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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Enforcer. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Arn Anderson has been cut.
Gonzalez works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arn Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzalez throws a fast counter high kick but Anderson manages to duck under it in time.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
A counter left hand to the body from Anderson misses its target.
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gonzalez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Gonzalez cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gonzalez lands a two punch combo.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Gonzalez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson gets a clinch.
We've been informed that Gonzalez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gonzalez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gonzalez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arn Anderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson scores with a hook.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson walks into a jab.
Anthony Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson walks into a jab.
Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Gonzalez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Gonzalez trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gonzalez into the ropes.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Gonzalez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGonzalez.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Gonzalez against the ropes.
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gonzalez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arn Anderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Gonzalez throws a nice head kick!
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Anderson closes the distance but Gonzalez moves to the side
and Gonzalez counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gonzalez lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheers as Gonzalez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.
Gonzalez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Gonzalez does it's job there.
Arn Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Anderson tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that half lands.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Anderson has Gonzalez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Anthony Gonzalez just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Arn Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez gets tackled into the ropes by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Anderson has Gonzalez pressed against the ropes, preventing Gonzalez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gonzalez does it's job there.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gonzalez connects with a high kick.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Gonzalez - just one landing.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking hook.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Anderson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Anderson punishes Gonzalez's body with a nice straight punch.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Gonzalez dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Arn Anderson's cut.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gonzalez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Gonzalez throws a big counter head kick but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Anderson thumps Gonzalez with a low kick.
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Gonzalez with an uppercut!
Anderson tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a two punch combo.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Anderson tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves away
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Anderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gonzalez throws a combination that misses
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Gonzalez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arn Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arn Anderson.
I think Gonzalez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Gonzalez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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