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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poseidon Gonzalez (ranked 3472 p4p, 5672 weight class) and Zell Dincht (ranked 483 p4p, 634 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class 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 Las Vegas, Poseidon Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zell Dincht!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dincht manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dincht thinks about the counter body kick.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez connects with a looping right hand.
Dincht shoots in for a double leg but Gonzalez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez is pressed up against the cage. Dincht has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gonzalez down to the mat. Gonzalez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gonzalez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dincht blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Dincht blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dincht is working for takedown but Gonzalez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Poseidon Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zell Dincht.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Dincht tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dincht blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht lands a shot to the body.
Dincht blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dincht.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
I was talking to Gonzalez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dincht breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez darts in and clinches Dincht up against the cage.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht is looking for a takedown.
Gonzalez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Dincht.
Dincht is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gonzalez to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Dincht blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Dincht.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dincht jumps guard but Gonzalez stands there with Dincht around his waist. Dincht gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Dincht uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dincht fails to pull guard.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Dincht's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dincht pulls guard effortlessly.
Gonzalez wanted to stand there but Dincht had control of the position.
Gonzalez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dincht, up you get!
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Dincht.
Gonzalez scores with the left hand. Dincht knows he should have avoided that one.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dincht paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.
Dincht blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dincht is trying to stall.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dincht pulls Gonzalez into guard.
Gonzalez is looking to stand up but Dincht won't let him.
Gonzalez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dincht swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzalez stands up from Dincht's guard - Gonzalez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gonzalez has Dincht up against the cage in a clinch.
Dincht blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Dincht uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dincht struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Dincht jumps guard but Gonzalez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dincht has Gonzalez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gonzalez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dincht jumps guard but Gonzalez stands there with Dincht around his waist. Dincht gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dincht throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzalez blocks it with crossed arms.
Dincht jumps guard but Gonzalez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dincht is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gonzalez to keep the fight standing.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dincht blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poseidon Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Dincht is avoiding it.
Gonzalez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Dincht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez darts in and clinches Dincht up against the cage.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Dincht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dincht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Dincht is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Dincht blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dincht jumps guard but Gonzalez stands there with Dincht around his waist. Dincht gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Dincht manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gonzalez gets to his feet. Dincht looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dincht shoots in and drives through. Gonzalez sprawls well.
Poseidon Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zell Dincht.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dincht goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dincht tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gonzalez smiles and moves away.
Dincht shoots in and drives through. Gonzalez sprawls well.
Gonzalez wants to clinch
and Dincht counters with a low kick, right behind Gonzalez 's knee.
Gonzalez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Dincht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dincht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dincht can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dincht tries to pull guard but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Dincht's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Dincht.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Dincht is looking for a takedown.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dincht has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gonzalez uses from the top position.
Gonzalez throwing strikes from guard but Dincht blocks nicely.
Gonzalez wanted to stand there but Dincht had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stands up from Dincht's guard - Gonzalez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gonzalez tries to clinch
and Dincht counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gonzalez's knee momentarily.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Dincht moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that Dincht ducks under and follows up with a left that Dincht also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Dincht circles away.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Dincht shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gonzalez as he jumps to the side.
Poseidon Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dincht has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gonzalez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht is trying to pull guard but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Dincht blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Dincht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dincht blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Dincht.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dincht jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gonzalez walks away with a smile on his face. Dincht gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Dincht moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poseidon Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dincht wants to clinch.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Dincht is having none of it.
Gonzalez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dincht tries to avoid it but Gonzalez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dincht to the ground. Dincht escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dincht takes the fight into the clinch.
Dincht turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dincht manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on Gonzalez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gonzalez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dincht is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dincht wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dincht is looking to take a break and control but Gonzalez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gonzalez can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to bench press Dincht off him but Dincht keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dincht trying to control the action but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez tries to buck Dincht off but Dincht is having none of it.
Dincht is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gonzalez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dincht wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gonzalez throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Dincht circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Dincht circles away.
Poseidon Gonzalez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dincht gets tackled into the cage by Gonzalez. Gonzalez maintains the clinch.
Dincht stalling.
Gonzalez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dincht holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dincht tries to pull guard but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Dincht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dincht drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gonzalez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Poseidon Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zell Dincht.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht jumps guard but Gonzalez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Poseidon Gonzalez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dincht tries to pull guard but Gonzalez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
Dincht tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gonzalez smiles and moves away.
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.
Gonzalez scores with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez throws a combination. Dincht tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Poseidon Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Dincht gets tackled into the cage by Gonzalez. Gonzalez maintains the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dincht fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dincht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Poseidon Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poseidon Gonzalez!
An out of breath Poseidon Gonzalez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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