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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shorty Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Patrick Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil Patrick Harris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Shorty Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neil Patrick Harris!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gonzalez is adopting a defensive guard.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris throws a big elbow that misses.
Gonzalez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Harris drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gonzalez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harris has Gonzalez in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Gonzalez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzalez is proving a slippery customer.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Harris looking to control.
Harris pushes Gonzalez off and gets back to his feet.
Harris avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harris trying to control from Gonzalez's half guard. Gonzalez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Harris drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gonzalez dives on top into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez wants to get up but he can't break Harris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gonzalez defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gonzalez advances to half guard.
Harris gets back to full guard.
Gonzalez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzalez throwing strikes but missing.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to stand but Harris is controlling from the bottom.
Gonzalez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gonzalez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Harris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris shoots for a double leg takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well. He's pushed Harris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow strike.
Gonzalez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harris's face.
It looks like Neil Patrick Harris has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez taking a breather.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 Shorty Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Neil Patrick Harris'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.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gonzalez won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Gonzalez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harris stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Harris fails to land the takedown.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shorty Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Patrick Harris.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Gonzalez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gonzalez walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shorty Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris with a poor takedown
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris goes for a double leg but Gonzalez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gonzalez continues to drive forward.
Harris letting Gonzalez take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Gonzalez for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Gonzalez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Gonzalez has Harris pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris is looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a damaging elbow.
Gonzalez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gonzalez smiles and moves away.
Neil Patrick Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Harris with that takedown attempt.
Harris shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harris showed some decent athleticism there.
Gonzalez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks to land a strike but Gonzalez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neil Patrick Harris has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Neil Patrick Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Neil Patrick Harris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzalez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzalez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gonzalez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris avoiding damage as Gonzalez throws knees to the body.
Harris jumps guard but Gonzalez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Gonzalez.
Harris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gonzalez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch.
Harris tries for a takedown but Gonzalez manages to get underhooks.
Harris fails to pull guard.
Shorty Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Patrick Harris.
Gonzalez slows down the pace here.
Harris is trying to drag Gonzalez to the mat but Gonzalez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. Gonzalez tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonzalez rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
Gonzalez controlling the action here for a moment.
Harris changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gonzalez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris dives in and grabs Gonzalez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
Harris closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gonzalez did well to prevent Harris getting side control.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris thows a huge punch but Gonzalez dodges it nicely.
Gonzalez wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gonzalez avoid being mounted?
Harris trying to control from Gonzalez's half guard. Gonzalez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Gonzalez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gonzalez throws a strike but Harris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harris trying to move into half guard but instead Gonzalez has managed to sweep!
Gonzalez landing some decent shots from guard.
That has opened up Neil Patrick Harris's cut even more.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez wanted to stand there but Harris had control of the position.
Harris is looking for a triangle but Gonzalez pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shorty Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gonzalez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shorty Gonzalez!
A victorious Shorty Gonzalez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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