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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Nunes (ranked 963 p4p, 2602 weight class) and Tommy Moody (ranked 97 p4p, 247 weight class). Moody has chosen New Authentic - The Abyss as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 7 - 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Moody!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moody misses the shot to the body.
Nunes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Moody throws out a loose jab but Nunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been told by Nunes's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A shot to the body from Moody misses
and Nunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nunes takes the fight into the clinch.
Nunes blocking some punches.
Moody lands an uppercut.
Nunes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Moody working aggressively here.
Nunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moody working aggressively here.
Moody swings wildly with an uppercut but Nunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moody throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Nunes to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Moody blocks with his arms.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Moody blocks with his arms.
Nunes gets control of Moody's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nunes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Moody pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nunes is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Moody sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moody avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nunes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moody defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moody not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moody trying to control but Nunes is working from the bottom.
Moody stopping the sweep attempt from Nunes.
That's two 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.
Nunes keeping moving, preventing Moody from controlling successfully.
Nunes working for a triangle but Moody defends it easily.
Nunes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moody gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nunes keeping full guard, as Moody tries to pass.
Nunes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nunes working for a triangle but Moody defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody wants to stand but Nunes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Moody trying to control the position from guard on top but Nunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moody stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nunes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moody would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Nunes looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four 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.
Nunes moves away from the strike by Moody.
Nunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moody.
Moody throws a right hand that misses
and Nunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Moody connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nunes. Nunes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moody.
Moody tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moody misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Moody.
Nunes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nunes clinches with his opponent.
Nunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nunes jumps guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moody tries to free his leg and advance position but Nunes is retaining full guard.
Moody wants to control from the top but Nunes keeps moving.
Nunes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nunes moves into the clinch successfully.
Nunes blocks an uppercut.
Moody digs a right hand into Nunes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nunes's gas tank.
Nunes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moody working aggressively here.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Moody blocks with his arms.
We've been informed that Moody has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Moody has a couple of punches blocked by Nunes.
Moody throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moody misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nunes is trying to pull guard but Moody turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Moody goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moody pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Moody misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moody misses with some punches.
Nunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nunes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moody's face.
Moody blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moody just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Nunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moody swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moody blocks it with crossed arms.
Nunes stalling against the ropes.
Nunes is trying to stall.
Nunes looking to throw knees to the head but Moody is blocking nicely.
Nunes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nunes looking to throw knees to the head but Moody is blocking nicely.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moody misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moody tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moody misses with some punches.
Nunes ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nunes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Moody slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moody tries to free his leg and advance position but Nunes is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nunes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moody defends it easily.
Moody wants to control from the top but Nunes keeps moving.
Nunes wants to hit a sweep here but Moody passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nunes there!
Nunes is looking to improve his position but Moody isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes stops Moody from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Moody content just to control the position here.
Moody seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Nunes is holding on tight.
Moody tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nunes tries to hold on but Moody pushes him away.
Nunes tries to reverse the position but Moody maintains control.
Nunes is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moody trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moody is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Nunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moody throws a sloppy head kick and Nunes moves out of range easily.
Nunes tries to counter by clinching up but Moody breaks away and moves out of range.
Moody looks to land a right hand but Nunes moved out of range.
Nunes looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Moody takes a swing at Nunes's ribcage but misses.
Nunes takes the fight into the clinch.
Moody misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Moody scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moody misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but Moody blocks it.
Moody swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Moody will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Moody lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Moody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moody throws a jab when Nunes was well out of range.
Nunes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moody misses with a looping left.
Moody misses with a looping left.
Tommy Moody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Moody - just one landing.
Nunes has closed the distance and engaged Moody in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moody.
Moody misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nunes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moody lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Nunes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moody misses with some punches.
Moody pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Moody misses with a body punch.
Moody on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nunes.
Nunes jumps guard but Moody stands there with Nunes around his waist. Nunes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moody throws an elbow that misses.
Moody fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nunes tries to pull guard but Moody forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Moody misses with some punches.
Nunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Moody blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moody softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Moody throws a punch but it's blocked by Nunes.
Nunes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moody lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Moody.
Moody working aggressively here.
Nunes tries to land knees in the clinch but Moody avoids the damage to the body.
Moody wants to get back to striking at distance but Nunes won't allow it.
Nunes tries to pull guard but Moody forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateus Nunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes lands a good knee to the midsection. Moody won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from Moody fails to land.
Nunes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moody just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moody misses with a punch on the inside.
Nunes misses with a knee to the head.
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.
Moody misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nunes lands a knee to the body.
Nunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moody throws a head punch that misses.
Moody swings wildly with an uppercut but Nunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nunes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nunes fails to pull guard.
Nunes blocking some punches.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Moody blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Moody.
A body shot lands from Moody.
Moody working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nunes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Moody.
Moody throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moody lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Moody.
Moody swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moody throws a head punch that misses.
Moody misses with the head strike.
Moody lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moody lands with a light punch inside.
Moody misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moody throws an elbow but misses.
Moody blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moody misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nunes scores with a knee to the head.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moody has a couple of punches blocked by Nunes.
Moody has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee calls for Nunes to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moody.
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!
Moody misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nunes.
Tommy Moody seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moody lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nunes successfully pulls guard.
Nunes looking for a guillotine here but Moody defends easily.
Moody works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Moody is trying to control the action in half guard but Nunes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moody tries to stand and escape but Nunes is controlling the position.
Moody seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nunes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nunes tries to roll over but Moody keeps him under control.
Moody seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nunes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Moody comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moody 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Moody!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Moody thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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