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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salo Gonalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Royce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royce is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Los-Countdown. Salo Gonalez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jay Royce's chin.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Salo Gonalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay Royce!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royce doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gonalez counters by clinching up.
Royce drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Royce is trying to pull guard but Gonalez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Salo Gonalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Royce.
Royce tries to stall but Gonalez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Royce can't get the takedown.
Gonalez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Royce uses from the top position.
Royce looking to pass the guard.
Gonalez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Royce on the ground.
Royce scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonalez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Royce manages to get himself to full guard.
Royce looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gonalez passes into side control.
Gonalez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonalez trying to control the action but Royce is working from the bottom.
Gonalez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Royce with a poor takedown
and Gonalez counters by moving into the clinch.
Royce is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gonalez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Royce is trying to drag Gonalez to the mat but Gonalez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gonalez is pressed up against the cage. Royce has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gonalez down to the mat. Gonalez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Royce looks winded!
Gonalez moves into the clinch.
Royce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonalez.
Royce is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gonalez is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royce is trying to pull guard but Gonalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonalez working hard to break the clinch.
Royce fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gonalez jumps into guard, dragging Royce to the mat.
Gonalez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Royce told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Gonalez pulls Royce in close to prevent any damage.
Gonalez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Royce defends well.
Royce drops back looking for a leg! Gonalez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gonalez manages to kick Royce off! Royce jumps back into Gonalez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gonalez is controlling Royce's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonalez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Royce off and has taken his back!
Royce trying to control the hands but Gonalez won't let him.
Royce tries to escape but Gonalez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gonalez is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonalez gets his hands free as Royce looks to control.
Royce tries to escape but Gonalez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Good control from Gonalez.
Royce is trying to stand back up.
Gonalez doesn't have the hooks in and Royce manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Royce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gonalez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Royce has managed to get both his arms back between Gonalez's legs - danger averted.
Royce tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonalez is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salo Gonalez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Gonalez. No joy for Royce on that attempt.
Gonalez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Royce sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gonalez somewhat.
Royce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonalez's waist but Gonalez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Royce off to one side.
Royce stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonalez. Gonalez gets slowly back to his feet.
Royce shoots in for a takedown but Gonalez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Salo Gonalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Royce.
Gonalez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gonalez prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Royce has Gonalez pressed against the cage, preventing Gonalez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Royce is looking for a takedown.
Royce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gonalez gets underhooks to prevent Royce's takedown attempt.
Royce is breathing heavily.
Royce prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce has hold of one of Gonalez's legs. Gonalez is fighting the takedown attempt but Royce gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gonalez pushes Royce off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gonalez shoots in but Royce avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gonalez stuns Royce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonalez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Royce defends it nicely.
Gonalez digs a good hook to Royce's body.
Royce stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonalez. Gonalez gets slowly back to his feet.
Royce tries to counter with a clinch but Gonalez shakes him off and moves away.
Gonalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Royce can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonalez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Royce is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gonalez is defending well.
Royce wants a takedown but no success here.
Gonalez is trying to pull guard but Royce has him pressed against the cage.
Gonalez has had enough of the clinch but Royce keeps him there for the moment.
Royce goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gonalez prevents it.
Gonalez pulls guard effortlessly.
Gonalez wants to sweep but no luck.
Salo Gonalez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Royce thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonalez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gonalez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Royce dives into side control.
Gonalez throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Royce thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gonalez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Royce wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Gonalez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four 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.
Royce thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Royce is trying to get an arm triangle but Gonalez is defending well.
Royce wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gonalez, who protects the arm well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonalez is trying to control Royce's posture but Royce avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salo Gonalez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Royce has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonalez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gonalez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Royce lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gonalez manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Royce keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Gonalez wants to take the fight to the mat but Royce manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salo Gonalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonalez tries to land knees in the clinch but Royce avoids the damage to the body.
Gonalez prevents the takedown attempt.
Royce has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gonalez after a bit of a struggle.
Royce works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royce trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Royce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonalez controlling Royce's posture.
Royce postures up.
Royce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Royce tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonalez is retaining full guard.
Royce scoring with some ground and pound.
Royce trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gonalez has control of Royce's left arm, preventing Royce from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gonalez clinches up against the cage.
Royce has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gonalez regains guard immediately.
Gonalez working for a triangle but Royce defends it easily.
Gonalez controls Royce momentarily but Royce frees himself.
Royce is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce pushes down on Gonalez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Royce seems to be looking for submissions.
Royce seems to be working for a kimura but Gonalez defends the submission attempt.
Gonalez is pressing down on Royce's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gonalez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gonalez keeping moving, preventing Royce from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gonalez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gonalez looking to control.
Gonalez wants to sweep here but Royce controlling him for the moment.
Royce drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gonalez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gonalez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gonalez!
Royce is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jay Royce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salo Gonalez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonalez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jay Royce.
Well Gonalez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salo Gonalez!
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energy
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RATING
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