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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gideon Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon comes into the arena with Prayer Of The Refugee blaring out of the sound system. Gideon Gonzalez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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203 lbs
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188 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Delon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gideon Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Delon thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gonzalez to regain full guard.
Delon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Delon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Delon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Delon throws and elbow that misses. Gonzalez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Delon's guard. Nice move by Gonzalez!
Delon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Delon looking for a sweep. Not yet Delon, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gonzalez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gonzalez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gonzalez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonzalez stops Delon from standing up.
Delon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gonzalez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Delon.
Delon blocks a leg kick.
Delon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Delon.
Delon gets a double leg takedown into Gonzalez's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon throws and elbow that misses. Gonzalez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Delon's guard. Nice move by Gonzalez!
Delon wants to get back to his feet but Gonzalez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gonzalez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gonzalez pushes down on Delon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez prevents Delon from improving his position.
Gonzalez is looking for a kimura but Delon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gonzalez to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stops Delon from getting back to his feet.
Delon wants to control the action here but instead Gonzalez manages to pass to full mount!
Gonzalez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Delon has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Delon!
Delon looking to sit in guard and control but Gonzalez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Delon is keeping the position.
Gonzalez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Delon keeps moving.
Delon wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gonzalez manages to pass to side control.
Gonzalez is thwarting Delon's attempts to control the position.
Delon wants to get back to full guard.
Delon is trying to control but can't.
Gonzalez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Delon has managed to free his arm - good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Delon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alen Delon dominated that round.
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 attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Delon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Delon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gonzalez on the ground.
Delon tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
Gonzalez is trying to keep Delon in close.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Delon from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delon is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delon throws and elbow that misses. Gonzalez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Delon's guard. Nice move by Gonzalez!
Gonzalez drops back looking for a leg! Delon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Delon manages to kick Gonzalez off! Gonzalez jumps back into Delon's guard.
Delon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Delon, up you get!
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzalez. That's going to slow Delon down.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Gonzalez lands but Delon takes it in his stride.
Delon gets a takedown into half guard.
Delon thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gonzalez to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Delon postures up in Gonzalez's guard and throws a big left but Gonzalez blocks it.
Delon distracts Gonzalez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gonzalez wants to stand up but Delon is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delon looking to sit in guard and control but Gonzalez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Delon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Delon tries to get out of the position.
Delon pushes Gonzalez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Delon moved away.
Gonzalez gets caught flat footed, as Delon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Delon throws a strike but Gonzalez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Delon is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez won't allow Delon to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alen Delon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Delon moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzalez scoring well with a low kick there.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez lands a head kick!
It looks like Alen Delon has been cut.
Gonzalez leaves Delon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Delon moved away.
Delon fails with the takedown.
Delon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gideon Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon throws and elbow that misses. Gonzalez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Delon's guard. Nice move by Gonzalez!
Gonzalez won't allow Delon to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez postures up.
Gonzalez is pushing down on Delon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Delon is fighting to maintain full guard but Gonzalez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gonzalez is working for a kimura but Delon is defending it quite comfortably.
Delon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gonzalez is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gonzalez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gonzalez's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Delon.
Delon is striking well from the back but Gonzalez escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Delon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzalez's head.
Alen Delon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gonzalez trying to control from the bottom.
Delon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Delon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Delon is trying to control the action in half guard but Gonzalez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzalez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gonzalez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alen Delon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Delon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Delon wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is keeping the position.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Alen Delon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Delon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alen Delon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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