Akihiro Gono vs. Diego Gonzalez

The first round began. Gonzalez stalked for the most part, they both checked an inside leg kick each. Four thirty. They were feeling each other out. Gono worked some teeps. Four fifteen as Diego missed a leg kick. Gono landed an inside kick. Four minutes. Gono landed an inside kick. Diego stepped forward with a crisp left hook and a straight right. Three thirty as Gono landed a leg kick. Gono landed a stiff jab. Three fifteen. Diego checked a leg kick. Three minutes. Diego accidentally hit the groin with his foot after missing a knee and he apologized and they touched gloves. Gono landed a leg kick and an inside kick. Two thirty-five. Gono landed a good right hand. Diego landed a leg kick. Two fifteen. Gono complained of an eyepoke but they continued. Two minutes. Diego landed a left hook. Gono landed a leg kick. Gono landed a jab and another. One thirty-five. Gono's strategy seems to be hit and run. He landed an inside kick to the groin and Diego needed a moment with one fifteen. They continued touching gloves. One minute as Diego blocked a high kick. Gono landed an inside kick. Diego landed an inside kick and a clipping left hook as they clinched. They broke away. Thirty-five. Diego blocked a high kick. Fifteen. Gono landed a great right hand. Gono landed a counter left hook. He faked a flying knee. The first round ended. That round was definitely Gono's.
The second round began and they touched gloves. Gono landed a hard inside kick that was checked a bit too late. Four thirty-five. Gono landed another inside kick. Diego landed a good counter inside kick and a leg kick. Four fifteen as Gono landed an inside kick. Diego landed a leg kick. Four minutes. Diego landed an iffy inside kick. He landed a right hand and worked a single. Gono stuffed it easily to the clinch. They exchanged a knee each and broke. Gono complained of a glove malfunction and time was called. The ref fixed it. They continued touching gloves again. Gono landed a great body kick. Three thirty. Gono landed a stiff jab. He landed a blocked high kick. Three fifteen. Gono jabbed to the face and then to the body, back to the face and a blocked front kick towards the face. Three minutes as Gonzalez landed a big right hand and then stuffed a single. Diego landed a nice leg kick, Gono replied. Two thirty-five. Diego landed a left hook. Gono landed an inside kick and ate one to the groin but they touched gloves without stopping. Two fifteen. Two minutes. Gono landed a hard leg kick. Diego landed an excellent left hook to the body. Gono checked a leg kick and ate a hard pair of right hooks. One thirty as Diego landed a leg kick. One fifteen as Gono slipped a one-two. He landed a leg kick. Gono landed a blocked flying knee. One minute. They exchanged. Thirty-five as Diego blocked a high kick. Gono landed an inside kick. Fifteen. Gono landed a triple jab. Diego flurried landing nothing. Gono got the standing back, Diego stuffed a throw and the second round ended. That was Gono's but a bit closer.
The third round began and they touched gloves. Gono landed an inside kick. He landed a hard leg kick. Four thirty-five. They exchanged. Nice head movement from both men. Four fifteen as Diego shot for a single, switched to a double. He got it. Four minutes. Diego had the back with one hook. Gono turned on top to half-guard. He landed four hard short lefts. Another. Diego stood eating a pair of knees to the face. Three thirty-five. Diego grazed with a left hook. He had a small cut over his left eye. Three fifteen. Diego partially blocked a hard high kick and then a flying knee. Three minutes. That cut over Diego's eye was earnestly bleeding now. Diego landed a leg kick. Gono landed a hard one himself. Two thirty-five. Diego landed an excellent counter left hook and Gono complained of another glove malfunction immediately... Meanwhile, the Japanese doctor cleaned off Diego's face. The crowd chanted "Gono." They continued smiling and touching gloves. Two fifteen as Diego narrowly missed a counter right. He blocked a high kick. Diego landed a leg kick. Two minutes. Gono landed a good right hand. Gono landed a leg kick and faked a single nicely. Gono landed a left hook and a leg kick. One thirty-five. Gono landed a double jab. Diego landed a good counter left hook. One fifteen. Gono stepped in kneeing the body hard. Gono complained of another glove malfunction but he fixed it himself and they touched gloves and continued. One minute. Gono landed a jab. Diego stuffed a single, Gono kneed the body and ate a counter right. Thirty-five. The crowd chanted 'Gono'. Gono missed a high kick. He stepped in kneeing the body. Fifteen. Gono landed a flying knee! They circled. Diego's nose was bleeding now. Gono landed a good right. Gono missed a high kick. The third round ended. I'd say Gono won all three rounds.