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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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173 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jordan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jordan moves out of range of the strikes.
Nunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan is just out of range.
Jordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jordan fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Nunes misses the target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Jordan controls his hands.
Nunes letting Jordan take a breather here.
Jordan continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Jordan prevents Nunes from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan taking a breather.
Jordan lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Rogerio Nunes has been cut.
Nunes can't break the clinch.
Nunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Nunes letting Jordan take a breather here.
Nunes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nunes is trying to break the clinch but Jordan is controlling him.
Jordan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nunes is looking to break free of the clinch but Jordan has double underhooks.
Nunes has had enough of the clinch but Jordan keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nunes as Jordan tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Francis Jordan.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan moves away.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nunes scores with a decent looking hook.
Nunes lands a nice hook to Jordan's body. Jordan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nunes thows a body shot but no joy.
Jordan tries to clinch
and Nunes counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Nunes misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nunes looks to throw the jab but Jordan is out of range.
Jordan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jordan wants to clinch
enabling Nunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Jordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rogerio Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nunes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a head kick but Nunes moves out of range.
Jordan tries to clinch up
and Jordan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nunes misses with an uppercut.
Jordan moves out of range as Nunes strikes.
Jordan thumps Nunes with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jordan moves in looking to clinch but Nunes pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rogerio Nunes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rogerio Nunes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jordan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jordan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nunes to score with a decent uppercut.
Jordan tries to clinch up but Nunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Jordan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jordan slips under a jab from Nunes.
Jordan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jordan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nunes if he has to take too many more of those.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch but Nunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Jordan.
Nunes misses with a hook.
Nunes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jordan tries to clinch up.
Jordan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nunes.
Jordan has closed the distance and engaged Nunes in a clinch.
Nunes misses with some punches.
Nunes throws a head punch that misses.
Jordan tries to stall but Nunes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Nunes has denied him.
Nunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Jordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Jordan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nunes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nunes digs a right hand into Jordan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jordan's gas tank.
Jordan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jordan darts in trying to clinch
and Nunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jordan is looking to clinch.
Jordan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jordan moves in looking to clinch but Nunes pushes him off.
Nunes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Francis Jordan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jordan ducks under a wild hook from Nunes.
Nunes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nunes throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
Nunes misses with a right hand
and Jordan counters with a head kick.
Nunes scores with a jab to the head.
Nunes throws a hook but Jordan avoids it easily.
Nunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nunes looks to land a right hand but Jordan moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jordan moves into the clinch successfully.
Jordan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Nunes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rogerio Nunes's cut.
That's time! Nunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jordan tries to clinch there but Nunes circles away.
Nunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nunes missing with a left hand there. Jordan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jordan is looking to clinch.
Nunes throws a series of punches but Jordan avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan wants to clinch up but Nunes keeps it at a distance.
Jordan wants to clinch.
Jordan tries to clinch there but Nunes circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan has closed the distance and engaged Nunes in a clinch.
Nunes lands a right hand.
It looks like Francis Jordan has been cut.
Jordan misses with a knee strike.
Nunes pushes Jordan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nunes can't break the clinch.
Nunes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jordan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nunes's defenses.
Jordan taking a breather.
Nunes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nunes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nunes takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jordan seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Nunes is leaning against Jordan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jordan scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nunes as Jordan tries to tie him up.
Nunes dodges an elbow strike from Jordan.
Rogerio Nunes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jordan missing with knees to the body.
Nunes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jordan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nunes up against the cage.
Nunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jordan scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nunes blocks it with crossed arms.
Nunes is leaning against Jordan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jordan missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Nunes.
Nunes scores with a shot to the side of Jordan's head.
Nunes pushes Jordan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nunes blocks the elbow strike.
Nunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Nunes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nunes tries to break the clinch but Jordan is controlling the position.
Jordan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nunes is keeping busy.
Nunes working hard to break the clinch.
Jordan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nunes's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jordan tries to stall but Nunes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Nunes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jordan looking to throw knees to the head but Nunes is blocking nicely.
Jordan is looking to control Nunes's arms but Nunes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jordan has his back to the cage.
Nunes tries a body shot but Jordan blocks it.
Nice elbow from Jordan.
Nunes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jordan lands a nice knee to the body.
Nunes working aggressively here.
Francis Jordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogerio Nunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nunes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Francis Jordan.
I think Nunes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio Nunes!
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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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