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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior De Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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183 cm
28
195 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lyoto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior De Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but De Gonzales shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but De Gonzales shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva closes the distance and pushes De Gonzales back into the cage.
De Gonzales lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Gonzales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Gonzales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Gonzales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch up
and De Gonzales counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva tries to circle away but De Gonzales has him pinned against the cage.
Silva pulls De Gonzales into guard.
De Gonzales wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Gonzales trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Gonzales controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Junior De Gonzales was stalling too much, according to the referee.
De Gonzales takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Junior De Gonzales has been cut.
De Gonzales takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Gonzales tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but De Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Gonzales forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
De Gonzales prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from De Gonzales, against the cage.
Silva blocking some punches.
De Gonzales pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Gonzales avoids the head kick by Silva.
De Gonzales leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but De Gonzales is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva closes the distance and pushes De Gonzales back into the cage.
De Gonzales misses with a body punch.
De Gonzales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior De Gonzales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Gonzales gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
De Gonzales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Gonzales seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
De Gonzales blocks a body shot from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Gonzales wants to stall.
De Gonzales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva is trying to pull guard but De Gonzales turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but De Gonzales has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from De Gonzales.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Gonzales.
Silva has De Gonzales pressed against the cage, preventing De Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior De Gonzales's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Gonzales - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but De Gonzales has double underhooks.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Gonzales takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Gonzales looking to stall.
De Gonzales lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Gonzales gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva prevents De Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Gonzales leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gonzales throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Gonzales is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Gonzales down to the mat. De Gonzales avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
De Gonzales wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but De Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Gonzales tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep De Gonzales thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lyoto Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva looks to clinch
and De Gonzales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva missing with a left hand there. De Gonzales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - De Gonzales circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gonzales wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch there but De Gonzales circles away.
De Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
De Gonzales gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
A short right from De Gonzales on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Gonzales'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.
Junior De Gonzales seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but De Gonzales pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but De Gonzales is controlling him.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva taking a breather.
De Gonzales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Gonzales is looking to clinch.
De Gonzales blocks a head kick by Silva.
De Gonzales wants to clinch.
De Gonzales misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lyoto Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Junior De Gonzales's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
De Gonzales tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
De Gonzales throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Lyoto Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Gonzales blocks a head kick by Silva.
De Gonzales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Gonzales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Gonzales moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gonzales swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Gonzales stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva lands a right hand.
De Gonzales tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing De Gonzales back against the cage.
Silva has De Gonzales pressed against the cage.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
De Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
De Gonzales looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gonzales wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
De Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva wants to slow De Gonzales down by chopping away at his legs.
De Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for De Gonzales's leg but De Gonzales calmly moves out of range.
De Gonzales tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
De Gonzales tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
De Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Gonzales but De Gonzales pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva looking to stall.
De Gonzales misses with some punches.
De Gonzales taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Lyoto Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Gonzales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva tries to clinch up but De Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Gonzales manages to get to full guard.
De Gonzales trying to control the position here.
Lyoto Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Gonzales trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 Lyoto Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lyoto Silva!
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energy
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