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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordon Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoe Swanson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordon Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zoe Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson takes the fight into the clinch.
Swanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzales.
Swanson lands with a short shot to the head.
Swanson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gonzales.
Swanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swanson drives through and clinches with Gonzales against the cage.
Gonzales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzales takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gonzales could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gonzales dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gonzales controlling the action here for a moment.
Gonzales is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Swanson is keeping busy.
Swanson manages to break the clinch.
Swanson misses with a body kick.
Gonzales wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson moves into range and clinches up with Gonzales.
Swanson lands with a right to the head.
Swanson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Swanson breaks from the clinch.
Swanson lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzales seems unphased.
Swanson instigates a clinch.
A short left from Swanson.
A short left from Swanson.
Swanson lands with a short shot to the head.
Swanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzaless head.
Gonzales just leaning against Swanson, taking a breather.
Gonzales will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Swanson up against the cage.
Gonzales has Swanson pushed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales with a poor takedown
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Swanson has Gonzales up against the cage in a clinch.
Swanson breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Swanson does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Swanson.
Gonzales wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Swanson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gonzales.
Swanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzales circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzales tries to counter with a takedown but Swanson is quick to defend against it.
Swanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Swanson.
Gonzales is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Swanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson fakes the leg kick and cracks Gonzales in the body.
Swanson misses with a combination
and Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch.
Swanson looks winded!
Swanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Swanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzaless head.
Swanson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Swanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzales.
Swanson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gonzales displaying some good clinch control by pressing Swanson up against the cage.
Swanson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzales slips a jab and a cross from Swanson.
A big left from Swanson misses.
Gonzales attempts a counter takedown but Swanson avoids it well and moves away.
Swanson has Gonzales up against the cage in a clinch.
Swanson lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzales tries to counter with a takedown but Swanson is quick to defend against it.
Gonzales will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zoe Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gonzales feinted with a counter takedown.
Zoe Swanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzales is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoe Swanson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Swanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzales misses with a double jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Swanson.
Swanson throws a right hand that Gonzales ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzales also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Swanson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson closes the distance and clinches.
Swanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swanson tries to bum rush Gonzales with a series of wild strikes but Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Swanson to the mat! Swanson manages to get full guard.
Swanson has his feet on Gonzales's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzales gets tackled into the cage by Swanson. Swanson maintains the clinch.
Gonzales avoiding damage.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson tries to pull guard but Gonzales won't allow it.
Swanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzales holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zoe Swanson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gonzales avoiding damage.
Swanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzales tries to stall but Swanson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Swanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swanson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzales counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gonzales is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Swanson defends it well.
Gonzales is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Swanson tries to get to full guard but Gonzales has control of the leg.
Swanson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gonzales 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.
Swanson is trying to stand up here but Gonzales is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson trying to hold on to Gonzales's head to control him but Gonzales postures up.
Swanson is defending against the submission attempts here by Gonzales.
Gonzales seems to be looking for submissions.
Swanson is looking for a sweep. Gonzales is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Swanson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Swanson trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gonzales is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Swanson controlling the position for now.
Swanson trying to control but Gonzales postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swanson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Swanson lands a jab to the head.
Swanson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jordon Gonzales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Swanson misses.
Gonzales is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Swanson.
Swanson gets a clinch.
Swanson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Swanson throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoe Swanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Gonzales saw that one coming.
Gonzales is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Swanson.
Swanson moves into the clinch successfully.
Swanson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Swanson tries to break the clinch but Gonzales is controlling the position.
Swanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swanson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Swanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Swanson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Swanson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Swanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzales holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson being controlled against the cage.
Swanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzales lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Swanson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Swanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzales avoids the body shot from Swanson.
Gonzales tries to counter by clinching up but Swanson breaks away and moves out of range.
Swanson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gonzales has his takedown stuffed
and Swanson counters with a one-two to the body.
Gonzales is rocked!
Gonzales dodges the punch combination from Swanson.
Oh Gonzales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzales moves into the clinch.
Gonzales seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzales displaying some good clinch control by pressing Swanson up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzales.
A shot in the inside from Gonzales.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzales.
A frustrated look appears on Swanson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Swanson letting Gonzales take a breather here.
Gonzales's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Swanson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzales has him pressed against the cage.
Swanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales taking a breather.
Gonzales displaying some good clinch control by pressing Swanson up against the cage.
Gonzales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzales has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonzales.
Swanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swanson throws a body kick that misses
and Gonzales counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzales leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gonzales misses with the head strike.
Swanson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Swanson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Swanson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Swanson manages to break the clinch.
Gonzales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swanson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Swanson misses.
Swanson misses with a double jab.
Gonzales tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Swanson swivels and escapes.
Gonzales is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swanson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordon Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzales is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Swanson.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Swanson as he jumps to the side.
Swanson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzales.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzales.
Jordon Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zoe Swanson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gonzales stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gonzales pushes off an throws an elbow but Swanson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoe Swanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swanson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoe Swanson!
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RATING
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