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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Nunes (ranked 1491 p4p, 1441 weight class) and Grant Daws (ranked 152 p4p, 143 weight class). Mateus Nunes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateus Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Grant Daws !
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes gets tackled into the cage by Daws . Daws maintains the clinch.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nunes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daws prevents Nunes from breaking the clinch.
Daws tries to throw a body punch but Nunes avoids it by throwing Daws back against the cage.
Nunes lands a nice knee to the body.
Nunes looking to stall.
Our sources have told us that Nunes has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nunes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daws tries a body shot but Nunes blocks it.
Nunes can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daws blocks it with crossed arms.
Nunes looking to throw knees to the head but Daws is blocking nicely.
Nunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daws blocks it with crossed arms.
Nunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daws has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daws blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daws taking a breather.
Daws lands a hook that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
A short right from Daws on the inside.
Nunes scores a nice knee to the body.
Daws stalling against the cage.
Nunes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daws pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nunes can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daws on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Daws .
Nunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nunes misses with a knee strike.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Daws blocks with his arms.
Nunes missing with knees to the body.
Daws stalls.
Nunes has had enough of the clinch but Daws keeps him there for the moment.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daws avoids it.
Nunes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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 tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Daws blocks with his arms.
Daws stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daws lands a shoulder strike.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stalling in the clinch from Nunes.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Daws .
Daws cracks Nunes with a nice body shot.
Daws lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Daws .
Nunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daws throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Daws presses Nunes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nunes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daws lands a body shot.
Daws lands a body shot.
Daws has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nunes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Daws can turn it around.
Nunes is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daws is keeping busy.
Daws lands with a left to the head.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nunes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daws .
Nunes missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daws lands an uppercut.
Nunes wants to break free but Daws has control.
Nunes has had enough of the clinch but Daws keeps him there for the moment.
Daws tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nunes's elbow.
Daws manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good body shot from Daws .
Nunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daws blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mateus Nunes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nunes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nunes misses with a hook
and Daws counters with a straight right hand.
Nunes throws a lazy uppercut
and Daws counters with a nice uppercut.
Daws has managed to clinch.
Nunes looking to throw knees to the head but Daws is blocking nicely.
Nunes blocks a body shot from Daws .
Nunes being controlled against the cage.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes misses with a knee to the head.
Nunes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nunes tries to land knees in the clinch but Daws avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daws presses Nunes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Nunes.
Nunes letting Daws take a breather here.
Daws lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daws has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nunes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but Daws blocks it.
Mateus Nunes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A bit of stalling here from Daws .
Nunes misses with a knee to the head.
Nunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nunes has Daws pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daws stalling against the cage.
Nunes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daws just leaning against Nunes, taking a breather.
Nunes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nunes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Daws blocks with his arms.
Daws tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nunes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Come on Daws - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daws has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Daws .
Nunes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daws .
Nunes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daws is defending well for now.
Daws pushes Nunes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daws blocks it with crossed arms.
Nunes wants to stall.
Nunes scores a nice knee to the body.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but Daws blocks it.
Nunes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nunes misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nunes misses with a knee strike.
Daws lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Daws working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daws is working Nunes over against the cage.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Daws blocks with his arms.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but Daws blocks it.
A hook to the body from Daws .
Daws cracks Nunes with a nice body shot.
Daws pressing his opponent against the cage.
Daws effectively controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daws lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nunes.
Nunes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Daws - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mateus Nunes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nunes throws a hook to the side of Daws 's head but Daws sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nunes feints and then cracks Daws 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daws down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nunes.
Daws gets a clinch.
Daws lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Nunes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daws is defending well for now.
Daws works on Nunes's body with a couple of short punches.
Nunes looking to throw knees to the head but Daws is blocking nicely.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Daws blocks with his arms.
Daws leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Daws .
Nunes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Daws .
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Daws blocks with his arms.
Nunes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Come on Daws - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Daws blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daws pushes Nunes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daws throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Daws taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Daws is working Nunes over against the cage.
A short right from Daws on the inside.
Nunes slowing the pace effectively.
Nunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Daws .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nunes looking to throw knees to the head but Daws is blocking nicely.
Daws avoiding damage.
Nunes misses with a knee to the head.
Daws avoiding damage as Nunes throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nunes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daws is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Daws blocks with his arms.
Daws lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daws scores with a shot to the side of Nunes's head.
Nunes is trying to break free.
Daws lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daws lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nunes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daws is struggling to control the position.
Nunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nunes looks to land a combination but Daws avoids it well.
Nunes throws a right hand that misses
and Daws counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nunes is looking to land body kicks.
Daws looks to score with a jab to the body but Nunes is just out of range.
Nunes throws a right hand that misses
and Daws counters with a right hand to the body.
Daws moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daws breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Nunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daws moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daws as Nunes tries to tie him up.
Daws leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nunes tries to land knees in the clinch but Daws avoids the damage to the body.
Daws avoiding damage as Nunes throws knees to the body.
Nunes takes a shot to the head.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grant Daws has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daws takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Daws comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nunes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mateus Nunes!
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