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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Li (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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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Li!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Li misses.
Li has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gonzales is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Li throws a nice looking combination but Gonzales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howard Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
A punch combination from Li misses.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Li is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzales.
The fighters circling - Li throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li throws a looping overhand right but Gonzales ducks down to avoid it.
A cross from Li lands.
Gonzales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzales misses with a combination
and Li counters with a nice body shot.
Li connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gonzales. Gonzales circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gonzales slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Gonzales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Li.
Li lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzales moves out of range as Li strikes.
Gonzales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Li.
Li throws a jab when Gonzales was well out of range.
Li misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Li misses.
Gonzales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Li misses.
A cross from Li lands.
Gonzales defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Li dips to his left and cracks Gonzales with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Gonzales does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gonzales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzales ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonzales misses with an uppercut.
Gonzales staying out of range there.
Li misses with a combination
and Gonzales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzales tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Li throws a series of punches but Gonzales avoids them all with ease.
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzales defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzales thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzales avoids the body shot from Li.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzales moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li slips under a jab from Gonzales.
Li scores with the left hand. Gonzales knows he should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Gonzales.
Li throws out a loose jab but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Gonzales cracks Li with a good jab.
Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
Li fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Li misses with a right hand
and Gonzales counters with a right hand to the body.
Li takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Li scores with a one two! Gonzales had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Li looks winded!
Gonzales takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Li.
Li drops his hands momentarily and Gonzales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Li takes a swing at Gonzales's ribcage but misses.
Li is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzales.
A big right from Gonzales misses.
Li throws a right hand that Gonzales ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzales also avoids with ease.
Li is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gonzales had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Li throws a hook but Gonzales blocks it.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzales moves away.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Gonzales digs a good body shot into Li's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li misses with a looping left.
Li throws a series of punches but Gonzales moves out of range.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Li dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gonzales smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzales manages to avoid it.
Gonzales takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Diego Gonzales has been cut.
Gonzales walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Li cracks Gonzales with an open hand slap.
Danga de danga de dang - Gonzales scores with a four punch combination!
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales misses the shot to the body.
Gonzales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Li. Those never looked like landing.
Li fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Li with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Li showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzales with a hook.
Gonzales thows a body shot but no joy.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzales.
Gonzales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Li.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Li.
Gonzales missing with a left hand there. Li was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howard Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Li lands.
Li misses with a two punch combination.
Li lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Li moves away from the strike by Gonzales.
Li shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gonzales eats them both and turns towards Li to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzales throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
Howard Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzales scores with the left hand. Li knows he should have avoided that one.
Gonzales dodges the punch combination from Li.
Li lands with a nice combination. Gonzales backs away looking to recover.
Li is breathing heavily.
Gonzales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzales lands with a nice combination. Li backs away looking to recover.
Gonzales throws out a powerful jab.
Gonzales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gonzales momentarily.
Li scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gonzales misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Li.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Gonzales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzales looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li takes a swing at Gonzales's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Gonzales.
Gonzales avoids the body shot from Li.
Li throws a body punch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Li scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzales defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzales throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Li throws out a loose jab but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales throws a hook but Li blocks it.
Gonzales swinging wildly here.
Li throws a combination that misses
and Gonzales counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzales.
Gonzales with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzales works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li throws a lazy right hand but Gonzales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Li misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li misses with a hook.
Gonzales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Gonzales's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gonzales, as that shot connected.
Jab, jab by Li - just one landing.
Gonzales looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonzales lands a jab to the head.
Gonzales has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzales there as he acknowledges the shot.
Li throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzales counters with a left and a right that stings Li.
Gonzales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzales moves away from the strike by Li.
A combination from Gonzales does no damage.
Li keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonzales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Li misses with the combination.
Gonzales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Li.
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!
Gonzales looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with a straight right.
Gonzales takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Li dodges the punch combination from Gonzales.
Li bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Li avoids them all with ease.
Li throws the left hand but Gonzales avoids the punch easily.
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Li slips the punch.
Li lands a nice hook to Gonzales's body. Gonzales takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonzales just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzales smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
Gonzales slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Li feints a jab promting Gonzales to slip. Li then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gonzales slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gonzales staying out of range there.
Li swinging wildly here.
Li connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gonzales throws a hook but Li avoids it easily.
Gonzales misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzales takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gonzales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
A right-left combo lands from Li.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales misses with a combination
and Li counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Li working hard to break the clinch.
Li looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.
Gonzales presses Li against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Li lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gonzales breaks from the clinch.
Li walks into a stiff left hand from Gonzales.
Li misses with a looping left.
Li tries to bum rush Gonzales with a series of wild strikes but Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzales there.
Li misses with a looping left.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzales.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonzales thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzales shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gonzales is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Gonzales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzales looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
Gonzales throws the left hand but Li avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzales counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Li misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Li misses with a looping right.
Diego Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howard Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Howard Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Li has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Howard Li!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Howard Li!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Howard Li!
Howard Li wins by unanimous decision!
Howard Li seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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