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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gzrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gzrel's entrance music is Warriors Dance. A fine choice. Gabriel Gzrel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Gzrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Brizuela!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brizuela keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gabriel Gzrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brizuela shoots for a double leg takedown but Gzrel sprawls well. He's pushed Brizuela's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gzrel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gzrel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gzrel lands a jab to the nose.
Gzrel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brizuela on the side of the head.
Gzrel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brizuela.
It looks like Gabriel Gzrel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brizuela misses with a wild combination.
Gzrel throws a front kick aimed at Brizuela's knee but Brizuela avoids it well.
Brizuela takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gzrel misses with a lunging right hand
and Brizuela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gzrel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gzrel wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Gzrel misses.
Brizuela blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gzrel is looking to clinch.
Brizuela scores with a kick to the body.
Brizuela shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gzrel pinned against the cage. Gzrel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brizuela misses with a wild combination.
Gzrel throws a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gzrel.
Nice body kick from Gzrel.
Gzrel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Francis Brizuela has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gzrel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brizuela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gzrel throws the kick towards the body but Brizuela avoids it.
Brizuela tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gzrel defends well and Brizuela ends up having to push Gzrel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gabriel Gzrel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Brizuela.
A short right from Gzrel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gzrel.
Brizuela tries to circle away but Gzrel has him pinned against the cage.
Brizuela slowing the pace effectively.
Brizuela wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brizuela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gzrel has him pressed against the cage.
Brizuela blocking some punches.
Brizuela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gzrel is defending well for now.
Gzrel tries to throw a body punch but Brizuela avoids it by throwing Gzrel back against the cage.
Gzrel missing with knees to the body.
Gzrel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gzrel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gzrel presses Brizuela against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brizuela blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brizuela.
Brizuela working hard to break the clinch.
Gzrel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brizuela in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brizuela looks winded!
A knee to the head by Gzrel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Gzrel.
Gzrel landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gzrel tries to land a knee to the head but Brizuela blocks with his arms.
Gzrel tries to work over Brizuela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brizuela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brizuela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gzrel.
Brizuela blocks a body shot from Gzrel.
Brizuela'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.
Gzrel lands with a light punch inside.
Gzrel controlling the action here for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Brizuela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brizuela looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gzrel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gzrel looking to throw knees to the head but Brizuela is blocking nicely.
Gzrel tries a body shot but Brizuela blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Gzrel fails to land.
Gzrel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gzrel missing with knees to the body.
Gzrel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gzrel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gzrel throws an elbow but misses.
Gzrel lands with a short shot to the head.
Gzrel pushes Brizuela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brizuela misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brizuela managing to block the knees to the body from Gzrel.
Brizuela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gzrel lands with a shot to the body.
Brizuela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gzrel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A good leg kick by Gzrel.
Gzrel wants to land a leg kick but Brizuela is out of range.
Brizuela has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gzrel finds it's way round the side to connect with Brizuela's head.
Gzrel misses with a low kick.
Brizuela tries to clinch up.
Gzrel throws a sloppy head kick and Brizuela moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Gzrel as Brizuela shoots in.
Gzrel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Francis Brizuela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brizuela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gzrel lands a right hook to the body.
Brizuela has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gzrel.
Gzrel scores with a jab 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!
Nice body punch from Gzrel.
Brizuela is breathing heavily.
Gzrel moves into the clinch successfully.
Gzrel cracks Brizuela with a nice body shot.
Gzrel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gzrel digs a right hand into Brizuela's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brizuela's gas tank.
Brizuela blocks a body shot from Gzrel.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gzrel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gzrel swings wildly with an uppercut but Brizuela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gzrel presses Brizuela against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gzrel pushes Brizuela back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gzrel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gzrel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brizuela in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gzrel works on Brizuela's body with a couple of short punches.
Brizuela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Gzrel.
Gzrel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brizuela can do to turn this around?
Gzrel tries to work over Brizuela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gzrel lands a knee to the body.
Gzrel lands an elbow that stopped Brizuela in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gzrel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gzrel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gzrel tries to land a knee to the head but Brizuela blocks with his arms.
Brizuela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gzrel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Gzrel.
Gzrel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gzrel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gzrel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gzrel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brizuela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gzrel tries to land knees in the clinch but Brizuela avoids the damage to the body.
Gzrel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gzrel is working Brizuela over against the cage.
Gzrel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gzrel misses with a knee strike.
Gzrel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gzrel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brizuela or not.
Gzrel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gzrel misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Gzrel.
Gzrel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brizuela pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gzrel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brizuela.
A short right from Gzrel on the inside.
Brizuela is trying to force a seperation but Gzrel has the dominant position.
Brizuela managing to block the knees to the body from Gzrel.
Gzrel working aggressively here.
Gzrel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gzrel lands an elbow that stopped Brizuela in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gzrel trying to control the position but instead, Brizuela has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gzrel into the cage.
Brizuela tries to circle away but Gzrel has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gzrel tries to land a knee to the head but Brizuela blocks with his arms.
Gzrel misses with a punch on the inside.
Brizuela working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gzrel.
Brizuela wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gzrel misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Gzrel on the inside.
Brizuela tries to throw a body punch but Gzrel avoids it by throwing Brizuela back against the cage.
Brizuela wants to break free but Gzrel has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Come on Brizuela - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brizuela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gzrel or not.
Gzrel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gzrel dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gzrel.
Gzrel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brizuela's sensitive parts.
Nice defenses there by Brizuela.
Brizuela checks the leg kick.
Brizuela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brizuela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gzrel manages to avoid it.
Gzrel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brizuela tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body punch from Gzrel.
Brizuela shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gzrel but Gzrel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brizuela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gzrel's waist but Gzrel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brizuela off to one side.
Gzrel jabs Brizuela to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brizuela on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gzrel. Gzrel obviously looking to wear him down.
Brizuela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gzrel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gzrel is looking to slow Brizuela down with leg kicks.
Brizuela takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gzrel thuds a left hand into Brizuela's body.
Gzrel scores with a nice body kick.
Brizuela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gzrel.
Gzrel lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gzrel, right into the meat.
Brizuela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brizuela checks a low kick from Gzrel.
Gzrel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gzrel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gzrel rushes Brizuela and presses him up against the cage.
Gzrel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brizuela blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela is trying to break the clinch but Gzrel is controlling him.
Brizuela misses with a knee to the head.
Brizuela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gzrel has him pressed against the cage.
Gabriel Gzrel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Gzrel.
Gzrel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gzrel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gzrel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brizuela backwards.
Gzrel lands a right hand.
Gzrel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gzrel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brizuela or not.
Gzrel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gzrel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Gzrel.
Brizuela takes an elbow to the temple.
Gzrel tries to work over Brizuela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gzrel digs a right hand into Brizuela's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brizuela's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gzrel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brizuela.
Gzrel lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gzrel digs a right hand underneath Brizuela's ribcage. Brizuela let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Come on Gzrel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gzrel landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Gzrel.
Gzrel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brizuela in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gzrel lands a nice elbow.
Gzrel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gzrel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brizuela's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A hook to the body from Gzrel.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gzrel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brizuela's brow.
Gzrel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brizuela or not.
Brizuela prevents a body shot from Gzrel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brizuela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gzrel is defending well for now.
Gzrel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gzrel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gzrel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gzrel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gzrel stalls.
Gzrel throws a punch but it's blocked by Brizuela.
Gzrel missing with knees to the body.
Gzrel trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gzrel throws a head punch that misses.
Gzrel misses with a punch to the body.
Francis Brizuela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brizuela is trying to break free.
Brizuela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Gzrel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gzrel 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Gzrel!
A victorious Gabriel Gzrel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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