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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutger Van Alst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes to the cage accompanied by El Party Me Llama. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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183 lbs
24 - 23 - 2 |
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185 cm
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182 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eulalio Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rutger Van Alst!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Alst counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Alst throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gonzalez scores with a jab. Van Alst acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Rutger Van Alst has been cut.
Van Alst throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Van Alst connects with a high kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Alst blocks the leg kick.
Gonzalez looks for the body kick but Van Alst saw that one coming.
Van Alst throws a head kick that misses.
Van Alst avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Van Alst moves out of range.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Alst moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Alst tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Van Alst is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez pulls guard effortlessly.
Van Alst wanted to stand there but Gonzalez had control of the position.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzalez is on top in guard.
Gonzalez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
Van Alst controls Gonzalez momentarily but Gonzalez frees himself.
Gonzalez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Alst swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Alst 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.
Van Alst keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez won't allow Van Alst to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Van Alst keeps moving.
Gonzalez is stalling in the full guard.
Gonzalez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Alst's head.
Van Alst controls Gonzalez momentarily but Gonzalez frees himself.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Van Alst keeps moving.
Gonzalez throwing strikes but missing.
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that Van Alst has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gonzalez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Alst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Van Alst.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Alst is keeping the position for now.
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.
Van Alst pulls Gonzalez in to control the position.
Gonzalez pushing down on Van Alst's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Van Alst wants to get back to full guard.
Van Alst trying to control here.
Gonzalez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gonzalez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gonzalez is controlling the pace.
Gonzalez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Alst is looking to escape.
Van Alst is staying active underneath Gonzalez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Van Alst is looking for a sweep. Gonzalez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Alst pushes Gonzalez off looking to stand but Gonzalez dives back in and keeps control.
Van Alst is looking for a sweep. Gonzalez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzalez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gonzalez is trying to control. Van Alst wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Alst is trying to stand up here but Gonzalez is controlling him well.
Gonzalez slows the pace down in half guard.
Gonzalez throwing shots but Van Alst is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gonzalez wants to work for an arm triangle but Van Alst is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eulalio Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rutger Van Alst's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gonzalez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Alst sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gonzalez somewhat.
Gonzalez sets himself, and Van Alst steps forward looking for the clinch! Gonzalez avoids it this time.
Gonzalez works the jab nicely.
Van Alst scores with a hook to the body. Gonzalez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Alst moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Alst is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Van Alst to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Alst misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Alst counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gonzalez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Van Alst works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Van Alst's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Alst.
Gonzalez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Alst stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A clash of legs there as Van Alst blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheers as Van Alst lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gonzalez doesn't seem phased though.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van Alst throws a big counter head kick but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Alst wants to counter the offense by Gonzalez and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Van Alst does it's job there.
Van Alst connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Alst.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Van Alst blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Alst tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Alst gets caught napping as Gonzalez dives in and scores a takedown. Van Alst manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Van Alst trying to control the position here.
Gonzalez pushing down on Van Alst's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gonzalez stops Van Alst from getting back to his feet.
Gonzalez is looking for a kimura here.
Van Alst looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gonzalez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Alst is trying to maintain the position but Gonzalez is very close to passing his half guard.
Eulalio Gonzalez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Alst is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gonzalez is staying active.
Gonzalez 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.
Van Alst pushes Gonzalez off looking to stand but Gonzalez dives back in and keeps control.
Gonzalez prevents Van Alst from improving his position.
Gonzalez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Alst can do to turn this around?
Van Alst gets back to full guard.
Gonzalez prevents Van Alst from getting back to his feet.
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.
Gonzalez passes Van Alst's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gonzalez works his way into full mount!
Gonzalez working for a guillotine from mount but Van Alst is in no mood to give up.
Van Alst is looking to get to half guard.
Gonzalez trying to control but Van Alst is having none of it.
Van Alst 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.
Gonzalez raining down shots from the mount!
Gonzalez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound effectively.
Van Alst is rocked!
Gonzalez connects with a bit shot that sees Van Alst covering up! More strikes from Gonzalez and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gonzalez is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eulalio Gonzalez!
A pretty intense looking Eulalio Gonzalez took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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