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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Gonzalez (ranked 533 p4p, 431 weight class) and Elwyn Donal (ranked 71 p4p, 61 weight class). Gonzalez comes into the arena with Mind Playing Tricks On Me - Geto Boys blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shaun Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Elwyn Donal!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
Donal throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Elwyn Donal has been cut.
Donal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Donal checks it.
It seemed like Donal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Donal counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Donal was well out of range.
Donal only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Donal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donal slips under a jab.
Donal 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a push kick but Donal slaps the foot to one side.
Donal feints a counter leg kick.
Donal ducks right into an uppercut from Gonzalez.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donal.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Nice uppercut there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Donal ducked under it nicely.
Donal counters with a body kick.
Donal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gonzalez throws a body kick that misses.
Donal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Donal was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Donal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A good leg kick by Gonzalez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Donal moved away.
Donal feints a counter leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Donal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzalez. That's going to slow Donal down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzalez. That's going to slow Donal down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donal.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donal throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Donal moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Donal counters with a solid body kick.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the body
and Donal counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Donal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonzalez can pounce on him.
Donal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gonzalez. Gonzalez obviously looking to wear him down.
Donal checks a leg kick.
Gonzalez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Donal is able to avoid easily.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Donal is trying to counter with his kicks.
Donal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Donal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donal thinks about the counter body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzalez. That's going to slow Donal down.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Donal takes one to the chin there.
Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donal.
Donal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Donal is out of range.
Gonzalez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDonal.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Donal ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Donal replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gonzalez blocks it well.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Donal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elwyn Donal's cut.
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 misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donal walks into a left hand.
Gonzalez tries to land a leg kick but Donal saw it coming and moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donal! But no joy.
Donal staying out of range there.
Shaun Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Donal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
Donal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Donal slips a jab from Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Donal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Donal ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Donal moves out of range.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Donal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Donal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gonzalez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Gonzalez scores with the left hand. Donal knows he should have avoided that one.
Gonzalez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Donal is out of range.
Donal is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses Donal's front leg but catches the back leg as Donal tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donal counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzalez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Donal. Donal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Donal might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gonzalez has got the better of the exchanges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Donal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Donal moves away and avoids it.
Donal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gonzalez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gonzalez throws a low kick, looking for Donal's leg but Donal calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Donal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick that knocks Donal off balance momentarily.
Donal checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Donal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donal moves forwards but Gonzalez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Donal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick as Donal jumps back.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Donal in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donal! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses Donal's front leg but catches the back leg as Donal tries to avoid it.
Donal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Donal moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick that knocks Donal off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Donal.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donal manages to avoid it.
Donal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Donal counters with a low kick, right behind Gonzalez 's knee.
Gonzalez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donal throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez throws an off balance right hand
and Donal counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elwyn Donal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Donal seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Donal feints a counter leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
letting Donal counter with a right hand.
Donal moves out of range of the body kick from Gonzalez.
Donal is looking for the big counter here.
Donal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonzalez to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donal can do to turn this around?
Donal ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donal! But no joy.
Donal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy body shot
and Donal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez misses with a leg kick.
Gonzalez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donal counters with a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donal.
Donal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzalez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donal! But no joy.
Donal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Donal responds with a good body kick, but Gonzalez manages to step out the way in time.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donal follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donal steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Elwyn Donal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gonzalez backing away here, and Donal unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Donal throws a leg kick but Gonzalez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Donal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
A lazy left from Gonzalez finds it's target.
Donal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donal.
Donal looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Donal counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Donal cracks Gonzalez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Donal has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gonzalez to stand back up!
It looks like Shaun Gonzalez has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Donal avoids it easily.
Donal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Donal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Donal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez tries a low kick but Donal avoids it.
Donal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Donal.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Donal moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donal blocks the body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Donal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Donal saw that one coming.
Donal appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Donal slips under a jab.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donal staying out of range there.
Gonzalez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Donal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Gonzalez!
An out of breath Shaun 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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