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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes to the cage accompanied by Down with the sickness. Garcia has chosen Fuel - Mettalica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marc Garcia will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marc Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez fails to land the takedown.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Garcia looks to clinch
and Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Garcia holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonzalez drops back down to his feet.
Garcia trying to stall but Gonzalez improves his position.
Gonzalez is trying to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling him.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Gonzalez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marc Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Gonzalez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gonzalez taking a breather.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia works on Gonzalez's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
Gonzalez pulls guard.
Gonzalez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Garcia.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Garcia holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonzalez drops back down to his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garcia gets through Gonzalez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Garcia scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
Garcia works on Gonzalez's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Gonzalez is trying to drag Garcia to the mat but Garcia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
Garcia tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzalez manages to pull guard.
Gonzalez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez has his feet on Garcia's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gonzalez looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
Gonzalez drives through with a takedown into Garcia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gonzalez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Shawn Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia lands a head shot.
Garcia has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Garcia holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonzalez drops back down to his feet.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez manages to pull guard.
Garcia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gonzalez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garcia wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzalez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gonzalez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Gonzalez's legs - danger averted.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garcia tries to stand but Gonzalez is controlling from the bottom.
Gonzalez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
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!
Garcia wants to get up but he can't break Gonzalez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gonzalez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but Gonzalez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gonzalez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Shawn Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Garcia to the ground. Gonzalez is now in Garcia's guard.
Gonzalez won't allow Garcia to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez stands up from Garcia's guard - Gonzalez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Marc Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Garcia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzalez wants a takedown.
Garcia wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Gonzalez can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Garcia up against the cage.
Gonzalez wants the takedown. Garcia is fighting it off but Gonzalez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Garcia's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez passes Garcia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gonzalez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Garcia tries to kick Gonzalez off but Gonzalez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez is trying to control the action in half guard but Garcia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Gonzalez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Gonzalez gets control of Garcia's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gonzalez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gonzalez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Garcia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Gonzalez's body.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia lands a head kick!
Gonzalez instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez avoiding damage.
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch but Garcia improves position.
Gonzalez drags the fight down to the ground.
Gonzalez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gonzalez counters by clinching up.
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzalez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Garcia up against the cage.
Marc Garcia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Garcia prevents it.
Gonzalez pulls guard successfully.
Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gonzalez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Gonzalez's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Garcia has his hands clasped together but Gonzalez extends an breaks Garcia's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gonzalez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shawn Gonzalez!
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