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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Captain Gonza (ranked 171 p4p, 118 weight class) and Aristides Abel (ranked 24 p4p, 17 weight class). Gonza comes to the cage accompanied by Many Men. Abel has chosen Express Yourself as his entrance music. Captain Gonza had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Captain Gonza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonza avoids the head kick by Abel.
Gonza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonza throws a leg kick
and Gonza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gonza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonza misses with a straight right.
Abel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gonza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonza throws a leg kick that misses.
Abel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonza avoids the head kick by Abel.
Gonza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Abel eats them both and turns towards Gonza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gonza wants to land a leg kick but Abel is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonza catches Abel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonza throws a jab but it's blocked by Abel.
Abel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Abel scrambles back to his feet.
Gonza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab from Gonza.
Gonza with a jab.
Abel takes a swing at Gonza's ribcage but misses.
Abel throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abel misses with a low kick as Gonza jumps back.
Gonza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gonza looks to land a left hand but Abel moved out of range nicely.
As Gonza backs off Abel throws a huge counter combo but Gonza manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at No Limit in the buildup to the fight.
Gonza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gonza finds it's way round the side to connect with Abel's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonza sizes up Abel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gonza throws a hook but Abel blocks it.
Gonza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abel moves into range and clinches up with Gonza.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Abel.
Abel struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonza controls his hands.
Gonza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abel lands a nice shot to the body.
Abel throws a head punch that misses.
Abel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonza.
Gonza struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
Abel tries a body shot but Gonza blocks it.
Abel lands a left hand.
Gonza works on Abel's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Gonza.
Abel struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonza controls his hands.
Abel lands with a short shot to the head.
Abel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonza.
Gonza can't find room to land a body shot as Abel controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Abel fails to land.
Gonza misses with a punch to the body.
Gonza throws a head punch that misses.
Gonza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel presses Gonza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gonza misses with a punch to the body.
Gonza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Abel struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonza controls his hands.
Abel tries to work over Gonza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonza struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
Gonza misses with the head strike.
Gonza struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonza misses with the head strike.
Abel takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonza scores with a shot to the side of Abel's head.
Abel gets through Gonza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonza misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Gonza.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonza misses with a body punch.
Gonza blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonza.
Abel tries a body shot but Gonza blocks it.
Abel is leaning against Gonza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Abel fails to land.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Abel on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Gonza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gonza's sensitive parts.
Gonza throws a good cross that connects.
Gonza lands with a cross.
Abel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Captain Gonza is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonza with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
Gonza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aristides Abel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Gonza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Abel flicks out a counter leg kick but Gonza steps away.
Abel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abel tries to throw a body punch but Gonza avoids it by throwing Abel back against the cage.
Gonza has a couple of punches blocked by Abel.
Abel working aggressively here.
Gonza lands with a left to the head.
Gonza tries to throw a body punch but Abel avoids it by throwing Gonza back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.
Gonza tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by Gonza.
Gonza tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
Aristides Abel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Abel lands a shoulder strike.
Abel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gonza seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Abel can turn it around.
Abel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonza's elbow.
Gonza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as Gonza controls the action.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonza throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Abel.
Abel lands a right hand.
Gonza misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Abel fails to land.
Gonza throws a punch but it's blocked by Abel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Abel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as Gonza controls the action.
A short left from Gonza.
Abel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonza's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abel takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gonza fails to land.
Gonza pushes Abel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abel lands with a right to the head.
Gonza lands an uppercut.
Gonza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonza blocks an uppercut.
Gonza tries to throw a body punch but Abel avoids it by throwing Gonza back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Abel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonza scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonza backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonza.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel tries to throw a body punch but Gonza avoids it by throwing Abel back against the cage.
Abel lands with a left to the head.
Gonza lands with a light punch inside.
Gonza misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gonza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Abel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abel tries to throw a body punch but Gonza avoids it by throwing Abel back against the cage.
Abel misses with some punches.
Abel throws a head punch that misses.
Gonza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonza lands a hook that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Gonza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abel presses Gonza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gonza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Gonza.
Gonza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonza blocks a body shot from Abel.
Abel misses with a body punch.
Abel struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonza controls his hands.
Abel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gonza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel lands with a right to the head.
Gonza misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abel.
A head punch on the inside from Abel fails to land.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Abel blocks a body shot from Gonza.
Gonza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonza.
Gonza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Captain Gonza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gonza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gonza cracks Abel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gonza with a hook.
Gonza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abel.
Abel gets a clinch.
Gonza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
Gonza lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gonza.
A right hand to the body from Gonza.
Gonza tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abel.
Abel blocks a body shot from Gonza.
A head punch on the inside from Gonza fails to land.
Gonza misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Gonza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonza throws a head punch that misses.
Gonza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abel working aggressively here.
Abel prevents a body shot from Gonza.
Gonza takes a shot to the head.
Gonza misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gonza fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonza.
Abel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gonza lands a nice uppercut.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonza blocking some punches.
Abel tries to throw a body punch but Gonza avoids it by throwing Abel back against the cage.
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by 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 working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gonza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abel can do to turn this around?
Gonza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aristides Abel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonza lands a body shot.
Abel blocking some punches.
Gonza can't find room to land a body shot as Abel controls the action.
Gonza lands a body punch.
Gonza throws a punch but it's blocked by Abel.
Gonza misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gonza.
Abel blocks a body shot from Gonza.
Gonza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonza misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonza blocking some punches.
Gonza lands with a right to the head.
Gonza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abel working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Gonza.
Gonza lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gonza.
Abel lands with a left to the head.
Abel lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abel or not.
Gonza lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gonza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abel misses with a body punch.
Gonza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonza throws a head punch that misses.
Abel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonza backwards.
Gonza tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
Abel misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Abel fails to land.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonza throws a head punch that misses.
Gonza lands with a right to the head.
Abel misses with some punches.
Abel tries to work over Gonza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abels head.
Gonza lands with a left to the head.
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abel struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonza controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonza struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
Gonza tries to work over Abel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abel prevents a body shot from Gonza.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonza lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abel.
Gonza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonza gets through Abel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonza working aggressively here.
Gonza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Gonza misses with some punches.
Abel misses with a punch to the body.
Abel tries a body shot but Gonza blocks it.
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abel throws a head punch that misses.
Abel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Gonza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonza 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Gonza!
During a confident post fight interview, Captain Gonza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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