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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Elias Gonzalez (ranked 3880 p4p, 2825 weight class) and Wiremu Williamson (ranked 235 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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145
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174 cm
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144
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elias Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wiremu Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Williamson circles away easily
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Williamson.
Williamson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williamson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williamson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez tries to counter with a takedown but Williamson is quick to defend against it.
Gonzalez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williamson! But no joy.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williamson misses with a body punch.
Williamson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gonzalez.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination. Williamson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Williamson.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Williamson swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Williamson throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Gonzalez instigates a clinch.
Williamson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow strike.
Gonzalez has Williamson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gonzalez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Williamson tumbling to the mat - Gonzalez dives into Williamson's guard.
Gonzalez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williamson's head.
Williamson pulls Gonzalez in to control the position.
Williamson wants to sweep but no luck.
Williamson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gonzalez throwing strikes from guard but Williamson blocks nicely.
Williamson is pulling down on Gonzalez's head to control his posture.
Gonzalez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzalez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gonzalez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williamson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williamson is looking to stand up but Gonzalez isn't so interested in that idea.
Gonzalez throws a strike but Williamson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williamson connects with a couple of short punches.
Williamson working some strikes from top position.
Williamson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williamson advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez tries to improve position but can't.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williamson on the ground.
Williamson is chipping away with strikes.
Gonzalez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gonzalez tries to get out of the position.
Williamson scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gonzalez bucks up and tries to throw Williamson off but instead Williamson has got his back!
Gonzalez is trying to remain composed but Williamson is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Williamson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to his feet but Williamson has full control of the position and if anything, Gonzalez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Williamson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Gonzalez is really stuck here.
Williamson lands strikes to the head.
Williamson wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping busy.
Williamson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williamson has Gonzalez flattened out and is raining down punches.
Williamson punishes Gonzalez with strikes from the back mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williamson is working the ground and pound. Can Gonzalez escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Gonzalez as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Williamson!
Gonzalez is rocked!
Williamson lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Oh Gonzalez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzalez is really stuck here.
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
Williamson lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williamson connects with a couple of big shots that have Gonzalez covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Gonzalez! Williamson fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wiremu Williamson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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