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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHughes has chosen Welcome To My Hood as his entrance music. Nigel McHughes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Muraki Tunamoto's chin.
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muraki Tunamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel McHughes!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHughes throws a big shot that misses.
McHughes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tunamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McHughes lands with an overhand left.
Tunamoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been told by Tunamoto's head coaches at BEVA Fight Home that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tunamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
McHughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McHughes staying out of range there.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunamoto lands with a straight right. McHughes didn't see that one coming.
Tunamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - McHughes circles away.
McHughes throws a hook but Tunamoto blocks it.
McHughes throws a lazy right hand but Tunamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from McHughes misses.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but McHughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto tries to clinch but McHughes is having none of it.
McHughes throws out a counter right but Tunamoto avoids it with no problem.
McHughes takes one on the button.
McHughes connects with a crisp jab.
Tunamoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McHughes throws a jab when Tunamoto was well out of range.
Tunamoto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tunamoto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Muraki Tunamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McHughes jabs Tunamoto right on the nose. Tunamoto blinks but takes it well.
McHughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tunamoto is looking to clinch.
Tunamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from McHughes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Tunamoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McHughes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tunamoto misses with an uppercut.
McHughes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tunamoto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tunamoto scores with a sloppy right hand. McHughes should have avoided that one.
Tunamoto misses with a head kick.
A low kick from McHughes is predictable there
and Tunamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tunamoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McHughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tunamoto.
A swing and a miss from McHughes.
Tunamoto misses with a hook.
McHughes throws a leg kick but Tunamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tunamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tunamoto misses with a looping left.
McHughes with the counter takedown but Tunamoto avoids it easily.
Tunamoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McHughes throws an off balance right hand
and Tunamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tunamoto clobbers McHughes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab lands there for McHughes.
McHughes connects with a looping right hand.
A lazy left from McHughes finds it's target.
A left and a right from Tunamoto both land. Nice combination.
Tunamoto moves in looking to clinch but McHughes pushes him off.
Tunamoto moves into the clinch.
Tunamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tunamoto tries to throw a body punch but McHughes avoids it by throwing Tunamoto back against the cage.
McHughes blocks a body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto blocks an uppercut.
Tunamoto can't find room to land a body shot as McHughes controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHughes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McHughes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tunamoto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tunamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Tunamoto avoids a wild elbow strike from McHughes.
McHughes lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from McHughes.
Tunamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Tunamoto tries to throw a body punch but McHughes avoids it by throwing Tunamoto back against the cage.
Tunamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McHughes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tunamoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Tunamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McHughes is defending well for now.
Tunamoto just leaning against McHughes, taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tunamoto.
McHughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tunamoto avoids it.
Tunamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tunamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tunamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Tunamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Tunamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McHughes backwards.
Tunamoto breaks the clinch.
Tunamoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by McHughes.
As Tunamoto backs off McHughes throws a huge counter combo but Tunamoto manages to avoid it all.
McHughes misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Tunamoto misses the target.
Tunamoto scores with a nice head shot.
Tunamoto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tunamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tunamoto thumps McHughes with a low kick.
Tunamoto slips under a jab.
Tunamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto thows a leg kick but McHughes checks it
and Tunamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McHughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tunamoto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto throws a head kick but McHughes moves out of range.
Tunamoto missing with a left hand there. McHughes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tunamoto tries to clinch there but McHughes circles away.
Tunamoto cracks McHughes with a good jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by McHughes. That's going to slow Tunamoto down.
Tunamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McHughes.
Tunamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tunamoto throws an overhand right that lands on McHughes's shoulder, as McHughes tries to avoid the shot.
Tunamoto wants to clinch up but McHughes keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from McHughes. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto wants to clinch up but McHughes keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like McHughes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McHughes moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like McHughes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tunamoto moves out of range as McHughes strikes.
McHughes tries to keep at a distance but Tunamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
McHughes avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McHughes as Tunamoto tries to tie him up.
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
McHughes fails with the takedown
and Tunamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHughes misses with an uppercut. Tunamoto saw that one coming.
Tunamoto moves into the clinch.
Tunamoto misses with a knee strike.
Tunamoto scores with a shot to the side of McHughes's head.
Tunamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McHughes scores with the left hand. Tunamoto knows he should have avoided that one.
Tunamoto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McHughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Tunamoto.
McHughes throws a counter combo.
Muraki Tunamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Tunamoto wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McHughes lands with a cross.
McHughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tunamoto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tunamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
McHughes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McHughes shoots in and bounces Tunamoto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McHughes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McHughes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tunamoto keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHughes is working to tighten his grip on Tunamoto's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Tunamoto has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but McHughes is really squeezing tight and eventually Tunamoto passes out! McHughes breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nigel McHughes!
Nigel McHughes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Walhalla Clothing (50 $ / piece), into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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