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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tino Takala (ranked 794 p4p, 773 weight class) and Shaun Gonzalez (ranked 106 p4p, 103 weight class). Gonzalez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mind Playing Tricks On Me - Geto Boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Takala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
It looked like Takala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Takala sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Takala was well out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Takala counters with a stiff right hand.
Takala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
As Gonzalez looks to move away, Takala throws a big counter combo but Gonzalez just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takala is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Takala blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takala appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gonzalez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Takala moved away.
Takala seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
As Gonzalez backs away, Takala returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takala throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Takala defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
Takala defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Takala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez connects with the punch.
Takala blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Takala was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot that snaps Takala's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Takala counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
letting Takala counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Gonzalez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gonzalez throws a body kick that misses
letting Takala counter with a right hand.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takala counters with a two punch combo.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Takala swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot that snaps Takala's head back.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Takala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a wild body kick that Takala sees coming a mile off.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Takala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Takala tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Takala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Takala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Takala was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gonzalez.
Takala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takala is looking to counter punch.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Takala counters with a three punch combo that has Gonzalez backing up. Gonzalez nods at Takala to acknowledge the strikes.
Gonzalez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Takala to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Takala's shoulder, as Takala tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Takala crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gonzalez - the referee stops the clock and Takala gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gonzalez. Takala manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Takala with an uppercut!
Takala slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
A counter left hand to the body from Takala misses its target.
Gonzalez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a body kick that misses
and Takala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takala defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonzalez as he connects with a hook.
Gonzalez tries to land a front kick but Takala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Takala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Takala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez throws the kick towards the body but Takala avoids it.
Takala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Takala counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takala is out of range.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy body shot
and Takala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takala has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Takala avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez looks to throw a body kick
and Takala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Takala throws a big counter combination but Gonzalez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tino Takala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a kick to the body.
Takala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
As Gonzalez looks to move away, Takala throws a big counter combo but Gonzalez just gets out of the way.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Takala counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tino Takala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Takala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takala avoids a kick to the body.
Takala appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gonzalez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Takala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez jabs Takala to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
enabling Takala to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez lands a lovely overhand right.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Takala moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
It looked like Takala was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws an off balance right hand
and Takala counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takala.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
It looked like Takala was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gonzalez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Gonzalez!
An out of breath Shaun Gonzalez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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