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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Theron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Theron could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miguel Gonzalez's chin.
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165 lbs
11 - 15 - 0 |
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Theron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Theron throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Theron doesn't seem bothered though.
Theron looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Theron takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Charlie Theron has been cut.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Theron is looking to reverse the position.
Theron is trying to control Gonzalez's posture but Gonzalez avoids it.
Gonzalez is staying tight to Theron's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Theron is trying to control Gonzalez's posture but Gonzalez avoids it.
Theron seems a little lost for a moment, as Gonzalez dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theron tries to buck Gonzalez off but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez tries to stand but Theron is controlling his head.
Theron is trying to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez working away.
Theron is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gonzalez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gonzalez content just to control the position here.
It looks like Gonzalez might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Theron tries to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Theron is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Theron really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Theron is working hard here to advance position.
Theron tries to hold on but Gonzalez postures up.
Theron is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez content just to control the position here.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Theron is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theron wants to control but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez controlling from the full mount.
Theron is looking to improve his position but Gonzalez isn't that keen on the idea.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet but Theron is holding on tight.
Theron tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gonzalez controlling his opponent.
Gonzalez tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Gonzalez controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theron wants to control but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Gonzalez prevents Theron from getting the reversal.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Theron is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Theron tries to reverse the position but Gonzalez maintains control.
Gonzalez content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Theron's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Theron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez lands a glancing blow to the side of Theron's head.
Gonzalez misses with the body kick
and Theron counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gonzalez gets full guard.
Theron lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Theron trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miguel Gonzalez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Theron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Theron looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Theron accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theron trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez managing to control the position.
Theron trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Theron misses with a straight right.
Theron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Theron changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez tries to avoid it but Theron manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonzalez to the ground. Gonzalez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Theron on the side of the head.
A jab from Gonzalez does it's job there.
Gonzalez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Theron doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miguel Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Theron just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez shoots in and bounces Theron off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Theron is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez wanted to stand there but Theron had control of the position.
Oh Theron is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzalez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Theron seems to have got his legs back now.
Theron controls Gonzalez momentarily but Gonzalez frees himself.
Theron has his foot on Gonzalez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gonzalez works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theron wants to sweep here but Gonzalez controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Theron has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stands and steps away. Theron gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gonzalez lands with a straight right. Theron didn't see that one coming.
Theron misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez scores with a takedown into Theron's guard.
Theron not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gonzalez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Theron controls Gonzalez momentarily but Gonzalez frees himself.
Gonzalez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Theron not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Theron is controlling his posture from full guard.
Theron controls Gonzalez momentarily but Gonzalez frees himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gonzalez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gonzalez tries to stand but Theron is controlling his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie Theron's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Theron doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Theron. Beautiful body shot.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Theron will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonzalez lands a jab to Theron's midsection.
Gonzalez stuns Theron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Theron is just out of range.
Gonzalez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Theron rather than just go for the knockout.
Gonzalez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Theron wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to stand up but Theron is controlling the position.
Theron has a hand on Gonzalez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gonzalez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Theron tries to control the position but Gonzalez now has his back.
Gonzalez controlling from the back.
Theron trying to control the action but Gonzalez just sinks the hooks in.
Well, with Gonzalez on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Theron is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Theron is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is hanging on to Theron's back as he tries to escape.
Gonzalez trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Theron doesn't escape.
Theron tries to break free.
Theron looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez biding his time, controlling Theron.
Theron is really stuck here.
Gonzalez keeps control of the position easily here as Theron tries to buck him off.
Gonzalez gets his hands free as Theron looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonzalez keeps control of the position easily here as Theron tries to buck him off.
Theron rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gonzalez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Theron trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Theron wants to get back to full guard.
Charlie Theron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel Gonzalez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gonzalez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Miguel Gonzalez!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Miguel Gonzalez!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Miguel Gonzalez!
Miguel Gonzalez wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Miguel Gonzalez stared into the camera and said 'Thanks for the Opportunity. '.
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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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