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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holy Diver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Nunes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Holy Diver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustavo Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nunes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nunes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nunes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Diver can't escape the position.
Nunes wants to finish this one by submission but Diver is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nunes.
Nunes controlling the position easily from mount.
Nunes has hold of Diver's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Diver manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Diver on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diver tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diver holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nunes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nunes looking to control but Diver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nunes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nunes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nunes trying to control but Diver is having none of it.
Nunes controlling the pace for now.
Nunes is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Nunes has a takedown stuffed.
Nunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diver dives in and scores a takedown into Nunes's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nunes trying to keep a closed guard but Diver is proving a slippery customer.
Nunes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nunes has his feet on Diver's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Diver misses with an uppercut. Nunes saw that one coming.
Nunes shoots for a double leg takedown but Diver sprawls well. He's pushed Nunes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diver is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nunes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diver really is a fat lump.
Nice sprawl there from Diver as Nunes shoots in.
Holy Diver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Nunes.
Diver fails to land the takedown.
Nunes tries to score with a low kick but Diver moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes shoots in but Diver avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diver looks for a takedown but Nunes sprawls well.
Diver shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nunes is trying to defend but Diver finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nunes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunes trying to keep a closed guard but Diver is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Nunes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nunes stuffs the takedown attempt from Diver. Diver gets slowly back to his feet.
Holy Diver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nunes as he jumps to the side.
Diver shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nunes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holy Diver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diver shoots in but Nunes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Holy Diver has been cut.
Diver lands with a hook. Nunes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nunes is looking to land body kicks.
Nunes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diver shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diver showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nunes pushes Diver off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes shoots in but no luck this time.
Diver looks for a takedown but Nunes sprawls well.
Nunes moves into the clinch successfully.
Diver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nunes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Diver has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nunes after a bit of a struggle.
Nunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diver.
Nunes closes the distance and pushes Diver back into the cage.
Nunes jumps into guard, dragging Diver to the mat.
Nunes working a defensive guard here.
Nunes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Diver is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is trying to take his opponent's back.
Nunes controlling from the full mount.
Diver might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nunes moves to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Diver knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Diver for a finish.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Nunes. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Nunes throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Nunes is riding his opponent, not letting Diver buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Diver is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Nunes has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Diver taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gustavo Nunes!
Gustavo Nunes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
31% |
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