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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes into the arena with Why Cant we Be Friends! blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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243 lbs
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287 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez cracks Williams with a good jab.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez lands an overhand right.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.
Gonzalez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gonzalez.
A right-left combo lands from Gonzalez.
It looks like Eli Williams has been cut.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gonzalez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Gonzalez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gonzalez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesus Gonzalez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gonzalez tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams slows the pace down in half guard.
Williams is nestled in close to Gonzalez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Williams performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is keen to just control but Gonzalez is a slippery customer.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gonzalez reverses the position - he's now on top in Williams's guard.
Gonzalez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gonzalez defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
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 Eli Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams wants to take a breather but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Williams is trying to control. Gonzalez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams is stalling here. Gonzalez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Williams seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gonzalez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gonzalez taking a break here but Williams is having none of it and regains half guard.
Williams is looking to control Gonzalez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez prevents Williams from improving his position.
Gonzalez is taking a breather. Williams says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonzalez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Gonzalez.
Jesus Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gonzalez tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gonzalez won't be happy with that.
Williams cracks Gonzalez with a big right hand but Gonzalez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gonzalez is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams misses with the ground and pound.
Gonzalez is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Williams tries to advance to mount but Gonzalez denies him.
Gonzalez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ground and pound from Williams seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gonzalez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Williams postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eli Williams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Gonzalez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Gonzalez lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Gonzalez which made him look bad.
Williams jabs at Gonzalez's body.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Gonzalez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gonzalez wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Eli Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gonzalez moves into full guard.
Gonzalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Williams is working Gonzalez 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonzalez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
Williams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gonzalez. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Jesus Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Williams.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Williams blocks a low kick nicely.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eli Williams.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Jesus Gonzalez!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Jesus Gonzalez!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Eli Williams!
Jesus Gonzalez wins by split decision!
Jesus Gonzalez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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