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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rigoberto Gonzales (ranked 25046 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Sleiman (ranked 6628 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rigoberto Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mohammed Sleiman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleiman throws a series of strikes that have Gonzales backpedaling.
Gonzales is rocked!
Sleiman takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Gonzales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sleiman pulls guard.
Sleiman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gonzales wanted to stand there but Sleiman had control of the position.
Sleiman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sleiman is on top in guard.
Sleiman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gonzales can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sleiman controls the pace.
Gonzales seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzales pulls Sleiman in close to prevent any damage.
Gonzales working a defensive guard here.
Gonzales keeping moving, preventing Sleiman from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales wants to hit a switch here but Sleiman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gonzales there!
Gonzales is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleiman landing strikes from the mount.
Sleiman wants to control but Gonzales has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Gonzales trying to hold on to Sleiman's head to control him but Sleiman postures up.
Gonzales is trying to stand.
Sleiman is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gonzales is looking to improve his position.
Gonzales wants to get back to his feet.
Sleiman decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleiman clinches with his opponent.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sleiman has him pressed against the cage.
Sleiman avoiding damage.
Sleiman blocks the elbow strike.
Gonzales is trying to maintain a safe position but Sleiman gets an underhook and turns Gonzales into the cage.
Gonzales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sleiman.
Gonzales is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sleiman staying calm.
Gonzales is not content to let Sleiman control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleiman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gonzales knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sleiman trying to control the position but Gonzales is working away.
Sleiman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gonzales has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gonzales gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gonzales has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sleiman is working away from the top position though.
Sleiman slows the pace down in half guard.
Gonzales gets back to full guard.
Sleiman distracts Gonzales with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzales isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sleiman stacks Gonzales on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sleiman!
Sleiman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gonzales!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Sleiman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sleiman throws a lazy head kick
and Gonzales counters with a stiff right hand.
Sleiman clinches with his opponent.
Sleiman scores a nice knee to the body.
Sleiman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales closes the distance and clinches up with Sleiman, looking for a takedown. Gonzales pushes Sleiman against the cage but Sleiman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sleiman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gonzales is staying active underneath Sleiman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales is looking to control Sleiman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gonzales avoid being mounted?
Sleiman controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleiman wants to control but Gonzales is keeping him busy.
Gonzales on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sleiman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Still in half guard, Sleiman seems content to control.
Gonzales wants to control but Sleiman is keeping busy.
Gonzales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sleiman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gonzales works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gonzales is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleiman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sleiman looking to pass the guard.
Sleiman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gonzales has his foot on Sleiman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sleiman works his way back into a safe position though.
Sleiman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzales works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A head kick by Sleiman misses
and Gonzales counters with a nice body shot.
Sleiman takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales goes for a takedown attempt but Sleiman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sleiman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gonzales to the ground. Sleiman is now in Gonzales's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzales is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gonzales will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sleiman cracks Gonzales with a solid left hand.
Gonzales preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sleiman trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleiman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gonzales 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzales is on top in guard.
Sleiman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sleiman is pulling down on Gonzales's head. It's preventing any offense from Gonzales, at least for the moment.
Let's hope that Sleiman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzales wants to get up but he can't break Sleiman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Sleiman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sleiman.
Sleiman wants to stand but Gonzales has his arm trapped.
Gonzales is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gonzales tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Sleiman easily slips into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales is bucking up trying to escape but Sleiman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gonzales tries to lock up and control but Sleiman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sleiman prevents Gonzales from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleiman controlling from mount.
Sleiman is landing with some decent strikes but Gonzales is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sleiman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzales tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sleiman controlling his opponent.
Sleiman is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Sleiman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonzales is looking to escape.
Gonzales gets back to half guard.
Sleiman content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzales trying to get back to full guard but Sleiman takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Sleiman looking to secure an arm triangle but Gonzales defends it well.
Gonzales wants to control but Sleiman is having none of it.
Sleiman controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleiman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gonzales looks a forlorn figure.
Sleiman is working for a guillotine from mount but Gonzales frees his head quite easily.
Gonzales wants to hold on but Sleiman pushes him away.
Gonzales is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gonzales is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleiman looking to finish Gonzales with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gonzales!
Gonzales is squirming around, avoiding Sleiman's attempts to control the action.
Sleiman controlling from mount.
Gonzales tries to lock up and control but Sleiman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sleiman controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sleiman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rigoberto Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mohammed Sleiman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sleiman controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammed Sleiman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sleiman 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammed Sleiman!
A relieved looking Mohammed Sleiman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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