Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomaz's defenses. Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomaz's defenses.
It looks like Tyler Gomaz has been cut. Burns lands an elbow just above Gomaz 's eye. Burns has Gomaz pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Gomaz is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Burns - that's hurt Gomaz badly! Oh, another knee lands and Gomaz is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Gomaz doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Darren Burns!
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RATING
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