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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Gonzalez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gonzalez.
Blake moves into the clinch successfully.
Blake lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
A right hand to the body from Blake.
Blake managing to block the knees to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez with a knee to the head.
Blake keeps control of Gonzalez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Blake could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Blake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gonzalez jumps guard and drags Blake to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzalez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gonzalez working for a triangle but Blake defends it easily.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blake postures up.
Blake trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gonzalez's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gonzalez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonzalez looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake thows a big elbow that misses.
Blake trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gonzalez's guard.
Blake throws a big right hand that misses.
Blake might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blake throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Blake looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gonzalez!
Gonzalez is squirming around, avoiding Blake's attempts to control the action.
Gonzalez wants to control but Blake is having none of it.
Gonzalez is in a horrible position here. Blake smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake raining down shots from the mount!
Gonzalez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Blake.
Blake cracks Gonzalez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Blake lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Blake with good strikes from the mount here!
Gonzalez is trying desperately to improve position.
Blake is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gonzalez is surviving well by controlling Blake's body position as best he can.
Blake wants to finish this one by submission but Gonzalez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Blake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a big elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gonzalez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blake cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Blake wants to control the pace but Gonzalez is squirming around nicely.
Blake is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gonzalez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blake has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gonzalez's face.
Blake landing strikes from the mount.
Gonzalez tries to lock up and control but Blake gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a big shot there that rocks Gonzalez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Blake unloading with bombs!
Blake is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blake punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blake postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gonzalez looks a forlorn figure.
Gonzalez is squirming around, avoiding Blake's attempts to control the action.
Gonzalez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Blake is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gonzalez is just riding it out for now. Blake eventually gives up the hold.
Gonzalez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blake is working away from the top position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Blake's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Blake's back!
Blake trying to control but not successfully.
Blake trying to get back to his feet but Gonzalez is in full control for now.
Gonzalez is hanging on to Blake's back as he tries to escape.
Gonzalez is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Blake is defending well though. Gonzalez let's go of the attempt for now.
Blake looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blake trying to control the hands but Gonzalez won't let him.
Gonzalez working for the choke.
Gonzalez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Blake knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Blake for a finish.
Blake is trying to get back to his feet but Gonzalez has full control of the position and if anything, Blake has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gonzalez misses with punches from the back.
Gonzalez trying to control.
Blake looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to control but Blake is keeping busy.
Gonzalez keeps control of the position as Blake tries to break free.
Gonzalez struggling to keep hold of the position.
Blake is trying to break free.
Gonzalez trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blake covering up well under a series of strikes from Gonzalez.
Blake tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Blake is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Gonzalez tries to control but Blake wriggling away.
Blake tries to hold on but Gonzalez postures up.
Blake tries to reverse the position but Gonzalez maintains control.
Blake is trying to stand up.
Blake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gonzalez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Blake has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gonzalez looking to control but Blake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blake's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Blake is trying desperately to improve position.
Blake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blake tries to get out of the position.
Blake wants to get back to his feet.
Blake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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 William Blake will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez scores with a knee to the head.
Blake can't break the clinch.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blake is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Blake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blake throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gonzalez connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez throws a nice head kick!
Gonzalez 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.
Blake wants to sweep but no luck.
Gonzalez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blake is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzalez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Blake.
Gonzalez postures up.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Blake trying to strike off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blake misses with a double jab
and Gonzalez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blake darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blake is one step ahead there.
Gonzalez has a closed guard, preventing Blake from standing up.
Gonzalez has Blake pulled in close to control his posture.
Blake tries to stand but Gonzalez is controlling from the bottom.
Gonzalez striking off his back, scoring a few points.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blake fails to land with a series of punches.
Blake looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gonzalez is looking to improve his position.
Gonzalez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blake is nestled in close to Gonzalez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gonzalez actively working from the bottom here.
Blake is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzalez trying to control here.
Blake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blake misses with a few strikes there.
Blake throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Blake misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez throws a front kick that sends Blake stumbling back into the ropes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gonzalez.
Blake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick there by Gonzalez.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice sprawl there from Gonzalez as Blake shoots in.
William Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake has managed to clinch.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Blake darts in and clinches Gonzalez up against the ropes.
Blake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez shoots in but no luck this time.
Blake misses with a wild combination.
Blake fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Gonzalez with that takedown attempt.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blake moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez lands an elbow that stopped Blake in his tracks for a moment.
Blake tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonzalez as Blake tries to tie him up.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Blake does no damage.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Blake is avoiding it.
Blake lands a body shot.
Blake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A combination from Blake does no damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
Blake clinches but Gonzalez breaks the clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a single leg into guard. Blake didn't expect that.
Gonzalez passes Blake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez trying to control the action but Blake is working from the bottom.
Blake pushes Gonzalez off looking to stand but Gonzalez dives back in and keeps control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blake wants to sweep but Gonzalez has passed to side control!
Gonzalez tries for a kimura but Blake is defending well.
Gonzalez tries to move to mount but Blake blocks the move with his legs.
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Blake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blake wants to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gonzalez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blake keeps working.
Blake is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gonzalez is controlling him well.
Blake is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
Blake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gonzalez on the ground.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blake shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blake was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gonzalez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is bucking up trying to escape but Blake cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Blake is in the full mount, landing strikes.
William Blake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blake landing punches.
Gonzalez is looking to get to half guard.
Blake scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blake looking to control but Gonzalez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gonzalez wants to hold on but Blake pushes him away.
Blake has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gonzalez's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Gonzalez.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Daniel Gonzalez!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Daniel Gonzalez!
Daniel Gonzalez wins by majority decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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