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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Captain Gonza (ranked 298 p4p, 42 weight class) and Nate Lopez (ranked 611 p4p, 85 weight class). Gonza's entrance music is Mononoke Hime. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain Gonza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Lopez misses.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Gonza's shoulder, as Gonza tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonza can pounce on him.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonza.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonza tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Lopez lands a glancing blow to the side of Gonza's head.
Gonza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Gonza moved out of range nicely.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonza is just out of range.
Gonza thuds his right hand into Lopez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lopez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lopez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lopez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonza.
Gonza sizes up Lopez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gonza scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lopez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Gonza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lopez defending well as Gonza loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonza looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonza manages to avoid it.
Jab by Gonza.
Lopez tries to move into range but Gonza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gonza connects with a body shot that sends Lopez's belly button to the back.
Gonza misses with a wild body shot.
Gonza swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Gonza walks into a straight right hand from Lopez.
Gonza throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Gonza cracks a nice hook into Lopez's ribs.
Gonza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gonza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonza ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Gonza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez slips under a jab.
Captain Gonza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonza. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonza misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonza manages to avoid it.
Gonza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopez, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez pushes Gonza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Gonza on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Gonza.
Gonza swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Lopez.
Gonza tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Gonza.
Gonza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonza gets through Lopez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Gonza scores with a hook to the body.
Gonza tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
Gonza swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lopez lands an uppercut.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Gonza.
Gonza presses Lopez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lopez looks winded!
Gonza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez works on Gonza's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonza.
Gonza misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Gonza.
Gonza lands with a right to the head.
Gonza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
Gonza scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Gonza misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonza.
Gonza pushes Lopez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gonza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gonza.
Gonza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lopez momentarily.
Gonza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonza.
Lopez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gonza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonza to score with a decent uppercut.
Gonza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards.
Lopez throws a jab when Gonza was well out of range.
Gonza digs a good body shot into Lopez's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Gonza dominated that round.
That's time! Gonza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gonza connects with a jab.
Nate Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez walks into a jab.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonza throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonza moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonza moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
Gonza looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Gonza lands a really nice looking cross but Lopez seems unphased.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gonza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gonza cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonza misses with a straight left.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gonza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, jab by Gonza - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonza throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonza lands a nice hook to Lopez's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Gonza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lopez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonza misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Gonza looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Gonza misses with a straight right.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonza as he connects with a hook.
Gonza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonza misses with a few strikes there.
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 misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonza cracks Lopez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonza.
Lopez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gonza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Gonza lands a nice shot that snaps Lopez's head back.
Gonza just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Lopez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonza is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gonza throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Gonza blocks a jab.
Gonza cracks Lopez with a good jab.
Gonza throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
Gonza slips a straight right by Lopez.
Gonza misses with the combination.
Gonza scores with a three punch combo!
Nice body punch from Gonza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
Gonza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice uppercut there from Gonza.
Gonza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopez, pushing him back against the cage.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
Gonza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Gonza avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the cage.
Gonza misses with the head strike.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonza controls his hands.
Lopez taking a breather.
Gonza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez breaks the clinch.
Gonza scores with a punch to the head.
Gonza lands with a hook. Lopez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Lopez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Gonza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Captain Gonza is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
A jab from Lopez finds it's way through Gonza's defenses.
Nice uppercut there from Gonza.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Gonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez throws a hook but Gonza blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonza.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gonza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonza moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Gonza dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gonza moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Gonza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice jab there from Lopez.
Gonza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonza.
Lopez throws a body punch but Gonza moves out of range.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonza.
Gonza missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonza thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
Gonza throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Gonza takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Gonza slips a straight right by Lopez.
Lopez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonza in his tracks.
Lopez slips a jab from Gonza.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gonza is rocked!
Lopez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Gonza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
BOOM! Lopez lands a beautiful left hook that drops Gonza. Gonza tries to recover but Lopez is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Gonza lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Lopez!
In his post fight interview, Nate Lopez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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