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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leopoldo Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hercules Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Leopoldo Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hercules Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jensen's half guard.
Jensen scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gonzalez manages to mount him!
Gonzalez wants to control but Jensen has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Jensen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jensen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gonzalez in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a strike but Jensen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gonzalez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jensen is keeping the position for now.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Jensen keeps moving.
Gonzalez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonzalez wants to get up but he can't break Jensen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jensen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jensen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonzalez stands up and waves to Jensen to follow him.
Jensen misses with a double jab.
Jensen gets caught flat footed, as Gonzalez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gonzalez tries to free his leg and advance position but Jensen is retaining full guard.
Jensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzalez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
Jensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to stand up but Jensen won't let him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jensen has his hands on Gonzalez's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Jensen moves out of range.
Jensen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jensen appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gonzalez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gonzalez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jensen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gonzalez landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hercules Gonzalez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Jensen circles away.
Jensen tries to counter with a takedown but Gonzalez is quick to defend against it.
Gonzalez throws a front kick that sends Jensen stumbling back into the cage.
Decent striking displayed by Jensen there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jensen enables Gonzalez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jensen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jensen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gonzalez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gonzalez rushes Jensen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leopoldo Jensen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jensen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gonzalez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jensen to his feet.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gonzalez wants to control but Jensen is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gonzalez blocks the strikes from Jensen.
Gonzalez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jensen defending well though.
Jensen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gonzalez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jensen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen trying to control here.
Gonzalez controlling the pace.
Gonzalez slips a nice elbow through Jensen's hands, connecting with Jensen's forehead.
Gonzalez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jensen wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Jensen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jensen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jensen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound but Jensen is defending the strikes.
Jensen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jensen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Jensen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jensen looks to move to half guard but instead Gonzalez has passed into mount! Damn!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jensen is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hercules Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gonzalez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jensen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gonzalez.
Jensen is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensen tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez avoids the attempt from Jensen to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gonzalez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gonzalez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gonzalez controlling his opponent.
Gonzalez tries to control but Jensen wriggling away.
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 Jensen's face.
Jensen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gonzalez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jensen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jensen!
Gonzalez is looking for a triangle but Jensen pushes his legs off easily.
Gonzalez working a defensive guard here.
Jensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gonzalez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jensen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzalez is on top in guard.
Jensen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Jensen keeps moving.
Jensen wants to sweep but no luck.
Jensen wants to hit a switch here but Gonzalez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jensen there!
Gonzalez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez dominating with strikes here.
Jensen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jensen tries to control the position but Gonzalez now has his back.
Jensen is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gonzalez.
Jensen just trying to survive but Gonzalez is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leopoldo Jensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hercules Gonzalez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gonzalez is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hercules Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzalez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hercules Gonzalez!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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