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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Olof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olof has chosen I am a poor lonesome cowboy as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Gonzalez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Olof!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olof tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Olof.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Olof fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws the kick towards the body but Olof avoids it.
Olof tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzalez tries to land a leg kick but Olof saw it coming and moves away.
Olof avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Olof blocks a leg kick.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olof avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olof showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Olof moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Olof is defended easily by Gonzalez.
Jesus Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Olof.
Gonzalez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Olof checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Olof blocks the low kick.
Olof fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez is looking to score with low kicks.
Olof takes the fight into the clinch.
Olof 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.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gonzalez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gonzalez throws a big right hand that misses.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Olof keeps moving.
Gonzalez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Olof's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Olof throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gonzalez postures up in Olof's guard and throws a big left but Olof blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez thows a big elbow that misses.
Olof looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez throws a body kick that misses.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gonzalez, right into the meat.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Olof looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Olof is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olof works his way into side control.
Olof goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gonzalez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Olof but great work by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Olof is trying to control Gonzalez's posture but Gonzalez avoids it.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but Olof slips to the side and avoids it well.
Olof is trying to improve his position.
Olof is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
Gonzalez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olof gets back to half guard.
Gonzalez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Olof does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Olof wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Olof blocks a leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a solid leg kick but Olof takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tried to score with a low kick but Olof checks it.
Jesus Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez connects with the punch.
It looks like John Olof has been cut.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olof moves out of range as Gonzalez throws a body kick.
Gonzalez closes the distance and pushes Olof back into the cage.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Olof.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Olof's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Olof checks the leg kick.
Olof keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gonzalez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gonzalez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Olof is able to avoid easily.
Olof fails to land the takedown.
Gonzalez looks for the body kick but Olof saw that one coming.
Olof takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jesus Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olof closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gonzalez circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olof looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olof shoots in for a double leg but Gonzalez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jesus Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Olof.
Olof throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzalez's waist but Gonzalez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Olof off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olof on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gonzalez. Gonzalez obviously looking to wear him down.
Olof is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olof dives in and grabs Gonzalez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes down on Olof's head and hops out.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez is looking to slow Olof down with leg kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gonzalez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Olof has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olof and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzalez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Olof moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olof looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
Gonzalez is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olof dives in and grabs Gonzalez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes down on Olof's head and hops out.
Good work by Olof as he checks the leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Olof showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Olof moves out of range.
Olof checks a leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Olof moved out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a nice body kick.
Olof tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws and low kick but Olof moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gonzalez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Olof has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olof and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gonzalez scores with a leg kick.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Olof slips the punch.
Gonzalez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Olof shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Olof misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Olof avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Olof sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Olof is out of range.
Olof shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Olof throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olof is looking to pass Gonzalez's guard but actually Gonzalez recovers to full guard.
Gonzalez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olof accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Olof throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olof accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Olof's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Olof avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Olof's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Olof checks a leg kick.
Olof keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Olof.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olof takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Olof tries for a takedown but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Olof shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gonzalez as he jumps to the side.
Gonzalez lands a head kick!
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olof looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Olof as he checks the leg kick.
Olof gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olof has Gonzalez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gonzalez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jesus Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Olof.
Olof fails to pull guard.
Olof breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Olof's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gonzalez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonzalez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olof checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gonzalez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Olof chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonzalez can pounce on him.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olof tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gonzalez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Olof somewhat.
Gonzalez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez throws a push kick but Olof slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olof closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzalez, looking for a takedown. Olof pushes Gonzalez against the cage but Gonzalez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gonzalez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Olof checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Olof blocks it.
Olof moves out of range of the body kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez throws a low kick, looking for Olof's leg but Olof calmly moves out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a kick to the body.
Olof moves out of range of the body kick.
Gonzalez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Olof gets a takedown into half guard.
Olof is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olof not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Olof is looking to advance position but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Olof thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gonzalez to regain full guard.
Gonzalez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Olof content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Gonzalez clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on John Olof's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gonzalez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez wants to clinch
letting Olof counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez wants to land a leg kick but Olof is out of range.
Olof has closed the distance and engaged Gonzalez in a clinch.
Olof tries for a takedown but Gonzalez manages to get underhooks.
Gonzalez misses with a knee to the head.
Gonzalez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Olof's face.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
Olof blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzalez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Olof.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gonzalez tries to land knees in the clinch but Olof avoids the damage to the body.
Olof avoiding damage as Gonzalez throws knees to the body.
Olof on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Gonzalez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olof.
Olof wants the takedown. Gonzalez is fighting it off but Olof persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gonzalez's guard against the cage.
Gonzalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet.
Gonzalez working a defensive guard here.
Olof passes Gonzalez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Olof missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Olof lands with a punch from half guard.
Olof is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gonzalez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Olof scores with a couple of nice shots.
Olof drops an elbow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olof not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzalez trying to control but Olof postures up.
Olof thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Olof missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Olof connects with a nice short shot to Gonzalez's temple.
Olof missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Olof tries to pass to full mount but Gonzalez defends it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonzalez thows a leg kick but Olof checks it
and Olof counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gonzalez won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olof fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Olof crashes against the mat.
Gonzalez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Olof's best efforts.
Gonzalez trying to control from the bottom.
Gonzalez tries to get to full guard but Olof has control of the leg.
Gonzalez is trying to maintain the position but Olof is very close to passing his half guard.
Olof throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gonzalez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Olof's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Olof's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gonzalez controlling from the back.
Gonzalez looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Gonzalez controlling well, preventing Olof from escaping the position.
Gonzalez scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Gonzalez is riding his opponent, not letting Olof buck him off.
Olof looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Gonzalez punishes Olof with strikes from the back mount.
Olof turns into Gonzalez and is now in his guard.
Gonzalez pulls Olof in close to his closed guard and prevents Olof from doing any damage or advancing position.
Olof throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Olof dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on John Olof's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Olof fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Olof blocks an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Olof.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olofs head.
Olof blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olof's elbow.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but Olof blocks with his arms.
Gonzalez looking to throw knees to the head but Olof is blocking nicely.
Gonzalez misses with a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Olof tries to score a body lock takedown but Gonzalez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gonzalez gets underhooks to prevent Olof's takedown attempt.
Jesus Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Olof.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olof avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olof 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 looking to throw knees to the head but Olof is blocking nicely.
Olof avoids the elbow strike from Gonzalez, against the cage.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olof successfully pulls guard.
Gonzalez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Olof has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gonzalez has managed to get both his arms back between Olof's legs - danger averted.
Gonzalez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonzalez preventing the sweep.
Olof is adopting a defensive guard.
Olof being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olof looking to control.
Olof keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez prevents Olof from getting back to his feet.
Olof is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Gonzalez misses
and Olof counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez is looking to control Olof's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gonzalez avoid being mounted?
Olof not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Olof sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonzalez defending well though.
Olof throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonzalez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Olof.
John Olof has got the better of the ground game so far.
Olof throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Olof thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gonzalez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Olof checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gonzalez throws a nice head kick!
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Olof counters with a series of strikes. Gonzalez will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Olof moves out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab
and Olof counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gonzalez!
Gonzalez tries to reverse the position but Olof maintains control.
John Olof has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olof connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Olof landing strikes from the mount.
Olof misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The referee warns Gonzalez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez tries to hold on but Olof postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Olof comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gonzalez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Gonzalez!
Jesus Gonzalez retains his bantamweight title!
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