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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Angel Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The key to victory for Andre Ward has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 cm
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Angel Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ward misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Ward moves out of range.
Miguel Angel Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ward cracks Gonzalez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Ward counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ward scores with a hook.
Gonzalez throws a combination that misses
and Ward counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Ward scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks.
Ward misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ward steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a slapping body shot.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward takes one to the chin there.
Gonzalez clinches with his opponent.
Ward fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ward back to the ropes. Gonzalez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Ward avoids nicely.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Ward throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ward.
Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ward, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ward throws a series of strikes that have Gonzalez backpedaling.
Gonzalez throws a combination. Ward tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ward scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
Ward is looking to clinch.
Ward misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ward lands a lovely overhand right.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that Ward ducks under and follows up with a left that Ward also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the body
and Ward counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ward manages to avoid it.
Ward wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonzalez as he connects with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gonzalez forces Ward back against the ropes and clinches.
Ward misses with some punches.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ward throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ward fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ward wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Ward walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Ward moves out of range.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ward.
Ward has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ward misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ward misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Ward does no damage.
Ward gets tackled into the ropes by Gonzalez. Gonzalez maintains the clinch.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
A shot in the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Gonzalez stops a takedown attempt from Ward.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ward throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez scores with a three punch combo!
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez forces Ward back against the ropes and clinches.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Ward missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ward fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.
Ward has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gonzalez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Ward fails to land.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Ward avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gonzalez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ward with a jab.
Ward is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gonzalez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Angel Gonzalez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ward wants to clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Ward misses.
Ward doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ward takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ward gets tackled into the ropes by Gonzalez. Gonzalez maintains the clinch.
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez gets a clinch.
Gonzalez gets through Ward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ward.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ward tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ward closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ward takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Ward avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Ward jabs Gonzalez right on the nose. Gonzalez blinks but takes it well.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ward.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ward rather than just go for the knockout.
Ward connects with a single shot there.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Ward throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Ward scores with a one two! Gonzalez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ward takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Gonzalez.
Ward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ward is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ward.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Ward's head.
Ward scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gonzalez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ward bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Ward moves out of range.
Ward bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalez's head backwards.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ward throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Ward takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ward tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez clinches.
Ward tries to pull guard but Gonzalez holds him up against the ropes and eventually Ward drops back down to his feet.
A short uppercut from Ward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Andre Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez defending well as Ward loads up on a big left hand.
Ward throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez stalks Ward and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ward's face. Ward staggers backwards, shaken.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Ward right on the button with a cross.
Ward lands with a straight right. Gonzalez didn't see that one coming.
Ward takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Ward circles away.
Gonzalez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Ward.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Ward.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ward moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzalez lands a nice hook to Ward's body. Ward takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Gonzalez. That snapped Ward's head back.
Miguel Angel Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ward avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Ward takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Ward moves out of range.
Ward avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Ward doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
A lazy left from Ward finds it's target.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ward.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Ward dips to his left and cracks Gonzalez with an uppercut!
Ward misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Ward is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ward throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ward.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Angel Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ward throws out the jab.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonzalez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ward.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ward moves away.
Ward scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
A combination from Ward does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ward dips to his left and cracks Gonzalez with an uppercut!
Ward takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez cracks a nice hook into Ward's ribs.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the nose.
Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ward, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ward fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ward tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gonzalez just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Ward's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ward misses the jab.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gonzalez forces Ward back against the ropes and clinches.
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ward throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that Ward ducks under and follows up with a left that Ward also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Ward jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ward throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes one to the side of the head.
Ward misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gonzalez has closed the distance and engaged Ward in a clinch.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzalez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez lands with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ward takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ward avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ward dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez scores with a hook to the body. Ward takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ward cracks Gonzalez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Ward scores with a nice head shot.
Ward avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ward jabs Gonzalez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Ward.
Ward lands with a light punch inside.
Ward is working for takedown but Gonzalez is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez ducks right into an uppercut from Ward.
Ward throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ward tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ward just misses with a punch to the body.
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 clinches up against the ropes.
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ward gets tackled into the ropes by Gonzalez. Gonzalez maintains the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Ward misses with some punches.
Ward can't get the takedown.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ward tries to score a body lock takedown but Gonzalez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot that sends Ward's belly button to the back.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ward just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot by Ward.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andre Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Ward slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Angel 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Miguel Angel Gonzalez!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Miguel Angel Gonzalez!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Miguel Angel Gonzalez!
Miguel Angel Gonzalez wins by unanimous decision!
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RATING
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