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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Farha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzales comes to the cage accompanied by Himno Nacional Mexicano. Farha has chosen Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sammy Farha is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrique Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Farha!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farha ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
Farha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzales manages to avoid it.
Farha scores with a three punch combo!
Farha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gonzales scores with a body shot.
Farha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gonzales at a distance.
Gonzales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gonzales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farha.
Farha digs a good body shot into Gonzales's ribs.
Farha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farha throws out a powerful jab.
Gonzales misses with a shot to the body
and Farha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Farha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gonzales lands a head shot.
Farha throws a jab when Gonzales was well out of range.
Farha throws the left hand but Gonzales avoids the punch easily.
Farha drives through and clinches with Gonzales against the cage.
Farha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farha lands a good knee to the midsection. Gonzales won't want to take too many of those.
Come on Farha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Farha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Farha as the two fighters clinch.
Gonzales tries to circle away but Farha has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzales wants to break free but Farha has control.
Gonzales wants a takedown but no success here.
Gonzales changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Farha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gonzales connects with a body shot.
Farha connects with a looping right hand.
Gonzales takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farha misses the shot to the body.
Gonzales just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzales throws a shot from downtown. Farha moves away and avoids it.
Farha lands a nice shot that snaps Gonzales's head back.
Gonzales throws a body punch but Farha moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Farha. That snapped Gonzales's head back.
Gonzales swings away with a body shot that misses
and Farha counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farha cracks Gonzales with a solid left hand.
Farha won't allow Gonzales to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farha forces his way into half guard.
Farha is pressing down on Gonzales's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzales is holding on for now.
Gonzales is trying to get back to full guard.
Farha looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gonzales is looking for a sweep. Farha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Farha is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sammy Farha was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Farha swings for the body but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farha.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farha. Gonzales does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Farha. Beautiful body shot.
Gonzales swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Farha to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzales sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzales takes a swing at Farha's ribcage but misses.
Farha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzales throws out the jab.
Farha swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gonzales.
Gonzales takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Farha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzales misses with a wild body shot.
Enrique Gonzales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farha. Gonzales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gonzales. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farha misses with a looping right.
Farha scores a takedown into full mount!
Farha prevents Gonzales from getting the reversal.
Gonzales tries to lock up and control but Farha gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Farha has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gonzales's face.
Farha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzales is looking to improve his position but Farha isn't that keen on the idea.
Farha working Gonzales over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzales working to try and regain half guard.
Farha controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Farha 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.
Farha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gonzales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Farha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzales is looking to wear down Farha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A left and a right from Gonzales both land. Nice combination.
Farha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farha moves into range and clinches up with Gonzales.
Gonzales is working for takedown but Farha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Farha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Farha won't allow it.
Farha scores with a shot to the side of Gonzales's head.
Gonzales drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Farha.
A left hand lands to the body for Farha.
Farha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farha lands a nice shot to the body.
Farha presses Gonzales against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farha cracks Gonzales with a nice body shot.
Farha controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farha gets underhooks to prevent Gonzales's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enrique Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzales tries to score a body lock takedown but Farha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Farha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farha is working Gonzales over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Farha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzales drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Farha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Farha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farha digs a right hand into Gonzales's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gonzales's gas tank.
Farha has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Farha stalling against the cage.
Farha presses Gonzales against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farha lands a hook that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Nice body punch from Farha - that landed with a thud.
Farha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farha's corner calls for a 1-2. Farha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Farha moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Farha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Farha.
Farha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Gonzales 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farha fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gonzales sprawls well initially but Farha persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gonzales has hold of Farha's hands but Farha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Farha controlling the action here.
Farha looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzales with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gonzales works his way to full guard. Good work.
Farha sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gonzales's guard.
Farha looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzales with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gonzales is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales won't allow Farha to pass to mount.
Gonzales has hold of Farha's hands but Farha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gonzales is trying to control but can't.
Gonzales on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gonzales on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Farha working over Gonzales with some ground and pound. Gonzales looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Farha is trying to work for a kimura but Gonzales is defending well.
Farha frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Farha takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Farha is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Farha jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gonzales manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Farha working the body and head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzales sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Farha is trying to control the action in half guard but Gonzales is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gonzales is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Farha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gonzales lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Farha throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzales's shoulder, as Gonzales tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Farha.
Farha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Farha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gonzales throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Farha slips a jab from Gonzales.
Farha is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Farha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Farha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gonzales swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Farha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzales thinking.
Gonzales misses the shot to the body.
Gonzales gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzales misses with a combination
enabling Farha to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales scores with a decent looking hook.
Gonzales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Farha counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Farha.
Gonzales tests Farha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzales thuds his right hand into Farha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gonzales throws a nice looking combination but Farha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Gonzales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Gonzales 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gonzales misses with an uppercut.
Farha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farha misses with a hook.
Enrique Gonzales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Farha.
Farha works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farha is staying tight to Gonzales's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Farha working the ground and pound.
Farha is chipping away with strikes.
Gonzales trying to remain calm as Farha controls from the top position.
Gonzales tries to bench press Farha off him but Farha keeps the position.
Farha passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gonzales!
Farha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzales tries to hold on but Farha postures up.
Gonzales is wriggling around trying to escape.
Farha wants to control the pace but Gonzales is squirming around nicely.
Gonzales working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales wants to control but Farha is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Farha.
The referee warns Gonzales that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Farha controlling from the full mount.
Sammy Farha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farha with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farha putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Farha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonzales is looking to escape.
Enrique Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzales is in all sorts of trouble here.
Farha looking to control but Gonzales is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gonzales is wriggling around trying to escape.
Farha content just to control the position here.
Farha working the ground and pound effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Farha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Farha 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Farha!
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