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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Blake (ranked 2299 p4p, 1844 weight class) and Shaun Gonzalez (ranked 310 p4p, 261 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Si Cranstoun - Dynamo. Gonzalez has chosen Mind Playing Tricks On Me - Geto Boys as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Blake is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez tries to counter with a clinch but Blake shakes him off and moves away.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gonzalez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blake with a nice calf kick.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Blake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake tries to counter with a takedown but Gonzalez is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez connects with a solid leg kick.
Blake moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blake on the side of the head.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Blake swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake lands a leg kick that knocks Gonzalez off balance momentarily.
Blake throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gonzalez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
A head kick from Blake lands but Gonzalez takes it in his stride.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Blake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzalez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Gonzalez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blake's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzalez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blake controlling the action here for a moment.
Blake lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzalez's brow.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Blake looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
Blake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
A short left from Gonzalez.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blake tries to stall but Gonzalez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blake is trying to stall.
Blake can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gonzalez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gonzalez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blake under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Gonzalez avoids a wild elbow strike from Blake.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Gonzalez.
Blake tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Blake back against the cage.
Blake blocks the elbow strike.
Gonzalez dodges an elbow strike from Blake.
Nice body punch from Blake - that landed with a thud.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Gonzalez takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shaun Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
It looks like Shaun Gonzalez has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gonzalez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blake - the referee stops the clock and Gonzalez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blake. Gonzalez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
As Gonzalez tries to get set, Blake tries to push him back and clinch up but Gonzalez manages to avoid the attempt.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez wants to counter with a clinch but Blake pushes him away.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake feints a jab promting Gonzalez to slip. Blake then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gonzalez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blake moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blake, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake works on Gonzalez's body with a couple of short punches.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez is struggling to control the position.
Blake scores a nice knee to the body.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
Gonzalez blocks an elbow strike from Blake.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside that Blake shrugs off.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blake avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Gonzalez.
Blake prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blake avoids a wild elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Blake tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzalez's brow.
Blake blocking some punches.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blake lands with a left to the head.
Blake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Gonzalez.
A short right from Blake on the inside.
Blake looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
A short right from Gonzalez.
Good body shot from Gonzalez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch but Blake improves position.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Gonzalez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Gonzalez throws an elbow that misses.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Blake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blake.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blakes head.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake lands a knee to the body.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzalez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.
Blake blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake avoids the elbow strike from Gonzalez, against the cage.
Blake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Blake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shaun Gonzalez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gonzalez forces Blake back against the cage and clinches.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake lands a nice elbow.
Blake throws an elbow but it misses.
Blake is looking to control Gonzalez's arms but Gonzalez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blake has his back to the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blake.
Blake dodges an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blake.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
Blake working aggressively here.
Blake misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blake is trying to drag Gonzalez to the mat but Gonzalez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Blake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Danny Blake has been cut.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blake or not.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzalez's brow.
Gonzalez pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks for a moment.
Blake throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Blake throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Blake lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blake's defenses.
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Blake 's eye.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Blake trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow strike.
Gonzalez is pushing Blake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
Blake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gonzalez after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blake lands with a light punch inside.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Danny Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gonzalez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Gonzalez!
Shaun Gonzalez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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