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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Gago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evangelista Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes has chosen Never Be Alone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Igor Gago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Evangelista Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes ducks under a wild hook from Gago.
Nunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gago.
Gago misses with a right hand
and Nunes counters with a left and a right that stings Gago.
Gago misses with a left hand
and Nunes counters with a head kick. That will keep Gago thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
Gago misses the jab.
Gago scores with a nice head shot.
Gago throws a hook to the side of Nunes's head but Nunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nunes defending well as Gago loads up on a big left hand.
Gago walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nunes.
Nunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nunes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for Gago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Gago misses the target.
No joy there for Nunes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nunes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gago lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nunes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nunes connects with a looping right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nunes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gago lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nunes swinging wildly here.
Gago lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from Gago.
Good leg kick by Nunes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Igor Gago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gago connects with a single shot there.
Gago misses with a wild body shot.
Nunes tries to clinch but Gago is having none of it.
Gago throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
Gago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nunes counters with a straight right hand.
Gago scores with a nice strike.
Gago misses with a few strikes there.
Nunes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Igor Gago has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Gago misses the target.
Gago avoids the body shot from Nunes.
Gago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nunes counters with a three punch combo that has Gago backing up. Gago nods at Nunes to acknowledge the strikes.
Nunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gago.
Nunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gago.
Nunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gago. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Nunes.
Gago thows a body shot but no joy.
Gago doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nunes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Gago.
Nunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gago. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nunes, right into the meat.
Gago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nunes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gago is breathing heavily.
Nunes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nunes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gago rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunes throws a nice head kick!
Gago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nunes.
Nunes stuns Gago with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gago throws out the jab.
Gago lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gago takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nunes lands with a cross.
Igor Gago's cut is getting worse.
A big right from Gago misses.
Nunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gago.
Gago misses with a few strikes there.
Gago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nunes misses with a double jab.
Gago throws a shot from downtown. Nunes moves away and avoids it.
Nunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gago throws a jab when Nunes was well out of range.
Gago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gago chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nunes can pounce on him.
Nunes lands a head kick!
Nunes is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evangelista Nunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Gago's cut.
That's time! Gago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gago cracks Nunes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gago looks to throw the jab but Nunes is out of range.
Gago just misses with a punch to the body.
Gago thows a body shot but no joy.
Nunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Nunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gago thows a body shot but no joy.
Nunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gago.
Nunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gago.
Gago throws a body punch but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gago lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nunes backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nunes.
Nunes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nunes slips a straight right by Gago.
Nunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gago misses with a hook. Nunes ducked under it nicely.
Nunes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gago is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nunes throws a sloppy head kick and Gago moves out of range easily.
Gago throws out a loose jab but Nunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nunes dodges the punch combination from Gago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nunes.
Gago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nunes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Nunes.
Nunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nunes, right into the meat.
Nunes connects with an inside leg kick.
Nunes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Evangelista Nunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nunes, right into the meat.
Gago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nunes.
Nunes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gago, pushing him back against the cage.
Nunes misses with a knee to the head.
Gago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nunes has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes working Gago over with knees to the body.
Nunes with a knee to the head.
Nunes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nunes lands a knee to the body.
Nunes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gago.
Nunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nunes slowing the pace effectively.
Gago managing to block the knees to the body from Nunes.
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!
Still in the clinch, Nunes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gago avoiding damage as Nunes throws knees to the body.
Gago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gago takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gago is trying to push Nunes away but Nunes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gago wants to get back to striking at distance but Nunes won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nunes obliges.
Nunes trying to land knees to the body.
Nunes tries to land knees in the clinch but Gago avoids the damage to the body.
Nunes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Gago blocks with his arms.
Nunes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gago can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nunes stalling against the cage.
Nunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gago backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evangelista Nunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Gago's cut.
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!
Gago throws a hook but Nunes avoids it easily.
Gago's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gago duly obliges.
Gago connects with a crisp jab.
Nunes is rocked!
Gago cracks Nunes with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Nunes falls to his knees and Gago doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Gago!
A very excited looking Igor Gago rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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