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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ramsay Darrow (ranked 1957 p4p, 240 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 3183 p4p, 343 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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178 cm
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173 lbs
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178 cm
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180 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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World class MT
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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramsay Darrow! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! 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. Gonzalez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Darrow throws a body shot but no joy. A swing and a miss from Darrow. Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonzalez off the ropes and back into range. Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Gonzalez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darrow is out of range. Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Gonzalez moves into range and connects with a jab. Darrow throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range. Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here. Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with an uppercut that bounces Darrow off the ropes and back into range. Darrow moves away from the strike by Gonzalez. Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Darrow misses with a wild body shot. No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darrow moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes. Gonzalez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darrow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Darrow throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily. Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gonzalez checks a low kick from Darrow. Darrow tried to score with a low kick but Gonzalez checks it. Darrow motions for Gonzalez to come forward. Darrow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Darrow slips a jab from Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Darrow throws a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it. Darrow lands with a cross. Gonzalez with a nice cross. The fight stays on the outside here - Darrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Gonzalez tries to bum rush Darrow with a series of wild strikes but Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet. A cross from Gonzalez lands. Gonzalez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darrow's sensitive parts. Gonzalez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Darrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Gonzalez dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Darrow throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Gonzalez cracks the inside of Darrow's front leg. Gonzalez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Gonzalez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Darrow. Gonzalez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here. Darrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Darrow slips a straight right by Gonzalez. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow misses with a straight right. Darrow on the wrong end of a nice hook. Gonzalez cracks Darrow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Anthony Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Darrow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonzalez clips Darrow with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Darrow a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Darrow is rocked! Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Oh Darrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Darrow darts in and clinches Gonzalez up against the ropes. Darrow seems to have got his legs back now. Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch but Darrow keeps him there for the moment. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow. Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow is looking to control Gonzalez's arms but Gonzalez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Darrow has his back to the ropes. Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Darrow tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Darrow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Darrow throws a head kick that misses. Good shot there by Gonzalez. Darrow slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
Darrow takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick from Gonzalez lands but Darrow takes it in his stride. Gonzalez lands a jab to the nose. Darrow misses with a looping left. Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Darrow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Darrow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head. Gonzalez throws a hook but Darrow blocks it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Darrow scores with a punch to the head. Anthony Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup. Darrow throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Darrow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Gonzalez takes that one, thanks to the knockdown. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gonzalez throws a hook but Darrow avoids it easily. Darrow drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Darrow misses the jab. Gonzalez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darrow. Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Darrow scores with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
enabling Darrow to counter with a crisp jab. Darrow moves away from the strike by Gonzalez. Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gonzalez connects with a nice looking jab.
Darrow swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez cracks Darrow with an open hand slap. Darrow lands a nice shot that snaps Gonzalez's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonzalez moves out of range of the leg kick from Darrow. Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez checks the leg kick. Gonzalez misses with a looping left. Gonzalez cracks Darrow with an open hand slap. Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darrow. Darrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses. Gonzalez works over Darrow's head and body with a nice combination. Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez. Darrow throws a big counter combination but Gonzalez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Ramsay Darrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Darrow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand. Gonzalez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darrow. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Darrow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Darrow misses with a jab to the body
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand. Darrow is looking to score with low kicks. Gonzalez moves out of range of the leg kick from Darrow. Darrow blocks a leg kick. Darrow looks to clinch and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Gonzalez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight! Anthony Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Gonzalez 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Gonzalez! Anthony Gonzalez made sure to mention his sponsor, Cartel Elite Supps in his post fight interview.
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energy
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