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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes into the arena with Why Cant we Be Friends! blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva 's choice of entrance music: Metallica - The Unforgiven II . Jesus Gonzalez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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196 cm
30
214 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
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180 cm
23
221 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Gonzalez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Silva ! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it. Gonzalez throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range. Nice cross by Silva . Silva misses with a wild body shot. Gonzalez slips under a jab. Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride. Gonzalez avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Silva 's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot. Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva wants to clinch. Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonzalez throws a good cross that connects.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Gonzalez scores with a jab to the head.
Silva throws a push kick but Gonzalez slaps the foot to one side. Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range. Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez. Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva . That did some damage! Gonzalez clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gonzalez is able to avoid easily. Gonzalez throws a quick inside leg kick. Silva thows a body shot but no joy. Lucas Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gonzalez scores with a jab. An inside leg kick lands from Gonzalez. Gonzalez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Gonzalez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Lucas Silva has been cut. Gonzalez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. An inside leg kick from Gonzalez misses. Silva moves out of range of the strikes. Silva throws a body kick the misses letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand. Silva throws a head kick that misses and Gonzalez counters with a nice leg kick. Gonzalez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Gonzalez connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Silva slips under a jab. Jesus Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gonzalez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Gonzalez throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily. Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gonzalez misses with a straight left. Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Silva looks gassed! Gonzalez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez lands a head kick!
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez. Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva . That did some damage! 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! Silva blocks a jab. Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Gonzalez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gonzalez. Silva walks into a jab. Gonzalez misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely. Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Gonzalez misses the jab. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzalez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Gonzalez dominated that round. The cut man is working on Lucas Silva 's cut. 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.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab. Silva checks a low kick from Gonzalez. Silva blocks a jab. Gonzalez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Silva is looking to land body kicks. Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva is looking to land body kicks. Silva misses the shot to the body. Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss! Silva walks into a straight right hand from Gonzalez. Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva .
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonzalez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva . Jesus Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far. Silva misses with a leg kick and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gonzalez checks a leg kick. Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Decent striking displayed by Gonzalez there. Gonzalez connects with an inside leg kick. Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gonzalez. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick. Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely. Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva tries to clinch up. Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez. Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook. Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Silva dives in and grabs Gonzalez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes down on Silva 's head and hops out. Silva is breathing heavily. Gonzalez scores with a decent looking hook. Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva is looking to clinch. Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
A big left from Gonzalez misses. Silva walks into a left hand. Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range. Gonzalez connects with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Lucas Silva 's cut even more. Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A punch combination from Silva misses. Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez. Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Nice shot by Gonzalez. Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing. Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Gonzalez with a hook.
Silva is rocked! Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses Silva 's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it. Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gonzalez rather than just go for the knockout. Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it. Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick. Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Silva 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. A big left from Gonzalez misses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gonzalez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva staying out of range there. Gonzalez throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Gonzalez dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Lucas Silva '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!
Gonzalez lands a jab-cross combination. Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him? Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses. Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gonzalez works the jab nicely. Gonzalez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab. Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez. The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gonzalez feints and then cracks Silva 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down. Silva misses with a leg kick. Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Gonzalez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva .
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The cut above Lucas Silva 's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Silva throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily. Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gonzalez drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gonzalez is looking for the KO! Good exchange - Gonzalez coming out on top. Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick. Gonzalez cracks Silva with a hook to the temple - Silva is on wobbly legs here! Gonzalez swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Silva falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Gonzalez wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jesus Gonzalez!
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