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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
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210 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Campion!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campion 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.
Campion drives through with a takedown into Gonzalez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gonzalez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Campion's guard.
Campion is looking to stand up but Gonzalez isn't so interested in that idea.
Gonzalez gets to his feet - Campion follows without any prompting.
Thomas Campion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campion misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Campion avoids it easily.
Gonzalez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gonzalez wants it to stay on the feet.
Campion tries to clinch
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Campion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campion tries to clinch up
and Campion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
It looked like Gonzalez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Campion throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gonzalez circles away.
Campion tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gonzalez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Campion somewhat.
Jesse Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Campion.
Gonzalez lands with a nice body punch.
Gonzalez tests Campion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Campion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzalez's waist but Gonzalez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Campion off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez cracks Campion with a good jab.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Campion saw that one coming.
Campion moves into the clinch successfully.
Campion manages to break the clinch.
Campion throws a right hand that Gonzalez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzalez also avoids with ease.
Campion fails with the takedown
and Campion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Campion has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Campion avoids the punch easily.
Campion swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez throwing a counter right hand but Campion manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Campion.
Gonzalez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Campion fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Campion misses with a hook to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gonzalez wants it to stay on the feet.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Campion ducked under it nicely.
Campion let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A left lands for Gonzalez.
Campion looking to score a takedown here. Gonzalez is defending well but Campion drives through and ends up in Gonzalez's guard.
Campion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Campion tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
Campion postures up in Gonzalez's guard and throws a big left but Gonzalez blocks it.
Campion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Campion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campion throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Campion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
Campion is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gonzalez lands a head shot.
Campion wants to clinch but Gonzalez slips to the side
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campion misses with a takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Campion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Gonzalez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Campion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gonzalez pulls Campion in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzalez is on top in guard.
Gonzalez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Campion is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gonzalez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Thomas Campion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've been told by Gonzalez's head coaches at Malicious Intent Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Campion misses.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Campion right on the button with a cross.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Campion moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campion misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Campion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Campion crashes against the mat.
Gonzalez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzalez is trying to buck Campion off.
Gonzalez defending against the ground and pound.
Campion throws a strike aimed at the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep.
Campion sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gonzalez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is pushing Campion's head away, looking to escape. Campion manages to hold on to the position though.
Campion creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gonzalez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Campion looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
It looks like Jesse Gonzalez has been cut.
Campion is trying to ground and pound but Gonzalez uses the momentary lack of control by Campion to regain half guard.
Campion is looking for submissions but instead, Gonzalez has regained full guard.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but Campion controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Campion throws an elbow that misses. Gonzalez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Campion's guard. Nice move by Gonzalez!
Campion working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campion is trying to hold Gonzalez in close to prevent damage but Gonzalez has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Campion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesse Gonzalez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campion can do to turn this around?
Campion shoots and misses
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Campion has his takedown stuffed
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Campion thinking.
Campion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion shoots in looking for a takedown but Gonzalez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Campion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jesse Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Campion.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Campion closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzalez, looking for a takedown. Campion pushes Gonzalez against the cage but Gonzalez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gonzalez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion moves into the clinch successfully.
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Campion is keeping busy.
Campion is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gonzalez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gonzalez presses Campion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Campion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzalez is looking to control Campion's arms but Campion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzalez has his back to the cage.
Gonzalez trying to control the position but instead, Campion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gonzalez into the cage.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Campion avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jesse Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Gonzalez stuns Campion with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Campion lands a jab-cross combination.
Campion misses with a combination
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campion fails with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez lands a jab.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Campion has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonzalez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Campion momentarily.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gonzalez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jesse Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Campion with a poor takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Campion moves out of range.
Gonzalez lands a jab-cross combination.
Gonzalez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Gonzalez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Campion closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gonzalez to the mat! Gonzalez manages to get full guard.
Thomas Campion has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 has Campion pulled in close to control his posture.
Campion wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Campion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzalez pulls Campion in close to prevent any damage.
Campion throws a strike but Gonzalez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gonzalez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gonzalez continues to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Gonzalez!
In defeat, Thomas Campion stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better man today. Now I go back to training to make sure that I'm the better man tomorrow. Thanks to the fans for all of their support.'.
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energy
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