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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Nery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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170 cm
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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Williams!
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, Zack Nery!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nery shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Nery bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams throws a series of punches but Nery avoids them all with ease.
Nery manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Williams on his heels. He'll look to pass Williams's guard now, I'm sure.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Nery from controlling successfully.
Nery passes Williams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nery seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nery works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nery can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape.
Nery looking to finish with strikes here!
Nery lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williams hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nery controlling the pace for now.
Nery working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nery with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nery looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nery postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Williams looks a forlorn figure.
Nery looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nery wants to finish this one by submission but Williams is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nery.
Nery stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nery closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nery is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Williams!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nery is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Williams has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nery looking to secure an arm triangle but Williams defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Nery dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nery misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Nery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Steve Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Nery.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Nery, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nery fails with a takedown attempt.
Nery is breathing heavily.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams throws a right hand that Nery ducks under and follows up with a left that Nery also avoids with ease.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nery takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nery checks the leg kick nicely there.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Nery bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nery shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a combination. Nery sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Nery shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Nery bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nery on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nery changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Nery manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nery shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams cracks Nery with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nery.
Nery shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Nery's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Nery backpedaling.
Williams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nery back to the cage. Williams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Williams dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams digs a good body shot into Nery's ribs.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nery has a takedown stuffed.
Nery throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nery off to one side.
Nery bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zack Nery has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nery is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Williams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nery is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Williams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nery throws an elbow but Williams slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nery tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nery tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nery has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nery wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams pushes Nery away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nery gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nery remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Nery tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nery has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nery sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nery working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nery controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nery is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nery is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Williams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nery thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Nery comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nery 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Nery!
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hype
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RATING
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