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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vicente Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joseph Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vicente Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright jabs Nunes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright sets himself, and Nunes steps forward looking for the clinch! Wright avoids it this time.
Wright moves away from the strike by Nunes.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Nunes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wright misses with a combination
and Nunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nunes manages to avoid it.
Nunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Nunes misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joseph Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wright throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
Wright is looking to wear down Nunes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a jab when Nunes was well out of range.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright cracks Nunes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Vicente Nunes has been cut.
Nunes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nunes takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright staying out of range there.
Nunes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wright, as that shot connected.
Nunes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wright looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright digs a good body shot into Nunes's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes misses with a straight left.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright sets himself, and Nunes steps forward looking for the clinch! Wright avoids it this time.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
Nunes tries to counter with a clinch but Wright shakes him off and moves away.
Nunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Nunes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nunes throws out the jab.
Nunes slips under a jab.
Nunes scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nunes.
Wright misses with a combination
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a body punch but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Nunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Nunes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wright.
Wright ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Nunes counters with a left to the body.
Wright cracks Nunes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
Wright sets himself, and Nunes steps forward looking for the clinch! Wright avoids it this time.
A jab from Wright misses.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Nunes saw that one coming.
Nunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nunes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes misses with a hook
and Wright counters with a series of strikes. Nunes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Wright.
Wright misses with a body punch
and Nunes counters with a right hand to the body.
Nunes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Nunes's head.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nunes moves away.
Wright goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wright 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vicente Nunes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wright throws a body punch but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes wants to counter the offense by Wright and move into the clinch position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Nunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nunes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wright.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nunes.
Wright seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Wright misses
and Nunes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
Wright checks a low kick from Nunes.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nunes moves away.
Wright takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nunes can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright scores with a jab.
Nunes throws a big shot that misses.
Nunes throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright slips a straight right by Nunes.
Wright takes a swing at Nunes's ribcage but misses.
Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nunes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wright has got the better of the exchanges.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
enabling Nunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright avoids the body shot from Nunes.
Wright is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nunes. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nunes moves into the clinch.
Nunes misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Wright.
Nunes tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Nunes won't allow it.
Nunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright is trying to break free.
Nunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Nunes taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Nunes.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nunes can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Nunes tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nunes works on Wright's body with a couple of short punches.
Nunes stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nunes stalling.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Nunes has him pressed against the cage.
Nunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Nunes tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nunes.
A right hand to the body from Nunes.
Nunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Nunes lands with a right to the head.
Nunes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wright after a bit of a struggle.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright is trying to push Nunes away but Nunes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to push Nunes away but Nunes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nunes misses with some punches.
Nunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Nunes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nunes tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Nunes back against the cage.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Nunes keeps him there for the moment.
Nunes leaning against his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nunes tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Nunes has Wright pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Nunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vicente Nunes's cut.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wright throws a right and a left that Nunes avoids nicely.
Nunes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big left from Nunes misses.
Nunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wright.
Nunes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Nunes.
Nunes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wright misses with a jab to the body
and Nunes counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes misses with a looping left.
Nunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes clinches with his opponent.
Nunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nunes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nunes.
Nunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wright tries to break free but Nunes pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nunes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nunes has Wright pressed against the cage, preventing Wright from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vicente Nunes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nunes has him pressed against the cage.
Wright presses Nunes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes presses Wright against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nunes controlling the action here for a moment.
Nunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nunes misses with the head strike.
Wright tries to break free but Nunes pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nunes.
Wright blocks a body shot from Nunes.
Nunes is struggling to control the position.
Nunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nunes scores with a jab.
Wright throws a jab when Nunes was well out of range.
A jab from Wright does it's job there.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Nunes tries to counter with a clinch but Wright shakes him off and moves away.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Nunes throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Nunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wright.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nunes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Wright misses.
Nunes missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
Nunes wants to counter the offense by Wright and move into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nunes.
Nunes wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Wright throws a series of punches but Nunes moves out of range.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Nunes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nunes moves away.
Nunes misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Wright misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joseph Wright.
I think Wright has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Wright!
Post fight, Joseph Wright stared into the camera and said 'I told you I was here to take over this division!'.
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hype
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RATING
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