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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Nunes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustavo Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nunes's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Grant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nunes is trying to control the position but Grant postures up.
Grant wants to control from the top but Nunes keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grant wants to pass the guard but Nunes is keeping the position.
Nunes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grant is one step ahead there.
Grant pushes down on Nunes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grant is looking for a kimura here.
Grant is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant prevents Nunes from improving his position.
Grant is thwarting Nunes's attempts to control the position.
Grant seems to be working for a kimura but Nunes defends the submission attempt.
Grant trying to control the action but Nunes is working from the bottom.
Nunes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Grant.
Grant won't allow Nunes to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to free his leg and advance position but Nunes is retaining full guard.
Nunes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grant looking to pass the guard.
Grant is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nunes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nunes has escaped and now he's on top!
Grant lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nunes!
Grant avoids the attempt from Nunes to control.
Grant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nunes is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nunes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nunes tries to lock up and control but Grant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nunes is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grant cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Gustavo Nunes has been cut.
Grant lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nunes?
Grant controlling his opponent.
Nunes is bucking up trying to escape but Grant cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nunes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grant postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nunes looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nunes wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Nunes staying busy and making it hard for Grant to control.
Grant is punishing Nunes with strikes - can he finish him?!
Grant is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Nunes defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Grant 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.
Nunes looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Grant scores with punches to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nunes is trapped and Grant is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Grant looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Nunes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nunes throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Nunes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grant shoots in and gets a takedown into Nunes's guard.
Grant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nunes can do to turn this around?
Grant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grant postures up.
Grant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grant postures up.
Grant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grant postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grant defends it easily.
Nunes is breathing heavily.
Grant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grant is in close to Nunes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but Nunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grant distracts Nunes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nunes wants to stand but Grant is controlling the position.
Grant postures up and lands a big shot to Nunes's brow.
Grant lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nunes's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grant preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
Grant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grant wants to pass the guard but Nunes is keeping the position.
Grant connects with a couple of short punches.
Grant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nunes's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nunes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nunes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grant.
Grant trying to control but Nunes is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nunes is keeping the position for now.
Grant slips nicely into half guard.
Grant is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nunes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nunes is refusing to be controlled, as Grant sits in half guard.
Grant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grant is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant is working for a submission of some sort.
Grant slips a nice elbow through Nunes's hands, connecting with Nunes's forehead.
Grant working the head and body with strikes.
Nunes tries to get to full guard but Grant has control of the leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nunes is trying to maintain the position but Grant is very close to passing his half guard.
Grant takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Grant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Nunes's cut.
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!
Nunes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nunes's guard.
Grant landing with the ground and pound.
Nunes has momentary wrist control but Grant slips an elbow through the middle.
Grant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grant postures up.
Nunes managing to control the position.
Grant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant throwing strikes from guard but Nunes blocks nicely.
Grant sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
Grant advances position into side control!
Nunes tries to improve position but can't.
Grant working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Grant working the ground and pound.
Grant cracks Nunes with a big right hand but Nunes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Grant trying to control the action but Nunes is working from the bottom.
Nunes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nunes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nunes is trying to control Grant's posture but Grant avoids it.
Grant cracks Nunes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Grant landing a few strikes.
Grant scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grant scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nunes to see if he's OK.
Grant working the body and head with strikes.
Grant working the ground and pound.
Nunes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nunes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grant's best efforts.
Grant looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant is looking for a kimura but Nunes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grant to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grant is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brandon Grant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grant controlling from the full mount.
Grant working the ground and pound effectively.
Nunes wants to control but Grant is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Grant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grant 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Grant!
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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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