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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 1654 p4p, 188 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 2305 p4p, 241 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by The Enforcer. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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184 lbs
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178 cm
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arn Anderson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gonzalez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye. Anderson connects with a jab. A right-left combo lands from Gonzalez.
It looks like Arn Anderson has been cut. Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson. Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. 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. Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez. Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Gonzalez lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming. A jab from Gonzalez finds it's way through Anderson's defenses. Gonzalez clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonzalez scores with a decent looking hook. Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Gonzalez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Gonzalez throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a body kick that misses. A left lands for Gonzalez. Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson lands with a hook. Gonzalez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. 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.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez. A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target. Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand. Gonzalez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards. A chopping leg kick lands by Gonzalez. Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gonzalez connects with a nice looking jab.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it. Gonzalez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it. Anderson throws out a leg kick but Gonzalez moves out of range and Anderson only half commits. Anderson takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anderson throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab. Anderson misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming. Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson. Anderson throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily. Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzalez drops Anderson with a beautiful combination! Anderson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gonzalez is looking for the KO! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gonzalez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
Arn Anderson's cut is getting worse. Anderson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab. Anderson misses the shot to the body. Despite the aggression on Gonzalez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage! Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range. Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anderson backs up against the cage.
Anderson feints a jab promting Gonzalez to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gonzalez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Gonzalez lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range. A low kick from Anderson is predictable there and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arn Anderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Anderson throws a leg kick but Gonzalez sees it coming and moves out of range. Gonzalez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Anderson misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gonzalez throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot. Anderson is looking to wear down Gonzalez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Anderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anderson connects with the punch. Gonzalez lands a big head kick that sends Anderson tumbling to the mat! Gonzalez takes a step backwards and waves Anderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Anderson is rocked! Anderson misses with a kick to the body and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez. Gonzalez circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Anderson tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Gonzalez wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Gonzalez! Anthony Gonzalez very nearly forgot to thank Cartel Elite Supps amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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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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