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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cristiano Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
Gonzalez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cruz wants to sweep but Gonzalez has passed to side control!
Gonzalez controlling the position.
Cruz is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez stands up.
Gonzalez shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruz throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gonzalez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cruz sprawls and moves away.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez lands a head kick!
Cruz swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Gonzalez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
Gonzalez gets control of Cruz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gonzalez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzalez has his feet on Cruz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Gonzalez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzalez lands a body shot.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cruz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gonzalez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cruz after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gonzalez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cruz looks winded!
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Gonzalez throws a counter high kick but Cruz was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gonzalez forces Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
The referee calls for Gonzalez to work.
Cruz misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a body punch.
Gonzalez lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez stalling.
A right handed body shot lands from Gonzalez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gonzalez works on Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
Gonzalez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gonzalez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gonzalez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruz is on top in guard.
Gonzalez has his feet on Cruz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Gonzalez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gonzalez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez decides to pull guard.
Cruz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cruz trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Cruz wants to stand but Gonzalez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez has his feet on Cruz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
Gonzalez wants to take the fight to the mat but Cruz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cristiano Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez clinches.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Brian Gonzalez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gonzalez has Cruz pushed against the cage.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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.
Cruz with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Gonzalez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body. Gonzalez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Gonzalez shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Brian Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Gonzalez is looking for a counter combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Gonzalez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruz.
Gonzalez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gonzalez pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez has his hands on Cruz's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristiano Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gonzalez is defended easily by Cruz.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cristiano Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Cruz throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Gonzalez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruz tries to stand but Gonzalez is controlling from the bottom.
Cruz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is keeping the position.
Gonzalez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
Cruz controls Gonzalez momentarily but Gonzalez frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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.
Cruz wants to control the position but Gonzalez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gonzalez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Gonzalez seems content to control.
Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gonzalez is working away from the top position though.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Gonzalez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cruz manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gonzalez keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Gonzalez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cruz to keep the fight standing.
Gonzalez with a knee to the head.
Cruz prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cruz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pulls guard effortlessly.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Cruz wants to stand but Gonzalez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gonzalez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Gonzalez!
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