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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cory McDonnell (ranked 19585 p4p, 669 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 3420 p4p, 361 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McDonnell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. Anthony Gonzalez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDonnell.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
McDonnell moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDonnell wants to clinch.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but McDonnell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDonnell moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Gonzalez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McDonnell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from McDonnell.
Gonzalez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been informed that Gonzalez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McDonnell wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell's corner calls for a 1-2. McDonnell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gonzalez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but McDonnell avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonnell throws out a leg kick but Gonzalez moves out of range and McDonnell only half commits.
McDonnell tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
McDonnell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McDonnell takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from McDonnell.
Gonzalez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gonzalez.
McDonnell stuns Gonzalez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. McDonnell saw that one coming.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDonnell throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for McDonnell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDonnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonnell tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonnell misses with a body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but McDonnell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDonnell throws out a powerful jab.
McDonnell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slow jab from McDonnell misses its intended target.
Gonzalez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of McDonnell's head but McDonnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Gonzalez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez throws a jab when McDonnell was well out of range.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Gonzalez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McDonnell slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
Good leg kick by McDonnell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but McDonnell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDonnell throws a sloppy head kick
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has McDonnell backing up. McDonnell nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
McDonnell wants to clinch.
McDonnell throws a lazy head kick
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that McDonnell avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but McDonnell slips the punch.
McDonnell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonnell throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As McDonnell backs off Gonzalez throws a huge counter combo but McDonnell manages to avoid it all.
McDonnell looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell scores with a hook.
McDonnell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McDonnell tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
McDonnell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
McDonnell is looking to wear down Gonzalez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Cory McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonnell throws a leg kick which misses Gonzalez's front leg but catches the back leg as Gonzalez tries to avoid it.
Good exchange - McDonnell coming out on top.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDonnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
McDonnell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gonzalez scores with a crisp jab that stopped McDonnell in his tracks.
McDonnell clinches with his opponent.
McDonnell lands a body punch.
McDonnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that half lands.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
As Gonzalez looks to move away, McDonnell throws a big counter combo but Gonzalez just gets out of the way.
Gonzalez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDonnell checks a leg kick.
McDonnell throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
McDonnell dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
McDonnell slips under a jab.
Anthony Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonnell scores with a kick to the midsection.
McDonnell closes the distance and pushes Gonzalez back into the ropes.
McDonnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonnell throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anthony Gonzalez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
McDonnell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonnell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonnell misses with a series of wild punches.
McDonnell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzalez pushes off an throws an elbow but McDonnell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McDonnell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez is trying to force a seperation but McDonnell has the dominant position.
McDonnell misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for McDonnell.
McDonnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez wants to break free but McDonnell has control.
Cory McDonnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gonzalez lands a front kick.
McDonnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDonnell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gonzalez scrambles back to his feet.
Good shot there by Gonzalez.
McDonnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonnell.
It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush McDonnell with a series of wild strikes but McDonnell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDonnell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
McDonnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a lovely overhand right.
McDonnell wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Gonzalez tenderised McDonnell's leg. McDonnell is trying to keep his angry face on.
McDonnell misses with a body shot
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gonzalez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A lazy body kick from McDonnell
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonnell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush McDonnell with a series of wild strikes but McDonnell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDonnell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from McDonnell misses
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McDonnell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez stalks McDonnell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McDonnell's face. McDonnell staggers backwards, shaken.
McDonnell avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McDonnell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzalez checks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gonzalez 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Gonzalez!
Anthony Gonzalez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cartel Elite Supps, into his post fight interview.
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