Billy Evangelista came into the fight undefeated and it was considered one of the best fights of 2009.
The Fight[]
The first round began. Gurgel landed an inside kick and missed another. He missed a leg kick. Four thirty-five as Evangelista landed a leg kick. Gurgel landed a leg kick. Evangelista replied inside. Four fifteen. Gurgel landed a right hand. Gurgel missed another leg kick himself. Four minutes. Evangelista already had a mouse under his left eye. Gurgel landed a left hook. Three thirty-five. He missed an inside kick. He missed a leg kick. Evangelista switched to southpaw. Three fifteen as Billy landed a switch leg kick, it landed hard. He landed another. He blocked a high kick. Three minutes. Gurgel landed a left hook and blocked a high kick. Two thirty-five. Gurgel blocked a high kick. Gurgel missed a body kick. Two fifteen as Evangelista landed a leg kick and a blocked high kick. He blocked a frontkick, Gurgel did. Two minutes. Gurgel landed an inside kick. One thirty-five left. They danced around, Billy landed a right hand. Gurgel replied with a right himself. Gurgel landed a leg kick. One fifteen. Gurgel landed an inside kick and ate one. One minute. Billy landed another inside kick. They exchanged missed right hands, Billy landed one. Gurgel landed a hard leg kick. Thirty-five as Billy landed an inside kick. Gurgel missed one. Gurgel landed an inside kick. Fifteen remaining. Gurgel landed a right hand. Evangelista got a trip to guard. The first round ended. The second round began. Evangelista landed a leg kick. Gurgel landed a low blow and they touched gloves. Billy landed a leg kick and blocked a high kick. The feeling out is over. They clinched and Billy broke kneeing the thigh. Four thirty remaining. Gurgel blocked a high kick and landed a leg kick. Four fifteen. Gurgel landed a right hand and ate one. He landed a leg kick. Four minutes. Gurgel landed an inside kick. Good head movement from Billy but he ate a left hook and kneed the body. Three thirty-five. Gurgel landed a leg kick and a right hand and ate a leg kick and another. Three fifteen. Gurgel landed a checked inside kick and dodged a high kick. Three minutes. Gurgel missed a spinning back fist to a blocked high kick. Billy got a single to guard. He landed a pair of right hands and another. He landed a left hand. Two thirty-five. Billy passed to half-guard. Two big rights. A big left. Gurgel retained guard. Two fifteen. Two minutes. Billy landed a big left hand and a right. Gurgel's nose was bloody. Gurgel worked for a kimura there. Billy landed some body shots. One thirty-five. One fifteen. Billy landed a left hand and some body shots. One minute. Another body shot. The ref stood them up. Thirty-five. They touched gloves. Gurgel landed a high kick and Billy fell. Gurgel pulled guard with a tight guillotine. Fifteen. Billy popped out. The second round ended. The third round began. Gurgel landed a leg kick. Billy landed an inside kick. Four thirty-five. Billy blocked a high kick. Four fifteen. Billy landed a counter right. Billy landed another counter right. Four minutes. Billy blocked another high kick. Gurgel landed a leg kick. Billy landed a counter right. Three thirty-five. Gurgel landed a right and ate a big one himself. They clinched. Billy broke with another right. Three fifteen. Gurgel landed a short uppercut and ate one and Billy landed another big right. Three minutes. Gurgel landed a big right hand. Two thirty-five remaining. Billy landed an inside kick. Two fifteen. Gurgel missed a high kick and landed a blocked one. Gurgel stuffed a double and ate a big right and a body kick there. Two minutes. Fast-paced fight. Billy landed a leg kick. Billy worked for a double and kneed the thigh. He kneed the body and again. One thirty-five. Gurgel got a trip. Billy stood eating a knee to the head and broke. One fifteen. They clinched and broke. Gurgel landed an inside kick. One minute. Gurgel landed a right hand and a leg kick. Gurgel landed a big right and ate a big uppercut. He landed a leg kick. Gurgel landed a high kick to the face and Billy got a double to guard with thirty-five. Billy was bleeding badly. Fifteen. Gurgel worked rubber guard briefly. The third round ended. Billy helped Gurgel up and hugged him full-heartedly. The cut was on the forehead of Evangelista over the right eye. There was another bad cut right over the left eye of Billy and a nasty mouse under that same eye as well.