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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaplan has chosen Tenderness by General Public as his entrance music. Dave Kaplan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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150 lbs
6 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Helio Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dave Kaplan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kaplan's half guard.
Kaplan missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kaplan is trying to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez is looking for a kimura but Kaplan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gonzalez to get the leverage.
Gonzalez is looking for a kimura here.
Gonzalez is looking for a kimura but Kaplan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gonzalez to get the leverage.
Kaplan wants to improve his position but Gonzalez is controlling well.
Gonzalez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kaplan's head.
Kaplan is looking to improve his position.
Kaplan trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kaplan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kaplan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gonzalez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kaplan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gonzalez working Kaplan over with strikes.
Gonzalez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kaplan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gonzalez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kaplan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kaplan tries to roll over but Gonzalez keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gonzalez seems to be looking for submissions.
Kaplan has hold of Gonzalez's hands but Gonzalez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaplan moves into full guard.
Gonzalez is working Kaplan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gonzalez lands a couple of digs.
Kaplan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gonzalez connects with a couple of short punches.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Kaplan.
Kaplan lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Gonzalez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gonzalez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kaplan lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Gonzalez is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Gonzalez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kaplan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gonzalez has managed to get both his arms back between Kaplan's legs - danger averted.
Kaplan looks gassed!
Gonzalez connects with a couple of short punches.
Gonzalez distracts Kaplan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan is trying to keep Gonzalez in close.
Gonzalez won't allow Kaplan to sweep him here.
Gonzalez working some strikes from top position.
Gonzalez lands a couple of digs.
Gonzalez pushes down on Kaplan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gonzalez winds up and cracks Kaplan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kaplan looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzalez in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kaplan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gonzalez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Helio Gonzalez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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