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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuno Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manoel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rocky Balboa. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Manoel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nuno Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manoel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manoel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomes shoots for a takedown but Manoel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manoel swings for the body but Gomes moves out of range.
Manoel swinging wilding here.
Nice combo by Manoel! Oh, that's hurt him - Gomes falls to the canvas and Manoel follows him into side control.
Manoel prevents Gomes from escaping the position.
Gomes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gomes is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Manoel pulls his head out easily.
Manoel tries to stand and escape but Gomes is controlling the position.
Gomes trying to control but Manoel postures up.
Manoel gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes takes one to the side of the head.
Gomes looks for a takedown but Manoel sprawls well.
No joy there for Manoel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomes pushes Manoel up against the cage in a clinch.
Gomes misses with the head strike.
Gomes wants to stall.
Manoel wants to break free but Gomes has control.
Gomes prevents Manoel from breaking the clinch.
Manoel lands with a left to the head.
Gomes has picked Manoel up - he's going for a ride! Gomes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gomes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manoel keeps working.
Gomes looks gassed!
Manoel tries to kick Gomes off but Gomes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manoel keeps working.
Manoel wants to get back to his feet.
Gomes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Manoel has one foot on Gomes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Manoel scores with a punch to the head.
Manoel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manoel lands a body shot.
Gomes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gomes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manoel.
Gomes shoots in looking for a takedown. Manoel tries to sprawl out of it but Gomes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manoel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Claudio Manoel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuno Gomes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes takes one to the side of the head.
Manoel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manoel throws a combination. Gomes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manoel lands a jab-cross combination.
Manoel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomes.
Gomes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Manoel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice takedown defense from Manoel. No joy for Gomes on that attempt.
Manoel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manoel throws a combination. Gomes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice sprawl there from Manoel as Gomes shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manoel sizes up Gomes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manoel misses with a few strikes there.
Manoel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomes doesn't manage to clinch there - Manoel circles away.
Gomes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Manoel.
Gomes moves into the clinch successfully.
Manoel lands a left hand.
Gomes decides to pull guard.
Gomes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manoel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Manoel stands and steps away. Gomes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Manoel misses.
Gomes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Manoel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Manoel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gomes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manoel looks to land a combination. Gomes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Manoel squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gomes looking to control but Manoel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Manoel stops Gomes from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Manoel is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manoel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gomes.
Manoel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gomes.
Gomes trying to control but Manoel is having none of it.
Gomes thowing shots but they're missing.
Manoel's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Manoel bucks Gomes off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Manoel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gomes is looking to advance position but Manoel won't allow it.
Gomes stops Manoel from getting back to his feet.
Gomes trying to control the action but Manoel is working from the bottom.
Gomes prevents Manoel from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manoel kicks Gomes off and gets back to his feet.
Manoel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomes tries to clinch up.
Manoel misses the shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Manoel.
Gomes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manoel's waist but Manoel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomes off to one side.
Claudio Manoel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manoel cracks a nice hook into Gomes's ribs.
Manoel lands a with a good body shot.
Gomes shoots in looking for a takedown. Manoel tries to sprawl out of it but Gomes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manoel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manoel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gomes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Claudio Manoel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuno Gomes.
Gomes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gomes shoots in but no luck this time.
Claudio Manoel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manoel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manoel lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manoel manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Danga de danga de dang - Manoel scores with a four punch combination!
Manoel throws a series of punches but Gomes moves out of range.
Manoel misses with a straight left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomes.
Manoel tries to bum rush Gomes with a series of wild strikes but Gomes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manoel counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Manoel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomes looks for a takedown but Manoel sprawls well.
Manoel looks to land a combination but Gomes avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Manoel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Manoel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gomes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Manoel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manoel misses with a two punch combination.
Gomes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Manoel scores with a nice head shot.
Manoel works over Gomes's head and body with a nice combination.
Gomes fails with the takedown
and Manoel counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Manoel is trying to stand up here but Gomes is controlling him well.
Gomes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Manoel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manoel has one foot on Gomes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gomes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Manoel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Claudio Manoel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuno Gomes.
Gomes wants to clinch
and Manoel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Claudio Manoel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manoel throws a right hand that Gomes ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomes also avoids with ease.
Gomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomes thows a body kick. Manoel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gomes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gomes dodges the punch combination from Manoel.
Gomes tries to clinch but Manoel is having none of it.
Gomes slips under a jab from Manoel.
Manoel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomes has time to react.
Gomes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes seems to be working for a kimura but Manoel defends the submission attempt.
Manoel is looking to escape.
Gomes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Manoel is trying to stand back up but Gomes is controlling him
Manoel kicks Gomes off and gets back to his feet.
Manoel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Manoel does no damage.
Gomes misses with a takedown attempt
and Manoel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manoel throws a combination that misses
and Gomes counters with a thumping low kick.
Manoel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manoel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manoel misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manoel moves away from the strike by Gomes.
Manoel misses with the combination.
Gomes fails to land the takedown.
Manoel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Manoel throws a combination that misses
and Gomes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gomes.
Nuno Gomes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gomes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Manoel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomes trying to control but Manoel is working from the bottom.
Manoel is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Manoel wants to get back to striking at distance but Gomes won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes working aggressively here.
Manoel prevents the takedown attempt.
Gomes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manoel lands with a light punch inside.
Manoel gets underhooks to prevent Gomes's takedown attempt.
Gomes goes for a takedown attempt but Manoel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck for Gomes with that takedown attempt.
Gomes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manoel circles away.
Manoel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gomes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manoel circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nuno Gomes.
I think Manoel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Manoel!
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hype
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