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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chung Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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214 lbs
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190 cm
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chung Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael White!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by White.
White throws a head kick that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White throws a lazy head kick
and Gonzalez counters with a big head kick but White shrugs it off.
Michael White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by White.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from White.
White throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
White misses with a head kick.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
White looks winded!
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gonzalez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
White throws a lazy head kick
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but White defends well and Gonzalez ends up having to push White into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chung Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gonzalez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but White regains guard immediately.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzalez lands a couple of elbows.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzalez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White controls Gonzalez momentarily but Gonzalez frees himself.
Gonzalez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on White, up you get!
White blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a head kick.
White misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gonzalez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has White pinned against the cage. White gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gonzalez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
White tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez goes for a double leg but White avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as White continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzalez off to one side.
Gonzalez lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chung Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by White.
White looks to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a big head kick but White shrugs it off.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White misses with a head kick.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
White is breathing heavily.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
White throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
White wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chung Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez just leaning against White, taking a breather.
Gonzalez is trying to pull guard but White has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Gonzalez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
White is trying to force a seperation but Gonzalez has the dominant position.
Gonzalez stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chung Gonzalez.
White throws a lazy head kick
and Gonzalez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. White is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gonzalez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
White tries to get to full guard but Gonzalez has control of the leg.
Gonzalez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
White wants to get back to full guard but Gonzalez has mounted him!
Gonzalez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gonzalez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gonzalez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White wants to control but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can White hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the head.
Gonzalez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gonzalez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gonzalez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez working White over with strikes here.
Gonzalez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of White's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chung Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
White lands a big head kick that sends Gonzalez tumbling to the mat! White takes a step backwards and waves Gonzalez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gonzalez is rocked!
It looks like Chung Gonzalez has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by White.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chung Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White throws a lazy head kick
and Gonzalez counters with a body kick.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has White pinned against the cage. White gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez darts in looking for a takedown but White gets double underhooks and turns Gonzalez into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gonzalez is working for takedown but White is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gonzalez just leaning against White, taking a breather.
White has had enough of the clinch but Gonzalez keeps him there for the moment.
White is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics White uses from the top position.
White has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gonzalez is proving hard to escape from.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
White is trying to hold Gonzalez in close to prevent damage but Gonzalez has managed to pass into half guard.
White trying to control from the bottom.
Gonzalez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
Chung Gonzalez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gonzalez lands a nice short elbow.
White is looking to improve his position.
White is trying to control but can't.
Gonzalez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gonzalez throwing shots but White is blocking nicely.
Michael White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chung Gonzalez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chung Gonzalez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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