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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rakharo Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ko comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. 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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170 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rakharo Ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jasper Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ko moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Gonzales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ko moves away.
Gonzales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ko was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzales.
Ko closes the distance and pushes Gonzales back into the cage.
Gonzales throws a head punch that misses.
Ko misses with an elbow strike.
Ko blocks a body shot from Gonzales.
Ko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzales's defenses.
It looks like Jasper Gonzales has been cut.
Ko lands an elbow inside.
Gonzales lands a good knee to the midsection. Ko won't want to take too many of those.
Ko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gonzales jumps guard but Ko stands there with Gonzales around his waist. Gonzales gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ko is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gonzales is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ko to the mat. Ko regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ko tries to get out of the position.
Gonzales trying to control the position from guard on top but Ko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzales tries to free his leg and advance position but Ko is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzales thows a big elbow that misses.
Ko controls Gonzales momentarily but Gonzales frees himself.
Gonzales 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.
Gonzales trying to control but Ko is working from the bottom.
Gonzales lands a couple of digs.
Gonzales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gonzales misses with a wild body shot.
Rakharo Ko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ko wants to clinch up but Gonzales keeps it at a distance.
Gonzales tries a low kick but Ko avoids it.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Ko tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ko sprawls well. Ko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gonzales gets slowly back to his feet.
Ko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales misses the shot to the body.
Gonzales throws a body punch but Ko moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Gonzales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ko tries to clinch but Gonzales is having none of it.
Gonzales fails with a takedown attempt.
Rakharo Ko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Gonzales.
Ko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzales misses with a wild body shot.
Ko wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ko wants to clinch up but Gonzales keeps it at a distance.
Ko avoids the body shot from Gonzales.
Gonzales looks to land a left hand but Ko moved out of range nicely.
Gonzales is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ko rather than just go for the knockout.
Gonzales closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ko to the mat! Ko manages to get full guard.
Gonzales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ko is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzales pushing down on Ko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gonzales perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasper Gonzales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jasper Gonzales's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Ko.
Gonzales missing with a left hand there. Ko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzales throws a shot from downtown. Ko moves away and avoids it.
Ko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ko wants it to stay on the feet.
Gonzales misses with a wild body shot.
Ko is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Ko.
Ko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a solid leg kick but Ko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gonzales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko avoids the body shot from Gonzales.
Ko takes the fight into the clinch.
Ko lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ko for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Gonzales blocks the elbow strike.
Gonzales misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ko throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ko backwards.
Gonzales misses with a body punch.
Ko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzales stalling the fight.
Gonzales tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ko smiles and moves away.
Ko takes a swing at Gonzales's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzales misses the target.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Ko throws a jab when Gonzales was well out of range.
Ko tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ko tries to clinch but Gonzales is having none of it.
Ko leaves Gonzales with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rakharo Ko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Gonzales.
Gonzales misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the temple.
Gonzales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzales blocks an elbow strike from Ko.
Gonzales dodges an elbow strike from Ko.
Ko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ko effectively controlling the action here.
Gonzales blocks the elbow strike.
Gonzales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Ko won't allow it.
Ko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzales is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ko prevents the takedown attempt.
Ko lands an elbow just above Gonzales 's eye.
That has opened up Jasper Gonzales's cut even more.
Gonzales blocks an elbow strike from Ko.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gonzales throws a punch but it's blocked by Ko.
Ko has Gonzales pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ko pushes off an throws an elbow but Gonzales leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gonzales jumps guard but Ko stands there with Gonzales around his waist. Gonzales gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gonzales fails to pull guard.
Ko lands an elbow inside that Gonzales shrugs off.
Ko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ko throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzales misses with some punches.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the temple.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rakharo Ko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jasper Gonzales's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gonzales.
Jasper Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ko tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
Ko slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzales, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ko doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Ko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzales throws out the jab.
Gonzales shoots in and drives through. Ko sprawls well.
Rakharo Ko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Gonzales.
Gonzales lands a glancing blow to the side of Ko's head.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ko tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
Ko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
Gonzales misses with a straight right.
Ko tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales throws a low kick but Ko avoids it.
Gonzales tries a low kick but Ko avoids it.
Ko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzales fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko misses the shot to the body.
Gonzales lands a slapping body shot.
Ko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzales swings for the body but Ko moves out of range.
Ko moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Ko just misses with a punch to the body.
Ko slips under a jab.
Gonzales thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gonzales throws a lazy right hand but Ko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzales fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ko thows a body shot but no joy.
Ko wants to clinch up but Gonzales keeps it at a distance.
Gonzales looks to score with a jab to the body but Ko is just out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonzales shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ko's guard.
Ko working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jasper Gonzales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gonzales has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jasper Gonzales!
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energy
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