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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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265 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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201 cm
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250 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Swain!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swain punishes Gonzalez's body with a nice straight punch.
Swain tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Swain is defended easily by Gonzalez.
Swain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzalez fails to land the takedown.
Swain misses with a takedown
so Gonzalez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Swain wriggles free and stands up.
Swain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swain wants to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Swain won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swain struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Swain wants to escape the position.
Swain is trying to get back to his feet but Gonzalez has full control of the position and if anything, Swain has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Swain biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Swain is trying to get back to his feet but Gonzalez has full control of the position and if anything, Swain has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Swain wants to escape the position.
Gonzalez somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Swain is keeping busy.
Swain is trying to stand back up.
Swain manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gonzalez's guard. Nice work there by Swain.
Swainis looking to pass into half guard but Gonzalez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gonzalez is in guard.
Gonzalez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain wants to stand up but Gonzalez is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Swain.
Swain shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gonzalez wants to control but Swain is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Swain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Swain is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzalez's head.
Swain looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Swain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzalez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Swain tries to stand and escape but Gonzalez actually recovers to full guard.
Swain throws a strike but Gonzalez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leonard Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swain.
Swain fails with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a shoot takedown. Swain fights it but they end up in guard.
Swain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzalez is one step ahead there.
Swain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gonzalez won't allow Swain to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Swain.
Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez won't allow Swain to sweep him here.
Swain seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Swain is looking to sweep but instead, Gonzalez has passed into half guard.
Gonzalez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Swain looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Swain is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Swain is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez wants to control but Swain is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Swain looks to clinch
and Gonzalez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Swain's guard.
Swain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Swain is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Leonard Gonzalez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Swain is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gonzalez is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain trying to control the position.
Swain wants to stand up but Gonzalez is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swain controls Gonzalez momentarily but Gonzalez frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Swain is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Swain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swain trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Swain throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Swain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gonzalez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Swain tries to pass.
Swain throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Gonzalez dominated that second round.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Swain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gonzalez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Swain is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gonzalez is controlling him.
Swain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Swain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Swain is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gonzalez is controlling him.
Swain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Swain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gonzalez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gonzalez tries to get out of the position.
Swain throwing strikes but Gonzalez recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Swain is pressing down on Gonzalez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzalez is holding on for now.
Gonzalez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swain.
Swain tries to pass to full mount but Gonzalez defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Swain looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Swain is pressing down on Gonzalez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzalez is holding on for now.
Swain throwing shots but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
Gonzalez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swain.
Swain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzalez's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Swain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Swain tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Nathaniel Swain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swain looks to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Swain wants to sweep here but Gonzalez controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez stops Swain from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez advances to half guard.
Swain controlling the position for now.
Swain is trying to maintain the position but Gonzalez is very close to passing his half guard.
Swain pushes Gonzalez off looking to stand but Gonzalez dives back in and keeps control.
Swain is trying to get back to full guard.
Swain trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gonzalez wants to control but Swain is keeping him busy.
Swain is trying to stand up here but Gonzalez is controlling him well.
Swain wants to improve his position but Gonzalez is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez with a poor takedown
and Swain counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gonzalez!
Gonzalez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez tries to hold on but Swain pushes him away.
Gonzalez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Swain.
Swain punching from mount but Gonzalez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gonzalez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Swain.
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 Leonard 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Leonard Gonzalez!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Leonard Gonzalez!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Leonard Gonzalez!
Leonard Gonzalez wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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