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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Borges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Nutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Nutter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matheus Borges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Nutter!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borges ducks under a wild hook from Nutter.
Nutter throws a jab when Borges was well out of range.
Borges tries to keep at a distance but Nutter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nutter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
Borges is working for takedown but Nutter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nutter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Borges with that takedown attempt.
Borges has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Borges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nutter tries to clinch but Borges is having none of it.
Nutter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borges fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nutter tries to clinch up but Borges circles away and keeps his distance.
Brandon Nutter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutter misses with a straight left.
Nutter pushes Borges up against the cage in a clinch.
Nutter gets through Borges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Borges drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nutter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nutter clinches up against the cage.
Borges wants a takedown.
Nutter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nutter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nutter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borges closes the distance and clinches up with Nutter, looking for a takedown. Borges pushes Nutter against the cage but Nutter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutter fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Nutter misses.
Borges circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nutter tries to clinch up.
Nutter rushes Borges and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nutter breaks the clinch.
Nutter tries to close the distance and clinch but Borges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nutter tries to clinch but Borges moves out of range.
Nutter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nutter wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nutter has Borges up against the cage in a clinch.
Nutter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nutter tries to clinch but Borges is having none of it.
Borges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nutter tries to clinch but Borges moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nutter misses the target.
Borges circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four 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.
Borges shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Borges was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nutter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Borges is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nutter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Borges landing punches.
Nutter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nutter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Borges. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Borges lands a nice shot to the head.
Borges lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Borges.
Borges scoring with strikes but Nutter is staying in there.
Borges with a couple of short strikes.
Borges looking to finish Nutter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nutter!
Borges postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nutter looks a forlorn figure.
Borges postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nutter looks a forlorn figure.
Borges is landing with some decent strikes but Nutter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Nutter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nutter doesn't manage to clinch there - Borges circles away.
Nutter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nutter stuffs the takedown attempt from Borges. Borges gets slowly back to his feet.
Nutter misses with a hook.
Nutter takes a swing at Borges's ribcage but misses.
Nutter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Borges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nutter tries to clinch but Borges is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nutter tests Borges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Matheus Borges has been cut.
Borges will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutter is looking to clinch but Borges is avoiding it.
Borges fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Borges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borges looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nutter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Borges stops Nutter from standing up.
Nutter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Borges makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nutter has his feet on Borges's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Borges takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Borges slips a jab and a cross from Nutter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nutter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nutter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nutter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nutter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borges moves away.
Borges circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nutter takes a swing at Borges's ribcage but misses.
Borges fails with a takedown attempt.
Borges moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutter tries to clinch up.
Brandon Nutter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borges keeps the fight on the outside.
Nutter misses with a low kick.
Borges fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nutter tries to clinch but Borges is having none of it.
Nutter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Nutter misses.
Borges keeps the fight on the outside.
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.
Nutter moves in looking to clinch but Borges pushes him off.
Nutter tries to close the distance and clinch but Borges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borges fails with a takedown attempt.
Borges keeps the fight on the outside.
Borges looks for a takedown but Nutter sprawls well.
Nutter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nutter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nutter wants to clinch up but Borges keeps it at a distance.
Brandon Nutter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nutter is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Nutter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matheus Borges's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nutter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nutter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nutter moves in looking to clinch but Borges pushes him off.
Nutter throws a right hand that Borges ducks under and follows up with a left that Borges also avoids with ease.
Nutter tries to clinch but Borges is having none of it.
Nutter misses with the combination.
Nutter is looking to clinch but Borges is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borges shoots in for a double leg but Nutter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nutter wants to clinch up but Borges keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutter doesn't manage to clinch there - Borges circles away.
Nutter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nutter moves into the clinch.
Nutter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borges backwards.
Nutter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nutter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nutter darts in and clinches Borges up against the cage.
Nutter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nutter moves in looking to clinch but Borges pushes him off.
Borges circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borges circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borges gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Borges landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borges scoring with punches and elbows.
Borges working the ground and pound.
Borges scoring with punches from side control.
Borges cracks Nutter with a big right hand but Nutter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Borges landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Borges in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Borges lands a nice forearm strike.
Borges looks up at the clock and then as Nutter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Borges smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Borges landing strikes.
Borges cracks Nutter with a big right hand but Nutter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Borges creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nutter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Borges off and has taken his back!
Nutter is trying to stick to Borges's back but Borges is turning into Nutter. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nutter's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Borges.
Nutter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Borges is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nutter has momentary wrist control but Borges slips an elbow through the middle.
Borges chips away with some ground and pound.
Borges landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borges working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Borges postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Borges postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Borges makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nutter wants to stand and escape but Borges is having none of it.
Borges distracts Nutter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Borges looking to pass the guard.
Nutter controls Borges momentarily but Borges frees himself.
Borges works over Nutter with some ground and pound from guard.
Borges stopping the sweep attempt from Nutter.
Nutter has momentary wrist control but Borges slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borges working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Borges working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borges accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borges connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borges accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nutter 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.
Borges advances to half guard.
Borges prevents Nutter from standing back up.
Nutter taking some punishment here, with Borges in his half guard.
Borges is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Borges working Nutter over with strikes.
Borges is nestled in close to Nutter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Borges working Nutter over with strikes.
Borges working Nutter over with strikes.
Borges slips a nice elbow through Nutter's hands, connecting with Nutter's forehead.
Matheus Borges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandon Nutter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borges has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Borges lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matheus Borges showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nutter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Nutter!
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energy
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RATING
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