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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Twist (ranked 1131 p4p, 1898 weight class) and Tio Nuno (ranked 150 p4p, 222 weight class). Twist's entrance music is tony twist fights, enjoy. A fine choice. Tony Twist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tio Nuno!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twist throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nuno counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nuno lands a nice looking body shot.
Nuno scores with a takedown into Twist's guard.
Nuno is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Twist is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nuno got a little sloppy there for a moment and Twist has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nuno has managed to get both his arms back between Twist's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuno pushes down on Twist's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nuno prevents Twist from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist is trying to control but can't.
Nuno controlling the action here.
Nuno trying to pass the guard but Twist defending well.
Twist is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nuno pulls his head out easily.
Nuno performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nuno is looking to advance position but Twist won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nuno wants to control but Twist is keeping him busy.
Twist looking for submissions off his back.
Twist is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nuno pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nuno is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nuno shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nuno is keen to just control but Twist is a slippery customer.
Twist looking for submissions off his back.
Twist actively working from the bottom here.
Twist is looking for a sweep. Nuno is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Twist wants to control but Nuno is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nuno looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nuno working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twist wants to improve his position but Nuno is controlling well.
Nuno is nestled in close to Twist, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Twist is trying to maintain the position but Nuno is very close to passing his half guard.
Nuno tries to pass to full mount but Twist defends it.
Nuno is keen to just control but Twist is a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nuno is controlling the pace.
Twist gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tio Nuno dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Twist scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Nuno there.
Twist tries to land a body kick
and Nuno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nuno lands with a shot to the body.
Twist avoids the body shot from Nuno.
Twist throws an off balance right hand
enabling Nuno to counter with a crisp jab.
Twist scores with a jab.
Nuno gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Twist is trying to control but can't.
Nuno seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Twist does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuno is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nuno seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Nuno is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nuno is nestled in close to Twist, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tio Nuno has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nuno is thwarting Twist's attempts to control the position.
Twist tries to get to full guard but Nuno has control of the leg.
Nuno content to control rather than advance.
Twist wants to improve his position but Nuno is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist trying to hold on to Nuno's head to control him but Nuno postures up.
Nuno content to control rather than advance.
Nuno's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nuno is nestled in close to Twist, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Twist is trying to get back to full guard.
Twist has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nuno is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuno is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nuno trying to control from Twist's half guard. Twist has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Twist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Twist not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Twist keeping moving, preventing Nuno from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Twist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Twist there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nuno throws out a loose jab but Twist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Twist is looking to counter with head kicks.
A leg kick checked by Nuno.
Twist throws a sloppy head kick and Nuno moves out of range easily.
Nuno throws a looping overhand right but Twist ducks down to avoid it.
Tio Nuno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Nuno.
Twist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Twist gets caught napping as Nuno dives in and scores a takedown. Twist manages to retain guard.
Twist is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nuno defends well.
Nuno not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nuno with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tio Nuno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Twist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tony Twist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Twist misses with a looping right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nuno.
Nuno misses with a left hand
and Twist counters with a stiff right hand.
Nuno gets a double leg takedown into Twist's guard.
Twist is looking for a triangle here but Nuno uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Twist is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twist struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuno wants to control but Twist is keeping him busy.
Twist is looking for a sweep.
Twist gets back to half guard.
Nuno moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Twist.
Nuno just content to control the position.
Nuno wants to control but Twist is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Twist is trying to control Nuno's posture but Nuno avoids it.
Twist is trying to get back to half guard.
Nuno works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Twist tries to buck Nuno off but Nuno is having none of it.
Twist wants to control but Nuno postures up.
Nuno grinds an elbow into Twist's temple.
Nuno working the head and body with strikes.
Twist takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Twist tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuno in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nuno controlling the position.
Nuno lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Twist down.
Nuno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nuno working the head with strikes.
Twist is looking for a sweep.
Nuno moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Twist is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuno creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Twist is rocked!
Nuno controlling the position.
Oh Twist is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nuno is continuing to stall.
You can see the frustration on Twist's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Twist seems to have got his legs back now.
Nuno connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Twist some visible discomfort.
Twist stops Nuno from passing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Twist can't do much from the bottom here.
Twist is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tio Nuno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nuno has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tio Nuno!
A very excited looking Tio Nuno made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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