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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nanu Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gomes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Come On. Negi has chosen Blue eyes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nanu Negi!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gomes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Negi gets full guard.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Negi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes stands and steps away. Negi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Negi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gomes has closed the distance and engaged Negi in a clinch.
Gomes can't find room to land a body shot as Negi controls the action.
Gomes jumps into guard, dragging Negi to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Negi looking to pass the guard.
Gomes pulls Negi in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negi throws a big elbow that misses.
Gomes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Negi throwing strikes but missing.
Gomes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Negi tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomes is retaining full guard.
Negi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Negi is looking to pass into half guard but Gomes pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gomes is in guard.
Negi is working an open guard so Gomes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gomes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gomes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomes has hold of one of Negi's legs. Negi is fighting the takedown attempt but Gomes gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negi looking for a sweep. Not yet Negi, not yet.
Gomes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Negi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gomes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Negi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomes manages to get himself to full guard.
Gomes has Negi pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes controls Negi momentarily but Negi frees himself.
Negi passes Gomes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Negi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gomes tries to roll over but Negi keeps him under control.
Negi 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gomes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gomes looking to control.
Negi being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Negi looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Gomes dominated that round.
That's time! Gomes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Negi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Negi gets caught napping as Gomes dives in and scores a takedown. Negi manages to retain guard.
Negi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Negi can do to turn this around?
Lucas Gomes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gomes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Negi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Gomes.
Negi is trying to get back to half guard.
Negi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gomes's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Negi is just riding it out for now. Gomes eventually gives up the hold.
Negi moves into full guard.
Gomes takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Gomes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gomes throwing strikes from guard but Negi blocks nicely.
Gomes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Negi is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomes throws his legs up looking for a submission but Negi uses it to pass to side control.
Negi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Negi is looking to take a break and control but Gomes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Negi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gomes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Negi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negi wants to control but Gomes is keeping him busy.
Negi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gomes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Negi trying to control the action but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Negi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gomes haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Negi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gomes is trying to improve his position.
Negi scoring with punches from side control.
Negi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Negi is looking to take a break and control but Gomes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Gomes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Negi works to advance to full mount. Gomes defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Negi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gomes because Negi loaded up on that one.
Gomes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Negi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nanu Negi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Negi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gomes tries to land a body kick
and Negi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gomes's knee momentarily.
Negi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Negi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomes manages to get himself to full guard.
Negi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Negi tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomes is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes trying to control the position.
Negi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Negi wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negi wants to pass the guard but Gomes is keeping the position.
Gomes has control of Negi's left arm, preventing Negi from doing any damage.
Negi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Negi with a nice head shot there.
Negi postures up.
Negi advances position into side control!
Negi is looking to take a break and control but Gomes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gomes struggling a bit here.
Negi tries to move to mount but Gomes blocks the move with his legs.
Gomes is trying to improve his position.
Gomes is not content to let Negi control the position.
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That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Negi wants to control but Gomes is keeping him busy.
Negi is chipping away with strikes.
Negi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gomes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Check out the look on Negi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Negi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gomes is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negi tries to move to mount but Gomes blocks the move with his legs.
Negi is looking to take a break and control but Gomes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomes struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomes is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nanu Negi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Negi 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nanu Negi!
During a confident post fight interview, Nanu Negi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Lucas Gomes was interviewed post fight and said 'Eu voltarei mais forte, aguardem.'.
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hype
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