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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moganesh Jain (ranked 1520 p4p, 1690 weight class) and Guilherme Goncalves (ranked 165 p4p, 180 weight class). Jain comes to the cage accompanied by The Monkey King. Moganesh Jain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27 - 12 - 1 |
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22 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Goncalves!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goncalves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jain moves away.
Goncalves connects with a looping right hand.
Jain closes the distance and clinches.
Goncalves can't break the clinch.
Jain misses with a punch on the inside.
Jain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Goncalves after a bit of a struggle.
Goncalves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jain trying to land knees to the body.
Goncalves avoiding damage.
Goncalves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jain moves away from the strike by Goncalves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goncalves! But no joy.
Goncalves misses with a looping left.
Jain misses with a takedown attempt - Goncalves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A swing and a miss from Goncalves.
Jain wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves 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.
Goncalves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moganesh Jain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goncalves throws a big shot that misses.
Jain is looking to counter the offense by Goncalves and move into the clinch.
Jain blocks a jab.
Jain is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Goncalves.
Goncalves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jain has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jain is defended easily by Goncalves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves connects with a leg kick.
Jain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Guilherme Goncalves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goncalves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jain moves away.
Goncalves has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jain moves into the clinch successfully.
Goncalves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goncalves. That's going to slow Jain down.
Jain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jain changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Goncalves looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jain decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jain tries to close the distance and clinch but Goncalves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goncalves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jain has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain manages to break the clinch.
Goncalves misses with a body shot.
Jain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jain with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Goncalves pushes Jain off looking to stand but Jain dives back in and keeps control.
Goncalves is trying to maintain the position but Jain is very close to passing his half guard.
Goncalves is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jain trying to control the action but Goncalves is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain decides to stand up.
Goncalves misses with a wild combination.
Goncalves swats away the attempt to clinch by Jain.
Goncalves throws a head kick that Jain semi-blocks.
Jain shoots in but Goncalves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Goncalves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Goncalves lands with a right hand.
Jain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goncalves.
Goncalves scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jain darts in looking for a takedown but Goncalves gets double underhooks and turns Jain into the cage.
Goncalves tries to break the clinch but Jain is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Goncalves dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goncalves uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jain throws a wild body kick that Goncalves sees coming a mile off.
Goncalves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut
and Jain counters with a takedown into side control.
Jain is looking to take a break and control but Goncalves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jain has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Goncalves misses with a two punch combination.
Goncalves throws a lazy right hand but Jain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goncalves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Goncalves.
Guilherme Goncalves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goncalves moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jain shoots for a double leg takedown but Goncalves sprawls well. He's pushed Jain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moganesh Jain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goncalves looks to score with a jab to the body but Jain is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jain is defended easily by Goncalves.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moganesh Jain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goncalves lands with a cross.
Jain fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Goncalves to the ground. Jain is now in Goncalves's guard.
Goncalves tries to strike from the bottom.
Goncalves keeping full guard, as Jain tries to pass.
Goncalves has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Goncalves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Goncalves, up you get!
Goncalves is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Goncalves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Goncalves digs a good hook to Jain's body.
Jain ducks under a wild hook from Goncalves.
Jain shoots in and gets a takedown into Goncalves's guard.
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!
Goncalves wants to stand and escape but Jain is having none of it.
Goncalves keeping moving, preventing Jain from controlling successfully.
Goncalves wants to sweep here but Jain controlling him for the moment.
Moganesh Jain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Goncalves pulls Jain in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goncalves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jain shoots in looking for a takedown but Goncalves manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Guilherme Goncalves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Goncalves both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Moganesh Jain has been cut.
Goncalves has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves 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.
A head kick misses from Goncalves.
Goncalves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut. Jain saw that one coming.
Goncalves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jain darts in and clinches Goncalves up against the cage.
Jain can't find room to land a body shot as Goncalves controls the action.
Jain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goncalves scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goncalves goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jain misses with a series of wild punches.
Jain looks for a takedown but Goncalves sprawls well.
Goncalves tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Goncalves misses.
Jain looks for a takedown but Goncalves sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Goncalves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Moganesh Jain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Goncalves thuds his right hand into Jain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Goncalves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goncalves lands a jab.
Goncalves stuffs the takedown.
Goncalves scores with a shot to the body.
Goncalves missing with a left hand there. Jain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Goncalves's waist but Goncalves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jain off to one side.
Goncalves misses with a head kick.
Jain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jain clinches up with Goncalves and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jain has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Goncalves uses from the top position.
Goncalves passes into half guard.
Goncalves is pressing down on Jain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jain is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain trying to hold on to Goncalves's head to control him but Goncalves postures up.
Goncalves frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Goncalves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jain is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Goncalves tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Goncalves looking to ground and pound but Jain is blocking nicely.
Jain regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain trying to hold on to Goncalves's head to control him but Goncalves postures up.
Goncalves postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jain to stand up.
Jain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goncalves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jain closes the distance and clinches up with Goncalves, looking for a takedown. Jain pushes Goncalves against the cage but Goncalves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moganesh Jain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jain tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Goncalves defends well and Jain ends up having to push Goncalves into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goncalves blocks it with crossed arms.
Goncalves breaks from the clinch.
Goncalves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goncalves.
It seemed like Goncalves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Goncalves throws a hook but Jain blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Goncalves.
Jain moves in looking to clinch but Goncalves pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goncalves stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Goncalves misses with a few strikes there.
Goncalves lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goncalves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goncalves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moganesh Jain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goncalves scores with a sloppy right hand. Jain should have avoided that one.
Goncalves scores with the left hand. Jain knows he should have avoided that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jain.
Jain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goncalves finds it's way round the side to connect with Jain's head.
Jain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Goncalves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jain somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jain under the eye.
Jain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goncalves's corner calls for a 1-2. Goncalves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goncalves scores with a shot to the body.
Goncalves connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goncalves stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goncalves breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Goncalves.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut
and Jain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jain throws a nice looking combination but Goncalves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Goncalves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Goncalves 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Goncalves!
After winning the bout, Guilherme Goncalves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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