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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Nunchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chucky Laguardia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Nunchuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chucky Laguardia!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laguardia shoots and misses
and Nunchuck holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Laguardia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Nunchuck on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nunchuck lands a shoulder strike.
Laguardia is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nunchuck is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Laguardia to the mat. Laguardia regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nunchuck wants to get up but he can't break Laguardia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nunchuck has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nunchuck is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nunchuck seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Laguardia for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alex Nunchuck just wasn't active enough.
Nunchuck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunchuck misses with a takedown attempt - Laguardia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguardia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laguardia wants to clinch
and Nunchuck counters with a three punch combo that has Laguardia backing up. Laguardia nods at Nunchuck to acknowledge the strikes.
Laguardia scores with a hook to the body. Nunchuck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laguardia wants to clinch
and Nunchuck counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laguardia shoots for a takedown but Nunchuck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chucky Laguardia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunchuck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nunchuck stuffs the takedown attempt from Laguardia. Laguardia gets slowly back to his feet.
Alex Nunchuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chucky Laguardia.
Laguardia looks to clinch
and Nunchuck makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunchuck drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nunchuck tries to stand but Laguardia is controlling from the bottom.
Nunchuck showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nunchuck wants to stand but Laguardia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Laguardia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nunchuck is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alex Nunchuck just wasn't active enough.
Nunchuck has closed the distance and engaged Laguardia in a clinch.
Nunchuck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Nunchuck. No joy for Laguardia on that attempt.
Laguardia tries for a takedown but Nunchuck circles away easily
and Nunchuck counters with a series of strikes. Laguardia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Laguardia looks winded!
Nunchuck throws a right and a left that Laguardia avoids nicely.
Nunchuck closes the distance and pushes Laguardia back into the cage.
Nunchuck manages to break the clinch.
Laguardia tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunchuck misses with a double jab.
Laguardia fails with the takedown
and Nunchuck counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like Nunchuck is going to stand back up.
Nunchuck seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Laguardia is defending against the submission attempts here by Nunchuck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nunchuck trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Nunchuck 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.
Nunchuck avoids the head kick by Laguardia.
Nunchuck gets the takedown into side control.
Laguardia is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nunchuck is controlling him well.
Laguardia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nunchuck misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nunchuck decides to stand back up.
Laguardia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nunchuck counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Laguardia is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nunchuck stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunchuck moves into the clinch.
Nunchuck prevents Laguardia from breaking the clinch.
Nunchuck lands with a left to the head.
Nunchuck pulls guard successfully.
Laguardia trying to control but Nunchuck is working from the bottom.
Nunchuck working a defensive guard here.
Laguardia trying to control but Nunchuck is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nunchuck wants to stand but Laguardia is controlling the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chucky Laguardia wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nunchuck shoots for a takedown but Laguardia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nunchuck displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Laguardia.
Nunchuck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nunchuck tightens his grip and picks Laguardia up, before dumping him to the ground. Laguardia manages to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunchuck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nunchuck knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laguardia on the ground.
Nunchuck is in close to Laguardia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguardia looking for a sweep. Not yet Laguardia, not yet.
Laguardia trying to keep a closed guard but Nunchuck is proving a slippery customer.
Alex Nunchuck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laguardia wants to sweep but no luck.
Nunchuck stands up and waves to Laguardia to follow him.
Nunchuck closes the distance and pushes Laguardia back into the cage.
Nunchuck has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Laguardia is trying to keep an underhook but Nunchuck manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunchuck is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Laguardia is working to get back to half guard.
Nunchuck is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nunchuck controlling the pace for now.
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!
Nunchuck's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Nunchuck dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nunchuck moves into the clinch.
Nunchuck avoids the elbow strike from Laguardia, against the cage.
Laguardia working hard to break the clinch.
Laguardia is trying to maintain a safe position but Nunchuck gets an underhook and turns Laguardia into the cage.
Laguardia is trying to pull guard but Nunchuck turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nunchuck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nunchuck breaks the clinch.
Laguardia throws a leg kick but Nunchuck checks it.
Nunchuck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alex Nunchuck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Laguardia. No joy for Nunchuck on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunchuck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laguardia trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Laguardia looking to control.
Nunchuck stays in close to Laguardia's body and controls the position.
Nunchuck postures up.
Nunchuck wants to get up but he can't break Laguardia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nunchuck fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Laguardia avoids it really well and circles away.
Nunchuck tries to clinch up but Laguardia circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguardia tries to clinch up but Nunchuck circles away and keeps his distance.
Nunchuck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laguardia throws a low kick but Nunchuck moves out of range easily.
Laguardia is looking to clinch.
Laguardia tries a head kick but it misses.
Nunchuck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laguardia can do to turn this around?
Laguardia throws a series of punches but Nunchuck moves out of range.
Nunchuck closes the distance and clinches.
Nunchuck jumps guard.
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!
Nunchuck kicks Laguardia off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguardia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nunchuck counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laguardia thinking.
Laguardia tries to clinch
and Nunchuck counters with a left and a right that stings Laguardia.
Nunchuck moves into the clinch.
Nunchuck manages to break the clinch.
Alex Nunchuck is winning the standup battle so far.
Nunchuck is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Laguardia's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunchuck is controlling the pace.
Nunchuck wants to take a breather but Laguardia is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunchuck takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nunchuck wants to stand up but Laguardia has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alex Nunchuck just wasn't active enough.
Laguardia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nunchuck has managed to clinch.
Nunchuck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laguardia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nunchuck finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Alex Nunchuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chucky Laguardia.
Nunchuck throws a head kick that misses.
Chucky Laguardia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Nunchuck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nunchuck closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Nunchuck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nunchuck 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Nunchuck!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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