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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zac Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes comes into the arena with Alive blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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158 lbs
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BJJ White 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zac Fair!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Fair as Nunes shoots in.
Nunes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fair closes the distance and clinches.
Fair manages to pull guard.
Fair wants to get back to his feet but Nunes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nunes preventing the sweep.
Fair controlling the position.
Fair wants to get back to his feet but Nunes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fair looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair keeping moving, preventing Nunes from controlling successfully.
Nunes wants to stand but Fair is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown but Fair shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gabriel Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fair rushes Nunes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nunes is trying to drag Fair to the mat but Fair just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Nunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fair wants a takedown.
Fair changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nunes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nunes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fair circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fair shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nunes is trying to defend but Fair finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fair seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fair working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fair lands a nice short elbow.
Nunes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fair.
Fair is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nunes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fair scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fair is trying to work for a kimura but Nunes is defending well.
Nunes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fair scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunes taking some punishment here, with Fair in his half guard.
Fair scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fair is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nunes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fair missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fair 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fair lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nunes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fair scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four 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.
Fair lands with a punch from half guard.
Fair lands with a punch from half guard.
Fair seems to be looking for submissions.
Nunes has hold of Fair's hands but Fair slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fair throws a strike but Nunes avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fair thows a big elbow that misses.
Fair landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fair working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nunes's head.
Nunes controls Fair momentarily but Fair frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zac Fair dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nunes misses with a takedown
and Fair counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fair with a nice head shot there.
Nunes wants to stand and escape but Fair is having none of it.
Nunes has momentary wrist control but Fair slips an elbow through the middle.
Nunes wants to stand up but Fair is controlling him.
Nunes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fair manages to get himself to full guard.
Nunes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nunes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair pulls Nunes in close to prevent any damage.
Nunes wants to get up but he can't break Fair's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nunes wants to stand and escape but instead Fair has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fair scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fair prevents Nunes from getting back to his feet.
Fair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fair postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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 wants to get back to his feet but Fair is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nunes shoots and misses
and Fair counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nunes!
Fair lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Fair.
Nunes bucks up and throws Fair to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Nunes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fair counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nunes!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Nunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fair is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nunes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fair unloading with bombs!
Nunes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zac Fair has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nunes is in a horrible position here. Fair smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nunes tries to reverse the position but Fair maintains control.
Fair pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fair fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fair scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nunes?
Fair swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nunes is now in Fair's guard. A big mistake from Fair there, giving up the dominant position!
Fair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nunes stays in close to Fair's body and controls the position.
Nunes preventing the sweep.
Fair has a closed guard, preventing Nunes from standing 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 trying to control but Fair is working from the bottom.
Fair 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.
Nunes is looking to stand up but Fair won't let him.
Fair pulls Nunes in close to prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nunes tries to clinch
and Fair decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nunes's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fair postures up and lands a big shot to Nunes's brow.
Nunes has momentary wrist control but Fair slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zac Fair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nunes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fair counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fair lands a couple of digs.
Nunes throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fair working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nunes's head.
Fair postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fair throws and elbow that misses. Nunes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fair's guard. Nice move by Nunes!
Fair not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nunes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fair tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fair has his foot on Nunes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nunes works his way back into a safe position though.
Fair wants to stand up but Nunes is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes stands up and waves to Fair to follow him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nunes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nunes lands in his opponent's guard.
Nunes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fair, up you get!
Nunes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fair counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fair looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair thows a huge punch but Nunes dodges it nicely.
Fair seems to be working for a kimura but Nunes defends the submission attempt.
Nunes tries to get to full guard but Fair has control of the leg.
Nunes looking for a kimura from the bottom but Fair passes into side control!
Nunes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fair is working to tighten is grip on Nunes's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Nunes has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Fair is really squeezing tight and eventually Nunes passes out! Fair breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Zac Fair!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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