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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evangelista Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Sheilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Sheilds struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jake Sheilds has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Evangelista Nunes's chin.
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180 lbs
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180 cm
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186 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evangelista Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Sheilds!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheilds manages to avoid it.
Sheilds takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nunes throws a right and a left that Sheilds avoids nicely.
Nunes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sheilds's sensitive parts.
Nunes throws a big shot that misses.
Nunes delivers a nice body kick.
Sheilds will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sheilds fails to land the takedown.
Nunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sheilds throws a head kick that misses
and Nunes counters with a big head kick but Sheilds shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheilds changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nunes tries to avoid it but Sheilds manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nunes to the ground. Nunes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Evangelista Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Sheilds.
Sheilds takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sheilds looks gassed!
Nunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Sheilds dodges the punch combination from Nunes.
Sheilds manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nunes on his heels. He'll look to pass Nunes's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nunes trying to control the position.
Nunes looking for a sweep. Not yet Nunes, not yet.
Sheilds is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunes working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheilds working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nunes's head.
Sheilds must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nunes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sheilds doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sheilds manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sheilds with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sheilds is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sheilds throws an elbow that misses. Nunes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sheilds's guard. Nice move by Nunes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nunes wants to control from the top but Sheilds keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sheilds can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nunes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sheilds has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sheilds keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nunes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheilds keeps working.
Nunes trying to pass the guard but Sheilds defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds is looking to improve his position.
Sheilds is pressing down on Nunes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sheilds controlling Nunes's posture.
Nunes won't allow Sheilds to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheilds keeping full guard, as Nunes tries to pass.
Nunes trying to control but Sheilds is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evangelista Nunes dominated that 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.
Sheilds on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nunes. Nunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Nunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheilds.
Sheilds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nunes lands with a slapping head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nunes.
Sheilds shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nunes sprawls well. Nunes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sheilds gets slowly back to his feet.
Sheilds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Evangelista Nunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Nunes as Sheilds shoots in.
Evangelista Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Sheilds.
Sheilds shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sheilds scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nunes is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sheilds is breathing heavily.
Sheilds wants to control from the top but Nunes keeps moving.
Sheilds throwing strikes but missing.
Sheilds looking to pass the guard.
Nunes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sheilds trying to control the position from guard on top but Nunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nunes is looking for a triangle but Sheilds pushes his legs off easily.
Nunes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sheilds doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sheilds manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sheilds scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sheilds tries to free his leg and advance position but Nunes is retaining full guard.
Nunes working a defensive guard here.
Nunes is looking for a triangle but Sheilds pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheilds is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sheilds lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sheilds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nunes looking for a sweep. Not yet Nunes, not yet.
Nunes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sheilds keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nunes's head.
Jake Sheilds has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sheilds is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sheilds lands a couple of digs.
Nunes is trying to control the position but Sheilds postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds forces his way into half guard.
Nunes taking some punishment here, with Sheilds in his half guard.
Nunes is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheilds lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Nunes! More strikes land and this one is all over! Sheilds jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Sheilds!
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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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