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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demon Knight struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.5lbs 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. Diego Nunes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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157 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demon Knight!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Knight avoids the head kick by Nunes.
Knight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Horrible takedown by Knight or perhaps it was just good defense by Nunes which made him look bad.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Knight.
Nunes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nunes wants it to stay on the feet.
Nunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nunes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knight's calf.
Nunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Knight looks winded!
Knight tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nunes counters with a good low kick that Knight was not able to check.
A head kick misses from Nunes.
Nunes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knight's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses.
Knight takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nunes.
Nunes works to advance to full mount. Knight defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Knight is working to get back to half guard.
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 is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes lands a body shot.
Nunes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Knight shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nunes counters with a head kick.
Diego Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demon Knight.
Nunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nunes.
Knight takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Knight tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nunes lands a head kick. Knight smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes scores with a head kick. Knight tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Knight takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
Nunes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nunes.
Nunes misses with a head kick.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses.
Nunes misses with a head kick.
Nunes works Knight's body with a nice hook.
Knight takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nunes scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knight.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Nunes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nunes, right into the meat.
Nunes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Knight takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nunes lands a head kick. Knight smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nunes counters with a head kick. That will keep Knight thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nunes.
Nunes trying to control the action but Knight is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Nunes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Knight looks to clinch
and Nunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nunes lands with a slapping head kick.
Nunes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knight shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nunes counters with a head kick. That will keep Knight thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Diego Nunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nunes circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knight takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nunes lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes lands with a kick to the temple. Knight shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nunes.
Nunes just content to control the position.
Nunes stands up.
Nunes scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nunes counters with a leg kick.
Diego Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demon Knight.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diego Nunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Nunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight avoids the head kick by Nunes.
Nunes throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Knight misses.
Nunes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight gets caught flat footed, as Nunes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nunes stands and steps away. Knight gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nunes lands with a nice body kick.
Nunes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knight can do to turn this around?
Good leg kick by Nunes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nunes gets tackled into the cage by Knight. Knight maintains the clinch.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nunes lands a leg kick that knocks Knight off balance momentarily.
Nunes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nunes lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes controlling from the top position.
Nunes gets to his feet - Knight follows without any prompting.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nunes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes advances nicely into full mount.
Nunes gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Nunes dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Knight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nunes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knight takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Knight 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.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Nunes is out of range.
Nunes lands a slapping body shot.
Nunes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nunes scores with a head kick. Knight tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight blocks a head kick by Nunes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Nunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes leaves Knight with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Nunes.
Nunes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Nunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knight. That did some damage!
Nunes lands with a cross.
Knight blocks a head kick by Nunes.
Knight's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick from Nunes lands but Knight takes it in his stride.
A head kick from Nunes lands but Knight takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes lands a head kick. Knight smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Knight wants to clinch up but Nunes keeps it at a distance.
Nunes lands a right hook to the body.
Knight steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nunes. That one must have hurt.
Nunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunes lands a high kick!
Nunes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nunes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nunes, right into the meat.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes connects with a high kick.
Nunes is looking to wear down Knight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knight connects with the punch.
Nunes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Knight quickly recovers to half guard.
Nunes trying to control the action but Knight is working from the bottom.
Nunes trying to control the pace.
Nunes is trying to control the action in half guard but Knight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nunes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Knight!
Nunes content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nunes is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knight's head.
Demon Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego Nunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nunes dives in and scores a takedown into Knight's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Nunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nunes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Nunes!
Post fight, an emotional Diego Nunes said 'well that was easy. haha didnt expect he would suck that bad. but guess he wanted to change his face the hard way. well well one step closer to the title. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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