Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: C365: Fadda vs Dorado II
Date: Nov 24, 2024

#R1#
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gonzalez scores with a leg kick.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gonzalez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
As Gonzalez backs away, Martin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Martin has closed the distance and engaged Gonzalez in a clinch.
Martin digs a right hand underneath Gonzalez's ribcage. Gonzalez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martin lands with a short shot to the head.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martin works on Gonzalez's body with a couple of short punches.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #T1#
Martin lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.
I was talking to Martin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC2#
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin is looking to slow Gonzalez down with leg kicks.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gonzalez 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 throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Martin lands a head shot.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin throws a chopping leg kick but Gonzalez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martin throws a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it. #T2#
Martin throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez tries a quick counter leg kick but Martin is wise to it.
Gonzalez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin throws a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Martin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.#CUT#It looks like Shaun Gonzalez has been cut.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Gonzalez counters with a leg kick. #KD#
Martin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gonzalez sprawling to the canvas! Gonzalez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Martin finish him?!
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gonzalez connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily. #T3#
Martin lands a right hook to the body.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Gonzalez scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Martin.
Gonzalez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Martin backing up. Martin nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
Gonzalez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez connects with a solid leg kick. #CL#
Martin moves into the clinch.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Martin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T4#
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Martin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Martin.
Gonzalez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Martin.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Swole Ricky Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shaun Gonzalez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Gonzalez lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gonzalez connects with an inside leg kick.
Martin scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
Martin with the inside leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Martin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Swole Ricky Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Martin moved away.
Martin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Martin walks into a left hand. #T1#
Gonzalez tries to work over Martin's front leg with a kick but Martin checks it.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Martin tries to land a front kick but Gonzalez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Gonzalez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez drops his hands momentarily and Martin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gonzalez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Martin throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Martin.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Martin takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin moves out of range of the leg kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt. #T2#
Martin misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Martin misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick.
Martin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin throws a leg kick but Gonzalez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martin misses with a body shot
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gonzalez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzalez.
Martin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #T3#
Martin takes one to the side of the head.
Martin jabs Gonzalez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martin walks into a left hand.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Martin.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
Gonzalez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martin at a distance.
Martin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#T4#
Gonzalez motions for Martin to come forward. Gonzalez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a good low kick that Martin was not able to check.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin lands with a hook. Gonzalez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gonzalez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martin under the eye.
Martin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick.
Gonzalez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shaun Gonzalez's cut.
That's time! Martin'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!#R3#
Martin gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin thows a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #KD#
Martin lands a big head kick that sends Gonzalez tumbling to the mat! Martin takes a step backwards and waves Gonzalez back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Gonzalez is rocked!
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?#KD#
Martin lands a big uppercut and Gonzalez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gonzalez looks OK. Martin waves Gonzalez back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gonzalez avoids it.
Gonzalez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Martin! Gonzalez is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Swole Ricky Martin!
A very excited looking Swole Ricky Martin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: C353: Petrov vs Duran II
Date: Oct 20, 2024

#R1#
Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzalez scores with a jab. Gunnarsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gunnarsson misses with a body punch
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunnarsson thuds his right hand into Gonzalez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gonzalez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Gunnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Gunnarsson walks into a stiff left hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Gunnarsson lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez thows a leg kick but Gunnarsson checks it
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez walks into a left hand.
Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonzalez jabs Gunnarsson right on the nose. Gunnarsson blinks but takes it well.#T1#
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez defending well as Gunnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gunnarsson takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Gunnarsson was well out of range.
Gunnarsson with a hook.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good work by Gunnarsson as he checks the leg kick.
Gunnarsson misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Gunnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Gunnarsson misses.
Gunnarsson misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Gonzalez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gonzalez looks to throw a body kick
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Gunnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez thuds a left hand into Gunnarsson's body.
Gunnarsson lands a body shot.
Gonzalez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gunnarsson counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Gunnarsson looks at the referee who does nothing so Gunnarsson lands a crushing right that sends Gonzalez to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Gunnarsson!
A very excited looking Gunnar Gunnarsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: C345: Shida vs Marley II
Date: Sep 29, 2024

#R1#
Gonzalez takes one on the button.#CL2#
Duran forces Gonzalez back against the cage and clinches.
Duran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duran misses with some punches.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
A head punch on the inside from Duran fails to land.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duran throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran blocks the elbow strike. #BC2#
Duran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duran throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duran scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Gonzalez takes one to the chin there.
Gonzalez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duran misses with a left hand
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duran, as that shot connected.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duran. That did some damage!
Duran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Duran throws a wild body kick that Gonzalez sees coming a mile off.
Gonzalez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Duran just manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez. #T2#
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duran misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Bo Duran has been cut.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duran.
Gonzalez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Duran throws a body kick.
A jab lands there for Gonzalez.
A low kick lands for Duran.
Gonzalez lands the left hand.#T3#
Duran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL2#
Duran moves into the clinch successfully.
Duran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Duran on the inside.
Duran struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands. #BC2#
Duran breaks the clinch.
Duran with the inside leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Duran was well out of range.#T4#
Gonzalez throws a solid leg kick but Duran takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gonzalez.
Duran throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duran throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Duran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Gonzalez.
A clash of legs there as Duran blocks the low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Duran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bo Duran's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bo Duran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Duran rushes Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Duran misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Duran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gonzalez at a distance.
Duran scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Duran tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duran throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.
Gonzalez delivers a nice body kick.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Shaun Gonzalez has been cut.#T2#
Duran throws a leg kick
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Duran.
Gonzalez throws out a leg kick but Duran moves out of range and Gonzalez only half commits.
Duran thumps Gonzalez with a low kick.
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!
Gonzalez catches Duran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bo Duran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duran.
Duran checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duran throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Duran sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Duran misses with a hook
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duran lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Duran counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duran misses with a body shot
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Duran misses the target. #T4#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duran checks a leg kick.
Duran scoring well with a low kick there.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Duran throws a body kick.
Gonzalez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duran finds it's way round the side to connect with Gonzalez's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
Duran misses with a low kick.
As Duran looks to move away, Gonzalez throws a big counter combo but Duran just gets out of the way.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Duran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Duran throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shaun Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duran scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gonzalez doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gonzalez duly obliges.
Duran missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duran jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.
Duran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Gonzalez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T1#
Gonzalez thows a leg kick but Duran checks it
and Duran counters with a leg kick.
Duran misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez lands a head shot.#CL2#
Duran takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duran.
Gonzalez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Duran.
Duran blocking some punches.
Duran misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
Duran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards. #T2#
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez. #BC#
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duran has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gonzalez works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duran throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duran.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
Duran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Duran - that landed with a thud.
Duran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duran tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Duran's head.
Duran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Gonzalez.
A short right from Duran.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duran.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Duran on the inside.
Duran takes a shot to the head. #T4#
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Duran has Gonzalez pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzalez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Duran fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Duran.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Duran misses with some punches.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Duran.
A head punch on the inside from Duran fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duran.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow.
Duran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonzalez's efforts to push away.
Duran tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Duran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Duran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duran 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Duran!
During a confident post fight interview, Bo Duran thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: C332: Slaissi vs Mahogany
Date: Aug 11, 2024

#R1#
Entreri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Entreri was well out of range.
Gonzalez throws a solid leg kick but Entreri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gonzalez.
Entreri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Entreri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonzalez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Entreri scrambles back to his feet.
Gonzalez with the inside leg kick.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Entreri. That did some damage!
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body kick.
The fighters circling - Entreri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Entreri throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entreri moves out of range of the leg kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez jabs Entreri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid body kick from Gonzalez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzalez. That's going to slow Entreri down.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Entreri throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Entreri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Entreri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez jabs Entreri right on the nose. Entreri blinks but takes it well.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Entreri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
A low kick from Gonzalez misses
letting Entreri counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez jabs Entreri right on the nose. Entreri blinks but takes it well.
An inside leg kick from Gonzalez misses.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Entreri slips a straight right by Gonzalez.#T2#
Gonzalez is looking to slow Entreri down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez scores with a nice head shot.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Entreri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez.
Entreri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Entreri misses with a body shot.
Entreri 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.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Entreri.
Gonzalez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Entreri's hands.
Entreri misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez scores with a jab. Entreri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Entreri throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
It looked like Gonzalez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Entreri.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Entreri slips the punch.
Entreri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gonzalez.#T3#
Gonzalez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Entreri slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Entreri releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Entreri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Entreri blocks a jab.
Entreri avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Entreri on the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gonzalez with a hook.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Entreri throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Entreri blocks a leg kick.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Entreri right on the button with a cross.
Gonzalez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T4#
Gonzalez throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Entreri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Entreri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Entreri throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a good low kick that Entreri was not able to check.
Gonzalez lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Entreri misses its intended target.
Entreri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Entreri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Entreri moved out of range nicely.
Entreri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Entreri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Entreri counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Entreri seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Gonzalez dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Entreri throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Entreri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Entreri releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Entreri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Entreri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gonzalez. Gonzalez obviously looking to wear him down.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Entreri misses.
A low kick from Gonzalez misses
and Entreri counters with a leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Entreri avoids it easily.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Entreri counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gonzalez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Entreri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Entreri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gonzalez lands with a right hand.
Entreri moves out of range of the strikes.
Entreri slips a jab from Gonzalez.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Entreri might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gonzalez has got the better of the exchanges.
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Entreri.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gonzalez scores with a body shot.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Entreri moved out of range nicely.
Entreri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Entreri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Entreri.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Entreri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Entreri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T2#
Entreri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Entreri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Entreri saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzalez.
Good shot there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Entreri moved out of range nicely.
Entreri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Entreri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand #KD2#
and Entreri counters with a nice right hand that sends Gonzalez toppling to the canvas! Gonzalez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Entreri finish him?!#ROC2#Gonzalez is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Shaun Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Entreri.
Entreri slips under a jab.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Entreri.
Entreri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gonzalez scoring well with a low kick there.
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. #T3#
Entreri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Entreri moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Entreri lands a body shot.
Gonzalez tries to work over Entreri's front leg with a kick but Entreri checks it.
The fighters circling - Entreri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Gonzalez.
Nice uppercut there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez tries to score with a low kick but Entreri moves his leg out of the way.
Entreri blocks a jab.
Entreri now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Entreri walks into a stiff left hand from Gonzalez.
An inside leg kick from Gonzalez misses. #T4#
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Entreri.
Gonzalez tries to work over Entreri's front leg with a kick but Entreri checks it.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Entreri throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Entreri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Entreri can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Entreri.
Entreri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Entreri walks into a left hand.
Entreri ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Entreri throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Entreri swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Entreri strikes.
Entreri swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Entreri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonzalez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Entreri scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shaun Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shaun Gonzalez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
A slow jab from Entreri misses its intended target.
Entreri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez cracks Entreri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonzalez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Entreri's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Entreri. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Entreri misses with a hook
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Entreri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Entreri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Entreri.
Gonzalez thumps Entreri with a low kick.#T1#
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Entreri throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shaun Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Entreri moved away.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Entreri is out of range.
Gonzalez connects with a right hand. Entreri shakes it off.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Entreri with an uppercut!
Entreri misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Entreri throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez defending well as Entreri loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick lands for Gonzalez.
Artemis Entreri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Gonzalez is looking to chop away at Entreri's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Entreri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Entreri tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Entreri needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
Gonzalez scores with a leg kick.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Entreri misses its intended target.
Gonzalez wants to land a leg kick but Entreri is out of range.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Entreri. That did some damage!#T3#
Gonzalez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Entreri if he has to take too many more of those.
Entreri missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses Entreri's front leg but catches the back leg as Entreri tries to avoid it.
Entreri has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Entreri counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Entreri with an uppercut!
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Entreri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Entreri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gonzalez connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Entreri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Entreri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Entreri.
A counter left hand to the body from Gonzalez misses its target.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Gonzalez - just one landing.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Entreri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez throws a hook but Entreri blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
Entreri looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Entreri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Entreri scores with a nice strike.
That kick from Entreri tenderised Gonzalez's leg. Gonzalez is trying to keep his angry face on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzalez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Gonzalez!
A very excited looking Shaun Gonzalez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Artemis Entreri spoke after the fight, saying 'Nice shot man, we'll roll it back some time.'.

Event: C327: Martin vs Slaissi II
Date: Jul 28, 2024

#R1#
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Saitoh.
Gonzalez looks for the body kick but Saitoh saw that one coming.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#CL2#
Saitoh rushes Gonzalez and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Saitoh counters with a stiff right hand.
Saitoh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gonzalez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Saitoh has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Saitoh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saitoh on the side of the head.
Saitoh moves forwards but Gonzalez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saitoh throws out the jab.
Saitoh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gonzalez. Gonzalez obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Saitoh as he checks the leg kick.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saitoh throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gonzalez feints and then cracks Saitoh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saitoh down.
Gonzalez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T1#
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Saitoh checks it.
Gonzalez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gonzalez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick that knocks Saitoh off balance momentarily.
Shaun Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saitoh misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Saitoh ducked under it nicely.
Saitoh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saitoh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Saitoh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saitoh misses the jab.
Gonzalez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saitoh misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzalez misses the target.
Nice shot by Gonzalez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gonzalez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saitoh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saitoh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonzalez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gonzalez wants it to stay on the feet.
As Saitoh backs away, Gonzalez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T2#
Gonzalez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saitoh misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick that knocks Saitoh off balance momentarily.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Saitoh misses the jab.
Saitoh's corner calls for a 1-2. Saitoh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saitoh has his takedown stuffed
and Saitoh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters circling a little - Gonzalez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #TD2#
Saitoh dives in and scores a takedown into Gonzalez's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saitoh trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez is trying to keep Saitoh in close.
Saitoh controls from within his opponent's guard. #T3#
Gonzalez wants to sweep but no luck.
Saitoh is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
Gonzalez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Saitoh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gonzalez jabs at Saitoh's body.
Gonzalez is looking to slow Saitoh down with leg kicks. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Saitoh misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saitoh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saitoh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saitoh is defended easily by Gonzalez.
Shaun Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masa Saitoh.
Saitoh scores with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but Saitoh avoids it.
Gonzalez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saitoh misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with an outside leg kick.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saitoh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saitoh looks to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saitoh.
Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Gonzalez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gonzalez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saitoh is out of range and Gonzalez settles back down.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saitoh can do to turn this around?
A leg kick checked by Saitoh.
Shaun Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Saitoh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Saitoh tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#It looks like Masa Saitoh has been cut.
Saitoh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saitoh misses with a punch to the body.
Saitoh scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saitoh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saitoh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saitoh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saitoh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saitoh connects with a nice looking jab.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Saitoh misses. #T1#
Gonzalez defending well as Saitoh loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Saitoh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saitoh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gonzalez.
Saitoh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saitoh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gonzalez sprawls well. Gonzalez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saitoh gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice leg kick from Gonzalez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Saitoh with an uppercut!
Gonzalez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saitoh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick that knocks Saitoh off balance momentarily.
Saitoh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Saitoh throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Saitoh closes the distance and clinches.
Saitoh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Saitoh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saitoh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Saitoh backwards.
Saitoh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gonzalez.
Saitoh wants a takedown but no success here.
Shaun Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masa Saitoh.
Saitoh tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
Saitoh misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Saitoh misses with some punches.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land. #BC#
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saitoh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.#T3#
Gonzalez leaves Saitoh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gonzalez feints and then cracks Saitoh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saitoh down.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Saitoh's shoulder, as Saitoh tries to avoid the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonzalez as he connects with a hook.
Saitoh misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gonzalez lands with an overhand left.
A low kick lands for Gonzalez.
Saitoh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonzalez to score with a decent uppercut.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saitoh.
Gonzalez throws out a leg kick but Saitoh moves out of range and Gonzalez only half commits.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Saitoh.
Saitoh misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saitoh on the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt. #T4#
Gonzalez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Saitoh or perhaps it was just good defense by Gonzalez, which made it look bad.
Saitoh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gonzalez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gonzalez scores with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonzalez as he connects with a hook.
Saitoh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonzalez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez tries a low kick but Saitoh avoids it.
Saitoh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saitoh tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Saitoh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gonzalez sprawls well. Gonzalez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saitoh gets slowly back to his feet.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Jab from Gonzalez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Masa Saitoh's cut.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Saitoh moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saitoh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Saitoh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gonzalez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saitoh darts in looking for a takedown but Gonzalez gets double underhooks and turns Saitoh into the cage. #CL2#
Saitoh closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saitohs head.
Saitoh dodges an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Saitoh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saitoh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside.
Saitoh misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saitoh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saitoh. #BC#
Gonzalez breaks the clinch. #TD2#
Saitoh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gonzalez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saitoh trying to control the position but Gonzalez is working away.
Saitoh tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #T1#
Saitoh laying and praying for a moment but Gonzalez takes advantage and regains half guard.
Saitoh is trying to control. Gonzalez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gonzalez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez seems keen to control Saitoh's posture.
Saitoh stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzalez.
Masa Saitoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Saitoh sitting in guard here, content to control.
Saitoh trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saitoh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez wants to sweep but no luck.
Saitoh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saitoh trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick from Gonzalez lands but Saitoh takes it in his stride.
That kick from Gonzalez tenderised Saitoh's leg. Saitoh is trying to keep his angry face on.#T3#
Gonzalez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saitoh. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Saitoh counters with a straight right hand.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Saitoh.
Saitoh in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gonzalez can't do much from the bottom here.
Gonzalez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzalez gets back to half guard.
Masa Saitoh has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Saitoh controlling the pace.
Gonzalez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonzalez wants to control but Saitoh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Saitoh.
Gonzalez is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saitoh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzalez's head.
Saitoh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzalez's head.

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 Shaun Gonzalez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Gonzalez!
After winning the bout, Shaun Gonzalez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: C324: Bloodaxe vs Matikainen
Date: Jul 14, 2024

#R1##TD2#
Nti shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gonzalez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gonzalez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep. Nti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzalez has his hands clasped together around Nti's back. He's all about the action.
Gonzalez tries to roll over but Nti keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T1#
Gonzalez controlling the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nti trying to control the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gonzalez. Gonzalez obviously looking to wear him down. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nti staying out of range there.
Nti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez scores with a push kick.
Gonzalez cracks Nti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the head.
Nti lunges at Gonzalez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gonzalez's hand.
Gonzalez thows a leg kick but Nti checks it #TD2#
and Nti counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gonzalez won't be happy with that.
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep.
Nti slows the pace down. #T3#
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep.
Gonzalez can't do much from the bottom here.
Nti is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gonzalez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gonzalez trying his best to control but Nti has mounted him.
Gonzalez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gonzalez tries to hold on but Nti pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shaun Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Gonzalez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Nti is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
Nti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gonzalez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez throws out a powerful jab.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #TD2#
Nti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nti is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1#
Gonzalez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gonzalez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but Nti controlling him for the moment. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonzalez working a defensive guard here.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Nti was well out of range.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nti can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown attempt from Nti. Nti gets slowly back to his feet.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Nti with a series of wild strikes but Nti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice straight punches there by Gonzalez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gonzalez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shaun Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kwame Nti.
A shot to the liver by Gonzalez. Beautiful body shot.
Gonzalez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gonzalez wants it to stay on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Nti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T3#
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gonzalez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nti fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Nti wants to counter with a clinch but Gonzalez pushes him away.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Nti counters by clinching up. #BC#
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Nti moved away.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Nti saw that one coming.
Nti moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Gonzalez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nti counters with a left and a right that stings Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is looking to score with low kicks.
Nti is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shaun Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Nti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gonzalez is fending him off so far but Nti persists. Nope, Gonzalez circles away and we're back to standing.#T4#
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Nti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gonzalez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Nti was well out of range.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A lazy body kick from Gonzalez
enabling Nti to counter with a crisp jab.
Nti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Nti is out of range. #TD2#
Nti shoots in and bounces Gonzalez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gonzalez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nti looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Nti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gonzalez tried to counter with a leg kick but Nti avoided it.
Kwame Nti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nti takes one on the button.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gonzalez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nti misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with an inside leg kick.
Nti closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzalez, looking for a takedown. Nti pushes Gonzalez against the cage but Gonzalez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shaun Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kwame Nti.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Nti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gonzalez.
Both fighters circling a little - Gonzalez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nti.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T1#
Nti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez.
Nti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez.
Nti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Nti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Nti moves away and avoids it.
Nti dives in and grabs Gonzalez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes down on Nti's head and hops out.#TD2#
Nti drives through with a takedown into Gonzalez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez pulls Nti in close to prevent any damage.
Nti stays in close to Gonzalez's body and controls the position. #T2#
Gonzalez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nti puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gonzalez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kwame Nti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gonzalez is looking to get back to full guard here but Nti has managed to pass to side control instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Nti has control of an arm but Gonzalez manages to advance to Nti's back!
Gonzalez has the hooks in. Nti is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Will Gonzalez go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Nti trying to control the position but Gonzalez manages to sink in the hooks.
I would not like to be Nti right now. #T4#
Nti surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Nti tries to roll but Gonzalez sticks to his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Gonzalez doesn't have the hooks in and Nti manages to turn into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Gonzalez!
Shaun Gonzalez thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: C319: Jones vs Monkey
Date: Jun 30, 2024

#R1#
Gonzalez throws a good cross that connects. #CL#
Mahogany clinches up against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahogany.
Nice elbow from Gonzalez.
Mahogany misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahogany controls his hands.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mahogany backwards.
Mahogany swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mahogany tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahogany misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Mahogany.
Mahogany lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahogany.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahogany pushes Gonzalez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahogany blocks an uppercut.
Mahogany scores with a shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Mahogany pushes Gonzalez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Mahogany.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Mahogany softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahogany lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards. #T1#
Mahogany misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahogany lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahogany tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Mahogany back against the cage.
Mahogany 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.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Mahogany controls the action.
Mahogany swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Mahogany blocks it.
Mahogany blocks an uppercut.
Mahogany tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside that Mahogany shrugs off.
Mahogany struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Gonzalez scores with a hook to the body.
Mahogany lands with a short shot to the head.
Mahogany working aggressively here.
Mahogany tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez looking to stall.
Gonzalez lands a body shot. #T2#
Mahogany scores with a hook to the body.
Mahogany scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahogany.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Mahogany avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Mahogany tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Mahogany back against the cage.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahogany controls his hands.
Mahogany throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahogany.
Still in the clinch, Mahogany scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahogany.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahogany doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahogany.
Mahogany goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.#T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez is trying to stall.
Mahogany tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez taking a breather.
Mahogany tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Mahogany misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez pushes Mahogany back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Mahogany.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Mahogany controls the action.
Mahogany lands a body shot.
Mahogany lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahogany throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez taking a breather.
Mahogany scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez pushes off an throws an elbow but Mahogany leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Mahogany.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahogany tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahogany.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Mahogany.
Mahogany digs a right hand underneath Gonzalez's ribcage. Gonzalez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Mahogany.
Gonzalez is trying to stall.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahogany takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahogany throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Mahogany dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Gonzalez lands with a straight right. Mahogany didn't see that one coming.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Mahogany moved out of range nicely.
Mahogany is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Mahogany's head but Mahogany sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mahogany scores with a jab. Gonzalez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mahogany looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well. #CL2#
Gonzalez instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Mahogany avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Mahogany swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahogany digs a right hand into Gonzalez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gonzalez's gas tank.
Mahogany tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahogany working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
A nice left hand lands by Mahogany.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mahogany scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mahogany doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahogany misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahogany doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahogany misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahogany stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mahogany scores with a shoulder strike.
Mahogany has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Nice body punch from Mahogany.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Mahogany avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Mahogany is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Mahogany avoids the elbow strike from Gonzalez, against the cage.
Rich Mahogany has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mahogany lands a body punch.
Gonzalez blocking some punches. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahogany lands a body punch.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahogany lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahogany blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Mahogany scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Mahogany lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Mahogany as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahogany.
Mahogany throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzalezs head.
Good body shot from Mahogany.
Mahogany misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzalez.
Mahogany blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Mahogany.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahogany.
Mahogany lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mahogany lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gonzalez.
Mahogany gets through Gonzalez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahogany lands an uppercut.
Mahogany lands a hook that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards. #T3#
A short uppercut from Mahogany.
Mahogany lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD#
Mahogany pulls guard successfully. #SUB#
Mahogany working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gonzalez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mahogany is tightening it up a little... Gonzalez has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Gonzalez reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Gonzalez taps out! Nice BJJ there by Mahogany!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rich Mahogany!
Rich Mahogany thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: C313: Cheese vs Femme II
Date: Jun 09, 2024

#R1#
Some bone on bone action there as Gunnarsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gonzalez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Gonzalez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gonzalez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonzalez has Gunnarsson pressed against the cage, preventing Gunnarsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gunnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling him.
Gunnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling him.
Gonzalez has Gunnarsson pressed against the cage, preventing Gunnarsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Gunnarsson manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gunnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez keeps control of Gunnarsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Gunnarsson 's eye.
Gunnarsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Gunnarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunnarsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gonzalez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T1#
Gonzalez tries to clinch up
enabling Gunnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunnarsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gunnarsson throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez connects with an inside leg kick.#CL#
Gunnarsson tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Gunnarsson manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy right hand. Gunnarsson should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnarsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #T2#
Gonzalez jabs at Gunnarsson's body.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gunnarsson. That did some damage!
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunnarsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gunnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson throws the kick towards the body but Gonzalez avoids it.
Gunnarsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonzalez can pounce on him. #CL#
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunnarsson walks into a jab.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gunnarsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T3#
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunnarsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch lands to the side of Gonzalez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez tries to counter by clinching up but Gunnarsson breaks away and moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Gunnarsson - just one landing.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunnarsson circles away.
Gonzalez thows a leg kick but Gunnarsson checks it
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzalez there.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunnarsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T4#
Jab from Gunnarsson.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gonzalez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunnarsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gonzalez finds it's way round the side to connect with Gunnarsson's head.
Gunnarsson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gonzalez lands with a cross.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#CL#
Gonzalez clinches up with Gunnarsson and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gunnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Gunnarsson back against the cage. #BC2#
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch.
Gunnarsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gunnarsson throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gunnarsson manages to circle out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Gonzalez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gunnarsson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gunnarsson, as that shot connected.
Gonzalez scores with a nice head shot.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Gunnarsson is having none of it.
Gunnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Shaun Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping right.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Gonzalez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gunnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gunnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling him.#T1#
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunnarsson backwards.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gonzalez tries to work over Gunnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunnarsson's efforts to push away.
Gonzalez is working Gunnarsson over against the cage.
Gonzalez stalling against the cage.
Gunnarsson blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Come on Gonzalez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gunnarsson can't break the clinch.
Gunnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling him.
Gunnarsson tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Gunnarsson breaks from the clinch.
Gunnarsson throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Gunnarsson slips the punch.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunnarsson.
Gonzalez lands with a nice body kick. #CL#
Gonzalez forces Gunnarsson back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gunnarsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Gunnarsson.
Gonzalez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gunnarsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gunnarsson misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez lands a body punch.
Gonzalez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gunnarsson misses with a body punch. #T3#
Gunnarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gunnarsson lands a body shot.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunnarsson can do to turn this around?
Gunnarsson working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez cracks Gunnarsson with a nice body shot.
Gunnarsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gunnarsson tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzalez has Gunnarsson pressed against the cage, preventing Gunnarsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gunnarsson dodges an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson jumps guard but Gonzalez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunnarsson swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Gunnarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Gunnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson checks a leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Gunnarsson moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Gunnarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez cracks Gunnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Gunnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Gonzalez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gonzalez connects with a single shot there.
Gunnarsson looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
Gunnarsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gunnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gonzalez thuds his right hand into Gunnarsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gunnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Gunnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Gunnarsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a low kick, looking for Gunnarsson's leg but Gunnarsson calmly moves out of range.
Gunnarsson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#T1#
Gunnarsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Gunnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gonzalez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gonzalez with a nice calf kick.
Gonzalez defending well as Gunnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez scores with a nice head shot.
Gunnarsson throws a lazy head kick
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunnarsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gunnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez scoring well with a low kick there. #T2#
Nice uppercut lands for Gonzalez. That snapped Gunnarsson's head back.
Gonzalez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gunnarsson.
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!
Gunnarsson throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gunnarsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Gunnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Gunnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL#
Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully.
Gunnarsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gunnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Gunnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Gunnarsson back against the cage.
Gunnarsson is trying to break free.
Gunnar Gunnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Gunnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gonzalez throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gunnarsson wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body. #TD2#
Gunnarsson pulls guard effortlessly.
Gonzalez controlling from the top position. #SUB2#
Gunnarsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gonzalez defends well.#T4#
Gonzalez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gonzalez continues to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Gonzalez!
An out of breath Shaun Gonzalez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: C311: Martin vs Slaissi
Date: Jun 02, 2024

#R1#
Gonzalez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gunnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Gunnarsson misses
and Gunnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Gunnarsson misses.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gunnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez ducks right into an uppercut from Gunnarsson.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Gunnarsson tries to score with a low kick but Gonzalez moves his leg out of the way.
Gunnarsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gonzalez takes a step back to recover.
Nice uppercut there from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunnarsson throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
Gunnarsson throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the head. #T1#
Gunnarsson thows a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it
and Gonzalez counters with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Gonzalez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gunnarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
A leg kick checked by Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slow jab from Gunnarsson misses its intended target.
Gunnarsson lands with a right hand.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Gunnarsson misses
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunnarsson moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunnarsson scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Gonzalez misses. #T2#
Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gunnarsson throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Gunnarsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson misses with a leg kick.
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunnarsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunnarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gunnarsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Gunnarsson misses with a low kick.
Gunnarsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #T3#
Gunnarsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Gunnarsson misses with a low kick.
Gunnarsson looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
Gunnarsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gonzalez finds it's way round the side to connect with Gunnarsson's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice strike.
Gunnarsson misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gunnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Gunnarsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Gunnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonzalez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnarsson checks a low kick from Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook to the body
and Gunnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gunnarsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gunnarsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Gunnarsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
It looked like Gonzalez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunnarsson moves away.
Gunnarsson checks a low kick from Gonzalez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gunnar Gunnarsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gunnar Gunnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gunnarsson works the jab nicely.
Gunnarsson swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunnarsson dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunnarsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Gunnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez tries to work over Gunnarsson's front leg with a kick but Gunnarsson checks it.
A cross from Gonzalez lands.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice body kick.
Gunnarsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzalez has time to react.
Gonzalez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
A big right from Gunnarsson misses.
Jab from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunnarsson throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Gunnarsson throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.
Gunnarsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunnarsson's efforts to push away.
Gunnarsson tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzalez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunnarsson misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Gunnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gunnarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunnarsson slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Gunnarsson is out of range. #T2#
Gunnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzalez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
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!
Gunnarsson misses with a body punch
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheers as Gunnarsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gonzalez doesn't seem phased though.
Gunnarsson is looking to chop away at Gonzalez's legs.
Gunnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunnarsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Gonzalez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gonzalez.
A jab from Gunnarsson misses.
Gonzalez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gunnarsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Gunnarsson slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Gunnarsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks.
Gunnarsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gonzalez is able to avoid easily.
A little feinted left hand from Gonzalez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunnarsson.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunnarsson cracks Gonzalez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunnarsson.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Gunnarsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gunnarsson throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunnarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Gunnarsson 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.
Gunnarsson lands with a hook. Gonzalez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gunnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss! #T4#
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Gonzalez wants to land a leg kick but Gunnarsson is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson takes one to the chin there.
Gonzalez is looking to slow Gunnarsson down with leg kicks. #CL#
Gonzalez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Gonzalez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a nice head shot.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gunnarsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shaun Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Gunnarsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gunnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gonzalez is able to avoid easily.
Gunnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunnarsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gonzalez doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Gunnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Gunnarsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gunnarsson.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunnarsson.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gunnarsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gonzalez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gunnarsson at a distance. #T1#
Gonzalez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Gunnarsson circles away.
Gunnarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A good leg kick by Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gonzalez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gunnarsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Gunnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.#CL#
Gunnarsson tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gunnarsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gunnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Gunnarsson.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Gunnarsson controls the action.
Gunnarsson is trying to force a seperation but Gonzalez has the dominant position.
Gunnarsson is trying to break free.
Gunnarsson has had enough of the clinch but Gonzalez keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land. #T2#
Gunnarsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunnarsson working hard to break the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gunnarsson is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunnarsson scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gunnarsson.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Gunnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gunnarsson on the side of the head.
A jab from Gonzalez finds it's way through Gunnarsson's defenses.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Gunnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick.#T3#
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunnarsson throws out the jab.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the body.
Gunnarsson connects with the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Gonzalez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the leg kick from Gunnarsson.#CL#
Gonzalez has Gunnarsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez prevents Gunnarsson from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez has Gunnarsson pushed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Gunnarsson.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
A short right from Gonzalez on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnarsson is trying to force a seperation but Gonzalez has the dominant position.#T4#
Gunnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Gonzalez.
A frustrated look appears on Gunnarsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gunnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Gunnarsson prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gunnarsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Gunnarsson can't break the clinch.
Shaun Gonzalez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gonzalez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gunnarsson prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gunnarsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzalez prevents Gunnarsson from breaking the clinch.
Gunnarsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gunnarsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gunnarsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gonzalez leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunnarsson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gonzalez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: C307: Queiroz vs Martin
Date: May 19, 2024

#R1##CL2#
Gonzalez gets a clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws an elbow but it misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr. works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Gonzalez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thibodeaux Jr.'s defenses.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux Jr. backwards.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux Jr. goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez works on Thibodeaux Jr.'s body with a couple of short punches.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Thibodeaux Jr. gets through Gonzalez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez is working Thibodeaux Jr. over against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gonzalez dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. tries a knee to the head but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Thibodeaux Jr. working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Thibodeaux Jr. escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux Jr.'s shoulder, as Thibodeaux Jr. tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thibodeaux Jr. thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux Jr..
Gonzalez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux Jr..
Gonzalez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Thibodeaux Jr. is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
letting Thibodeaux Jr. counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Gonzalez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux Jr. keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Thibodeaux Jr.. #T2#
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux Jr. drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a body shot that sends Gonzalez's belly button to the back.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gonzalez back to the cage. Thibodeaux Jr. follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzalez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gonzalez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gonzalez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thibodeaux Jr. doesn't seem bothered though. #T3#
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks a low kick nicely.
And Gonzalez responds with a good body kick, but Thibodeaux Jr. manages to step out the way in time.
Thibodeaux Jr. waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Good standup being displayed there by Thibodeaux Jr. as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux Jr. dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Gonzalez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thibodeaux Jr. throws out the jab.
Gonzalez thumps Thibodeaux Jr. with a low kick.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thibodeaux Jr. has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Thibodeaux Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Thibodeaux Jr. does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thibodeaux Jr. checks the leg kick.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux Jr. misses the target.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez flicks out a counter leg kick but Thibodeaux Jr. steps away.
Thibodeaux Jr. checks a leg kick nicely.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez moves to clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. breaks away
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gonzalez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thibodeaux Jr. stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a nice strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Thibodeaux Jr. catches Gonzalez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux Jr..
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thibodeaux Jr.. That did some damage!
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thibodeaux Jr..
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Thibodeaux Jr..
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Gonzalez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thibodeaux Jr.. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux Jr. moves away.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thibodeaux Jr. is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez throws a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. moved out of range.
Gonzalez lunges at Thibodeaux Jr. with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thibodeaux Jr.'s hand.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thibodeaux Jr. appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeaux Jr. moves away and avoids it.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Gonzalez.
A bone on bone clash there as Gonzalez blocks the leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Thibodeaux Jr., who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thibodeaux Jr. was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Thibodeaux Jr. staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thibodeaux Jr. takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a left to the body.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it.
Gonzalez scores with a hook.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocks a leg kick.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Thibodeaux Jr. moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Thibodeaux Jr..
Gonzalez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Thibodeaux Jr. finds it's target.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux Jr. moves away.
Gonzalez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonzalez throws a wild body kick that Thibodeaux Jr. sees coming a mile off.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Thibodeaux Jr.'s ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right. #T3#
Thibodeaux Jr. avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thibodeaux Jr. finds it's way round the side to connect with Gonzalez's head.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux Jr..
Gonzalez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez misses with a kick to the body.
Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. is winning the standup battle so far.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws out a powerful jab.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux Jr. is just out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Thibodeaux Jr. checks it.
A slow jab from Thibodeaux Jr. misses its intended target.
Gonzalez scores with a hook.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thibodeaux Jr. sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with the combination.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux Jr..
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Thibodeaux Jr.'s head but Thibodeaux Jr. sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thibodeaux Jr. is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thibodeaux Jr. in his tracks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Thibodeaux Jr. cracks Gonzalez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A left lands for Gonzalez.#CL2#
Gonzalez rushes Thibodeaux Jr. and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr. keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Thibodeaux Jr. loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shaun Gonzalez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thibodeaux Jr.'s knee momentarily.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with the combination.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left lands for Thibodeaux Jr..
A telegraphed right hand from Thibodeaux Jr. misses the target.
Thibodeaux Jr. avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux Jr..
A bone on bone clash there as Thibodeaux Jr. blocks the leg kick.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. slips the punch.
Thibodeaux Jr. drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux Jr. sizes up Gonzalez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
A big left from Thibodeaux Jr. misses.
Gonzalez scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonzalez.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez tries a quick counter leg kick but Thibodeaux Jr. is wise to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux Jr. moves away.
Gonzalez lunges at Thibodeaux Jr. with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thibodeaux Jr.'s hand.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Thibodeaux Jr. slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T2#
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a wild combination.
Thibodeaux Jr. stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range of the leg kick from Gonzalez.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thibodeaux Jr. checks a leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thibodeaux Jr. at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a hook.#T3#
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux Jr.'s shoulder, as Thibodeaux Jr. tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez defending well as Thibodeaux Jr. loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Thibodeaux Jr. was well out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. checks a leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Thibodeaux Jr. blocks it.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T4#
Gonzalez connects with a right hand. Thibodeaux Jr. shakes it off.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Thibodeaux Jr. strikes.
Gonzalez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Gonzalez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.#CL2#
Gonzalez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux Jr. controls his hands.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux Jr.'s elbow. #BC#
Thibodeaux Jr. breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shaun Gonzalez.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shaun Gonzalez!
Shaun Gonzalez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: C301: Queiroz vs Gora
Date: May 05, 2024

#R1#
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Potku.
Potku dives in for a single leg takedown but Gonzalez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
Potku can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Potku misses with the head strike.
Potku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Potku goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gonzalez prevents it. #BC2#
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potku misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Potku misses the target.
Potku connects with a right hand. Gonzalez shakes it off.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Potku rushes Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Potku misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzalez wants to get back to striking at distance but Potku won't allow it. #BC2#
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potku stuns Gonzalez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Potku scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Potku tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potku.
It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Potku throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy right hand. Potku should have avoided that one. #T2#
Potku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Potku.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potku manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Potku avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a nice inside leg kick. #TD#
Potku closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Potku trying to control the position but Gonzalez is working away. #SUB#
Potku thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Potku is looking to take a break and control but Gonzalez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3##SUB#
Potku looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gonzalez struggling a bit here.
Potku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzalez keeps working. #SUB#
Potku is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gonzalez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gonzalez prevents Potku from moving into mount.
Gonzalez is looking to regain half guard here but Potku keeps moving and retains side control. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Potku tries for a kimura but Gonzalez is defending well.
Potku tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Potku swings around for an armbar but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Potku's guard.
Gonzalez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gonzalez being controlled here momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kurki Potku will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Potku tries a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.
Gonzalez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Potku missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Potku.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Potku changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez tries to avoid it but Potku manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonzalez to the ground. Gonzalez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gonzalez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Potku doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potku throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez feints a counter leg kick.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Potku.
Potku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potku misses with a hook to the body
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand. #T1#
Potku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kurki Potku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Potku goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gonzalez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gonzalez lands an overhand right.
Potku looks to land a body kick but Gonzalez moved away.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick that knocks Potku off balance momentarily.
Gonzalez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Potku.
Potku moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Potku motions for Gonzalez to come forward. Potku throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Potku scores with a nice right hand.
Potku wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Potku misses the body punch
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Potku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Potku.
Potku throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Gonzalez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Potku with a body shot.
Potku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potku. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez flicks out a counter leg kick but Potku steps away.#TD#
Potku shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Potku showed some decent athleticism there.
Kurki Potku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Potku prevents Gonzalez from improving his position.
Gonzalez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SUB#
Potku looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Potku is looking to take a break and control but Gonzalez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Gonzalez trying to control but Potku postures up. #SUB#
Potku is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Potku wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is defending well.
Gonzalez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Potku controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Potku is looking to advance position but Gonzalez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB##T4#
Potku is trying to escape the mount.
Gonzalez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Potku tries to hold on but Gonzalez postures up.
Potku might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Potku tries to reverse the position but Gonzalez maintains control.
Potku is working hard here to advance position.
Gonzalez trying to control but Potku is having none of it.
Potku is desperately trying to improve his position but Gonzalez has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shaun Gonzalez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Potku.
Potku lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Potku on the side of the head.
Gonzalez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Potku is able to avoid easily.
Potku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzalez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gonzalez throws a front kick aimed at Potku's knee but Potku avoids it well.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Potku was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Potku lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Potku swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potku lands with a right hand.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potku moves away.
It looked like Potku was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gonzalez.
Potku doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T1#
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potku manages to avoid it.
Potku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Potku tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#TD#
Potku manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gonzalez on his heels. He'll look to pass Gonzalez's guard now, I'm sure.

Gonzalez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Potku presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #BC2#
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potku throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Gonzalez flicks out a counter leg kick but Potku steps away.
Potku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Potku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potku shoots in but no luck this time.
Potku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.#T2#
Potku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Gonzalez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gonzalez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Potku will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurki Potku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Potku takes a kick to the side of the head.
Potku with a hook.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body kick.
Gonzalez with a jab.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Potku's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Potku is just out of range.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potku misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Potku misses with a body shot.
Potku takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Potku blocks it.
Potku swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL#
Potku fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonzalez, pushing him back against the cage.
Potku tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Potku back against the cage.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Potku. #BC2#
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potku scores with a jab. Gonzalez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Potku throws a leg kick but Gonzalez moved away.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potku.
The fighters circling - Potku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Potku works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T4#
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Potku.
A jab from Gonzalez finds it's way through Potku's defenses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Potku checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potku tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Potku has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gonzalez finds it's way round the side to connect with Potku's head.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #ROC2#Potku is rocked!
Potku misses with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a big left hand that crumples Potku! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaun Gonzalez!
An out of breath Shaun Gonzalez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: C294: Marley vs Torvik
Date: Apr 07, 2024

#R1#
Gonzalez takes a swing at Slaissi's ribcage but misses.
Slaissi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Slaissi's head but Slaissi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slaissi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slaissi throws a chopping leg kick but Gonzalez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gonzalez connects with a jab.
Gonzalez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Slaissi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slaissi has time to react.
Slaissi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slaissi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slaissi jabs Gonzalez right on the nose. Gonzalez blinks but takes it well.
Bimbo Slaissi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Slaissi misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Gonzalez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gonzalez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slaissi.#T1#
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slaissi.
Slaissi lands a body shot.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez connects with a jab.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Slaissi.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Slaissi ducks down to avoid it.
Slaissi misses with a straight right.
Slaissi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaissi.
Slaissi thuds his right hand into Gonzalez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Slaissi throws a sloppy body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slaissi. #T2#
Slaissi digs a good hook to Gonzalez's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slaissi.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Slaissi throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slaissi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Slaissi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Slaissi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Slaissi throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez with a nice calf kick.
Slaissi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slaissi ducks right into an uppercut from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. #T3#
The fighters circling - Slaissi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez works Slaissi's body with a nice hook.
Slaissi connects with a single shot there.
Slaissi throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slaissi blocks a jab.
We've been told by Slaissi's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gonzalez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Slaissi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Slaissi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Slaissi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A lazy left from Slaissi finds it's target.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slaissi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Slaissi.
Gonzalez is looking for the big counter here.
Slaissi dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slaissi can pounce on him.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
and Slaissi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slaissi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gonzalez. That did some damage!
Gonzalez with the inside leg kick.
Slaissi throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slaissi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez only half commits to the counter leg kick.#CL#
Slaissi has managed to clinch.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Slaissi.
Slaissi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Slaissi throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Slaissi throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bimbo Slaissi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Slaissi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Slaissi gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Slaissi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slaissi looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Slaissi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slaissi circles away quickly and effectively.
Slaissi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Slaissi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slaissi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gonzalez. Gonzalez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Slaissi moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Slaissi's head but Slaissi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slaissi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gonzalez.
Slaissi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Gonzalez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gonzalez digs a good hook to Slaissi's body.
Slaissi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Slaissi clobbers Gonzalez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Slaissi avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #KD#
Slaissi lands a big head kick that sends Gonzalez tumbling to the mat! Slaissi takes a step backwards and waves Gonzalez back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Gonzalez is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Shaun Gonzalez has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaissi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Slaissi finish him?#T2#
Slaissi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gonzalez blocks a low kick nicely.
Gonzalez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez seems to have recovered his senses.
Slaissi throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Slaissi misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slaissi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gonzalez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Slaissi tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gonzalez! But no joy.
Slaissi misses with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Slaissi moves into the clinch.
Slaissi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?#BC2#
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slaissi tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Slaissi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Gonzalez tries to get set, Slaissi tries to push him back and clinch up but Gonzalez manages to avoid the attempt.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
letting Slaissi counter with a right hand.
Slaissi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3#
Gonzalez with the inside leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a body kick that misses.
Slaissi misses with a hook
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Slaissi has closed the distance and engaged Gonzalez in a clinch.
Slaissi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow. #BC2#
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slaissi slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Slaissi.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slaissi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slaissi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez.
Slaissi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Slaissi missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Slaissi coming out on top.#T4#
Slaissi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Slaissi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bimbo Slaissi is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaissi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Slaissi defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Slaissi moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slaissi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slaissi. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bimbo Slaissi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shaun Gonzalez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Slaissi tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shaun Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slaissi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Slaissi swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Slaissi checks a leg kick.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Slaissi scoring well with a low kick there.
Slaissi slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
A big right from Slaissi misses.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slaissi. Slaissi obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi throws a leg kick but Gonzalez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
Gonzalez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzalez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Slaissi avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Slaissi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Slaissi lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Slaissi misses with a jab to the body
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slaissi.
Slaissi throws a sloppy head kick
and Gonzalez counters with a leg kick.
Gonzalez walks into a jab.#CL#
Slaissi closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Slaissi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez is trying to break the clinch but Slaissi is controlling him.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch but Slaissi keeps him there for the moment.#T2#
Slaissi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Slaissi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gonzalez throws an elbow but misses.
Slaissi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Slaissi on the inside. #BC2#
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Slaissi.
Slaissi takes one on the button.
Slaissi misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CL#
Slaissi takes the fight into the clinch.
Slaissi scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3##BC2#
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez scores with a nice body kick.
Slaissi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slaissi scores with a body shot.
Gonzalez connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Slaissi does it's job there.
Slaissi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gonzalez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slaissi can pounce on him.
Slaissi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gonzalez's hands.
Slaissi connects with a body shot.
Slaissi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T4#
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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Slaissi.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slaissi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Slaissi digs a good body shot into Gonzalez's ribs.
Slaissi blocks a jab.#CL#
Slaissi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slaissi throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Slaissi.
Slaissi tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slaissi has Gonzalez pushed against the cage.
Slaissi misses with a body punch.
Slaissi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to break free but Slaissi pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bimbo Slaissi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slaissi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bimbo Slaissi!

Event: C287: Anderson vs Lehto III
Date: Mar 17, 2024

#R1#
Gonzalez throws a good cross that connects.
Halsti with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Halsti.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Halsti has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Halsti.
Halsti fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Halsti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzalez misses the target.
Halsti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halsti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez tries to avoid it but Halsti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonzalez to the ground. Gonzalez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Shaun Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royal Halsti.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Halsti darts in trying to clinch
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Royal Halsti has been cut.
Royal Halsti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Halsti.

Gonzalez sneaks out the side door and pushes Halsti away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez tests Halsti's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Halsti pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halsti tries to pull guard but Gonzalez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T2#
Halsti throws an elbow that misses.
Halsti tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
Halsti fails to pull guard. #BC#
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halsti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonzalez can pounce on him.
Halsti fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Halsti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonzalez, pushing him back against the cage.
Halsti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halsti blocks a body shot from Gonzalez. #T3##BC2#
Halsti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halsti scores with a leg kick.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halsti misses with a wild combination.
Halsti shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense.
Halsti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Halsti fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez is looking to counter punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Halsti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gonzalez - the referee stops the clock and Halsti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gonzalez. Halsti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#T4#
Halsti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gonzalez circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzalez misses the target.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Halsti is just out of range.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halsti shoots and misses
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halsti throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halsti fails with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Halsti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Halsti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
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!
Halsti fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Halsti clinches up with Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royal Halsti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD2#
Halsti darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Halsti is trying to work for a kimura but Gonzalez is defending well.
Gonzalez wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gonzalez!
Shaun Gonzalez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gonzalez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gonzalez is controlling Halsti's position as best he can from this difficult position.#T1#
Halsti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzalez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Halsti is working away from the top position though.
Gonzalez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.#SU2#
Halsti gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halsti looks to clinch
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halsti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Halsti saw that one coming.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Halsti blocks it.
Gonzalez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Halsti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez throwing a counter right hand but Halsti manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot that snaps Halsti's head back.
Halsti shoots and misses
and Gonzalez counters with a big head kick but Halsti shrugs it off. #T3#
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Halsti's head but Halsti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halsti has his takedown stuffed
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand. #CUT#That has opened up Royal Halsti's cut even more.
Shaun Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royal Halsti.
Halsti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shaun Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Halsti throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Halsti fails with the takedown
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Royal Halsti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halsti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halsti has his takedown stuffed#KD#
and Gonzalez counters with a nice right hand that sends Halsti toppling to the canvas! Halsti scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gonzalez finish him?!#ROC#Halsti is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Royal Halsti's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shaun Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halsti is breathing heavily.
Halsti needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
Halsti ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royal Halsti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Halsti staying out of range there.
Halsti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Halsti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halsti shoots in for a double leg but Gonzalez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halsti was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.#TD2#
Halsti shoots in and gets a takedown into Gonzalez's guard.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Halsti tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halsti wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti content to stall in guard here.
Halsti trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom. #T1#
Halsti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SU2#
Halsti stands up from Gonzalez's guard - Halsti perhaps looking for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Halsti tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL2#
Halsti moves into range and clinches up with Gonzalez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez tries to circle away but Halsti has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halsti can do to turn this around?
Halsti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gonzalez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T2#
Halsti is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gonzalez to keep the fight standing.
Shaun Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royal Halsti.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Halsti is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gonzalez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#BC#
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Halsti moved out of range.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Halsti counters with a series of strikes. Gonzalez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy right hand. Halsti should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halsti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Halsti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T3#
Halsti misses with a left hand
and Halsti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#Royal Halsti's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Halsti with a lazy takedown attempt #KD#
and Gonzalez counters with a nice right hand that sends Halsti toppling to the canvas! Halsti scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gonzalez finish him?!
Halsti is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Halsti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Halsti shoots in but no luck this time.
Halsti misses with a takedown #KD#
and Gonzalez counters with a nice right hand that sends Halsti toppling to the canvas! Halsti scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gonzalez finish him?!
Royal Halsti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Royal Halsti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shaun Gonzalez!
Shaun Gonzalez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: C281: Nakagawa vs Gunnarsson
Date: Feb 25, 2024

#R1#
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
It looked like Takala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Takala sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Takala was well out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Takala counters with a stiff right hand.
Takala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
As Gonzalez looks to move away, Takala throws a big counter combo but Gonzalez just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takala is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Takala blocks a jab.#T1#
Gonzalez throws a shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takala appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gonzalez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Takala moved away.
Takala seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T2#
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
As Gonzalez backs away, Takala returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takala throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Takala defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
Takala defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Takala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez connects with the punch.
Takala blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Takala was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot that snaps Takala's head back. #T4#
Takala takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Takala counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
letting Takala counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Gonzalez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Gonzalez throws a body kick that misses
letting Takala counter with a right hand.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takala counters with a two punch combo.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Takala swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot that snaps Takala's head back.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Takala.#T1#
Gonzalez throws a wild body kick that Takala sees coming a mile off.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Takala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Takala tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Takala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Gonzalez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Takala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Takala was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gonzalez.
Takala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takala is looking to counter punch.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Takala counters with a three punch combo that has Gonzalez backing up. Gonzalez nods at Takala to acknowledge the strikes.
Gonzalez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Takala to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T3#
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Takala's shoulder, as Takala tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Takala crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gonzalez - the referee stops the clock and Takala gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gonzalez. Takala manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Takala with an uppercut!
Takala slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
A counter left hand to the body from Takala misses its target.
Gonzalez 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. #T4#
Gonzalez throws a body kick that misses
and Takala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takala defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonzalez as he connects with a hook.
Gonzalez tries to land a front kick but Takala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Takala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Takala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez throws the kick towards the body but Takala avoids it.
Takala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Takala counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Gonzalez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takala is out of range.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy body shot
and Takala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takala has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Takala avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez looks to throw a body kick
and Takala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Takala throws a big counter combination but Gonzalez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tino Takala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Gonzalez misses with a kick to the body.
Takala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
As Gonzalez looks to move away, Takala throws a big counter combo but Gonzalez just gets out of the way.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Takala counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tino Takala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Gonzalez.#T3#
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Takala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takala avoids a kick to the body.
Takala appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gonzalez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Takala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez jabs Takala to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
enabling Takala to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez lands a lovely overhand right.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Takala moved out of range nicely.#T4#
Takala slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
It looked like Takala was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws an off balance right hand
and Takala counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takala.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
It looked like Takala was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gonzalez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzalez 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Gonzalez!
An out of breath Shaun Gonzalez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DC 129: Vinge v Karjarlainen
Date: Feb 04, 2024

#R1#
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez throws a push kick but Lamb Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lamb Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez misses with a jab to the body
and Lamb Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Lamb Jr's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gonzalez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamb Jr manages to avoid it.
Lamb Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lamb Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamb Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonzalez punishes Lamb Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lamb Jr misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez lands the left hand.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Lamb Jr saw that one coming.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy right hand. Lamb Jr should have avoided that one. #T1#
Gonzalez swings for the body but Lamb Jr moves out of range.
Lamb Jr misses the body punch
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Lamb Jr saw that one coming.
Lamb Jr is looking to counter punch.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Lamb Jr's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Lamb Jr catches Gonzalez right on the button with a cross.
Lamb Jr defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And Lamb Jr counters with a quick kick to the body but Gonzalez blocks it.
Lamb Jr swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lamb Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T2#
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Lamb Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Lamb Jr misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Lamb Jr.
Lamb Jr misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez throws a wild body kick that Lamb Jr sees coming a mile off.
Lamb Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Lamb Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Gonzalez.
Lamb Jr ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
and Lamb Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the body
and Lamb Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gonzalez throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Lamb Jr counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lamb Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#T3#
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Lamb Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
An attempted straight right counter from Lamb Jr misses the target.
Lamb Jr blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Lamb Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Lamb Jr.
Gonzalez gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Lamb Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamb Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Lamb Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Gonzalez's side.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick lands for Gonzalez.
Lamb Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lamb Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez lands with a right hand.
Lamb Jr swings widly with a right hand
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamb Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Lamb Jr slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lamb Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lamb Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Lamb Jr swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Lamb Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamb Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Gonzalez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Gonzalez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A counter left hand to the body from Lamb Jr misses its target.
Gonzalez lands an overhand right.
Gonzalez misses with a leg kick
and Lamb Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Gonzalez lands with an uppercut that bounces Lamb Jr off the cage and back into range.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Lamb Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamb Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lamb Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
enabling Lamb Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamb Jr throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Nice body kick from Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Lamb Jr moves away and avoids it.
Lamb Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamb Jr blocks a leg kick.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb Jr.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lamb Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez wants to slow Lamb Jr down by chopping away at his legs. #T1#
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Lamb Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lamb Jr misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and Lamb Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lamb Jr avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Lamb Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamb Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Lamb Jr as he connects with a hook.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamb Jr.
Gonzalez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Lamb Jr's shoulder, as Lamb Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lamb Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T2#
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lamb Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb Jr.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamb Jr moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Lamb Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamb Jr.
Lamb Jr scores with a leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Lamb Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Lamb Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lamb Jr throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lamb Jr.
Lamb Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.#T3#
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzalez misses with a leg kick
and Lamb Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lamb Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzalez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lamb Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gonzalez.
Lamb Jr works over Gonzalez's head and body with a nice combination.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamb Jr manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamb Jr misses with a low kick.
Lamb Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamb Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez counters with a body kick.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Lamb Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamb Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lamb Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalez's head backwards.
Gonzalez throws an off balance right hand
letting Lamb Jr counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lamb Jr counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Gonzalez finds it's way through Lamb Jr's defenses.
Lamb Jr misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and Lamb Jr counters with a left to the body.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Lamb Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lamb Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sacrificial Lamb Jr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Lamb Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Gonzalez.
Lamb Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Gonzalez avoided it.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lamb Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lamb Jr catches Gonzalez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lamb Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamb Jr is just out of range.#T1#
Lamb Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Lamb Jr tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Lamb Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamb Jr throws a counter high kick but Gonzalez was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Lamb Jr blocks it.
Lamb Jr tried to score with a low kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lamb Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lamb Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gonzalez finds it's way round the side to connect with Lamb Jr's head. #T2#
Some wild striking there from Lamb Jr.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamb Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamb Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Lamb Jr avoids it with no problem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzalez. That's going to slow Lamb Jr down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez feints a jab promting Lamb Jr to slip. Gonzalez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lamb Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamb Jr throws out the jab. #T3#
Lamb Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Lamb Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Lamb Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Lamb Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
No joy there for Lamb Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gonzalez thuds a left hand into Lamb Jr's body.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamb Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gonzalez just manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Lamb Jr moved out of range nicely.
Lamb Jr throws out a leg kick but Gonzalez moves out of range and Lamb Jr only half commits.
Jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Lamb Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Gonzalez does it's job there.#T4#
Gonzalez throws a hook but Lamb Jr avoids it easily.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Lamb Jr slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Lamb Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Lamb Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamb Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonzalez off the cage and back into range.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
That kick from Gonzalez tenderised Lamb Jr's leg. Lamb Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lamb Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Lamb Jr blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Lamb Jr.
Lamb Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shaun Gonzalez.
Well Gonzalez 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Gonzalez!
A very excited looking Shaun Gonzalez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: HFC 77:Von Wild vs Yamasaki
Date: Dec 09, 2023

#R1#
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Blake is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez tries to counter with a clinch but Blake shakes him off and moves away.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gonzalez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blake with a nice calf kick.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Blake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake tries to counter with a takedown but Gonzalez is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez connects with a solid leg kick.
Blake moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blake on the side of the head.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Blake swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T1#
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake lands a leg kick that knocks Gonzalez off balance momentarily.
Blake throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gonzalez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
A head kick from Blake lands but Gonzalez takes it in his stride. #CL2#
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Blake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzalez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Gonzalez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blake's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzalez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blake controlling the action here for a moment.
Blake lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzalez's brow.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Blake looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
Blake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Blake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
A short left from Gonzalez.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blake tries to stall but Gonzalez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blake is trying to stall.
Blake can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gonzalez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gonzalez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blake under the eye.#T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Gonzalez avoids a wild elbow strike from Blake.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Gonzalez.
Blake tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Blake back against the cage.
Blake blocks the elbow strike.
Gonzalez dodges an elbow strike from Blake.
Nice body punch from Blake - that landed with a thud.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Gonzalez takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shaun Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.#CUT#It looks like Shaun Gonzalez has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gonzalez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blake - the referee stops the clock and Gonzalez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blake. Gonzalez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
As Gonzalez tries to get set, Blake tries to push him back and clinch up but Gonzalez manages to avoid the attempt.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez wants to counter with a clinch but Blake pushes him away.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake feints a jab promting Gonzalez to slip. Blake then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gonzalez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blake moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blake, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake works on Gonzalez's body with a couple of short punches.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez is struggling to control the position.
Blake scores a nice knee to the body.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
Gonzalez blocks an elbow strike from Blake.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside that Blake shrugs off.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blake avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Gonzalez.
Blake prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blake missing with knees to the body. #T2#
Gonzalez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blake avoids a wild elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Blake tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzalez's brow.
Blake blocking some punches.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blake lands with a left to the head.
Blake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Gonzalez.
A short right from Blake on the inside.
Blake looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
A short right from Gonzalez.
Good body shot from Gonzalez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow strike. #T3#
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch but Blake improves position.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Gonzalez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Gonzalez throws an elbow that misses.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Blake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards. #T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blake.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blakes head.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake lands a knee to the body.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzalez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.
Blake blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake avoids the elbow strike from Gonzalez, against the cage.
Blake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Blake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shaun Gonzalez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Gonzalez forces Blake back against the cage and clinches.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake lands a nice elbow.
Blake throws an elbow but it misses.
Blake is looking to control Gonzalez's arms but Gonzalez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blake has his back to the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blake.
Blake dodges an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blake.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
Blake working aggressively here.
Blake misses with an elbow strike. #T1#
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blake is trying to drag Gonzalez to the mat but Gonzalez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Blake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Danny Blake has been cut.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Gonzalez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blake or not.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzalez's brow.
Gonzalez pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks for a moment.
Blake throws an elbow that misses. #T3#
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Blake throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Blake lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blake's defenses.
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Blake 's eye.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Blake trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Gonzalez misses with an elbow strike.
Gonzalez is pushing Blake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
Blake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gonzalez after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blake lands with a light punch inside.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Danny Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blake backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Gonzalez!
Shaun Gonzalez thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: HFC 75:Standifer vs Leonidas
Date: Nov 25, 2023

#R1#
Von Stroheim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez. #CL2#
Von Stroheim takes the fight into the clinch.
Von Stroheim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Von Stroheim - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Von Stroheim lands a body punch.
Gonzalez is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Stroheim backwards.
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Von Stroheim 's eye. #CUT#It looks like Jonas Von Stroheim has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Stroheim throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
Von Stroheim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Stroheim letting Gonzalez take a breather here.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Stroheim's elbow. #T1#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Stroheim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Stroheim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Stroheim lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Gonzalez on the inside.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Von Stroheim.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Stroheims head.
A short uppercut from Gonzalez.
Von Stroheim tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Von Stroheim back against the cage.
A short left from Gonzalez.
Von Stroheim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Stroheim looking to stall.
Von Stroheim misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Stroheim lands with a right to the head.
Von Stroheim is trying to stall. #T2#
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Von Stroheim blocking some punches.
Von Stroheim is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzalez has double underhooks.
Gonzalez tries to work over Von Stroheim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzalez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow. #CUT#That has opened up Jonas Von Stroheim's cut even more.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Stroheim blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Stroheim.
Von Stroheim blocks an uppercut.
Von Stroheim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Stroheim tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Von Stroheim back against the cage.
Gonzalez taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.#T3#
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to stall but Von Stroheim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Stroheim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Stroheim wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
Von Stroheim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Von Stroheim has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gonzalez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Von Stroheim can turn it around.
Von Stroheim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Stroheim tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Von Stroheim throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Von Stroheim is leaning against Gonzalez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Von Stroheim misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Von Stroheim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez wants to stall.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Stroheim avoids the elbow strike from Gonzalez, against the cage.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Von Stroheim.
Von Stroheim just leaning against Gonzalez, taking a breather.
Von Stroheim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Stroheim controls his hands.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Stroheim backwards. #CUT#The cut above Jonas Von Stroheim's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez is working Von Stroheim over against the cage.
Von Stroheim takes an elbow to the forehead.
Von Stroheim takes an elbow to the forehead.
Von Stroheim avoids a wild elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Stroheim fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Von Stroheim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Von Stroheim.
Von Stroheim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonas Von Stroheim's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
The fighters circling - Von Stroheim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Stroheim can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Stroheim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gonzalez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Von Stroheim finds it's way round the side to connect with Gonzalez's head. #CL2#
Von Stroheim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Stroheim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Von Stroheim taking a breather.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Stroheim backwards. #CUT#Jonas Von Stroheim's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shaun Gonzalez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Gonzalez. #ROC#Von Stroheim is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Von Stroheim is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jonas Von Stroheim's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shaun Gonzalez!
An out of breath Shaun Gonzalez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 05, 2023

#R1#
Gonzalez cracks Lee with a good jab.#CUT#It looks like Frederick Lee has been cut.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee .#KD#
Gonzalez cracks Lee with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gonzalez has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lee to stand back up!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#KD#
Gonzalez feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lee sprawling to the canvas! Lee rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gonzalez finish him?!
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzalez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Frederick Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD#
Gonzalez cracks Lee with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lee looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gonzalez finish him?
Jab from Gonzalez.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
Shaun Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederick Lee .#T1##KD#
Gonzalez lands a big right hand that sends Lee crashing to the mat! Gonzalez stays standing though and waves Lee back to his feet!
Lee darts in looking for a takedown but Gonzalez gets double underhooks and turns Lee into the cage.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee shoots and misses
and Gonzalez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gonzalez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!#KD#
Gonzalez lands a big right hand that sends Lee crashing to the mat! Gonzalez stays standing though and waves Lee back to his feet!#ROC#Lee is rocked!
Lee misses with a takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a big right hand! Oh Lee is in trouble here! Gonzalez follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaun Gonzalez!
A victorious Shaun Gonzalez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: HFC 79: Holly vs Tintley
Date: Apr 22, 2023

#R1#
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Mo seems unphased.
Mo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Mo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Mo misses.
Mo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Gonzalez looks to move away, Mo throws a big counter combo but Gonzalez just gets out of the way.
A big left from Mo misses.
Gonzalez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez thuds a left hand into Mo's body.
A lazy body kick from Mo
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Mo's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T1#
Mo lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot that snaps Mo's head back.
Mo throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mo.
Mo misses with a hook.
Gonzalez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mo swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T2#
Gonzalez catches Mo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonzalez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mo counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mo misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T3#
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Mo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez digs a good hook to Mo's body.
Mo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mo there as he acknowledges the shot.
A combination from Mo does no damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Gonzalez misses.
Mo lands a leg kick that knocks Gonzalez off balance momentarily.#T4#
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Mo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gonzalez.
Mo throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mo ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
A quick step to the side and Mo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mo.
Donk. Mo catches Gonzalez right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mo is looking for a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shaun Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mo.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Mo's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez connects with a single shot there.
Mo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
and Mo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Mo.
Nice uppercut there from Mo.#T1#
Mo lands a slapping body shot.
Gonzalez tries to clinch
and Mo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Mo avoids nicely.
Mo throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mo swings widly with a right hand #CL2#
and Gonzalez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mo throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Mo. #T2#
Gonzalez stalling the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mo.
Mo blocks the elbow strike.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mo dodges an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mo misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mo.
Mo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Mo.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mo misses with some punches.
Mo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looking to slow down the pace here.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T3#
Mo looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
Neesum Mo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mo stalling in the clinch but Gonzalez improves position.
Mo looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
Mo misses with a punch on the inside.
Mo misses with some punches.
Mo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez is leaning against Mo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gonzalez avoiding damage.
Mo lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Mo blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Mo fails to land.
Mo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mo dodges an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Mo.
Mo misses with some punches.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gonzalez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Mo's head. #T4#
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Mo.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mo working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mo misses with an elbow strike.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mo working aggressively here.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Mo.
Mo takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#It looks like Neesum Mo has been cut.
Mo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzalez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mo avoids a wild elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Mo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mo throws a head punch that misses.
Mo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mo takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Neesum Mo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Neesum Mo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Mo needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Mo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Mo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mo tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Mo fails to land with a series of punches. #T1#
Mo misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mo with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Mo - just one landing.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mo takes one to the chin there.#T2#
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Mo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzalez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gonzalez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mo throws a leg kick but Gonzalez moved away.
Mo loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.#T3#
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mo back to the cage. Gonzalez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gonzalez connects with a jab.
Mo scores with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws an off balance right hand
and Mo counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Mo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mo lands with a good body shot.
Mo fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mo.
Gonzalez looks to clinch
and Mo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neesum Mo is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mo takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Mo sets himself, and Gonzalez steps forward looking for the clinch! Mo avoids it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neesum Mo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neesum Mo!
A very excited looking Neesum Mo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: HFC 75: Pay day at the Expo
Date: Mar 25, 2023

#R1#
Duran looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Duran avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Duran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy left from Duran finds it's target.
Duran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#CL2#
Gonzalez closes the distance and pushes Duran back into the cage.#BC2#
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Duran avoids it easily.
Duran lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bo Duran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Duran misses.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Duran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Duran rushes Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzalez is trying to break the clinch but Duran is controlling him.
Gonzalez told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow. #T1##BC2#
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Duran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duran. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duran manages to avoid it.
Duran slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duran.
Duran misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut lands for Duran. That snapped Gonzalez's head back.
Duran connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Duran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Duran pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gonzalez back to the cage. Duran follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A swing and a miss from Duran.
Duran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duran scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Duran avoids nicely. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran tries to score with a low kick but Gonzalez moves his leg out of the way.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Duran ducked under it nicely.
Duran lands a nice shot to the body.
Duran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duran.
Duran shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gonzalez eats them both and turns towards Duran to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Duran. That snapped Gonzalez's head back.
Gonzalez with a hook.
Duran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Duran.
Duran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duran misses with a hook.
Gonzalez tries to counter by closing the distance.#T3#
Duran takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Duran throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duran connects with a looping right hand.
Gonzalez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duran jabs Gonzalez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duran circles away quickly and effectively.
Duran throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duran thinking.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duran throws a sloppy body shot
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like Bo Duran has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Duran finds it's target.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right. #T4#
Duran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Duran changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Duran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Duran avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Duran misses the target. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Duran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez working hard to break the clinch.
Duran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duran tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Duran back against the cage.
Duran blocks an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Duran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bo Duran's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Duran lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duran misses with a combination #CL2#
and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzalez.
Duran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gonzalez tries to break free but Duran pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duran clobbers Gonzalez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Duran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks.
Duran lands a nice shot that snaps Gonzalez's head back.
Duran throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Duran appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Duran throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duran.
Duran misses the jab.
A lazy left from Duran finds it's target.
Duran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Duran blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duran, as that shot connected.
Gonzalez gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CL2#
Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Gonzalez has Duran up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duran throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Duran changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez cracks Duran with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Duran throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Duran throws a good cross that connects.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Duran avoids it with no problem.
Duran just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Duran.
Duran takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Duran counters with a left to the body.
Duran jabs Gonzalez right on the nose. Gonzalez blinks but takes it well.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Duran.
Gonzalez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T3#
Duran misses with a wild body shot.
Duran throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duran lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duran scores with a jab to the body.
Duran misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Duran misses its intended target.
Gonzalez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL2#
Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully.
Gonzalez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.#CL#
Duran closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Duran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzalez has time to react.
Duran throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Duran shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Duran slips the punch.
Duran lands with a hook. Gonzalez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duran's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonzalez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duran scrambles back to his feet.
Duran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gonzalez throws an off balance right hand
and Duran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duran stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Duran.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonzalez as he connects with a hook.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
Duran swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bo Duran will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bo Duran's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Duran's shoulder, as Duran tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duran has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaun Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Gonzalez tries to break free but Duran pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch but Duran keeps him there for the moment.
Gonzalez is trying to push Duran away but Duran has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Duran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Duran.
Duran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Duran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Duran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duran lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
Duran works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Duran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duran misses the shot to the body.
Duran scores with a decent looking hook.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Duran moved out of range nicely.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Duran counters with a quick kick to the body but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez drops his hands momentarily and Duran takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duran loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.#T2#
Duran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duran throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bo Duran is winning the standup battle so far.
Duran tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
A jab from Duran misses.
Duran slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duran tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Duran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duran getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duran misses with a series of wild punches.
Duran connects with a body shot that sends Gonzalez's belly button to the back.#T3#
Duran lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Duran slips the punch.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Duran scores with the left hand. Gonzalez knows he should have avoided that one. #CL#
Duran moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez is trying to break free.
Duran swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Duran lands a left hand. #BC2#
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Gonzalez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Duran is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duran looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Duran closes the distance and pushes Gonzalez back into the cage.#T4#
A nice left hand lands by Duran.
Bo Duran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duran misses with the head strike.
Duran takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duran scores with a nice head shot.
Duran thuds a left hand into Gonzalez's body.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Duran throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Duran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Duran throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Gonzalez clobbers Duran with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Duran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duran has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Duran!
Bo Duran seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: HFC 71 - Farman vs Cruz
Date: Feb 26, 2023

#R1#
Jab, jab by Gonzalez - just one landing.
A left lands for Gonzalez.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arthur is defended easily by Gonzalez.#KD2#
Gonzalez cracks Arthur with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gonzalez has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Arthur to stand back up!#ROC2#Arthur is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Arthur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arthur.
Arthur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arthur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T1##TD#
Arthur shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gonzalez is trying to defend but Arthur finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gonzalez tries to kick Arthur off but Arthur keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Arthur definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Arthur seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Gonzalez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brenin Arthur!
Brenin Arthur managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Neon Zombie, into his post fight interview.

Event: HFC 66: Saneuji vs Farman
Date: Jan 22, 2023

#R1#
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vale Queiroz throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vale Queiroz swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez stuns Vale Queiroz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vale Queiroz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Vale Queiroz misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Gonzalez gets a clinch.
Gonzalez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Vale Queiroz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vale Queiroz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Vale Queiroz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vale Queiroz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vale Queiroz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Erasmo Vale Queiroz has been cut.#T1#
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Vale Queiroz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gonzalez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gonzalez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vale Queiroz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Vale Queiroz wants to land a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Vale Queiroz takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Vale Queiroz saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Vale Queiroz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Gonzalez takes a swing at Vale Queiroz's ribcage but misses.
Vale Queiroz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vale Queiroz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vale Queiroz lunges at Gonzalez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gonzalez's hand.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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!
Vale Queiroz misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vale Queiroz manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Vale Queiroz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Vale Queiroz circles away and keeps his distance.#T3#
Vale Queiroz misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Vale Queiroz avoids it with no problem.
Vale Queiroz takes one to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vale Queiroz.
Gonzalez throws an off balance right hand
and Vale Queiroz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vale Queiroz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vale Queiroz tries to land a front kick but Gonzalez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gonzalez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vale Queiroz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Vale Queiroz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzalez wants to counter with a clinch but Vale Queiroz pushes him away.#T4#
Gonzalez defending well as Vale Queiroz loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez lands a jab to Vale Queiroz's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Vale Queiroz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vale Queiroz can pounce on him.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vale Queiroz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vale Queiroz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Vale Queiroz counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erasmo Vale Queiroz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##CL2#
Gonzalez has closed the distance and engaged Vale Queiroz in a clinch. #BC2#
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Vale Queiroz.
A quick step to the side and Vale Queiroz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vale Queiroz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vale Queiroz jabs at Gonzalez's body.
Vale Queiroz connects with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Vale Queiroz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez lands with a right hand.
Gonzalez tests Vale Queiroz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Vale Queiroz misses its intended target. #T1#
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vale Queiroz slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
We've been told by Vale Queiroz's head coaches at FIST OF FURY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vale Queiroz connects with a high kick.
Gonzalez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vale Queiroz misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Vale Queiroz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Vale Queiroz saw that one coming.
Vale Queiroz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Vale Queiroz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T2#
Vale Queiroz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gonzalez if he has to take too many more of those.
Vale Queiroz lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonzalez off the cage and back into range.
Vale Queiroz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vale Queiroz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Vale Queiroz misses.
Vale Queiroz misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vale Queiroz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gonzalez working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Vale Queiroz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vale Queiroz blocks a jab.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Vale Queiroz counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Vale Queiroz circles away.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Vale Queiroz takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Vale Queiroz is out of range.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Vale Queiroz moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It appears Vale Queiroz was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Vale Queiroz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.#T4#
A good leg kick by Vale Queiroz.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Vale Queiroz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz is winning the standup battle so far.
Vale Queiroz throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Vale Queiroz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gonzalez lunges at Vale Queiroz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vale Queiroz's hand.
Vale Queiroz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook.
Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vale Queiroz misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shaun Gonzalez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vale Queiroz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vale Queiroz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vale Queiroz takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Vale Queiroz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Gonzalez has closed the distance and engaged Vale Queiroz in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Vale Queiroz 's eye. #CUT2#Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut is getting worse.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands. #BC2#
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vale Queiroz.
It looked like Vale Queiroz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Vale Queiroz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vale Queiroz is looking to counter punch.
Vale Queiroz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vale Queiroz throws a chopping leg kick but Gonzalez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Vale Queiroz moves out of range.
Gonzalez scores with the left hand. Vale Queiroz knows he should have avoided that one.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Vale Queiroz lands a body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Vale Queiroz counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Vale Queiroz staying out of range there.
Vale Queiroz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vale Queiroz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vale Queiroz cracks Gonzalez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vale Queiroz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz punishes Gonzalez's body with a nice straight punch.
Gonzalez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Vale Queiroz counters with a leg kick. #T3#
Nice defenses there by Vale Queiroz.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vale Queiroz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Vale Queiroz connects with a high kick.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Vale Queiroz avoids it easily.
Vale Queiroz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Vale Queiroz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gonzalez just manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Vale Queiroz connects with a solid leg kick.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.#T4#
Vale Queiroz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vale Queiroz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gonzalez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez lands with a straight right. Vale Queiroz didn't see that one coming.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Vale Queiroz blocks it.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Vale Queiroz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez moves in looking to clinch but Vale Queiroz pushes him off.
Vale Queiroz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vale Queiroz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Erasmo Vale Queiroz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R4#
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Vale Queiroz throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vale Queiroz. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vale Queiroz lands with a right hand.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Gonzalez.
Vale Queiroz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vale Queiroz with a nice calf kick.#T1#
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vale Queiroz moves away.
Vale Queiroz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz looks to land a body kick but Gonzalez moved away.
Gonzalez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vale Queiroz moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Vale Queiroz avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Vale Queiroz misses its target.
Vale Queiroz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Gonzalez.#T2#
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Gonzalez's front leg with a kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Vale Queiroz is out of range.
Vale Queiroz tried to counter with a leg kick but Gonzalez avoided it.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Vale Queiroz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL2#
Gonzalez has Vale Queiroz up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vale Queiroz lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez cracks Vale Queiroz with a nice body shot.
Vale Queiroz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vale Queiroz lands a left hand. #BC2#
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Vale Queiroz circles away. #T3##CL2#
Vale Queiroz tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vale Queiroz is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling him.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#BC#
Vale Queiroz breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up
and Vale Queiroz counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez scores with a jab. Vale Queiroz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gonzalez jabs at Vale Queiroz's body.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Vale Queiroz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Vale Queiroz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Vale Queiroz thuds his shin into the meat of Gonzalez's side.
Vale Queiroz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
Gonzalez has closed the distance and engaged Vale Queiroz in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vale Queiroz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erasmo Vale Queiroz had his way with Shaun Gonzalez in that round.
The cut man is working on Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vale Queiroz's head backwards.
Vale Queiroz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Vale Queiroz misses with a straight left.
Vale Queiroz lunges at Gonzalez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gonzalez's hand.
Vale Queiroz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
Vale Queiroz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vale Queiroz misses with a kick to the body.
Gonzalez walks into a jab.#T1#
Vale Queiroz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz slips under a jab.#CL2#
Gonzalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vale Queiroz goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Vale Queiroz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Vale Queiroz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vale Queiroz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vale Queiroz is looking to land body kicks.
Shaun Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Gonzalez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Vale Queiroz saw that one coming.
Vale Queiroz connects with a body shot.
Gonzalez cracks Vale Queiroz with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Vale Queiroz finds it's target.
Vale Queiroz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Nice cross by Gonzalez.#T3#
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vale Queiroz throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Vale Queiroz moves out of range. #CL2#
Gonzalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vale Queiroz tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Vale Queiroz back against the cage.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vale Queiroz lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vale Queiroz lands a right hand.
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch. #BC2#
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez stuns Vale Queiroz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T4#
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vale Queiroz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick from Vale Queiroz.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Vale Queiroz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vale Queiroz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the body #CL2#
and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzalez.
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!
Vale Queiroz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vale Queiroz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gonzalez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?#BC#
Vale Queiroz breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vale Queiroz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erasmo Vale Queiroz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vale Queiroz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Erasmo Vale Queiroz!

Erasmo Vale Queiroz wins by unanimous decision!
Erasmo Vale Queiroz retains his light heavyweight title!
Erasmo Vale Queiroz thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: HFC 62: EVQ vs Cleever
Date: Jan 07, 2023

#R1##CL#
Nuorempi pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Nuorempi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Nuorempi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gonzalez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Nuorempi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nuorempi misses with a body punch
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Gonzalez. #CUT2#It looks like Suutari Nuorempi has been cut.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Gonzalez.#ROC2#Nuorempi is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzalez circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Nuorempi to the canvas! Nuorempi doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gonzalez keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaun Gonzalez!

Event: HFC 54: Lambart vs Knight
Date: Dec 04, 2022

#R1#
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Skoromniy moves out of range.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Skoromniy seems unphased.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Skoromniy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Gonzalez rushes Skoromniy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skoromniy is keeping busy.
Skoromniy tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Skoromniy back against the cage.
Gonzalez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonzalez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonzalez just leaning against Skoromniy, taking a breather.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez. #BC2#
Skoromniy breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Skoromniy.
It looked like Gonzalez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skoromniy.
Skoromniy misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Skoromniy takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gonzalez, as that shot connected.
Skoromniy misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Gonzalez cracks Skoromniy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skoromniy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Skoromniy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Skoromniy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donk. Skoromniy catches Gonzalez right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Skoromniy misses.
Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Skoromniy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Skoromniy avoids the punch easily.
As Gonzalez backs off Skoromniy throws a huge counter combo but Gonzalez manages to avoid it all.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skoromniy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez throws a jab when Skoromniy was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Skoromniy misses the target. #T2#
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Skoromniy counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez lands with a shot to the body.
Skoromniy is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Gonzalez moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaun Gonzalez!

Event: HFC 32: Ivanovic vs Greene
Date: Sep 08, 2022

#R1#
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Vale Queiroz ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Vale Queiroz moved out of range nicely.
And Vale Queiroz responds with a good body kick, but Gonzalez manages to step out the way in time.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vale Queiroz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vale Queiroz.
A quick step to the side and Gonzalez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vale Queiroz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vale Queiroz.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Vale Queiroz's ribcage but misses.
Vale Queiroz moves away from the strike by Gonzalez. #CL#
Gonzalez clinches up with Vale Queiroz and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
A short left from Vale Queiroz.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez is leaning against Vale Queiroz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T1#
Vale Queiroz blocks the elbow strike.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Vale Queiroz controls the action.
Vale Queiroz working aggressively here.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Vale Queiroz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vale Queiroz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vale Queiroz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vale Queiroz cracks Gonzalez with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vale Queiroz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz pushes Gonzalez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vale Queiroz up against the cage.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body punch. #T2#
A shot in the inside from Gonzalez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vale Queiroz.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz blocking some punches.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vale Queiroz backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vale Queiroz being controlled against the cage.
Vale Queiroz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Vale Queiroz fails to land.
Vale Queiroz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vale Queiroz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vale Queiroz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gonzalez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vale Queiroz's defenses. #CUT#It looks like Erasmo Vale Queiroz has been cut.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Gonzalez throws an elbow that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Vale Queiroz - that landed with a thud.
Vale Queiroz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vale Queiroz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Vale Queiroz controls his hands.
Vale Queiroz throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Vale Queiroz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Vale Queiroz lands with a left to the head.
Vale Queiroz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
Good body shot from Gonzalez.
Vale Queiroz lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Vale Queiroz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez is trying to stall.
Vale Queiroz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Vale Queiroz lands an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vale Queiroz throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vale Queiroz lands a shoulder strike.
Vale Queiroz lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz lands a right hand.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzalez looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vale Queiroz digs a right hand into Gonzalez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gonzalez's gas tank.
Vale Queiroz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Erasmo Vale Queiroz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Vale Queiroz counters with an outside leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
and Vale Queiroz counters with a stiff right hand.
Vale Queiroz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz scores with a shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz avoids the elbow strike from Gonzalez, against the cage.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vale Queiroz lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vale Queiroz misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vale Queiroz backwards.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Vale Queiroz controls the action. #T1#
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Vale Queiroz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vale Queiroz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Vale Queiroz blocking some punches.
Vale Queiroz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vale Queiroz lands a shoulder strike.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vale Queiroz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Vale Queiroz digs a right hand into Gonzalez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gonzalez's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vale Queiroz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vale Queiroz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vale Queiroz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#T2#
Vale Queiroz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz lands a body shot.
Gonzalez digs a right hand underneath Vale Queiroz's ribcage. Vale Queiroz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vale Queiroz backwards.
Vale Queiroz tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Vale Queiroz back against the cage.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz digs a right hand into Gonzalez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gonzalez's gas tank.
Vale Queiroz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vale Queiroz lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vale Queiroz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vale Queiroz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards. #T3#
Vale Queiroz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vale Queiroz avoids the elbow strike from Gonzalez, against the cage.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Vale Queiroz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Vale Queiroz on the inside.
Vale Queiroz tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Vale Queiroz lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez slows down the pace here.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vale Queiroz prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
Vale Queiroz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
A body shot lands from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vale Queiroz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vale Queiroz blocking some punches.
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!
Vale Queiroz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vale Queiroz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vale Queiroz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz lands a nice uppercut.
Vale Queiroz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vale Queiroz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vale Queiroz lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Vale Queiroz lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erasmo Vale Queiroz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Vale Queiroz counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Gonzalez misses
and Vale Queiroz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Vale Queiroz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vale Queiroz.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Vale Queiroz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gonzalez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vale Queiroz can pounce on him.
Gonzalez avoids a kick to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Vale Queiroz misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vale Queiroz.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vale Queiroz connects with a jab.
Gonzalez needs to keep his hands up - Vale Queiroz had a free shot at his head there.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Vale Queiroz throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1##KD2#
Vale Queiroz drops Gonzalez with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gonzalez looks back up at him and smiles so Vale Queiroz waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#Gonzalez is rocked!
Vale Queiroz cracks Gonzalez with a hook to the temple - Gonzalez is on wobbly legs here! Vale Queiroz swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gonzalez falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Vale Queiroz wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
A relieved looking Erasmo Vale Queiroz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: HFC 23: Broxtino vs Hunt
Date: Aug 06, 2022

#R1#
Foao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
As Gonzalez backs off Foao throws a huge counter combo but Gonzalez manages to avoid it all.#KD#
Gonzalez lands a left and a right that send Foao crashing to the mat, dazed. Gonzalez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT#It looks like Foai Foao has been cut.
Foao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Foao fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Foao needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#KD#
Gonzalez feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Foao sprawling to the canvas! Foao rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gonzalez finish him?! #ROC#Foao is rocked!
Gonzalez connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Foao out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaun Gonzalez!

Event: HFC 14: Nimjal vs Charles
Date: Jul 07, 2022

#R1#
Gonzalez cracks Sucnek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sucnek throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Gonzalez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sucnek tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Sucnek throws knees to the body.
A short right from Gonzalez on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sucnek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sucnek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sucneks head.
Gonzalez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sucnek tries a knee to the head but Gonzalez blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sucnek takes a shot to the head.
Sucnek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Gonzalez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pushes Sucnek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez gets through Sucnek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sucnek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Sucnek on the inside.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sucnek backwards.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sucnek misses with some punches.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Sucnek trying to land knees to the body.
Sucnek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzalez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sucnek backwards.
Sucnek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sucnek misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sucnek tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T2#
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sucneks head. #BC#
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sucnek drops his hands momentarily. Gonzalez doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Sucnek staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Sucnek doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaun Gonzalez!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 14, 2022

#R1##CL2#
John darts in and clinches Gonzalez up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez gets underhooks to prevent John's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez working hard to break the clinch.
John has Gonzalez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gonzalez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez scores with a nice hook to the head.
John tries for a takedown but Gonzalez manages to get underhooks.
Shaun Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy John.
John wants to take the fight to the mat but Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gonzalez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC#
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John wants to clinch but Gonzalez slips to the side
and Gonzalez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.
John looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
John takes one to the side of the head.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking hook.#ROC#John is rocked!#T1#
John misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
John is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Gonzalez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. John looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gonzalez fakes the body blow, causing John to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! John goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaun Gonzalez!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 06, 2022

#R1#
Zakrzewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zakrzewski looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#KD#
Gonzalez lands a big right hand that sends Zakrzewski crashing to the mat! Gonzalez stays standing though and waves Zakrzewski back to his feet!#ROC#Zakrzewski is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Krzysztof Zakrzewski has been cut.
Gonzalez closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Zakrzewski! Gonzalez dives in looking to finish! Zakrzewski is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaun Gonzalez!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 02, 2022

#R1#
Gonzalez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Driscoll on the side of the head.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Driscoll fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Driscoll looks winded!
Gonzalez lands with a nice body punch. #KD#
Gonzalez cracks O Driscoll with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! O Driscoll looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gonzalez finish him? #ROC#O Driscoll is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Brendan O Driscoll has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez fakes the body blow, causing O Driscoll to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! O Driscoll goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaun Gonzalez!

Event: MANDOWN - Test 3
Date: Apr 19, 2022

#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Gyasi Masamba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lutalo Masamba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gyasi Masamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lutalo Masamba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gyasi Masamba.
Lutalo Masamba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Lutalo Masamba lands the left hand.
Lutalo Masamba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gyasi Masamba.
Gyasi Masamba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lutalo Masamba digs a good hook to Gyasi Masamba's body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gyasi Masamba pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Lutalo Masamba misses with a body shot.
Lutalo Masamba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Gyasi Masamba finds it's way through Lutalo Masamba's defenses.
Lutalo Masamba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CUT2#It looks like Lutalo Masamba has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lutalo Masamba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lutalo Masamba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lutalo Masamba has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Lutalo Masamba!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Lutalo Masamba!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Lutalo Masamba!

Lutalo Masamba wins by unanimous decision!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 05, 2022

#R1#
Gunner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gyasi Masamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Masamba thuds a left hand into Gunner's body.
Gunner looks winded!
Masamba lands the left hand.#CUT#That has opened up Young Gunner's cut even more.#KD#
Masamba lands a big right hand that sends Gunner crashing to the mat! Masamba stays standing though and waves Gunner back to his feet!#ROC#Gunner is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
BAM! Masamba delivers a spinning backfist that drops Gunner like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Gyasi Masamba!
In defeat, Young Gunner stepped up to the mic, saying 'Calling off fights for cuts and shit now this!'.

Home

What is MMA Tycoon?

Forgot Details

MMA Affiliate Program