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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amon Amarth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes into the arena with Ole Ole Ole Ole Ole Ole Ole blaring out of the sound system. Amarth comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Anyway kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amon Amarth!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amarth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Amarth.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amarth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonzalez.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Amarth as Gonzalez tries to tie him up.
Amarth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Amarth prevents Gonzalez from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez is looking to break free of the clinch but Amarth has double underhooks.
Gonzalez is trying to break the clinch but Amarth has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amarth moves out of range of the strikes.
Amarth throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gonzalez wants it to stay on the feet.
Amarth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gonzalez.
Mr Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Amarth misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amarth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amarth digs a good body shot into Gonzalez's ribs.
Amarth misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Amarth keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gonzalez wants it to stay on the feet.
Amarth shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense.
Mr Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amon Amarth.
Gonzalez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Amarth's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amarth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mr Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amarth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Amarth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amarth looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Amarth circles away.
Amarth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet.
Amarth is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gonzalez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Amarth on the ground.
Gonzalez looking to control.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Amarth.
Amarth trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amarth looking to sit in guard and control but Gonzalez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Amarth is pulling down on Gonzalez's head to control his posture.
Amarth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amarth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mr Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice takedown defense from Gonzalez. No joy for Amarth on that attempt.
Amarth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Amarth dives in and grabs Gonzalez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes down on Amarth's head and hops out.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Amarth has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez throws a combination that misses
and Amarth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gonzalez closes the distance looking to clinch
so Amarth counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amarth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzalez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Amarth.
Amarth throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Amarth.
Gonzalez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Amarth wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Amarth is having none of it.
Gonzalez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Amarth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez is working Amarth over against the cage.
Amarth is trying to maintain a safe position but Gonzalez gets an underhook and turns Amarth into the cage.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amarth misses the shot to the body.
Amarth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez moves into range and connects with a jab.
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.
Amarth circles away from the clinch attempt
and Amarth counters with a right hand to the body.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Amarth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Amarth dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to clinch
and Amarth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalez wants to clinch
and Amarth counters with a right hand to the body.
Gonzalez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Amon Amarth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amarth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amarth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Amarth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Amarth drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gonzalez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Amarth circles away from the clinch attempt
and Amarth counters with a left and a right that stings Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Amarth circles away and keeps his distance.
Amarth misses with a shot to the body
and Amarth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amarth staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Amarth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Amarth lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gonzalez wants to clinch
and Amarth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amarth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Amarth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gonzalez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Amarth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez clinches up with Amarth and pushes him back against the cage.
Amarth stalling in the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Gonzalez both land. Nice combination.
Amarth circles away from the clinch attempt
and Amarth moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to break free but Amarth pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzalez gets underhooks to prevent Amarth's takedown attempt.
Gonzalez working hard to break the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Amarth to work.
Amarth breaks from the clinch.
Amarth dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
Mr Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amarth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez avoids it really well and circles away.
Mr Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amon Amarth.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Amarth moves away
and Amarth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzalez thinking.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Amarth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Amarth against the cage.
Amarth blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonzalez's efforts to push away.
Gonzalez tries to work over Amarth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amarth pressing his opponent against the cage.
Amarth has Gonzalez pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzalez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzalez wants to get back to striking at distance but Amarth won't allow it.
Amarth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Amarth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Amarth avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez darts in trying to clinch
letting Amarth counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mr Gonzalez.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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