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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vigorio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tae Shik Cha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tae Shik Cha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vigorio Gonzalez's chin.
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149 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vigorio Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tae Shik Cha!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cha in his tracks.
Cha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cha.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick as Cha jumps back.
Cha just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cha.
Cha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cha doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez gets tackled into the cage by Cha. Cha maintains the clinch.
Cha throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Cha lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cha blocking some punches.
Cha lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cha has closed the distance and engaged Gonzalez in a clinch.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Cha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Cha backwards.
Cha is trying to force a seperation but Gonzalez has the dominant position.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Cha backwards.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez wants to slow Cha down by chopping away at his legs.
Cha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Cha tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Cha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Cha blocks it.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cha.
Cha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Cha. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Cha misses.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez instigates a clinch.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez looking to slow down the pace here.
Cha tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Cha back against the cage.
Cha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cha.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cha drops Gonzalez with a beautiful combination! Gonzalez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cha is looking for the KO!
Gonzalez is rocked!
It looks like Vigorio Gonzalez has been cut.
Cha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cha moves away.
Cha digs a good body shot into Gonzalez's ribs.
Cha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Cha closes the distance and pushes Gonzalez back into the cage.
Cha blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cha or not.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Gonzalez.
A short left from Cha.
Gonzalez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cha can't break the clinch.
Cha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez is leaning against Cha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gonzalez is leaning against Cha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cha misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cha blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cha blocks an uppercut.
Cha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Cha avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Cha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Cha blocks it.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Cha.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gonzalez.
A short left from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tae Shik Cha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vigorio Gonzalez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tae Shik Cha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cha avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Cha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cha has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cha.
Cha lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez is leaning against Cha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gonzalez cracks Cha with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chas head.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cha or not.
Gonzalez is leaning against Cha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cha breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez is looking to wear down Cha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gonzalez gets a clinch.
Gonzalez digs a right hand underneath Cha's ribcage. Cha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Cha throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez prevents Cha from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Gonzalez as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cha misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez tests Cha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tae Shik Cha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez lands a slapping body shot.
Gonzalez lands with a nice combination. Cha backs away looking to recover.
Cha checks a low kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzalez thows a body kick. Cha tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gonzalez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cha avoids it.
Tae Shik Cha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cha misses the target.
Cha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cha misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Gonzalez lands.
Cha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Cha lands.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Cha moved away.
Cha doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cha closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Cha.
Cha lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cha manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cha takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cha misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gonzalez doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cha tries to clinch up
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Cha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gonzalez lands a body shot.
Cha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Cha moves into the clinch successfully.
Cha blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cha breaks from the clinch.
Cha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cha misses with a two punch combination.
Cha rushes Gonzalez and presses him up against the cage.
Cha breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vigorio Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vigorio Gonzalez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cha.
Gonzalez scores with a jab. Cha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gonzalez lands a jab to Cha's midsection.
Gonzalez tries to keep at a distance but Cha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Cha controls his hands.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cha backwards.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Cha throws a head punch that misses.
Cha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cha.
Cha throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cha's elbow.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cha scores with a nice strike.
Cha lands with a hook. Gonzalez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cha tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cha.
Cha misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha misses with a straight left.
Cha throws a right hand that Gonzalez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzalez also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gonzalez tries to land a front kick but Cha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gonzalez scores with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cha tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Cha tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cha looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cha.
Vigorio Gonzalez's cut is getting worse.
Cha looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Cha throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Cha backing up. Cha nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
Cha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cha blocks the body kick.
Cha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Vigorio Gonzalez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cha lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pushes Cha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Cha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Cha.
Cha walks into a left hand.
Cha tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Cha throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Cha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cha is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Gonzalez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cha wants to counter with a clinch but Gonzalez pushes him away.
Gonzalez tries to score with a low kick but Cha moves his leg out of the way.
Cha misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonzalez connects with a looping right hand.
Gonzalez lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez scores with a jab. Cha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gonzalez defending well as Cha loads up on a big left hand.
Cha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vigorio 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vigorio Gonzalez!
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hype
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RATING
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