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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Rosset (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes comes to the cage accompanied by Sisqo - The Thong Song. Antonio Nunes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maurice Rosset's chin.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maurice Rosset!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nunes punishes Rosset's body with a nice straight punch.
Nunes gets a takedown into half guard.
Nunes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nunes is looking to advance position but Rosset won't allow it.
Nunes is taking a breather. Rosset says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rosset is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nunes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nunes controlling the action here.
Nunes'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosset wants to improve his position but Nunes is controlling well.
Rosset blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nunes.
Nunes slows the pace down in half guard.
Rosset is trying to control but can't.
Nunes trying to pass the guard but Rosset defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rosset makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rosset.
Rosset is adopting a defensive guard.
Nunes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nunes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nunes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rosset for as long as he can get away with.
Nunes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rosset works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rosset working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nunes.
Nunes stopping the sweep attempt from Rosset.
Nunes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rosset, up you get!
Rosset looks to land a combination but Nunes avoids it well.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rosset but Rosset pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rosset is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.
Nunes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rosset misses with a head kick.
Rosset is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nunes with a poor takedown
and Rosset counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nunes won't be happy with that.
Rosset looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nunes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rosset looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nunes working the ground and pound but Rosset is defending the strikes.
Nunes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rosset to see if he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rosset misses with the combination.
Nunes shoots in for a double leg but Rosset sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rosset misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Nunes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rosset looks to clinch
and Nunes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rosset!
Nunes controlling the pace for now.
Rosset tries to hold on but Nunes pushes him away.
Nunes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nunes lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosset is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes lands a nice shot to the head.
Nunes controlling the position easily from mount.
Nunes looking to finish with strikes here!
Nunes with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Nunes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rosset is rocked!
Nunes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rosset looks a forlorn figure.
Rosset is still in real trouble! Can Nunes finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosset wants to hold on but Nunes pushes him away.
Nunes controlling the position easily from mount.
Rosset seems to have recovered his senses.
Nunes tries to control but Rosset wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio Nunes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nunes lands a heavy elbow.
Rosset is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nunes controlling from mount.
Rosset wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nunes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nunes looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Antonio Nunes just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nunes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nunes winds up and cracks Rosset with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunes content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Nunes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nunes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nunes controlling the action here.
Nunes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rosset does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nunes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rosset knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rosset takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nunes slips a nice elbow through Rosset's hands, connecting with Rosset's forehead.
Nunes is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes is looking to advance position but Rosset won't allow it.
Nunes is controlling the pace.
Rosset is looking to control Nunes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rosset avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rosset is not content to let Nunes control the position.
Rosset regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nunes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nunes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rosset has a closed guard, preventing Nunes from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nunes trying to control but Rosset is working from the bottom.
Nunes is really struggling to control Rosset but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nunes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maurice Rosset has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nunes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rosset's head.
Nunes distracts Rosset with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nunes tries to stand but Rosset is controlling from the bottom.
Nunes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rosset swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Antonio Nunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nunes trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosset is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nunes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Nunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nunes 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Nunes!
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RATING
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