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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bret Hart struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Hart with a series of wild strikes but Hart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez connects with the punch.
Gonzalez scores with a nice head shot.
Hart changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gonzalez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hart trying to control the position but Gonzalez is working away.
Hart thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gonzalez is looking to reverse the position.
Hart scoring with punches from side control.
Hart is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gonzalez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gonzalez prevents Hart from moving into mount.
The strikes coming from Hart are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzalez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez can't do much from the bottom here.
Gonzalez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hart trying to hold on to Gonzalez's head to control him but Gonzalez postures up.
Hart looks gassed!
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hart wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Hart looks for the body kick but Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Hart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gonzalez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hart as he avoids it easily.
Gonzalez shoots in and bounces Hart off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gonzalez advances position into side control!
Gonzalez lands an elbow.
Hart dodges the ground and pound from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gonzalez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gonzalez stands up and beckons Hart to his feet.
Hart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonzalez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hart moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Hart has his takedown stuffed
and Gonzalez counters with a left and a right that stings Hart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A cross from Gonzalez lands.
Gonzalez stuns Hart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez.
Hart gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hart in particular looking to stall.
Hart trying to control from half guard but Gonzalez is working away.
Gonzalez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gonzalez tries to get out of the position.
Hart sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is keen to just control but Gonzalez is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart passes to full mount!
Gonzalez tries to improve his position but instead Hart has taken his back!
Hart lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Gonzalez hold on?!
Gonzalez holding both Hart 's hands and preventing any damage.
Hart tightening his grip on Gonzalez, looking for the choke.
Gonzalez takes a big shot to the side of the head.
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 Nick Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking hook.
Hart tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzalez pinned against the cage. Gonzalez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hart shoots in and bounces Gonzalez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gonzalez lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Hart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hart wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is working an open guard so Hart takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hart backs up against the cage.
Nick Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzalez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nick Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hart.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hart looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gonzalez!
Hart is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gonzalez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hart controlling the position easily from mount.
Hart trying to control but Gonzalez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is desperately trying to improve his position but Hart has a good base and remains in mount.
Hart wants to control the action but instead Gonzalez gets a body lock and reverses into Hart's guard! Nice work!
Hart controlling Gonzalez's posture.
Hart looking to control.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bret Hart just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses Hart's front leg but catches the back leg as Hart tries to avoid it.
Hart closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hart decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nick Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez fails with the takedown
so Hart counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gonzalez wants to stand up but Hart is controlling him.
Gonzalez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hart off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hart slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Hart ducks right into an uppercut from Gonzalez.
Hart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gonzalez throws a one two combo.
Gonzalez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hart sprawls well initially but Gonzalez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Hart has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hart trying to hold on to Gonzalez's head to control him but Gonzalez postures up.
Hart wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy right hand. Hart should have avoided that one.
Gonzalez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hart counters with a right hand to the body.
Hart needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Hart.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hart walks into a straight right hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a one two combo.
A left and a right from Gonzalez both land. Nice combination.
Gonzalez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Hart is out of range.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt - Hart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hart takes one on the button.
Hart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonzalez can pounce on him.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt
and Hart counters with a shoot takedown. Gonzalez fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart prevents Gonzalez from getting back to his feet.
Gonzalez pushes Hart off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Hart with an uppercut!
Hart gets the takedown into side control.
Hart is putting a hurting on Gonzalez here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lull in the action here.
Gonzalez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gonzalez is working hard here to advance position.
Hart trying to control the position but Gonzalez is working away.
Gonzalez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hart is looking to control Gonzalez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hart avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is looking to improve his position.
Gonzalez wants to take a breather but Hart is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gonzalez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gonzalez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hart sprawls well initially but Gonzalez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hart is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to free his trapped foot but Hart is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bret Hart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hart tries to get to full guard but Gonzalez has control of the leg.
Gonzalez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hart doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gonzalez.
Hart wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart is pressing down on Gonzalez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonzalez manages to get himself to full guard.
Hart slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hart 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Hart!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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