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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Tevez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes to the cage accompanied by Gangsta Gangsta by N.W.A. Tevez has chosen I Remember - Deadmau5 and Kaskade as his entrance music. Nate Gonzalez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Tevez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tevez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez stuns Tevez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tevez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good shot there by Gonzalez.
Tevez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gonzalez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzalez throwing a counter right hand but Tevez manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Tevez as he connects with a hook.
Tevez walks into a jab.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tevez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tevez forces Gonzalez back against the cage and clinches.
Gonzalez blocks an elbow strike from Tevez.
Tevez throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez is trying to push Tevez away but Tevez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tevez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzalez blocks it with crossed arms.
Tevez wants to take the fight to the mat but Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tevez takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tevez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nate Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Tevez.
Tevez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gonzalez up against the cage.
Tevez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tevez wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
A right hand to the body from Gonzalez.
Tevez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gonzalez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Tevez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Tevez looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez keeps control of Tevez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tevez is trying to stall.
Tevez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Tevez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tevez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Tevez seems unphased.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tevez tries to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Tevez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gonzalez slaps away a takedown attempt from Tevez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Gonzalez.
Tevez clinches.
Gonzalez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tevez.
Tevez is trying to force a seperation but Gonzalez has the dominant position.
Tevez leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tevez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Tevez avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Gonzalez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tevez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tevez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gonzalez up against the cage.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tevez is looking for a takedown.
Gonzalez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tevez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzalez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tevez.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tevez backwards.
Tevez can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Tevez tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a shot to the body.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Tevez's head.
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez lands a head shot.
Gonzalez moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Tevez looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Tevez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tevez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tevez defends it nicely.
Tevez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tevez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tevez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tevez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gonzalez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tevez sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tevez can do to turn this around?
Tevez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez defends it nicely.
Gonzalez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tevez's sensitive parts.
Tevez moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Gonzalez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tevez swivels and escapes.
Gonzalez connects with a crisp jab.
Tevez wants to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Tevez seems unphased.
Tevez wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Tevez is looking to clinch.
Tevez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez tries to avoid it but Tevez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonzalez to the ground. Gonzalez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nate Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tevez fails to land the takedown.
Nate Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Tevez.
Tevez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the head.
Gonzalez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tevez on his heels. He'll look to pass Tevez's guard now, I'm sure.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez 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.
Tevez trying to control the position.
Gonzalez preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tevez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gonzalez controls the pace.
Tevez wants to sweep but no luck.
Tevez wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gonzalez trying to control but Tevez is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tevez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tevez.
Tevez tries to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Tevez moves out of range.
Nate Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Despite the aggression on Tevez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tevez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tevez misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Tevez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy right hand. Tevez should have avoided that one.
Tevez darts in trying to clinch
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tevez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Tevez.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Tevez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tevez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tevez looks to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Tevez moves into the clinch.
Tevez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tevez tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Tevez back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzalez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tevez to keep the fight standing.
Tevez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tevez is looking to control Gonzalez's arms but Gonzalez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tevez has his back to the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gonzalez stops a takedown attempt from Tevez.
Gonzalez is working Tevez over against the cage.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gonzalez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Tevez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tevez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tevez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Tevez looks to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tevez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Gonzalez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Tevez clinches up with Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage.
Tevez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tevez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez stalks Tevez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tevez's face. Tevez staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tevez avoids it really well and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Tevez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tevez is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Tevez is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez throwing a counter right hand but Tevez manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tevez.
Gonzalez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tevez eats them both and turns towards Gonzalez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Carlos Tevez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tevez tries to sprawl but Gonzalez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez prevents Tevez from improving his position.
Tevez is trying to maintain the position but Gonzalez is very close to passing his half guard.
Tevez wants to get back to full guard.
Tevez is staying active underneath Gonzalez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tevez trying to control but Gonzalez postures up.
Gonzalez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tevez is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tevez trying to control here.
Gonzalez controlling the pace.
Tevez is trying to maintain the position but Gonzalez is very close to passing his half guard.
Tevez looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gonzalez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tevez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Tevez misses
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez jabs at Tevez's body.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tevez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Tevez moves forwards but Gonzalez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No luck for Gonzalez with that takedown attempt.
Gonzalez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tevez pinned against the cage. Tevez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tevez misses with a combination
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tevez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tevez tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tevez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tevez wants to clinch but Gonzalez slips to the side
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez cracks Tevez with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tevez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tevez taking a breather.
Tevez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tevez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Tevez.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tevez tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlos Tevez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nate Gonzalez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tevez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Gonzalez!
Nate Gonzalez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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