Post by The Sandmen on Nov 25, 2016 8:46:36 GMT -5
Gabriel Gonzaga is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Ricardo Arona looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Gabriel Gonzaga seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Gonzaga is holding Ricardo Arona's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ricardo Arona shows great balance while pushing away Gabriel Gonzaga
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Gabriel Gonzaga can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Gabriel Gonzaga shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Ricardo Arona is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Gonzaga into his guard.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in closed guard over Arona
Arona measures the resilience of Gonzaga's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gonzaga blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Ricardo Arona gets sloppy and Gabriel Gonzaga tries to take advantage...
Gonzaga struggles on the ground and tries to break Ricardo Arona's guard...
Gabriel Gonzaga is in Arona open guard now
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Arona
Gonzaga is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ricardo Arona, who is barely covering up!
Arona has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Arona
Arona tries to move on the ground and shows Gabriel Gonzaga a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Arona's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Arona
Gonzaga positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Arona's being punished here!
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Arona
Ricardo Arona doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Ricardo Arona. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gabriel Gonzaga tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Arona is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Hard blow to Arona's mid-section, he seems hurt
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Arona
Arona is taking this opportunity to rest.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Arona
Arona tries to close his guard around Gonzaga
He succeeds!
Gabriel Gonzaga is in closed guard over Arona
Gabriel Gonzaga is looking to pass Ricardo Arona's guard...
Gabriel Gonzaga gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in half guard over Arona
Not a desiderable position that Arona is in now. Gabriel Gonzaga is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Gabriel Gonzaga goes for an americana!
Arona breaks free.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in half guard over Arona
Ricardo Arona tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in half guard over Arona
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Gonzaga works on the ground with his fingers over Arona's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Gabriel Gonzaga for eye poke.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Arona time to recover. Ricardo Arona seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in EnergySolutions Arena (Salt Lake City, Utah) are cheering for the fighters.
Arona studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Gabriel Gonzaga tries to bring the fight to the ground
Arona goes down.
Crushing shot to Arona's body! He's holding his side
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Arona
Gabriel Gonzaga positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Arona's ribs
Hard blow to Arona's mid-section, he seems hurt
Gabriel Gonzaga is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Arona is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Gabriel Gonzaga pushes Ricardo Arona down and prevents his attempts to escape
Arona misses a step and Gabriel Gonzaga sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gabriel Gonzaga throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Arona's face with those brutal elbows! Arona needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Gabriel Gonzaga is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Gonzaga's moves.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona tries to roll to his side and trap Gabriel Gonzaga in his guard...
Gabriel Gonzaga keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Pitty-pat punches from Gonzaga
They're bothering Arona even though they aren't hurting him.
Arona's Chin is beginning to swell
Gabriel Gonzaga is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Gonzaga is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ricardo Arona, who is barely covering up!
That brutal impact left Arona laid out on the mat! Gabriel Gonzaga's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Gabriel Gonzaga by KO (GnP) at 4:05 Round 1
Statistics: Gabriel Gonzaga
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 21/26 (81%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 185 s
Statistics: Ricardo Arona
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 185 s
This fight happened.
Ricardo Arona looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Gabriel Gonzaga seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Gonzaga is holding Ricardo Arona's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ricardo Arona shows great balance while pushing away Gabriel Gonzaga
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Gabriel Gonzaga can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Gabriel Gonzaga shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Ricardo Arona is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Gonzaga into his guard.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in closed guard over Arona
Arona measures the resilience of Gonzaga's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gonzaga blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Ricardo Arona gets sloppy and Gabriel Gonzaga tries to take advantage...
Gonzaga struggles on the ground and tries to break Ricardo Arona's guard...
Gabriel Gonzaga is in Arona open guard now
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Arona
Gonzaga is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ricardo Arona, who is barely covering up!
Arona has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Arona
Arona tries to move on the ground and shows Gabriel Gonzaga a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Arona's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Arona
Gonzaga positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Arona's being punished here!
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Arona
Ricardo Arona doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Ricardo Arona. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gabriel Gonzaga tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Arona is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Hard blow to Arona's mid-section, he seems hurt
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Arona
Arona is taking this opportunity to rest.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Arona
Arona tries to close his guard around Gonzaga
He succeeds!
Gabriel Gonzaga is in closed guard over Arona
Gabriel Gonzaga is looking to pass Ricardo Arona's guard...
Gabriel Gonzaga gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in half guard over Arona
Not a desiderable position that Arona is in now. Gabriel Gonzaga is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Gabriel Gonzaga goes for an americana!
Arona breaks free.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in half guard over Arona
Ricardo Arona tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in half guard over Arona
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Gonzaga works on the ground with his fingers over Arona's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Gabriel Gonzaga for eye poke.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Arona time to recover. Ricardo Arona seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in EnergySolutions Arena (Salt Lake City, Utah) are cheering for the fighters.
Arona studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Gabriel Gonzaga tries to bring the fight to the ground
Arona goes down.
Crushing shot to Arona's body! He's holding his side
Gabriel Gonzaga is in open guard over Arona
Gabriel Gonzaga positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Arona's ribs
Hard blow to Arona's mid-section, he seems hurt
Gabriel Gonzaga is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Arona is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Gabriel Gonzaga pushes Ricardo Arona down and prevents his attempts to escape
Arona misses a step and Gabriel Gonzaga sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gabriel Gonzaga throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Arona's face with those brutal elbows! Arona needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Gabriel Gonzaga is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Gonzaga's moves.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona tries to roll to his side and trap Gabriel Gonzaga in his guard...
Gabriel Gonzaga keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Gabriel Gonzaga is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Pitty-pat punches from Gonzaga
They're bothering Arona even though they aren't hurting him.
Arona's Chin is beginning to swell
Gabriel Gonzaga is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Gonzaga is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ricardo Arona, who is barely covering up!
That brutal impact left Arona laid out on the mat! Gabriel Gonzaga's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Gabriel Gonzaga by KO (GnP) at 4:05 Round 1
Statistics: Gabriel Gonzaga
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 21/26 (81%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 185 s
Statistics: Ricardo Arona
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 185 s
This fight happened.