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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rasheed Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evangelista Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kendrick Lamar - HiiiPower. Nunes has chosen Never Be Alone as his entrance music. Evangelista Nunes struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.0lbs 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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
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185 cm
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204 lbs
13 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rasheed Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Evangelista Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Willis.
Nunes has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Willis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nunes being controlled against the cage.
Nunes manages to break the clinch.
Nunes connects with a leg kick. Willis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Willis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Willis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nunes. Nunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Nunes connects with a solid leg kick.
Nunes has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nunes lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rasheed Willis has been cut.
Nunes is trying to stall.
Willis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Willis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Willis swings wildly with an uppercut but Nunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willis tries to stall but Nunes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nunes lands a good knee to the midsection. Willis won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nunes blocking some punches.
Nunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Willis trying to stall but Nunes improves his position.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Willis blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nunes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nunes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nunes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Willis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nunes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nunes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Willis.
Willis wants to clinch.
Nunes throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis slips a straight right by Nunes.
Nunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Willis. That did some damage!
Nunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nunes lands a nice shot that snaps Willis's head back.
Nunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Willis shoots in for a takedown but Nunes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nunes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Willis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nunes sprawls well. Nunes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willis gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasheed Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Willis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nunes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.
Nunes misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nunes.
Nunes sizes up Willis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Nunes blocks the leg kick.
Nunes is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nunes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Willis somewhat.
Willis moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evangelista Nunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rasheed Willis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Willis lands with a shot to the body.
Nunes lands with a shot to the body.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nunes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Nunes.
Nunes misses with a body kick.
Nunes drops Willis with a beautiful combination! Willis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nunes is looking for the KO!
Willis is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Willis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Willis seems to have got his legs back now.
Nunes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Willis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nunes tries to avoid it but Willis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nunes to the ground. Nunes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Willis misses with a double jab.
Nunes lands a left and a right that send Willis crashing to the mat, dazed. Nunes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Willis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Evangelista Nunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nunes leaves Willis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nunes lands a big head kick that sends Willis tumbling to the mat! Nunes takes a step backwards and waves Willis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Willis is defended easily by Nunes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasheed Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes connects with a leg kick. Willis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nunes.
Willis throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
Nunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Willis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Nunes tenderised Willis's leg. Willis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nunes thuds a left hand into Willis's body.
Evangelista Nunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nunes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Willis back to the cage. Nunes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Willis tries to clinch but Nunes moves away
and Nunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes cracks Willis with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Willis looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nunes finish him?
Evangelista Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nunes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis looking to control but instead Nunes has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Willis wants to work for an arm triangle but Nunes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Willis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nunes sees it coming and defends easily.
Nunes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Willis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Willis's back!
Willis is trying to remain composed but Nunes is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Willis tries to escape but Nunes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes biding his time, controlling Willis.
Nunes is looking to control Willis but Willis is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The referee is taking a good look at Willis as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Nunes!
Nunes looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Willis trying to control the hands but Nunes breaks the grip.
Willis showing good submission defense here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willis is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Can Willis hold on?! Nunes is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evangelista Nunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rasheed Willis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Willis moves out of range of the body kick.
Nunes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nunes lands with a nice body punch.
Nunes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Willis avoids a kick to the body.
Rasheed Willis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nunes wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.
Willis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Willis moves out of range of the body kick from Nunes.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Willis.
Willis shoots in but Nunes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes lunges at Willis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Willis's hand.
Willis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Willis throws a right and a left that Nunes avoids nicely.
Nunes misses with a leg kick.
Nunes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nunes throws a front kick that sends Willis stumbling back into the cage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nunes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nunes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Nunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Nunes.
Nice body kick from Nunes.
Nunes feints and then cracks Willis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Willis down.
Nunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nunes.
Willis ducks right into an uppercut from Nunes.
Nunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Willis. That did some damage!
Nunes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Willis's calf.
Nunes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes lands a big head kick that sends Willis tumbling to the mat! Nunes takes a step backwards and waves Willis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nunes. Nunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Willis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nunes.
Willis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nunes is looking to slow Willis down with leg kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Nunes. Those never looked like landing.
Willis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nunes scores with a nice body kick.
Willis avoids a kick to the body.
Nunes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nunes scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nunes, right into the meat.
Nunes lands a nice looking body kick.
Nunes delivers a nice body kick.
Nunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rasheed Willis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nunes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Nunes.
Willis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nunes lands a big head kick that sends Willis tumbling to the mat! Nunes takes a step backwards and waves Willis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Evangelista Nunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nunes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evangelista Nunes!
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