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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Gonza (ranked 382 p4p, 56 weight class) and Yacob Nilsen (ranked 754 p4p, 118 weight class). Gonza comes to the cage accompanied by Mononoke Hime. Nilsen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Wayne - Right above it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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192 cm
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210 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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188 cm
25
207 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain Gonza! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yacob Nilsen! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gonza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nilsen forces Gonza back against the cage and clinches. A nice right hand lands inside from Gonza. Nilsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Nice body punch from Nilsen. Gonza misses with a punch to the body.
Gonza has Nilsen pressed against the cage.
Gonza takes a shot to the head. Nilsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Gonza tries a body shot but Nilsen blocks it.
Nilsen throws a head punch that misses. Nilsen working aggressively here.
Gonza lands a body shot. Gonza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nilsen lands a nice uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nilsen blocking some punches.
Gonza holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gonza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nilsen's elbow. Nilsen can't find room to land a body shot as Gonza controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilsen. Gonza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gonza is leaning against Nilsen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Gonza tries a body shot but Nilsen blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonza tries to work over Nilsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Gonza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nilsen backwards. Gonza scores with a nice hook to the head. A shot in the inside from Gonza. Nilsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonza controls his hands.
Nilsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilsen. Nilsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nilsen misses with a body punch.
Gonza lands a body shot. A shot in the inside from Nilsen. Nice body punch from Gonza. Nilsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Gonza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nilsen's elbow. Nilsen misses with a hook from the clinch. Gonza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. I was talking to Gonza's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Nilsen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonza. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A nice left hand lands by Gonza.
Gonza lands with a short head shot on the inside. Gonza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nilsen's elbow. Gonza works on Nilsen's body with a couple of short punches. Nilsen looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gonza lands a hook to the side of the head. Gonza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Gonza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Nilsen misses with a hook from the clinch. Nilsen is leaning against Gonza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Nilsen blocks an uppercut.
Gonza can't find room to land a body shot as Nilsen controls the action.
Gonza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Nilsen misses with a short punch on the inside. Gonza scores with a shoulder strike. Gonza lands with a right to the head. Gonza pushes Nilsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Gonza can't find room to land a body shot as Nilsen controls the action.
A short right from Gonza on the inside. Gonza swings wildly with an uppercut but Nilsen uses good head movement to avoid it. A left hand lands to the body for Nilsen.
Nilsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Nilsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Gonza is working Nilsen over against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Gonza throws a head punch that misses. Nilsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonza's elbow. Gonza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Gonza pushes Nilsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonza. Gonza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nilsen backwards. Gonza lands a left hand.
Nilsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Gonza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nilsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonza controls his hands.
Gonza misses with a short punch on the inside. Gonza has a couple of punches blocked by Nilsen.
Nilsen misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Gonza scores with a nice short uppercut. Gonza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nilsens head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nilsen scores with a shoulder strike. Gonza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonza misses with a punch to the body.
Gonza is working Nilsen over against the cage. Nilsen throws a head punch that misses. Gonza misses with a body punch.
Gonza pushes Nilsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nilsen. Gonza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Gonza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nilsen backwards. Gonza blocks an uppercut.
Nilsen misses with some punches.
Gonza lands with a short shot to the head. A nice left hand lands by Gonza.
Gonza lands a right hand. Gonza tries to throw a body punch but Nilsen avoids it by throwing Gonza back against the cage. Nilsen has a couple of punches blocked by Gonza.
Gonza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nilsen backwards. Nilsen pushes Gonza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Nilsen tries to work over Gonza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Nilsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Gonza. Gonza digs a right hand into Nilsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nilsen's gas tank. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gonza prevents a body shot from Nilsen. Gonza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nilsen working aggressively here.
Nilsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nilsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonza controls his hands.
A short right from Gonza on the inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Gonza dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Nilsen. Beautiful body shot. Gonza pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nilsen is out of range and Gonza settles back down. Nilsen misses with a hook. Nilsen missing with a left hand there. Gonza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Gonza jabs at Nilsen's body. Gonza lands with a nice body punch. Nilsen moves away from the strike by Gonza. Gonza feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nilsen sprawling to the canvas! Nilsen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gonza finish him?!
Nilsen is rocked!
It looks like Yacob Nilsen has been cut. 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! Nilsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonza.
Nilsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonza finish him? Nilsen digs a good hook to Gonza's body.
Nilsen seems to have recovered his senses. Gonza is looking to land body kicks. Nilsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonza is just out of range. Nilsen lands the left hand. Nilsen slips under a jab from Gonza. Gonza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nilsen can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonza scores with a hook to the body. Nilsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Nilsen is breathing heavily. Nilsen clinches. Gonza working some nice short punches in the clinch. Nilsen lands with a short shot to the head. Gonza is leaning against Nilsen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Gonza scores with a shoulder strike. Nilsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonza. Gonza effectively controlling the action here. Gonza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Gonza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A head punch on the inside from Nilsen fails to land. Gonza lands a body shot. A right hand to the body from Gonza.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonza. 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! Gonza is pushing Nilsen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Nilsen working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonza.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nilsen misses with a short punch on the inside. Gonza lands with a light punch inside. Gonza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nilsens head. Gonza working some nice short punches in the clinch. A left hand lands to the body for Gonza.
A left hand lands to the body for Gonza.
Gonza pushes Nilsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Gonza presses Nilsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Gonza lands a nice shot to the body. Nice body punch from Gonza. Gonza lands a nice uppercut. Gonza scores with an uppercut up the middle. Gonza leaning his opponent against the cage. Nilsen tries to throw a body punch but Gonza avoids it by throwing Nilsen back against the cage. Gonza lands on the inside with an uppercut. A right handed body shot lands from Gonza.
Gonza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nilsen's elbow. Nilsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gonza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gonza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Gonza.
Gonza pushes Nilsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A hook to the body from Gonza.
Gonza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Gonza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Gonza on the inside. Nilsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonza uses good head movement to avoid it. Gonza lands a body punch. Nilsen misses with some punches.
A short right from Gonza. Gonza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nilsens head. Gonza pushes Nilsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Gonza unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Nilsen! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gonza is unloading with more strikes now! Nilsen drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Captain Gonza! Captain Gonza was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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