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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salo Gonalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalongi Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 The Island, Salo Gonalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kalongi Rose!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonalez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
No joy there for Gonalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rose throws a head kick but Gonalez moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Gonalez.
Rose gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rose prevents the takedown attempt.
Gonalez tries to pull guard but Rose forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonalez.
Gonalez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gonalez postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gonalez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rose on the ground.
Gonalez stands up and waves to Rose to follow him.
Gonalez closes the distance and clinches up with Rose, looking for a takedown. Gonalez pushes Rose against the cage but Rose circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rose feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salo Gonalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gonalez.
Nice takedown defense from Rose. No joy for Gonalez on that attempt.
Rose closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gonalez kicks off Rose and gets to his feet.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gonalez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rose napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rose sneaks out the side door and pushes Gonalez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonalez closes the distance and clinches.
Rose successfully pulls guard.
Rose keeping full guard, as Gonalez tries to pass.
Gonalez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gonalez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rose wants to sweep here but Gonalez controlling him for the moment.
Gonalez wants to pass the guard but Rose is keeping the position.
Gonalez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is looking for a triangle but Gonalez pushes his legs off easily.
Gonalez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rose is working an open guard so Gonalez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gonalez has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Gonalez does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose thows a leg kick but Gonalez checks it
and Gonalez counters with a three punch combo that has Rose backing up. Rose nods at Gonalez to acknowledge the strikes.
Gonalez throws a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Rose is looking to clinch but Gonalez is avoiding it.
Rose clinches.
Rose manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gonalez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rose keeping full guard, as Gonalez tries to pass.
Rose looking to control.
Rose wants to control the position but Gonalez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gonalez controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kalongi Rose will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gonalez dives in for a single leg takedown but Rose sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gonalez circles away.
Gonalez throws a push kick but Rose slaps the foot to one side.
Rose with a poor takedown
and Gonalez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonalez.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but Gonalez is controlling him.
Gonalez tries to pull guard but Rose holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonalez drops back down to his feet.
Rose gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gonalez kicks Rose off and gets back to his feet.
Gonalez tries for a takedown but Rose circles away easily
and Rose counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salo Gonalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonalez catches Rose with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonalez rushes Rose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rose tries to pull guard but Gonalez holds him up against the cage and eventually Rose drops back down to his feet.
Rose tries to break free but Gonalez pushes him back against the cage.
Rose is working Gonalez over against the cage.
Gonalez is trying to drag Rose to the mat but Rose just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rose as Gonalez tries to tie him up.
Rose breaks from the clinch.
Rose misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a right hand that Gonalez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonalez also avoids with ease.
Gonalez closes the distance and pushes Rose back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gonalez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gonalez wants to take the fight to the mat but Rose manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gonalez is pushing Rose up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gonalez tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonalez leaves Rose with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gonalez fails with the takedown
and Rose counters with a good low kick that Gonalez was not able to check.
Kalongi Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonalez stuffs the takedown attempt from Rose. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
Gonalez moves out of range of the body kick from Rose.
Gonalez lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
Gonalez misses with a takedown
and Rose counters with a two punch combo.
Gonalez fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonalez cracks Rose with a good jab.
Rose is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonalez avoids a kick to the body.
Gonalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonalez tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonalez misses with a takedown attempt - Rose sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rose scores with a takedown into Gonalez's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonalez, not yet.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kalongi Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonalez.
Gonalez closes the distance and clinches up with Rose, looking for a takedown. Gonalez pushes Rose against the cage but Rose circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salo Gonalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonalez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rose but Rose pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salo Gonalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonalez fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonalez as he avoids it easily.
Gonalez throws a big counter combination but Rose scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rose shoots in and drives through. Gonalez sprawls well.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonalez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gonalez is fending him off so far but Rose persists. Nope, Gonalez circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonalez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonalez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rose avoids it really well and circles away.
Rose shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gonalez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gonalez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rose wants to control from the top but Gonalez keeps moving.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Gonalez is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonalez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rose wants to control from the top but Gonalez keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonalez shoots for a takedown but Rose saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rose tries to clinch but Gonalez is having none of it.
Gonalez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rose closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gonalez quickly recovers to half guard.
Rose wants to take a breather but Gonalez is having none of it.
Gonalez is trying to maintain the position but Rose is very close to passing his half guard.
Gonalez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rose frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rose working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rose trying to control but Gonalez is having none of it.
Gonalez tries to hold on but Rose postures up.
Salo Gonalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalongi Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonalez is squirming around, avoiding Rose's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalongi Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rose winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalongi Rose!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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