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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Bonaventure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pitbull- Hey Baby. Bonaventure is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Maino - Remember My Name . 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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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jefferson Bonaventure!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Bonaventure.
Bonaventure throws a head kick but Nunes moves out of range.
Bonaventure lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nunes takes a step back to recover.
Bonaventure misses with a hook. Nunes ducked under it nicely.
Nunes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonaventure sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nunes somewhat.
Bonaventure pushes Nunes up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonaventure lands with a short shot to the head.
Nunes wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Nunes fails to land.
Bonaventure manages to break the clinch.
Bonaventure swinging wildly here.
Bonaventure throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonaventure slips a jab and a cross from Nunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaventure swings widly with a right hand
and Nunes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bonaventure slips a jab and a cross from Nunes.
Bonaventure throws the left hand but Nunes avoids the punch easily.
Nunes throws a nice looking combination but Bonaventure bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nunes tries to bum rush Bonaventure with a series of wild strikes but Bonaventure uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jefferson Bonaventure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonaventure throws a combination. Nunes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bonaventure 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.
Bonaventure misses with a lunging right hand
and Nunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bonaventure slips under a jab from Nunes.
Bonaventure feints a jab promting Nunes to slip. Bonaventure then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nunes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bonaventure scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaventure throws a lazy right hand but Nunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonaventure thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonaventure avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nunes tries to land a front kick but Bonaventure steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nunes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonaventure circles away.
Nunes misses with a double jab.
Nunes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bonaventure.
Bonaventure throws out a powerful jab.
Bonaventure throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
Bonaventure fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice cross by Bonaventure.
Nunes shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonaventure tries to sprawl out of it but Nunes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bonaventure manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaventure connects with a single shot there.
Nunes fakes the leg kick and cracks Bonaventure in the body.
Bonaventure tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonaventure rushes Nunes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nunes fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bonaventure.
Bonaventure wants to break free but Nunes has control.
Nunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Bonaventure gets an underhook and turns Nunes into the cage.
Nunes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bonaventure's efforts to push away.
Bonaventure blocks a body shot from Nunes.
Bonaventure is trying to break the clinch but Nunes is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaventure escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Nunes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonaventure lands the left hand.
Nunes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonaventure lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bonaventure swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nunes scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jefferson Bonaventure has been cut.
Bonaventure looks gassed!
Nunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nunes shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonaventure tries to sprawl out of it but Nunes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bonaventure manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonaventure avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonaventure cracks Nunes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jefferson Bonaventure will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jefferson Bonaventure's cut.
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.
Nunes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bonaventure pinned against the cage. Bonaventure gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jefferson Bonaventure seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonaventure misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nunes.
Bonaventure throws a series of punches but Nunes moves out of range.
Bonaventure lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Bonaventure does it's job there.
Bonaventure has managed to clinch.
Nunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bonaventure pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonaventure throws a jab but it's blocked by Nunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaventure tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - Bonaventure coming out on top.
Bonaventure tries to close the distance and clinch but Nunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonaventure moves into range and clinches up with Nunes.
Nunes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonaventure has him pressed against the cage.
Bonaventure is trying to break free.
Nunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonaventure swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonaventure tries to bum rush Nunes with a series of wild strikes but Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nunes misses with a two punch combination.
Bonaventure pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nunes tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Nunes misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaventure missing with a left hand there. Nunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonaventure.
Bonaventure is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.
Nunes walks into a stiff left hand from Bonaventure.
Bonaventure tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nunes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Bonaventure throws a head kick but Nunes moves out of range.
Bonaventure is breathing heavily.
Bonaventure throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Bonaventure.
Bonaventure pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a right and a left that Bonaventure avoids nicely.
Nunes digs a good hook to Bonaventure's body.
Nunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nunes looks for a takedown but Bonaventure sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonaventure throws a nice looking combination but Nunes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nunes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonaventure cracks Nunes with a good jab.
Bonaventure might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nunes misses with a wild combination.
Bonaventure slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonaventure lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaventure misses with a head kick.
Bonaventure throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nunes counters with a left and a right that stings Bonaventure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonaventure misses with a lunging right hand
and Nunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nunes is looking to score with low kicks.
Bonaventure avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jefferson Bonaventure is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonaventure wants to clinch.
Nunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaventure doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunes circles away.
Bonaventure is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jefferson Bonaventure will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jefferson Bonaventure'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.
Bonaventure misses with a double jab
and Nunes counters with a two punch combo.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses.
Nunes throws a series of punches but Bonaventure moves out of range.
Nunes misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Nunes. Those never looked like landing.
Nunes moves out of range of the strikes.
Nunes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonaventure moves away.
Nunes has a takedown stuffed.
Bonaventure scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bonaventure wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaventure throws a poor cross that misses
and Nunes counters with a one-two to the body.
Bonaventure throws a lazy right hand but Nunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nunes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bonaventure's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nunes stops Bonaventure from standing up.
Bonaventure has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nunes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonaventure blocks the leg kick.
Bonaventure throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nunes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bonaventure won't be happy with that.
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!
Bonaventure is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes advances to mount.
Bonaventure stops Nunes from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Nunes swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bonaventure is now in Nunes's guard. A big mistake from Nunes there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes wants to get back to his feet but Bonaventure is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunes looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bonaventure has picked Nunes up and slammed him! Nunes can't keep hold of the triangle and Bonaventure manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nunes struggling a bit here.
Nunes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nunes is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaventure stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Nunes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bonaventure 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Antonio Nunes!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Antonio Nunes!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Antonio Nunes!
Antonio Nunes wins by unanimous decision!
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