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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Witczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Witczak has chosen P.O.D. - Boom! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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196 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vicente Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Witczak!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Witczak on the side of the head.
Nunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vicente Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunes moves out of range of the body kick.
Nunes thuds a left hand into Witczak's body.
Nunes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Robert Witczak has been cut.
Nunes jabs at Witczak's body.
Witczak has his takedown stuffed
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Nunes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nunes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Witczak doesn't seem bothered though.
Witczak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Nunes misses the shot to the body.
Nunes lands an overhand right.
A jab lands there for Nunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes swings for the body but Witczak moves out of range.
Witczak with the counter takedown but Nunes avoids it easily.
Nunes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nunes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nunes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Witczak working a defensive guard here.
Our spies down at at All Time Wrestling - 12 ELITE COACHES inform us that Witczak has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Nunes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witczak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nunes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nunes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nunes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Witczak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nunes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Witczak on the ground.
Nunes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Witczak tries to sprawl but Nunes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nunes in particular looking to stall.
Witczak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nunes is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Witczak actively working from the bottom here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Witczak keeping control of the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Witczak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nunes lands a lovely overhand right.
Nunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Witczak tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Nunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Witczak's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Witczak swinging wildly here.
Witczak tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Vicente Nunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Nunes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Witczak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Witczak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Witczak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nunes as he jumps to the side.
Nunes dives in and scores a takedown into Witczak's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nunes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Witczak is looking to reverse the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nunes lands with a cross.
Witczak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nunes but Nunes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nunes connects with a body shot that sends Witczak's belly button to the back.
A cross from Nunes lands.
Nunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Witczak can do to turn this around?
Nunes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Witczak is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Witczak trying to control here.
Nunes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nunes trying to mount his opponent but Witczak defends it.
Witczak tries to get to full guard but Nunes has control of the leg.
Nunes is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Witczak.
Nunes slips a jab from Witczak.
An attempted straight right counter from Nunes misses the target.
Nunes connects with the punch.
Witczak throws a sloppy head kick
and Nunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Witczak tries for a takedown but Nunes circles away easily
and Nunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Nunes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Witczak's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Witczak moves to clinch but Nunes breaks away
and Nunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Nunes. Beautiful body shot.
Witczak misses with a few strikes there.
Nunes dives in and scores a takedown into Witczak's guard.
Witczak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nunes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nunes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Witczak's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witczak actively working from the bottom here.
Nunes trying to control the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nunes dives in and scores a takedown into Witczak's guard.
Nunes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nunes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Witczak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Witczak being controlled here, momentarily.
Nunes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nunes avoids the head kick by Witczak.
Witczak fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nunes lands with a straight right. Witczak didn't see that one coming.
Witczak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Witczak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nunes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nunes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Witczak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nunes connects with a right hand. Witczak shakes it off.
Robert Witczak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nunes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Witczak at a distance.
Nunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vicente Nunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Witczak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nunes lands a jab to Witczak's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vicente Nunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nunes 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vicente Nunes!
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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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