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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Gonzalez (ranked 70 p4p, 167 weight class) and Artemis Entreri (ranked 13 p4p, 21 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gonzalez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mind Playing Tricks On Me - Geto Boys. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Artemis Entreri enters the cage!
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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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Shaun Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Entreri!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entreri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Entreri was well out of range.
Gonzalez throws a solid leg kick but Entreri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gonzalez.
Entreri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Entreri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonzalez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Entreri scrambles back to his feet.
Gonzalez with the inside leg kick.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Entreri. That did some damage!
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body kick.
The fighters circling - Entreri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Entreri throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entreri moves out of range of the leg kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez jabs Entreri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid body kick from Gonzalez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzalez. That's going to slow Entreri down.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Entreri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Entreri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez jabs Entreri right on the nose. Entreri blinks but takes it well.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Entreri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
A low kick from Gonzalez misses
letting Entreri counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez jabs Entreri right on the nose. Entreri blinks but takes it well.
An inside leg kick from Gonzalez misses.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Entreri slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to slow Entreri down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez scores with a nice head shot.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Entreri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez.
Entreri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Entreri misses with a body shot.
Entreri has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Entreri.
Gonzalez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Entreri's hands.
Entreri misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez scores with a jab. Entreri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Entreri throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
It looked like Gonzalez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Entreri.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Entreri slips the punch.
Entreri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Entreri slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Entreri releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Entreri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Entreri blocks a jab.
Entreri avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Entreri on the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gonzalez with a hook.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Entreri throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Entreri blocks a leg kick.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Entreri right on the button with a cross.
Gonzalez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Entreri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Entreri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Entreri throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a good low kick that Entreri was not able to check.
Gonzalez lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Entreri misses its intended target.
Entreri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Entreri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Entreri moved out of range nicely.
Entreri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Entreri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Entreri counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Entreri seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Entreri throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Entreri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Entreri releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Entreri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Entreri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gonzalez. Gonzalez obviously looking to wear him down.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Entreri misses.
A low kick from Gonzalez misses
and Entreri counters with a leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Entreri avoids it easily.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Entreri counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gonzalez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Entreri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Entreri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gonzalez lands with a right hand.
Entreri moves out of range of the strikes.
Entreri slips a jab from Gonzalez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Entreri might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gonzalez has got the better of the exchanges.
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Entreri.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gonzalez scores with a body shot.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Entreri moved out of range nicely.
Entreri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Entreri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Entreri.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Entreri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Entreri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Entreri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Entreri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Entreri saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzalez.
Good shot there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Entreri moved out of range nicely.
Entreri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Entreri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Entreri counters with a nice right hand that sends Gonzalez toppling to the canvas! Gonzalez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Entreri finish him?!
Gonzalez is rocked!
It looks like Shaun Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Entreri.
Entreri slips under a jab.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Entreri.
Entreri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gonzalez scoring well with a low kick there.
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gonzalez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Entreri moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Entreri lands a body shot.
Gonzalez tries to work over Entreri's front leg with a kick but Entreri checks it.
The fighters circling - Entreri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Gonzalez.
Nice uppercut there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez tries to score with a low kick but Entreri moves his leg out of the way.
Entreri blocks a jab.
Entreri now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Entreri walks into a stiff left hand from Gonzalez.
An inside leg kick from Gonzalez misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Entreri.
Gonzalez tries to work over Entreri's front leg with a kick but Entreri checks it.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Entreri throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Entreri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Entreri can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Entreri.
Entreri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Entreri walks into a left hand.
Entreri ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Entreri throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Entreri swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Entreri strikes.
Entreri swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Entreri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonzalez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Entreri scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shaun Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shaun Gonzalez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slow jab from Entreri misses its intended target.
Entreri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez cracks Entreri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonzalez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Entreri's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Entreri. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Entreri misses with a hook
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Entreri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Entreri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Entreri.
Gonzalez thumps Entreri with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Entreri throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shaun Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Entreri moved away.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Entreri is out of range.
Gonzalez connects with a right hand. Entreri shakes it off.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Entreri with an uppercut!
Entreri misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Entreri throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez defending well as Entreri loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick lands for Gonzalez.
Artemis Entreri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to chop away at Entreri's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Entreri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Entreri tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Entreri needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
Gonzalez scores with a leg kick.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Entreri misses its intended target.
Gonzalez wants to land a leg kick but Entreri is out of range.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Entreri. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Entreri if he has to take too many more of those.
Entreri missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses Entreri's front leg but catches the back leg as Entreri tries to avoid it.
Entreri has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Entreri counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Entreri with an uppercut!
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Entreri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Entreri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gonzalez connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Entreri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Entreri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Entreri.
A counter left hand to the body from Gonzalez misses its target.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Gonzalez - just one landing.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Entreri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez throws a hook but Entreri blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
Entreri looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Entreri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Entreri scores with a nice strike.
That kick from Entreri tenderised Gonzalez's leg. Gonzalez is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzalez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Gonzalez!
A very excited looking Shaun Gonzalez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Artemis Entreri spoke after the fight, saying 'Nice shot man, we'll roll it back some time.'.
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