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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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170 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stevenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Stevenson as Nunes shoots in.
Nunes tries for a takedown but Stevenson circles away easily
and Stevenson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nunes looks gassed!
Stevenson darts in and clinches Nunes up against the cage.
Stevenson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevenson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stevenson landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stevenson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stevenson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
Stevenson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stevenson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Stevenson gets an underhook and turns Nunes into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevenson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevenson taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Stevenson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jake Stevenson.
Stevenson instigates a clinch.
Stevenson lands an elbow just above Nunes 's eye.
Nunes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevenson slowing the pace effectively.
Stevenson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Stevenson.
Stevenson with a knee to the head.
Stevenson lands a knee to the body.
Stevenson landing knees to the body.
Stevenson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevenson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stevenson connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stevenson scores with a knee to the head.
Nunes is trying to break the clinch but Stevenson is controlling him.
Nunes takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stevenson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nunes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stevenson smiles and moves away.
Jake Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Nunes.
Stevenson throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stevenson has Nunes up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevenson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevenson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stevenson crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevenson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevenson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevenson lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevenson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stevenson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Stevenson dominated that round.
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.
Stevenson moves into the clinch successfully.
Nunes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevenson with a knee to the head.
Nunes is looking to break free of the clinch but Stevenson has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Stevenson.
Stevenson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nunes is trying to push Stevenson away but Stevenson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stevenson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nunes wants to take the fight to the mat but Stevenson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevenson.
Stevenson working Nunes over with knees to the body.
Nunes is breathing heavily.
Stevenson effectively controlling the action here.
Stevenson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Stevenson.
Stevenson crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
Stevenson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stevenson.
Stevenson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevenson is struggling to control the position.
Jake Stevenson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevenson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stevenson.
Nunes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stevenson crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
Stevenson taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stevenson scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevenson lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunes won't want to take too many of those.
Stevenson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stevenson crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
Stevenson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stevenson.
Nunes looking to stall.
Stevenson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stevenson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevenson's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nunes jumps guard but Stevenson stands there with Nunes around his waist. Nunes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes tries to pull guard but Stevenson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jake Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Nunes.
Stevenson has Nunes pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Stevenson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stevenson scores with a head kick.
Nunes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stevenson clinches.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevenson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stevenson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevenson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stevenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nunes can do to turn this around?
Stevenson landing knees to the head.
Nunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stevenson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevenson obliges.
Stevenson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Stevenson.
Stevenson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nunes up against the cage.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevenson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevenson with a knee to the head.
Stevenson lands a damaging elbow.
Stevenson is pushing Nunes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nunes's face.
Stevenson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nunes's face.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stevenson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stevenson pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jake Stevenson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nunes.
Stevenson instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunes won't want to take too many of those.
Stevenson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevenson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nunes wants a takedown but no success here.
Jake Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Nunes.
Stevenson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nunes wants to get back to striking at distance but Stevenson won't allow it.
Stevenson just leaning against Nunes, taking a breather.
Stevenson avoiding damage as Nunes throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson effectively controlling the action here.
Nunes working hard to break the clinch.
Nunes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stevenson is defending well.
Stevenson lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunes won't want to take too many of those.
Nunes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevenson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stevenson lands a damaging elbow.
Stevenson lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jake Stevenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevenson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diego Nunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevenson slowing the pace effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Stevenson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevenson 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Stevenson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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