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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shorty Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryoia Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryoia Machida has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shorty Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryoia Machida!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez closes the distance and pushes Machida back into the cage.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Gonzalez controlling the action here for a moment.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow.
Machida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machida letting Gonzalez take a breather here.
Machida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Gonzalez for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Gonzalez with a knee to the head.
Machida working aggressively here.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A frustrated look appears on Machida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machida's efforts to push away.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Machida tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but Machida blocks it.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Gonzalez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzalez keeps control of Machida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzalez leaning against his opponent.
Machida stalling in the clinch but Gonzalez improves position.
Gonzalez keeps control of Machida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but Machida blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Gonzalez.
Machida swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzalez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gonzalez. That one must have hurt.
Gonzalez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Machida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
Machida is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzalez has double underhooks.
Gonzalez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonzalez as Machida tries to tie him up.
Machida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Gonzalez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gonzalez is struggling to control the position.
Gonzalez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Gonzalez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machida's efforts to push away.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Gonzalez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez prevents Machida from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shorty Gonzalez.
Machida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Machida.
Machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Machida tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Machida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Machida.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Machida.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gonzalez throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shorty Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gonzalez ducks right into an uppercut from Machida.
Gonzalez rushes Machida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Gonzalez.
Machida misses with the head strike.
Machida trying to control the position but instead, Gonzalez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Machida into the cage.
Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzalez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez has Machida pressed against the cage, preventing Machida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzalez has Machida pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez prevents Machida from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez has Machida pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shorty Gonzalez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzalez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Machida fails to land.
Gonzalez controlling the action here for a moment.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez slowing the pace effectively.
Machida wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Machida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machida gets through Gonzalez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzalez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida tries to stall but Gonzalez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Machida is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gonzalez leaning against his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Gonzalez blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonzalez as Machida tries to tie him up.
Gonzalez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez avoiding damage.
A body shot lands from Machida.
The referee calls for Gonzalez to work.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida trying to stall but Gonzalez improves his position.
Gonzalez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez clinches.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Machida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machida looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gonzalez throws an elbow but misses.
Machida tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzalez avoiding damage.
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Gonzalez slows down the pace here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Machida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shorty Gonzalez dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Machida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but Machida blocks with his arms.
Machida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez is pushing Machida up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gonzalez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Gonzalez blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gonzalez throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Machida scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gonzalez misses with a knee strike.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gonzalez stalling.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow strike.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ryoia Machida has been cut.
Machida working hard to break the clinch.
Gonzalez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling him.
Gonzalez has Machida pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but Machida blocks it.
Machida misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez connects with a knee to the head.
Gonzalez slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Machida.
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shorty Gonzalez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gonzalez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gonzalez.
Machida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Machida swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Machida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
A knee to the head by Gonzalez.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida looking to stall.
Machida swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Gonzalez blocks with his arms.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machida throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.
Shorty Gonzalez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez gets a clinch.
Machida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for Gonzalez to work.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Machida.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Shorty Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Machida.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Machida.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryoia Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shorty Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzalez 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shorty Gonzalez!
Shorty Gonzalez took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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