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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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173 cm
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165 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
22
165 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amun Ra! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Nunes! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ra throws a shot from downtown. Nunes moves away and avoids it. Nunes moves away from the strike by Ra. Nunes gets caught flat footed, as Ra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Ra throwing strikes from guard but Nunes blocks nicely. Ra chips away with some ground and pound. Ra 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. Ra trying to control but Nunes is working from the bottom. Ra is looking to work some ground and pound but Nunes has wrist control. Ra throwing strikes but missing. Ra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ra looking to sit in guard and control but Nunes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Ra wants to sweep here but Nunes controlling him for the moment. Ra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nunes's guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Ra lands a couple of decent looking shots. Ra throws a big elbow that misses. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Nunes keeping moving, preventing Ra from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nunes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Ra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Ra has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nunes can do anything to dispel that myth. Nunes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ra. Ra pushing down on Nunes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nunes taking some punishment here, with Ra in his half guard. Ra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Nunes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Nunes taking some punishment here, with Ra in his half guard. Ra is keen to just control but Nunes is a slippery customer. Ra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Nunes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Nunes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ra. Ra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nunes keeps working. Nunes has hold of Ra's hands but Ra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Nunes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ra. Ra lands a couple of digs.
Nunes is rocked! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ra gets to his feet and stands over Nunes, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Nunes felt that one! Ra unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Nunes from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amun Ra!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
37% |
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