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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cristofer Nunes (ranked 4657 p4p, 3152 weight class) and Danyel Sena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristofer Nunes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cristofer Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danyel Sena!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sena does it's job there.
Sena ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nunes tries to keep at a distance but Sena has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sena with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nunes is trying to force a seperation but Sena has the dominant position.
Nunes blocking some punches.
Sena stalling in the clinch.
Sena lands an elbow that stopped Nunes in his tracks for a moment.
Sena keeps control of Nunes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sena throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nunes tries to break free but Sena pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sena softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sena landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sena tries a knee to the head but Nunes blocks it.
Nunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nunes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nunes.
Nunes throws a nice looking combination but Sena bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sena doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunes circles away.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Sena tries to counter it with a takedown but Nunes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters circling - Nunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sena moves into range and clinches up with Nunes.
Nunes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sena.
Sena lands a right hand.
Nunes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sena lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sena using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nunes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sena throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nunes managing to block the knees to the body from Sena.
Sena tries to land knees in the clinch but Nunes avoids the damage to the body.
Sena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sena connects with a knee to the head.
Sena manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sena prevents Nunes from breaking the clinch.
Nunes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sena throws an elbow but misses.
Sena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sena landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sena crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
Sena effectively controlling the action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sena.
Sena scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nunes tries to break free but Sena pushes him back against the cage.
Nunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sena bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sena connects with a crisp jab.
Nunes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sena fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nunes, pushing him back against the cage.
Sena stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is trying to break the clinch but Sena has him pressed against the cage.
Sena lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sena misses with a knee strike.
Nunes manages to break the clinch.
Nunes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sena.
Nunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sena clinches up with Nunes and pushes him back against the cage.
Nunes prevents a body shot from Sena.
Sena is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nunes is defending well for now.
Sena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee calls for Sena to work.
Nunes avoids the elbow strike from Sena, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danyel Sena dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nunes.
Sena tries to clinch up but Nunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Sena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Sena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Sena tries to counter it with a takedown but Nunes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sena tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sena smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sena rushes Nunes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nunes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nunes tries to break the clinch but Sena is controlling the position.
Nunes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sena prevents Nunes from breaking the clinch.
Sena with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sena tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nunes avoids it.
Sena holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sena missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Sena to work.
Nunes manages to break the clinch.
Cristofer Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sena is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sena blocks a head kick by Nunes.
Sena has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sena throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sena blocks a head kick by Nunes.
Sena closes the distance and clinches.
Sena with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sena tries to clinch up but Nunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Nunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nunes misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sena tries to clinch but Nunes moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws out a loose jab but Sena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Sena with the counter takedown but Nunes avoids it easily.
Nunes throws a looping overhand right but Sena ducks down to avoid it.
Sena doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunes circles away.
Sena moves in looking to clinch but Nunes pushes him off.
Nunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sena takes the fight into the clinch.
Danyel Sena seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nunes avoiding damage as Sena throws knees to the body.
Sena scores a nice knee to the body.
Sena missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes breaks the clinch.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Nunes misses with the combination.
Sena unleashes a big counter combination but Nunes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sena closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sena missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cristofer Nunes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nunes misses the shot to the body.
Sena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sena looks to clinch
letting Nunes counter with a right hand.
Sena is looking to clinch.
Nunes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sena fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sena forces Nunes back against the cage and clinches.
Sena prevents Nunes from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sena has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nunes manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes throws a body punch but Sena moves out of range.
Sena closes the distance and pushes Nunes back into the cage.
Sena throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes throws a head kick but Sena moves out of range.
Sena drives through and clinches with Nunes against the cage.
Nunes is trying to push Sena away but Sena has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sena throws a body shot but no joy.
Nunes misses with a head kick.
Sena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes lands a head kick. Sena smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sena scores with a body shot.
Sena is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sena tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Cristofer Nunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Nunes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sena clinches.
A knee to the head by Sena.
Sena lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sena taking a breather.
Nunes can't break the clinch.
Sena unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sena missing with knees to the body.
Sena misses with an elbow over the top.
Sena trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sena - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sena pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nunes breaks from the clinch.
Nunes misses with an uppercut. Sena saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sena moves away.
Sena lands a nice shot to the body.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Sena.
Nunes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nunes throws a right and a left that Sena avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Nunes. Those never looked like landing.
Sena is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nunes rather than just go for the knockout.
Nunes misses with a double jab.
Nunes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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 Cristofer Nunes.
I think Nunes 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cristofer Nunes!
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hype
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