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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabi Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kreator- War Curse. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabi Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cruz stalling in the clinch but Nunes improves position.
Cruz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Nunes controls the action.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nunes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nunes keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Nunes is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nunes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cruz passes into side control.
Cruz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cruz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A punch combination from Nunes misses.
Cruz scores with a kick to the body.
Nunes looks gassed!
Nunes throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Nunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz clinches up against the cage.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nunes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Arthur Nunes has been cut.
Nunes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cruz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nunes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cruz lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz decides to stand back up. Cruz steps back and let's Nunes get back to his feet.
Cruz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nunes is looking to reverse the position.
Cruz controlling the position.
Nunes is looking to reverse the position.
Nunes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working the ground and pound from side control.
Cruz working away.
Cruz working the head with strikes.
Cruz lands some shots froms side control.
Nunes is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cruz is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Cruz raining down shots from the mount!
Cruz prevents Nunes from getting the reversal.
Cruz tries to control but Nunes wriggling away.
Cruz looking to secure an arm triangle but Nunes defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cruz looking to finish Nunes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nunes!
Nunes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cruz tries to control but Nunes wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabi Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur 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.
Cruz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nunes swivels and escapes.
Arthur Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nunes misses with a combination
and Cruz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nunes's guard.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Cruz postures up in Nunes's guard and throws a big left but Nunes blocks it.
Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Cruz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nunes's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz is working Nunes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes is trying to keep Cruz in close.
Cruz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nunes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nunes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nunes is working an open guard so Cruz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cruz lands a jab to Nunes's midsection.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Nunes holds him up against the cage and eventually Cruz drops back down to his feet.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz 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 has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cruz has passed into side control.
Cruz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nunes sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunes has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nunes keeps working.
Nunes wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Cruz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cruz is keen to just control but Nunes is a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nunes.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabi Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes misses with a double jab
and Cruz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the body from Nunes misses
and Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Nunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabi Cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Nunes'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nunes misses with a hook to the body
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Nunes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cruz counters with a one-two to the body.
Nunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nunes falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Nunes throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nunes backs up against the cage.
Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Nunes.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Nunes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cruz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nunes's guard now.
Cruz distracts Nunes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nunes misses with a jab to the body
and Cruz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cruz.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nunes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz fails to pull guard.
Nunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Nunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Nunes keeps it at a distance.
Nunes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nunes misses with a body shot
and Cruz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nunes's guard now.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Nunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nunes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Nunes.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz shoots in and bounces Nunes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arthur Nunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nunes throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cruz escapes and throws Nunes's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nunes is looking for a sweep.
Cruz staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz grinds an elbow into Nunes's temple.
Nunes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cruz off and has taken his back!
Cruz breaks Nunes's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cruz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz shoots in but Nunes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabi Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes misses with a combination
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabi Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruz 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabi Cruz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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