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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mangold comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Prez . The crowd seem to be enjoying Gonzalez's choice of entrance music: El party me llama. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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179 cm
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175 lbs
13 - 12 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Mangold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Eulalio Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Mangold checks a low kick from Gonzalez.
Mangold pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Mangold tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Mangold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez tries to break free but Mangold pushes him back against the cage.
Mangold throws a head punch that misses.
Mangold misses with a body punch.
Mangold throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mangold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Mangold backwards.
Mangold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Mangold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Mangold.
Mangold tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Mangold back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mangold.
Mangold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mangold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Mangold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez wants to take the fight to the mat but Mangold manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mangold misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Mangold as the two fighters clinch.
Gonzalez tries to stall but Mangold uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mangold misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mangold stalling.
Nice body punch from Mangold - that landed with a thud.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Mangold.
Mangold tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Mangold back against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Mangold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mangold lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mangold working aggressively here.
Gonzalez letting Mangold take a breather here.
A hook to the body from Mangold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold blocking some punches.
Mangold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzalezs head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mangold.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mangold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mangold misses with a punch to the body.
Mangold working hard to break the clinch.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Mangold.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mangold backwards.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mangold takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mangold works on Gonzalez's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold has Gonzalez pressed against the cage.
Mangold trying to stall but Gonzalez improves his position.
Mangold swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mangold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mangold can't break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangold working aggressively here.
Mangold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mangold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mangold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Mangold dominated that 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.
Mangold clinches up with Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage.
Mangold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez taking a breather.
Mangold lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonzalez.
A right hand to the body from Mangold.
Mangold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mangold breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mangold moves away.
Mangold moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Mangold holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonzalez drops back down to his feet.
Mangold has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangold has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangold.
Mangold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mangold throws a head punch that misses.
Mangold lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Mangold.
Mangold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mangold defends well and Gonzalez ends up having to push Mangold into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mangold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Mangold.
Mangold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangold throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mangold gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Danny Mangold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eulalio Gonzalez.
Mangold swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Mangold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzalezs head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danny Mangold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mangold can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying to force a seperation but Mangold has the dominant position.
Mangold stalling in the clinch but Gonzalez improves position.
Mangold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mangold closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mangold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Mangold can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangold working aggressively here.
Mangold tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez prevents Mangold from breaking the clinch.
Mangold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
Mangold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold lands a body punch.
Mangold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mangold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mangold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mangold blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangold.
Mangold lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gonzalez is struggling to control the position.
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mangold's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mangold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gonzalez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Mangold dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mangold drives through and clinches with Gonzalez against the cage.
Mangold lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Mangold avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Mangold working aggressively here.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mangold can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez trying to stall but Mangold improves his position.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mangold is defending well for now.
Gonzalez wants a takedown but no success here.
Mangold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Mangold avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Mangold breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold has closed the distance and engaged Gonzalez in a clinch.
Gonzalez is trying to stall.
Mangold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but Mangold blocks with his arms.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mangold closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Mangold.
Mangold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez jumps into guard, dragging Mangold to the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mangold is looking to stand up but Gonzalez won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez 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.
Mangold tries to stand but Gonzalez is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez working for a triangle but Mangold defends it easily.
Mangold would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold wants to stand and escape but instead Gonzalez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Danny Mangold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gonzalez landing some decent shots from guard.
Gonzalez is standing up over Mangold. Mangold looks to escape but Gonzalez dives into side control.
Mangold is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gonzalez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gonzalez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gonzalez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mangold rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gonzalez's guard! Nice work there by Mangold!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gonzalez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Eulalio Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mangold is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gonzalez with shots to the head and body - Mangold looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Danny Mangold has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Mangold that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gonzalez won't let Mangold get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eulalio Gonzalez.
I think Mangold 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Mangold!
Post fight, Danny Mangold took to the microphone: 'I have fought the best, and have defeated the best. I would like to take this time to thank all of my devoted fans and my coaches for supporting me the whole way. I have trained to be the greatest fighter of all time and now is evidence that I am. '.
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hype
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