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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior De Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior De Gonzales could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nathan Matos's chin.
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195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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191 cm
24
193 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior De Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Matos!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Gonzales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
De Gonzales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matos.
Matos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. De Gonzales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Gonzales feints a jab promting Matos to slip. De Gonzales then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Matos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Gonzales is looking to slow Matos down with leg kicks.
De Gonzales fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gonzales swinging wildly here.
De Gonzales looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick by Matos misses
and De Gonzales counters with a two punch combo.
De Gonzales misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos throws a combination that misses
and De Gonzales counters with a one-two to the body.
Matos circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Gonzales moves in looking to clinch but Matos pushes him off.
Matos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matos slips a jab and a cross from De Gonzales.
Matos avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Gonzales clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the ropes, De Gonzales throws an elbow but misses.
De Gonzales lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Gonzales creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Gonzales.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with De Gonzales for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Matos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from De Gonzales.
De Gonzales lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matos backwards.
De Gonzales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matos backwards.
Matos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from De Gonzales.
A body shot lands from De Gonzales.
Matos looks gassed!
De Gonzales is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
De Gonzales lands a body shot.
De Gonzales has Matos pushed against the ropes.
De Gonzales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Gonzales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Gonzales landing knees to the head.
De Gonzales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Gonzales taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior De Gonzales dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Gonzales tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Matos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Junior De Gonzales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Gonzales scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Gonzales scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Gonzales connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matos. Matos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Gonzales has Matos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Matos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Gonzales has Matos pressed against the ropes, preventing Matos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Gonzales slowing the pace effectively.
De Gonzales presses Matos against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Gonzales throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matos is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
De Gonzales lands a hook that snaps the head of Matos backwards.
De Gonzales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matos backwards.
De Gonzales working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Gonzales's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Gonzales lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matos tries to circle away but De Gonzales has him pinned against the ropes.
De Gonzales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from De Gonzales.
De Gonzales lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Gonzales throws an elbow but it misses.
De Gonzales lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on De Gonzales - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gonzales misses with an elbow over the top.
Matos taking a breather.
De Gonzales stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Gonzales is keeping busy.
De Gonzales lands a nice shot to the body.
De Gonzales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Gonzales pushes Matos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, De Gonzales scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Gonzales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matos avoids it.
De Gonzales throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Gonzales leaning his opponent against the ropes.
De Gonzales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matos can do to turn this around?
De Gonzales lands an uppercut.
Junior De Gonzales has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee calls for De Gonzales to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Junior De Gonzales.
De Gonzales turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Gonzales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Gonzales closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Gonzales landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matos stalling in the clinch but De Gonzales improves position.
De Gonzales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matos is defending well for now.
De Gonzales creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Gonzales stalling.
De Gonzales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for De Gonzales.
De Gonzales leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Matos takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Gonzales missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Gonzales lands an elbow just above Matos 's eye.
De Gonzales pushes Matos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
De Gonzales lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Gonzales throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Gonzales takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior De Gonzales dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Matos avoids the head kick by De Gonzales.
De Gonzales clinches up against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Gonzales - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Gonzales is leaning against Matos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Gonzales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from De Gonzales.
De Gonzales with a knee to the head.
De Gonzales slowing the pace effectively.
De Gonzales misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gonzales lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matos.
A nice left hand lands by De Gonzales.
A bit of stalling here from De Gonzales.
De Gonzales misses with a knee to the head.
De Gonzales lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Gonzales has Matos pressed against the ropes, preventing Matos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Gonzales manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Gonzales pushes Matos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Matos trying to control the position but instead, De Gonzales has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matos into the ropes.
De Gonzales cracks Matos with a nice body shot.
De Gonzales is pushing Matos up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De Gonzales lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos avoids the elbow strike from De Gonzales, against the ropes.
De Gonzales scores with a shoulder strike.
De Gonzales pushes Matos back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Gonzales has him pressed against the ropes.
Matos is trying to push De Gonzales away but De Gonzales has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
De Gonzales tries to land a knee to the head but Matos blocks with his arms.
Matos is trying to stall.
De Gonzales stalling.
De Gonzales lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Gonzales missing with knees to the body.
De Gonzales stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Gonzales lands with a short shot to the head.
De Gonzales stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Gonzales looking to throw knees to the head but Matos is blocking nicely.
De Gonzales leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gonzales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for De Gonzales.
De Gonzales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matos backwards.
Matos can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Junior De Gonzales.
De Gonzales throws a head kick that misses.
De Gonzales tries a head kick but it misses.
De Gonzales tries to clinch but Matos moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Matos keeps the fight on the outside.
De Gonzales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matos.
De Gonzales is looking to clinch but Matos is avoiding it.
Matos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nathan Matos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Gonzales throws a right and a left that Matos avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior De Gonzales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Gonzales 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior De Gonzales!
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energy
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