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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Gonzalez (ranked 1031 p4p, 158 weight class) and Dex Arial (ranked 4118 p4p, 505 weight class). Arial has chosen Thunder as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
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176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edgar Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dex Arial!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arial shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Gonzalez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gonzalez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound from side control.
The ground and pound from Gonzalez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gonzalez misses with the ground and pound.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but Arial slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Arial is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound but Arial is defending the strikes.
Arial is trying to get back to half guard.
Arial is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gonzalez wants to control but Arial is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A lull in the action here.
Arial is trying to control Gonzalez's posture but Gonzalez avoids it.
Arial prevents Gonzalez from improving position.
We've been hearing good reports from Gonzalez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gonzalez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Arial is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Arial really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzalez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Arial keeping his opponent close.
Arial is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arial avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gonzalez.
Arial is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez winds up and cracks Arial with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gonzalez slips a nice elbow through Arial's hands, connecting with Arial's forehead.
Gonzalez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arial keeps working.
Gonzalez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Arial is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gonzalez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gonzalez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gonzalez stops Arial from getting back to his feet.
Arial has hold of Gonzalez's hands but Gonzalez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Arial blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzalez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arial is looking to escape.
Gonzalez trying to control from half guard but Arial is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gonzalez punishes Arial's body with a nice straight punch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gonzalez enables Arial to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gonzalez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arial can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez trying to keep a closed guard but Arial is proving a slippery customer.
Gonzalez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arial throws an elbow that misses. Gonzalez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Arial's guard. Nice move by Gonzalez!
Arial tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzalez landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez cracks Arial with a solid left hand.
Gonzalez works over Arial with some ground and pound from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arial can do anything to dispel that myth.
Arial utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Arial is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arial pulls Gonzalez in to control the position.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Arial keeps moving.
Arial utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzalez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Arial pulls Gonzalez in close to his closed guard and prevents Gonzalez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gonzalez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arial is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gonzalez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gonzalez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arial controlling Gonzalez's posture.
Gonzalez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gonzalez is looking to work some ground and pound but Arial has wrist control.
Gonzalez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Arial keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arial moves away.
Arial tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gonzalez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Arial has his takedown stuffed
and Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Arial being controlled against the cage.
Arial is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arial is keeping busy.
Arial wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez shoots for a double leg takedown but Arial sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzalez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arial slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzalez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arial shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Arial gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gonzalez counters with a single leg into guard. Arial didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Gonzalez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gonzalez scores with a three punch combo!
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arial tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Arial misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzalez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gonzalez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gonzalez scores with a three punch combo!
Arial tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arial breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arial swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arial is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gonzalez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arial keeps the fight on the outside.
Edgar Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Arial is having none of it.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arial letting Gonzalez take a breather here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Arial uses from the top position.
Gonzalez working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arial cracks Gonzalez with a solid left hand.
Arial controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Arial doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Arial manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Arial from controlling successfully.
Arial postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gonzalez has his foot on Arial's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arial works his way back into a safe position though.
Arial makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arial stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Arial from controlling successfully.
Arial working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arial.
Dex Arial has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez wants to stand up but Arial is controlling him.
Gonzalez looking to control.
Arial is working Gonzalez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gonzalez has Arial pulled in close to control his posture.
Arial postures up in Gonzalez's guard and throws a big left but Gonzalez blocks it.
Arial postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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.
Arial stands up over Gonzalez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Arial in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzalez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arial is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Arial tries for a takedown but Gonzalez circles away easily
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Edgar Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dex Arial.
Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez avoiding damage.
Gonzalez prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Arial is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzalez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Gonzalez!
A relieved looking Edgar Gonzalez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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