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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Auto Pilot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pip Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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149 lbs
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153 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Auto Pilot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pip Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Pilot counters by clinching up.
Pilot breaks from the clinch.
Pilot keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gonzalez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pilot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gonzalez somewhat.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pilot.
Pilot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pilot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pilot lands with a right hand.
Pilot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Gonzalez does it's job there.
Pilot wants to land a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
Pilot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gonzalez wants to take a breather but Pilot is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez thows a huge punch but Pilot dodges it nicely.
Gonzalez throwing shots but Pilot is blocking nicely.
Gonzalez is trying to control. Pilot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pilot moves into full guard.
Pilot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pilot keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
Gonzalez trying to control but Pilot is working from the bottom.
Pilot has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gonzalez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gonzalez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pilot wants to improve his position but instead Gonzalez has moved into half guard.
Pilot wants to improve his position but Gonzalez is controlling well.
Pilot is refusing to be controlled, as Gonzalez sits in half guard.
Pilot is trying to get back to full guard.
Pilot wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pilot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gonzalez connects with a nice short shot to Pilot's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gonzalez throwing shots but Pilot is blocking nicely.
Gonzalez thows a huge punch but Pilot dodges it nicely.
Pilot wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pilot with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Pilot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gonzalez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gonzalez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pilot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez slips a nice elbow through Pilot's hands, connecting with Pilot's forehead.
Gonzalez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pilot has hold of Gonzalez's hands but Gonzalez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gonzalez trying to control from Pilot's half guard. Pilot has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pilot 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pilot is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Pilot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Pilot keeps moving.
Pilot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonzalez manages to get himself to full guard.
Pilot postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzalez is on top in guard.
Gonzalez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pilot is pulling down on Gonzalez's head. It's preventing any offense from Gonzalez, at least for the moment.
Gonzalez stands up over Pilot, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gonzalez works over Pilot with some ground and pound from guard.
Pilot can't keep his opponent in guard - Gonzalez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gonzalez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pilot's head.
Gonzalez working over Pilot with some ground and pound. Pilot looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pilot wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping busy.
Gonzalez prevents Pilot from improving his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pilot trying to control but Gonzalez postures up.
Gonzalez trying to control the action but Pilot is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez seems to be looking for submissions.
Gonzalez wants to control but Pilot is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez prevents Pilot from improving his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gonzalez trying to mount his opponent but Pilot defends it.
Gonzalez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pilot defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pilot manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pilot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gonzalez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gonzalez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonzalez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gonzalez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a big right hand that misses.
Pilot looking for a sweep. Not yet Pilot, not yet.
Pilot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Pilot keeps moving.
Pilot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gonzalez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pilot is keeping the position for now.
Pilot has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gonzalez has passed into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pilot is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pip Gonzalez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A good leg kick by Pilot.
Pip Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pilot wants to clinch.
Pilot misses with a low kick as Gonzalez jumps back.
Pilot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good work by Pilot as he checks the leg kick.
Pilot thumps Gonzalez with a low kick.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pilot's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonzalez.
A leg kick checked by Pilot.
Gonzalez tests Pilot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pilot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gonzalez somewhat.
Pilot tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Pilot misses the shot to the body.
Auto Pilot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pilot tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez blocks the body kick.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pilot moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Pilot moves out of range easily.
Pilot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pilot lands a left hand.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilot tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pilot tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pilot to keep the fight standing.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonzalez.
Pilot digs a right hand underneath Gonzalez's ribcage. Gonzalez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pilot misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Pilot.
Gonzalez tries to circle away but Pilot has him pinned against the cage.
Pilot takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pilot.
Pilot is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Auto Pilot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pip Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez jumps guard but Pilot turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Pilot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pilot misses with a punch to the body.
Pilot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pilot misses with a low kick.
Pilot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Pilot closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Pilot controls his hands.
Pilot can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pilot fails to land.
Pilot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pilot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilot trying to control the position but instead, Gonzalez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pilot into the cage.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pilot backwards.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pilot.
Pilot lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pilot fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Pilot right on the button with a cross.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pilot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pilot throws a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Pilot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Pilot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pilot lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pilot moves away.
Pilot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pilot.
Pilot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pilot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pilot thuds a left hand into Gonzalez's body.
Pilot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pilot jabs Gonzalez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick as Pilot jumps back.
Gonzalez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pilot!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pilot tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gonzalez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pilot is working hard here to advance position.
Pilot takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pilot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control the action but Pilot is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Pip Gonzalez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gonzalez working away.
Gonzalez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gonzalez with the ground and pound but Pilot regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gonzalez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pilot is just riding it out for now. Gonzalez eventually gives up the hold.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pilot tries to get to full guard but Gonzalez has control of the leg.
Gonzalez controlling the pace.
Pilot gets full guard.
Gonzalez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gonzalez throws a strike but Pilot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gonzalez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pilot wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is keeping the position.
Gonzalez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pilot defends it easily.
Gonzalez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pip Gonzalez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Pilot moved away.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pilot defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Pilot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pilot is looking to wear down Gonzalez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pilot scores with a one two! Gonzalez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pilot thuds a left hand into Gonzalez's body.
Gonzalez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pilot's waist but Pilot gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzalez off to one side.
Gonzalez tries to keep at a distance but Pilot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pilot tries to stall but Gonzalez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pilot lands with a short shot to the head.
Pilot misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Pilot is trying to stall.
Gonzalez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pilot stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzalez.
Pilot is pushing down on Gonzalez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gonzalez is fighting to maintain full guard but Pilot has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gonzalez is pressing down on Pilot's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pilot stands and throws Gonzalez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gonzalez regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pilot's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilot prevents Gonzalez from improving his position.
Pilot is keen to just control but Gonzalez is a slippery customer.
Gonzalez is looking to control Pilot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gonzalez avoid being mounted?
Pilot wants to work for an arm triangle but Gonzalez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilot performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gonzalez is staying active underneath Pilot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gonzalez gets back to full guard.
Pilot tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
Gonzalez is looking to sweep but instead, Pilot has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilot is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gonzalez sees it coming and defends easily.
Gonzalez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pilot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pilot forces his way into half guard.
Gonzalez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Pilot tries to pass.
Pilot trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pilot got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gonzalez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pilot has managed to get both his arms back between Gonzalez's legs - danger averted.
Gonzalez controls Pilot momentarily but Pilot frees himself.
Gonzalez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pilot defends well.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pilot forces his way into half guard.
Pilot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzalez keeps working.
Pilot is working for a submission of some sort.
Gonzalez is positioning himself well to prevent Pilot advancing to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pilot is just content to waste time from the top position. Gonzalez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pilot trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pilot is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Pilot from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Auto Pilot just wasn't active enough.
Pilot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gonzalez. Gonzalez obviously looking to wear him down.
Pilot does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pilot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pilot there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonzalez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pilot circles away.
Auto Pilot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pip Gonzalez.
Pilot scores with a body shot.
Pilot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez drives through with a takedown into Pilot's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gonzalez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Pilot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pilot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gonzalez is defending against the submission attempts here by Pilot.
Pilot is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gonzalez is just riding it out for now. Pilot eventually gives up the hold.
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 Auto Pilot.
I think Gonzalez 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Pip Gonzalez!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Pip Gonzalez!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Pip Gonzalez!
Pip Gonzalez wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Pip Gonzalez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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