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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Elias Gonzalez (ranked 25418 p4p, 3711 weight class) and Joe Nas (ranked 300 p4p, 254 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145
1 - 7 - 0 |
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178 cm
27
144
8 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elias Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Nas!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a takedown but Nas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gonzalez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nas throws Gonzalez to one side and escapes!
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nas.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gonzalez shoots in for a double leg but Nas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nas throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nas as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elias Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nas.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Nas is having none of it.
Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzalez instigates a clinch.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Nas prevents the takedown attempt.
Gonzalez wants the takedown. Nas is fighting it off but Gonzalez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nas's guard against the cage.
Gonzalez throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzalez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nas on the ground.
Gonzalez throws a big elbow that misses.
Gonzalez postures up in Nas's guard and throws a big left but Nas blocks it.
Gonzalez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez won't allow Nas to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gonzalez tries to get to full guard but Nas has control of the leg.
Gonzalez is staying active underneath Nas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nas is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gonzalez pushes Nas off looking to stand but Nas dives back in and keeps control.
Nas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonzalez defending well though.
Nas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzalez's head.
Nas prevents Gonzalez from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonzalez defending well though.
Ground and pound from Nas.
Nas is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gonzalez!
Gonzalez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nas lands a nice shot to the head.
Gonzalez is working to get back to half guard.
Nas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gonzalez?
Gonzalez taking shots to the head.
Nas misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gonzalez is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez regains half guard.
Gonzalez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gonzalez tries to get out of the position.
Gonzalez pushes Nas off looking to stand but Nas dives back in and keeps control.
Nas works his way into side control.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet but Nas drags him back down.
Nas misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nas advances to mount.
Gonzalez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nas working the ground and pound effectively.
Nas with shots to the head and body - Gonzalez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gonzalez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nas thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nas is landing with some decent strikes but Gonzalez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nas is landing with some decent strikes but Gonzalez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nas lands a big shot there that rocks Gonzalez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gonzalez can't escape the position.
Gonzalez trying desperately to get to his feet.
The referee warns Gonzalez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nas landing strikes from the mount.
Gonzalez tries to reverse the position but Nas maintains control.
Nas throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nas thowing shots but they're missing.
Gonzalez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gonzalez trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Nas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gonzalez lands an overhand right.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Nas is having none of it.
Nas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gonzalez.
Nas misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick that knocks Nas off balance momentarily.
Nas avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Nas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Nas blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Nas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Nas does it's job there.
Nas scores with a punch to the head.
Gonzalez is rocked!
Nas misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to move into range but Nas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nas drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Gonzalez right on the button. Gonzalez goes down! Nas follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Nas gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Nas!
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