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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Tamburello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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218 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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184 cm
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205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Nutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Tamburello!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamburello paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tamburello throws a series of punches but Nutz avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Tamburello misses.
The crowd cheers as Tamburello lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nutz doesn't seem phased though.
Jab, jab by Tamburello - just one landing.
Tamburello throws a nice looking combination but Nutz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nutz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tamburello's waist but Tamburello gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nutz off to one side.
No joy there for Tamburello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tamburello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nutz at a distance.
Nutz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tamburello sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nutz somewhat.
Tamburello lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Tamburello connects with a jab.
Tamburello catches Nutz napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Nutz to the canvas!
Nutz is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tamburello's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Nutz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tamburello postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nutz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tamburello!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamburello tries to hold on but Nutz pushes him away.
Nutz seems to have got his legs back now.
Nutz looking for a guillotine from mount but Tamburello is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tamburello is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tamburello can't escape the position.
Tamburello holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nutz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nutz landing strikes from the mount.
Nutz lands a big shot there that rocks Tamburello but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nutz punching from mount but Tamburello doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tamburello is looking to get to half guard.
Nutz unloads with some shots from mount but Tamburello bucks and avoids them well.
Nutz lands with some strikes.
Tamburello is trying to escape the mount.
Nutz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tamburello has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nutz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nutz wants to control the pace but Tamburello is squirming around nicely.
Tamburello really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nutz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nutz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tamburello tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tamburello is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nutz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nutz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nutz lands a big elbow.
Nutz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nutz looking to ground and pound but Tamburello is blocking nicely.
Tamburello is trying to escape the mount.
Nutz wants to finish this one by submission but Tamburello is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nutz.
Nutz is breathing heavily.
Nutz prevents Tamburello from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nutz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tamburello is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Nutz has taken his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tamburello preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nutz.
Tamburello has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nutz looking for the RNC.
Nutz has the hooks in. Tamburello is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tamburello trying to control but not successfully.
Tamburello is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Nutz struggling to land strikes to the head as Tamburello covers up.
Tamburello is trying to break free.
Nutz working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tamburello trying to get back to his feet but Nutz is in full control for now.
Nutz looking for the choke from the back.
Nutz is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tamburello up.
Nutz throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Tamburello is trying to defend against the choke here but Nutz has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Nutz Tightens the hold and Tamburello taps out furiously! Nutz displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johnny Nutz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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