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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between shuli de leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes has chosen Alive as his entrance music. shuli de leon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, shuli de leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from de leon.
de leon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
de leon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
de leon gets to his feet. Nunes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nunes with a poor takedown
and de leon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de leon decides to return to a standing position.
de leon forces Nunes back against the cage and clinches.
de leon breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
de leon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nunes looks gassed!
de leon 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 looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
de leon lands strikes from half guard.
de leon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nunes keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de leon stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Nunes to get to his feet.
Nunes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and de leon counters with a shoot takedown. Nunes fights it but they end up in guard.
shuli de leon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Nunes.
de leon trying to control the position from guard on top but Nunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nunes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
de leon trying to control but Nunes is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de leon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nunes, up you get!
de leon gets the takedown into side control.
de leon working the ground and pound.
de leon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nunes keeps working.
Nunes wants to get back to his feet but de leon drags him back down.
de leon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nunes to see if he's OK.
de leon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nunes keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of shuli de leon.
de leon has managed to clinch.
de leon has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nunes regains guard immediately.
de leon postures up.
Nunes is working an open guard so de leon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
de leon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. de leon showed some decent athleticism there.
de leon is looking to take a break and control but Nunes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nunes pushes de leon off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by de leon.
de leon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nunes's legs.
de leon stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nunes has his takedown stuffed
and de leon moves into the clinch.
Nunes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
de leon breaks the clinch.
Nunes misses with a takedown attempt
and de leon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de leon dodges an elbow strike from Nunes.
de leon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nunes tries to keep at a distance but de leon has taken the fight into the clinch.
de leon goes for a takedown attempt but Nunes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
shuli de leon dominated that round.
That's time! de leon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nunes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
de leon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nunes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
de leon wants to control but Nunes is keeping busy.
de leon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
de leon tries to strike from the bottom.
de leon wants to stand up but Nunes is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de leon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
de leon trying to control the position.
de leon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nunes's guard.
de leon stands up from Nunes's guard - de leon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nunes with a poor takedown
and de leon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nunes's guard now.
de leon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and de leon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by de leon.
de leon pulls Nunes into guard.
de leon keeping moving, preventing Nunes from controlling successfully.
Nunes wants to pass the guard but de leon is keeping the position.
de leon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nunes controls the pace.
Nunes trying to control the position from guard on top but de leon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
de leon trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de leon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nunes won't allow de leon to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nunes tries to clinch up
and de leon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nunes won't be happy with that.
Nunes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but de leon is controlling him well.
de leon is looking to take a break and control but Nunes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nunes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with de leon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de leon tries for a kimura but Nunes is defending well.
de leon is looking to take a break and control but Nunes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
de leon scores with a couple of short elbows.
de leon decides to stand back up. de leon steps back and let's Nunes get back to his feet.
shuli de leon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and de leon counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
shuli de leon dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
de leon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nunes sprawls well initially but de leon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
de leon trying to control from half guard but Nunes is working away.
Nunes is trying to stand.
de leon wants to control but Nunes is keeping him busy.
de leon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
de leon 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from de leon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de leon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nunes looking for a sweep but de leon has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Nunes is squirming around, avoiding de leon's attempts to control the action.
de leon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nunes tries to lock up and control but de leon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
de leon with a couple of short strikes.
de leon lands with some strikes.
de leon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nunes can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de leon is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nunes has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nunes!
Nunes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of de leon is proving hard to escape from.
de leon working a defensive guard here.
de leon wants to sweep here but Nunes controlling him for the moment.
de leon is trying to keep Nunes in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de leon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nunes is one step ahead there.
de leon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nunes fails with the takedown
and de leon moves into the clinch.
Nunes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. de leon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
de leon successfully pulls guard.
Nunes postures up.
Nunes wants to stand but de leon is controlling his posture from full guard.
shuli de leon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
de leon is trying to keep Nunes in close.
Nunes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
de leon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nunes postures up.
de leon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gabriel Nunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nunes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as de leon holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
shuli de leon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well de leon 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... shuli de leon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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