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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Great Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugenio Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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165 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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148 lbs
3 - 7 - 1 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Great Gonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eugenio Torrez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Torrez avoids the head kick by Gonzo.
Torrez throws out a counter right but Gonzo avoids it with no problem.
Torrez lands with a nice body punch.
Torrez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzo misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzo closes the distance and clinches.
Torrez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Torrez swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzo scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gonzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gonzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzo scores with a shoulder strike.
Torrez misses with the head strike.
Gonzo pushes Torrez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Torrez tries to work over Gonzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Gonzo as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gonzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo lands a right hand.
Gonzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzo presses Torrez against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Torrez looks winded!
Torrez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzo.
Torrez misses with some punches.
Gonzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonzo lands a shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gonzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonzo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Torrez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzo scores with a shot to the side of Torrez's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzo holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Gonzo really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Gonzo taking a breather.
Gonzo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo leaning against his opponent.
Torrez tries to throw a body punch but Gonzo avoids it by throwing Torrez back against the ropes.
Torrez is trying to stall.
Gonzo lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gonzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torrez trying to control the position but instead, Gonzo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Torrez into the ropes.
Gonzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torrez pushes Gonzo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gonzo'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.
Gonzo pushes Torrez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gonzo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Gonzo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gonzo closes the distance and pushes Torrez back into the ropes.
Great Gonzo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gonzo lands with a light punch inside.
Gonzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gonzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonzo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Torrez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzo prevents a body shot from Torrez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzo scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonzo lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Gonzo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gonzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torrez can do to turn this around?
Torrez lands a nice elbow.
Gonzo blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo is leaning against Torrez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gonzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gonzo pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Gonzo slows down the pace here.
Gonzo is leaning against Torrez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gonzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torrez backwards.
Still in the clinch, Gonzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzo lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Torrez misses with a punch to the body.
Torrez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Torrez.
A right hand to the body from Gonzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gonzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Torrez is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gonzo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gonzo lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torrezs head.
Torrez throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gonzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Torrez.
Torrez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Gonzo.
Torrez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Torrez throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzo.
Torrez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torrez takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzo prevents a body shot from Torrez.
Gonzo lands a left hand.
Gonzo stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Gonzo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gonzo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Gonzo presses Torrez against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gonzo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Torrez up against the ropes.
Gonzo effectively controlling the action here.
Gonzo keeps control of Torrez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonzo stalling.
Gonzo lands with a left to the head.
Gonzo lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Gonzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzo stalling in the clinch.
Gonzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Gonzo.
Gonzo pushes Torrez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torrez.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonzo.
Gonzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Torrez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzo blocking some punches.
Gonzo effectively controlling the action here.
Gonzo stalling the fight.
Gonzo is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Great Gonzo.
Gonzo throws a head kick but Torrez moves out of range.
Great Gonzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torrez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torrez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gonzo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A head kick misses from Gonzo.
Torrez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gonzo pushes Torrez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Torrez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzo slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Gonzo.
A right hand to the body from Gonzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torrez or not.
Gonzo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Gonzo - that landed with a thud.
Gonzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonzo taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Gonzo to work.
Gonzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Torrez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Gonzo on the inside.
Gonzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torrez backwards.
Gonzo lands a shot to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Torrez misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Gonzo clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gonzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torrez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gonzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzo throws a head kick but Torrez moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzo. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torrez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Torrez scores with a decent looking hook.
Gonzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gonzo swings for the body but Torrez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torrez misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Torrez does no damage.
Gonzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Torrez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Torrez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Torrez connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Gonzo.
Gonzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gonzo misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Gonzo.
Torrez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzo misses the shot to the body.
Gonzo misses with a wild combination.
Great Gonzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzo. Torrez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzo misses with a head kick.
Gonzo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torrez misses the shot to the body.
Gonzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzo misses with a hook.
Torrez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Torrez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gonzo rushes Torrez and presses him up against the ropes.
Torrez is working Gonzo over against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Gonzo.
Gonzo avoids a wild elbow strike from Torrez.
Gonzo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Gonzo had his way with Eugenio Torrez in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Gonzo misses with a double jab
and Torrez counters with a series of strikes. Gonzo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Torrez misses with an uppercut.
Gonzo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gonzo misses with a head kick.
A combination from Torrez does no damage.
Gonzo throws a lazy head kick
and Torrez counters with an inside leg kick.
Torrez lands a head kick. Gonzo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Torrez is looking to clinch.
Torrez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Torrez throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torrez.
Torrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzo.
Gonzo lands with a nice body kick.
Torrez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Torrez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzo throws a head kick but Torrez moves out of range.
Gonzo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Torrezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gonzo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gonzo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torrez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Torrez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Torrez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzo.
Torrez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzo throws a series of punches but Torrez avoids them all with ease.
Torrez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Torrez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrez lands with a straight right. Gonzo didn't see that one coming.
Torrez avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Gonzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Torrez is just out of range.
Great Gonzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torrez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gonzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonzo moves into range and clinches up with Torrez.
Gonzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzo.
Gonzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Torrez misses with a body punch.
Gonzo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Eugenio Torrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Torrez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugenio Torrez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Great Gonzo!
An out of breath Great Gonzo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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