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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 2788 p4p, 334 weight class) and Ray Mancini (ranked 2291 p4p, 283 weight class). 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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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Mancini!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancini cracks Gonzalez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzalez with a nice cross.
Mancini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that Mancini ducks under and follows up with a left that Mancini also avoids with ease.
Mancini appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mancini throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Mancini.
Mancini lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gonzalez at a distance.
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
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 connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mancini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Mancini sizes up Gonzalez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mancini takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mancini in his tracks.
Mancini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mancini moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mancini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mancini lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gonzalez at a distance.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mancini feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mancini misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mancini.
Gonzalez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancini misses with a hook.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Gonzalez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Mancini works the jab nicely.
Gonzalez lands a front kick.
Mancini swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ray Mancini has been cut.
Gonzalez lands a lovely overhand right.
Gonzalez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mancini attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Mancini's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mancini throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mancini attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez throws a series of strikes that have Mancini backpedaling.
Mancini thows a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Mancini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Mancini throws a body shot but no joy.
Mancini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for Mancini, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez jabs Mancini to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mancini misses with a low kick.
Mancini lands with a good body shot.
Gonzalez looks for the body kick but Mancini saw that one coming.
Mancini throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
Mancini throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mancini.
A clash of legs there as Gonzalez blocks the low kick.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mancini.
Gonzalez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mancini throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mancini on the side of the head.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Mancini is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gonzalez.
Mancini fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzalez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mancini blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Good exchange - Gonzalez coming out on top.
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 misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mancini misses.
Gonzalez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mancini checks a leg kick.
Mancini lands with a shot to the body.
Mancini looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gonzalez throws a lazy head kick
and Mancini counters with a series of strikes. Gonzalez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mancini takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mancini moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Mancini rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Gonzalez has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mancini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Gonzalez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gonzalez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Mancini takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Ray Mancini's cut.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mancini attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mancini misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez ducks into a a hook from Mancini and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Gonzalez is rocked!
It looks like Anthony Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mancini.
Oh Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mancini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mancini. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mancini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mancini. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Gonzalez does it's job there.
Gonzalez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mancini counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Gonzalez to the mat! Mancini runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Gonzalez is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Mancini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Mancini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Gonzalez is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mancini lands with a good body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Mancini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez checks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez checks the leg kick nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Gonzalez blocks the leg kick.
Mancini throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab
and Mancini counters by clinching up.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancini misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mancini.
Mancini misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Mancini moves out of range.
Mancini throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mancini loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Gonzalez jabs Mancini right on the nose. Mancini blinks but takes it well.
Gonzalez cracks Mancini with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mancini throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Mancini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mancini 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Mancini!
A victorious Ray Mancini thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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