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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antoine De La Morte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Morte kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Prodigy - Spitfire . Antoine De La Morte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antoine De La Morte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De La Morte.
De La Morte stuns Nunes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De La Morte defending well as Nunes loads up on a big left hand.
De La Morte throws a lazy right hand but Nunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De La Morte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De La Morte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De La Morte takes a swing at Nunes's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - De La Morte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nunes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De La Morte checks it well.
A punch combination from De La Morte misses.
Nunes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De La Morte finds it's way round the side to connect with Nunes's head.
De La Morte scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've been hearing reports that De La Morte has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Antoine De La Morte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Morte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Morte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nunes has time to react.
De La Morte throws a right hand that misses
and Nunes counters with a low kick, right behind De La Morte 's knee.
De La Morte throws a lazy uppercut
and Nunes counters with a nice low kick that buckles De La Morte's knee momentarily.
De La Morte scores with a shot to the body.
De La Morte digs a good body shot into Nunes's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Morte misses with a jab, cross combination.
De La Morte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De La Morte misses with a left hand
and Nunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De La Morte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nunes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De La Morte finds it's way round the side to connect with Nunes's head.
Nunes dodges the punch combination from De La Morte.
Nunes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nunes misses with a low kick.
Antoine De La Morte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nunes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De La Morte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nunes counters with a shoot takedown. De La Morte fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nunes trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Morte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nunes is looking to stand up but De La Morte won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes wants to control from the top but De La Morte keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Morte escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nunes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nunes drops back looking for a leg! De La Morte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De La Morte manages to kick Nunes off! Nunes jumps back into De La Morte's guard.
Nunes wants to control from the top but De La Morte keeps moving.
De La Morte working a defensive guard here.
De La Morte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nunes defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De La Morte's guard.
De La Morte actively working from the bottom here.
Nunes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De La Morte defends it well.
De La Morte is refusing to be controlled, as Nunes sits in half guard.
Nunes is looking for a kimura but De La Morte is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nunes to get the leverage.
Nunes is working for a submission of some sort.
De La Morte with the active half guard here but Nunes passes nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De La Morte knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on De La Morte's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De La Morte keeps Nunes under control for a moment.
De La Morte is trying to improve his position.
De La Morte manages to get back to half guard.
De La Morte looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine De La Morte dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De La Morte misses with a combination
and Nunes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De La Morte is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De La Morte. That did some damage!
De La Morte throws a lazy right hand but Nunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De La Morte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nunes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De La Morte misses with a double jab
and Nunes counters with a straight right hand.
De La Morte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nunes counters with a good low kick that De La Morte was not able to check.
Nunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De La Morte is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De La Morte.
De La Morte misses with a jab, cross combination.
De La Morte blocks a leg kick.
De La Morte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nunes under the eye.
Diego Nunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Morte throws a series of punches but Nunes moves out of range.
De La Morte looks to score with a jab to the body but Nunes is just out of range.
Nunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Nunes throws a quick inside leg kick.
De La Morte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nunes counters with a head kick. That will keep De La Morte thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Antoine De La Morte is winning the standup battle so far.
De La Morte misses with a hook.
Nunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De La Morte. That did some damage!
Nunes takes a jab right on the kisser.
De La Morte misses with an uppercut.
Nunes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De La Morte pinned against the cage. De La Morte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed right hand from De La Morte misses the target.
Nunes slips under a jab from De La Morte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De La Morte crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nunes - the referee stops the clock and De La Morte gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nunes. De La Morte manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De La Morte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nunes.
De La Morte throws a nice looking combination but Nunes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nunes dodges the punch combination from De La Morte.
De La Morte misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nunes counters with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nunes.
De La Morte throws a combination that misses
and Nunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nunes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nunes connects with an inside leg kick.
De La Morte tries to bum rush Nunes with a series of wild strikes but Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De La Morte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De La Morte throws a series of punches but Nunes moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Nunes.
Nunes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De La Morte misses with a lunging right hand
so Nunes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De La Morte looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nunes passes into half guard.
Nunes is trying to work for a kimura but De La Morte is defending well.
Nunes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De La Morte sees it coming and defends easily.
De La Morte trying to hold on to Nunes's head to control him but Nunes postures up.
Nunes is working for a submission of some sort.
De La Morte tries to roll over but Nunes keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is thwarting De La Morte's attempts to control the position.
De La Morte wants to control but Nunes passes into side.
Nunes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nunes is looking to take a break and control but De La Morte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Nunes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De La Morte misses with a hook
and De La Morte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nunes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De La Morte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nunes was well out of range. Poor timing from De La Morte.
De La Morte throws a right hand that misses
and Nunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Nunes scoring well with a low kick there.
De La Morte blocks a head kick by Nunes.
That kick from Nunes tenderised De La Morte's leg. De La Morte is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from De La Morte misses.
Nice uppercut there from De La Morte.
De La Morte throws a lazy uppercut
and Nunes counters with a nice low kick that buckles De La Morte's knee momentarily.
De La Morte misses with a jab to the body
and Nunes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nunes.
De La Morte will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nunes advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes tries for a kimura but De La Morte is defending well.
Nunes trying to control the action but De La Morte is working from the bottom.
De La Morte is looking for a sweep.
De La Morte manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nunes's best efforts.
Nunes is looking for a kimura here.
Nunes seems to be looking for submissions.
Nunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
De La Morte is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nunes pulls his head out easily.
De La Morte won't allow Nunes to pass to mount.
De La Morte is looking to improve his position.
De La Morte looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nunes seems to be working for a kimura but De La Morte defends the submission attempt.
Nunes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De La Morte wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte is pressing down on Nunes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De La Morte looking to control.
Nunes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
De La Morte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nunes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nunes tries to free his leg and advance position but De La Morte is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De La Morte looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nunes passes into side control.
Nunes decides to stand back up. Nunes steps back and let's De La Morte get back to his feet.
De La Morte tries to bum rush Nunes with a series of wild strikes but Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De La Morte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nunes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nunes lands a slapping body shot.
Nunes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De La Morte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nunes misses with a double jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De La Morte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nunes dives in for a single leg takedown but De La Morte sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
De La Morte stops a takedown attempt from Nunes.
A hook to the body from De La Morte.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Nunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nunes 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Nunes!
Our winner, Diego Nunes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Antoine De La Morte had this to say: 'Ce soir, j'ai rencontré un meilleur combattant tout en tous. J'ai essayé de mon mieux mais ce n'était pas assez bon. Je m'excuse auprès de tous mes fans pour ma performance ce soir.
And to my opponent; Congratulations man. It was a nice fight.'.
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