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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iron Sheik (ranked 4201 p4p, 334 weight class) and Wilfredo Gomez (ranked 3866 p4p, 316 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 cm
24
150 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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165 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Sheik! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wilfredo Gomez! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gomez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gomez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Gomez scores with a body shot.
Sheik throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Wilfredo Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gomez jabs Sheik to the body, keeping him at a distance. Sheik definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Gomez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gomez misses with a hook. Sheik ducks under a wild hook from Gomez. Sheik avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Sheik slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheik.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sheik takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses. Sheik takes the fight into the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Sheik lands a nice shot to the body. Gomez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sheik to keep the fight standing. Sheik lands a nice uppercut. Gomez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sheik walks away with a smile on his face. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheik.
Gomez tries to counter with a clinch but Sheik shakes him off and moves away. Sheik lands a slapping body shot.
Sheik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gomez misses with an uppercut. Sheik saw that one coming. Sheik is looking to wear down Gomez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Gomez misses with a looping right. Sheik throwing a counter right hand but Gomez manages to avoid it. Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheik manages to avoid it. Sheik misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely. Gomez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sheik counters by clinching up. A quick uppercut on the inside from Sheik. Sheik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Sheik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Sheik lands with a short head shot on the inside. Gomez jumps guard but Sheik stands there with Gomez around his waist. Gomez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Iron Sheik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilfredo Gomez. Gomez successfully pulls guard.
Gomez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sheik presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sheik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gomez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sheik smiles and moves away.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Sheik moves away and avoids it. Sheik lands with a nice body punch. Sheik has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sheik.
Gomez looks winded! Sheik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sheik pushes Gomez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Sheik lands an uppercut. Gomez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sheik to keep the fight standing. Sheik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Gomez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Gomez fails to pull guard.
Sheik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomez backwards. Sheik lands a body punch. Sheik cracks Gomez with a nice body shot. A nice right hand lands inside from Sheik. Sheik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Gomez tries to pull guard but Sheik won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Sheik. Sheik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards. A short left from Sheik. Sheik lands with a right to the head. Gomez jumps guard but Sheik stands there with Gomez around his waist. Gomez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sheik scores with a nice hook to the head. A right hook to the body lands for Sheik.
Sheik lands on the inside with an uppercut. Sheik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomez backwards. Gomez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Sheik - that landed with a thud.
Gomez is trying to pull guard but Sheik has him pressed against the cage. Gomez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hand to the body from Sheik.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sheik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Sheik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomez. Sheik lands a nice uppercut. Sheik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomez or not. Sheik scores with a nice hook to the head. Sheik lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Sheik.
A left hand lands to the body for Sheik.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sheik. Sheik content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sheik.
This has been an exciting period of action! Sheik lands a left hand.
Sheik gets through Gomez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A short right from Sheik. Sheik works on Gomez's body with a couple of short punches. Sheik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Gomez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Sheik. Sheik scores with a shot to the side of Gomez's head. Sheik lands a right hand.
Gomez is rocked! Sheik scores with a shoulder strike. Gomez is still on wobbly legs! Can Sheik finish him? Sheik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomez or not. Sheik lands a shoulder strike. Sheik lands with a right to the head. Sheik slows down the pace here.
Sheik scores with a hook to the body. Sheik lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomez backwards. Gomez is trying to pull guard but Sheik turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Sheik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Sheik dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Still in the clinch, Sheik scores with a nice short uppercut. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gomez tries to pull guard but Sheik won't allow it.
Gomez seems to have recovered his senses. Sheik scores with a hook to the body. A nice right hand lands inside from Sheik. Still in the clinch, Sheik scores with a nice short uppercut. Sheik lands an uppercut. A left hand lands to the body for Sheik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Sheik dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sheik misses the shot to the body. Gomez misses the shot to the body. Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Sheik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Gomez throws a looping overhand right but Sheik ducks down to avoid it. Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheik gets a clinch. Sheik lands a nice uppercut. Sheik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Sheik lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sheik. Gomez takes a shot to the head. Sheik works on Gomez's body with a couple of short punches. Sheik scores with a hook to the body. Sheik lands a hook to the side of the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sheik lands a hook to the side of the head. Sheik lands a big right hand that drops Gomez! The killer instinct kicks in and Sheik finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sheik!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iron Sheik! Iron Sheik bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
89% |
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