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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Alfredsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: El party me llama. Eulalio Gonzalez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Alfredsson's chin.
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180 cm
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181 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
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175 lbs
9 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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TWGC Champion
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Alfredsson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eulalio Gonzalez! The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses. Eulalio Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gonzalez forces Alfredsson back against the cage and clinches. Alfredsson is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling him. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Alfredsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alfredsson slips under a jab from Gonzalez. Alfredsson throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease. Alfredsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alfredsson wants it to stay on the feet. Gonzalez defending well as Alfredsson loads up on a big left hand. Gonzalez misses with a straight right. Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully.
Alfredsson trying to control the position but instead, Gonzalez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alfredsson into the cage. Alfredsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut. A bit of stalling here from Gonzalez.
A short left from Gonzalez. Gonzalez can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alfredsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alfredsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alfredsson is trying to stall.
Alfredsson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Alfredsson. Gonzalez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alfredsson eats them both and turns towards Gonzalez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Alfredsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gonzalez back to the cage. Alfredsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Gonzalez wants to clinch. Alfredsson ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez. Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alfredsson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nice defenses there by Gonzalez. Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Alfredsson saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Alfredsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Alfredsson tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Alfredsson circles away.
Alfredsson lands with a cross. Gonzalez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Gonzalez instigates a clinch. Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alfredsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Alfredsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Gonzalez gets an underhook and turns Alfredsson into the cage. Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Alfredsson controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Alfredsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gonzalez up against the cage. Alfredsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Gonzalez stalling in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gonzalez presses Alfredsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gonzalez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniel Alfredsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gonzalez walks into a stiff left hand from Alfredsson. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gonzalez connects with a right hand. Alfredsson shakes it off. Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alfredsson. Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Alfredsson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eulalio Gonzalez will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alfredsson scores with a body shot.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alfredsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A big right from Gonzalez misses. Alfredsson defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand. Alfredsson misses with a hook. Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alfredsson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Gonzalez defending well as Alfredsson loads up on a big left hand. Gonzalez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Alfredsson's shoulder, as Alfredsson tries to avoid the shot. Gonzalez tries to clinch but Alfredsson is having none of it. Alfredsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez. Alfredsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Alfredsson against the cage.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Alfredsson manages to get underhooks.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alfredsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Gonzalez tries a body shot but Alfredsson blocks it.
Alfredsson pressing his opponent against the cage. Alfredsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Alfredsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonzalez is keeping busy. Gonzalez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Alfredsson misses with a short punch on the inside. Gonzalez lands with a left to the head. Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alfredsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage. Gonzalez has Alfredsson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alfredsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Alfredsson scores with a nice short uppercut. Gonzalez looking to slow down the pace here. Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alfredsson backwards. Alfredsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Alfredsson tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gonzalez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alfredsson prevents it.
Daniel Alfredsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eulalio Gonzalez. Alfredsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it. Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonzalez as Alfredsson tries to tie him up. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Gonzalez stalling.
Alfredsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage. Nice body punch from Gonzalez. Alfredsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Alfredsson prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez is stalling here.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez. Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Alfredsson circles away.
Gonzalez blocks a jab. Gonzalez swings for the body but Alfredsson moves out of range.
Alfredsson loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gonzalez closes the distance and pushes Alfredsson back into the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alfredsson's elbow. Alfredsson can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eulalio Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gonzalez pushes Alfredsson up against the cage in a clinch. Alfredsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Alfredsson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzalez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Alfredsson trying to stall but Gonzalez improves his position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gonzalez. Alfredsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzalez has double underhooks. Alfredsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Eulalio Gonzalez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez. Alfredsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Alfredsson is pushing Gonzalez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round. A battle for position here, against the cage. Gonzalez lands a body punch. Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut. Alfredsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alfredsson is rocked! Gonzalez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alfredsson blocks it with crossed arms. Oh Alfredsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Gonzalez decides to pull guard. Gonzalez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alfredsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard. Gonzalez is looking for a triangle but Alfredsson pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gonzalez trying to keep a closed guard but Alfredsson is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Alfredsson trying to move into half guard but instead Gonzalez has managed to sweep! Alfredsson seems to have got his legs back now. Gonzalez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Alfredsson looking to control.
Gonzalez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Gonzalez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Gonzalez trying to control but Alfredsson is working from the bottom. Gonzalez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez landing with the ground and pound. Gonzalez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Gonzalez content to stall in guard here. Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Alfredsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gonzalez stays in close to Alfredsson's body and controls the position. Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Alfredsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Daniel Alfredsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eulalio Gonzalez. Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alfredsson. Eulalio Gonzalez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Donk. Alfredsson catches Gonzalez right on the button with a cross. Alfredsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alfredsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Eulalio Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup. Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alfredsson. Gonzalez fails in his attempt to clinch. Alfredsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has Alfredsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Alfredsson can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that's the end of the fight! Eulalio Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Gonzalez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30 Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eulalio Gonzalez! Eulalio Gonzalez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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