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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 773 p4p, 109 weight class) and Ben Turner (ranked 1092 p4p, 148 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
34 - 24 - 0 |
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188 cm
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178 lbs
35 - 22 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent 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
34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Gonzalez.
It looks like Ben Turner has been cut.
Turner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gonzalez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Turner connects with a nice looking jab.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Turner misses.
Turner misses with a kick to the body.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. Turner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Gonzalez's ribs.
Turner delivers a nice body kick.
Turner defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Turner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gonzalez doesn't seem bothered though.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Turner lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
Turner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gonzalez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turner thumps Gonzalez with a low kick.
Turner moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Ben Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Turner lands a jab to the nose.
Turner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Turner.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick as Turner jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a shot to the body.
Turner tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Turner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the leg kick from Turner.
Gonzalez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A combination from Turner does no damage.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner tries to land a leg kick but Gonzalez saw it coming and moves away.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Turner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Turner blocks a jab.
Gonzalez is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Turner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turner changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Turner scores with a jab to the head.
Gonzalez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez thuds his shin into the meat of Turner's side.
Turner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Turner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez pushes Turner off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez scores with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Turner.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Turner looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Turner right on the button with a cross.
Turner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gonzalez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
Turner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez lands with a cross.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Turner.
Turner takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Turner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Turner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turner throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
A shot to the liver by Gonzalez. Beautiful body shot.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Turner scores with a jab. Gonzalez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner misses with a body shot
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gonzalez with a body shot.
Gonzalez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gonzalez's calf.
Gonzalez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gonzalez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner lands with a straight right. Gonzalez didn't see that one coming.
Gonzalez clobbers Turner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Turner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ben Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez tries to land a leg kick but Turner saw it coming and moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Turner misses.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
A solid body kick from Turner.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Turner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gonzalez if he has to take too many more of those.
Turner misses with a body kick.
Gonzalez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Turner throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Turner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
A low kick from Turner misses
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turner jabs Gonzalez right on the nose. Gonzalez blinks but takes it well.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
A low kick from Turner misses
and Gonzalez counters with a two punch combo.
Turner misses with a hook
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Turner takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Turner throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a kick to the body.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Turner.
Turner connects with a right hand. Gonzalez shakes it off.
Turner tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez punishes Turner's body with a nice straight punch.
Gonzalez connects with a crisp jab.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turner. That's going to slow Gonzalez down.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Turner throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Turner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ben Turner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gonzalez connects with a high kick.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Turner backing up. Turner nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
Turner is rocked!
Turner swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez checks a low kick from Turner.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turner seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzalez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but Turner moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turner.
Turner misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a huge head kick that drops Turner! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Gonzalez!
In his post fight interview, Anthony Gonzalez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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