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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzaga's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Danzig - Mother. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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255 lbs
8 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent 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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Gonzaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul White!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzaga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonzaga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gonzaga cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonzaga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
White scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzaga tries to bench press White off him but White keeps the position.
White trying to control the action but Gonzaga is working from the bottom.
Gonzaga regains half guard.
Gonzaga regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzaga is on top in guard.
Gonzaga looking to pass the guard.
Gonzaga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gonzaga defends well.
Gonzaga works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
Gonzaga content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gonzaga trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzaga drops back, looking for a kneebar! White looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. White looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from White!
Gonzaga tries to improve position but can't.
Gonzaga is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked White off and has taken his back!
Gonzaga is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Gonzaga gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Gonzaga gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Gonzaga apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gonzaga misses with a few strikes there.
White shoots and misses
and Gonzaga counters with a stiff right hand.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gonzaga 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 White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White slips a jab and a cross from Gonzaga.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gonzaga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gonzaga drops back looking for a leg! White is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and White manages to kick Gonzaga off! Gonzaga jumps back into White's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White keeping moving, preventing Gonzaga from controlling successfully.
Gonzaga postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Gonzaga drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but White manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gonzaga has White in his guard.
Gonzaga is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
White trying to control but Gonzaga is working from the bottom.
Gonzaga is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
Gonzaga trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzaga is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gonzaga's guard.
White blocks the strikes from Gonzaga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gonzaga dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gonzaga swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
White lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by White.
White walks into a straight right hand from Gonzaga.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonzaga connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
White checks a low kick from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
White gets caught napping as Gonzaga dives in and scores a takedown. White manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzaga is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! White is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! White has escaped and now he's on top!
Gonzaga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gonzaga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzaga.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
Gonzaga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gonzaga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gonzaga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gonzaga looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gonzaga looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gonzaga!
Gonzaga working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, White has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gonzaga but great work by White.
White blocks the strikes from Gonzaga.
White looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
White tries to advance to mount but can't.
White is breathing heavily.
White wants to stand but Gonzaga is controlling his arm.
Gonzaga tries to improve position but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gabriel Gonzaga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gonzaga gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
White is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gonzaga manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
White forces his way into half guard.
Gonzaga moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gonzaga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gonzaga is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
White trying to control but Gonzaga is working from the bottom.
Gonzaga looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzaga has wrist control.
Gonzaga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzaga looking for submissions from the bottom but instead White passes into side control.
White in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gonzaga 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!
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzaga pinned against the cage. Gonzaga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White blocks a leg kick.
White lands a slapping body shot.
Gonzaga misses with an uppercut.
White tries to clinch but Gonzaga is having none of it.
A combination from Gonzaga does no damage.
Gonzaga lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into range.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
White dives in and grabs Gonzaga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonzaga pushes down on White's head and hops out.
Gabriel Gonzaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul White.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga scores with a takedown into White's guard.
Gonzaga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzaga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Gonzaga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gonzaga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gonzaga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzaga with a flurry of punches that miss.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gonzaga is stalling in the full guard.
Gonzaga postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White working a defensive guard here.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gonzaga got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gonzaga has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
Gonzaga sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed White's guard.
Gonzaga works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gonzaga working the ground and pound from side control.
Gonzaga advances nicely into full mount.
Gonzaga working for a submission but White is keeping him at bay.
BOOM! Gonzaga connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gonzaga wants to control the pace but White is squirming around nicely.
Paul White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzaga cracks White with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gabriel Gonzaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga landing shots from mount.
Gonzaga tries to control but White wriggling away.
Gonzaga landing punches.
White in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gonzaga looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White tries to reverse the position but Gonzaga maintains control.
Gonzaga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzaga breaks from White's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gonzaga working for a submission but White is keeping him at bay.
Gonzaga lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Gonzaga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzaga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Gonzaga!
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hype
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