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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Dassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dassin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Aux Champs-Élysées kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Gonzaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Dassin!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gonzaga is defended easily by Dassin.
Dassin swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzaga.
Gonzaga wants to clinch up but Dassin keeps it at a distance.
Gonzaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dassin.
Dassin connects with a body shot that sends Gonzaga's belly button to the back.
Dassin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gonzaga is looking to clinch but Dassin is avoiding it.
Gonzaga looks to clinch
and Dassin counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzaga wants to clinch up but Dassin keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzaga wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassin keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzaga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gonzaga feints and then cracks Dassin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dassin down.
Gonzaga tries to clinch up.
Gonzaga forces Dassin back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Dassin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dassin misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzaga wants to stall.
Dassin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzaga looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga stalling in the clinch.
Dassin is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzaga has double underhooks.
Gonzaga takes a shot to the head.
Dassin tries to throw a body punch but Gonzaga avoids it by throwing Dassin back against the cage.
Dassin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gonzaga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Joe Dassin has been cut.
Dassin lands with a light punch inside.
Gonzaga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gonzaga is pushing Dassin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gonzaga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carlos Gonzaga.
Dassin misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzaga darts in trying to clinch
and Dassin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzaga thinking.
Gonzaga moves to clinch but Dassin breaks away
and Dassin counters with a stiff right hand.
Dassin lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzaga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dassin.
Gonzaga misses with an uppercut.
Gonzaga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzaga closes the distance but Dassin moves to the side
and Dassin counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe Dassin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dassin throws a body kick that misses.
Gonzaga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dassin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dassin. Gonzaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzaga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dassin tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzaga shoots for a double leg takedown but Dassin sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzaga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Gonzaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzaga throws a combination that misses
and Dassin counters with a left to the body.
Dassin circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlos Gonzaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzaga is breathing heavily.
Dassin misses with a low kick as Gonzaga jumps back.
Gonzaga closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gonzaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Carlos Gonzaga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Dassin's cut.
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.
Gonzaga avoids the body shot from Dassin.
Gonzaga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzaga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dassin.
Gonzaga wants to clinch but Dassin slips to the side
and Dassin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe Dassin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzaga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dassin counters with a straight right hand.
Dassin misses with a body shot.
Gonzaga looks for a takedown but Dassin sprawls well.
Gonzaga tries to clinch up
and Dassin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dassin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dassin looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzaga is just out of range.
Dassin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dassin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dassin throws the kick towards the body but Gonzaga avoids it.
Gonzaga tries to clinch but Dassin is having none of it.
Dassin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gonzaga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dassin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dassin. Gonzaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzaga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dassin, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonzaga is trying to stall.
Dassin misses with a body punch.
Gonzaga manages to break the clinch.
Dassin keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzaga tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dassin. Dassin obviously looking to wear him down.
Dassin throws a leg kick but Gonzaga sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gonzaga tries to clinch up.
Dassin works Gonzaga's body with a nice hook.
Gonzaga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gonzaga closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga is trying to maintain a safe position but Dassin gets an underhook and turns Gonzaga into the cage.
Dassin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dassin throws a body punch but Gonzaga moves out of range.
Gonzaga checks a low kick from Dassin.
Gonzaga is looking to clinch.
Dassin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dassin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dassin tried to score with a low kick but Gonzaga checks it.
Gonzaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzaga throws out a powerful jab.
Gonzaga closes the distance but Dassin moves to the side
and Dassin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gonzaga doesn't manage to clinch there - Dassin circles away.
Dassin lands a head shot.
Gonzaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dassin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dassin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dassin digs a good body shot into Gonzaga's ribs.
Dassin scores with a body shot.
Dassin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzaga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga misses with a body kick.
Gonzaga tries to clinch but Dassin moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzaga shoots for a takedown but Dassin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gonzaga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carlos Gonzaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dassin with a hook.
Dassin connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Dassin.
Dassin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gonzaga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dassin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzaga's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dassin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gonzaga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gonzaga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gonzaga takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dassin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gonzaga rather than just go for the knockout.
Dassin scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dassin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Dassin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gonzaga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dassin.
Gonzaga moves into the clinch.
Gonzaga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dassin is keeping busy.
Gonzaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dassin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzaga doesn't manage to clinch there - Dassin circles away.
Gonzaga is looking to clinch.
Gonzaga fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzaga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dassin counters with a straight right hand.
Dassin swings for the body but Gonzaga moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dassin works Gonzaga's body with a nice hook.
Dassin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Dassin misses.
Dassin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzaga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzaga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dassin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dassin digs a right hand into Gonzaga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gonzaga's gas tank.
Dassin is working Gonzaga over against the cage.
Dassin is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzaga has double underhooks.
Dassin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzaga backwards.
Dassin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonzaga working aggressively here.
Gonzaga has Dassin pressed against the cage, preventing Dassin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dassin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzagas head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dassin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonzaga backwards.
Gonzaga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gonzaga taking a breather.
Gonzaga seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Dassin is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Dassin breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dassin looks to land a combination but Gonzaga avoids it well.
Dassin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gonzaga tries to clinch
and Gonzaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzaga tries to clinch
and Dassin counters with a good low kick that Gonzaga was not able to check.
Gonzaga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Gonzaga.
Dassin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dassin connects with a nice looking jab.
Dassin throws a low kick but Gonzaga moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzaga tries to clinch but Dassin moves away
and Dassin counters with a nice body shot.
Dassin thows a body shot but no joy.
Dassin feints a jab promting Gonzaga to slip. Dassin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gonzaga slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dassin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dassin cracks Gonzaga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzaga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Dassin misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dassin swings for the body but Gonzaga moves out of range.
Gonzaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Dassin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dassin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gonzaga.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dassin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dassin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzaga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dassin.
Gonzaga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dassin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dassin counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dassin scores with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Dassin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dassin 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Dassin!
A relieved looking Joe Dassin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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