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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Quick lands a nice shot that snaps Nunez's head back.
OH! Nunez has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Quick smells blood and charges in for the finish! Quick unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Nunez sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ernie Quick!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice jab there from Nunez.
Tuke cracks Nunez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nunez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tuke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nunez scrambles back to his feet.#CUT2#
It looks like Matt Nunez has been cut.
Nunez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nick Tuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuke defending well as Nunez loads up on a big left hand.
Tuke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
Tuke moves into the clinch.
Tuke pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nunez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nunez takes a shot to the head.
Nunez tries to circle away but Tuke has him pinned against the cage.#T1##BC2#
Tuke breaks the clinch.
Tuke jabs Nunez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nunez takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2#
Tuke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tuke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nunez's efforts to push away.
Nunez wants to break free but Tuke has control.
Nunez is trying to push Tuke away but Tuke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tuke prevents Nunez from breaking the clinch.
Nunez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Tuke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T2#
Tuke taking a breather.
Tuke continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tuke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nunez is trying to break the clinch but Tuke has him pressed against the cage.
Tuke is struggling to control the position.
Nunez has a couple of punches blocked by Tuke.
Tuke taking a breather.#T3#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nick Tuke.
Nunez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tuke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from Tuke.
We've been informed that Tuke has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nunez tries to break free but Tuke pushes him back against the cage.
Nunez is trying to force a seperation but Tuke has the dominant position.
Tuke blocking some punches.
Nunez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nunez is trying to push Tuke away but Tuke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T4#
Nunez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuke has him pressed against the cage.
Tuke stalling against the cage.
Nunez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#BC2#
Tuke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Tuke has knocked Nunez down with a huge combo! Tuke steps away and waves a wobbly Nunez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Nunez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Tuke has cracked Nunez with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Tuke lands another huge swinging hook and Nunez tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Nunez, before Tuke can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nick Tuke!
Nick Tuke seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Nunez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jaxtenkowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nunez misses with a looping right.
Nunez walks into a left hand. #CUT#
It looks like Matt Nunez has been cut.#CL#
Jaxtenkowski rushes Nunez and presses him up against the cage.
Jaxtenkowski lands a shoulder strike.
Jaxtenkowski digs a right hand underneath Nunez's ribcage. Nunez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jaxtenkowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jaxtenkowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nunez looks winded!
Jaxtenkowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Jaxtenkowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jaxtenkowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaxtenkowski cracks Nunez with a nice body shot.
Jaxtenkowski lands a shot to the body.
Jaxtenkowski lands a nice uppercut.
Jaxtenkowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jaxtenkowski lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Nunez is rocked!
Jaxtenkowski creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nunez with a big uppercut! Nunez tries to clinch up but Jaxtenkowski pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Nunez to the mat! Nunez covers up and Jaxtenkowski unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ros Jaxtenkowski!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Nunez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A left lands for Nunez.
Nunez looks to land a left hand but Mendez moved out of range nicely.
Nunez misses with a low kick.
Nunez lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CUT#
It looks like Matt Nunez has been cut.
Mendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Nunez gets tackled into the cage by Mendez. Mendez maintains the clinch.
Nunez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendez has him pressed against the cage.
Nunez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mendez.
Nunez stops a takedown attempt from Mendez.
#TD#
Mendez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nunez uses from the top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nunez wants to stand but Mendez is controlling his posture from full guard. #T1##SU2#
Nunez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nunez with a nice cross.
Mendez cracks the inside of Nunez's front leg.
Nunez lands a nice shot that snaps Mendez's head back.
Mendez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nunez is looking to score with low kicks.#CL#
Mendez forces Nunez back against the cage and clinches.
Mendez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mendez prevents Nunez from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nunez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendez tries for a takedown but Nunez manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merlin Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Nunez is trying to break the clinch but Mendez has him pressed against the cage. #TD#
Mendez manages to pull guard.
Nunez preventing the sweep.
Nunez wants to stand but Mendez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nunez wants to stand and escape but instead Mendez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Nunez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nunez's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nunez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T3#
Mendez working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez is standing up over Nunez. Nunez looks to escape but Mendez dives into side control.
#SUB#
Mendez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nunez tries to buck Mendez off but Mendez is having none of it.
Nunez is trying to buck Mendez off.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nunez looks to move to half guard but instead Mendez has passed into mount! Damn!
Nunez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nunez wants to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.#ES2#
Nunez bucks up and throws Mendez to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Mendez slips under a jab.
As Nunez looks to move away, Mendez throws a big counter combo but Nunez just gets out of the way.
Mendez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matt Nunez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mendez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nunez counters with a series of strikes. Mendez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nunez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Nunez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Nunez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Mendez throws a right hand that Nunez ducks under and follows up with a left that Nunez also avoids with ease.
Mendez looks to land a combination. Nunez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Matt Nunez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Nunez does it's job there.
Nunez throws a combination that misses
and Mendez counters with a body kick. #CL#
Mendez clinches.
Mendez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Come on Mendez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nunez wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendez won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nunez throws a jab when Mendez was well out of range.
Mendez moves away from the strike by Nunez.
Mendez throws a big counter combination but Nunez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T1#
Nunez cracks Mendez with a good jab.
Nunez throws a solid leg kick but Mendez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nunez.
Nunez throws an overhand right that lands on Mendez's shoulder, as Mendez tries to avoid the shot.
Mendez slips a straight right by Nunez.
Nunez throws out a loose jab but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Mendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nunez.
Mendez is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mendez moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Mendez darts in and clinches Nunez up against the cage.
Nunez tries to break free but Mendez pushes him back against the cage.
Mendez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nunez walks away with a smile on his face. Mendez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T2#
Mendez staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Nunez.
Nunez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nunez misses with a low kick.
Mendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nunez throws an overhand right that lands on Mendez's shoulder, as Mendez tries to avoid the shot.
Mendez slips a straight right by Nunez.
Merlin Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Mendez as he checks the leg kick.
Nunez throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendez.
Nunez ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Mendez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T3##CL#
Mendez moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendez tries to clinch but Nunez moves away
and Nunez counters with a straight right hand.
Nunez misses with a looping left.
Mendez thows a leg kick but Nunez checks it
enabling Nunez to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Mendez moves into the clinch successfully.
Nunez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mendez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T4#
Nunez is trying to force a seperation but Mendez has the dominant position.
Nunez is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendez has double underhooks.
Nunez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mendez taking a breather.
Nunez tries to break free but Mendez pushes him back against the cage.
Mendez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nunez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nunez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Nunez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Nunez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nunez lands a lovely overhand right.
Nunez connects with a crisp jab.
Nunez swings for the body but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nunez throws out the jab.
Nunez misses with a right hand
and Mendez counters with a series of strikes. Nunez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nunez throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Mendez moves into the clinch.
Nunez letting Mendez take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nunez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendez has him pressed against the cage.#T1##BC#
Mendez breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Mendez has managed to clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mendez prevents Nunez from breaking the clinch.
Nunez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nunez can't break the clinch.
Mendez is trying to drag Nunez to the mat but Nunez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mendez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nunez has a couple of punches blocked by Mendez.
#BC#
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nunez throws a hook but Mendez avoids it easily.
As Nunez backs away, Mendez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nunez looks to throw the jab but Mendez is out of range.
Nice cross by Nunez.
Mendez staying out of range there.
Nunez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nunez looks to throw the jab but Mendez is out of range.
Mendez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nunez throws out the jab.
Mendez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mendez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T3#
Nunez throws a hook but Mendez blocks it.
Nunez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nunez scores with a decent looking hook.#CL#
Mendez moves into the clinch.
Mendez is trying to pull guard but Nunez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Matt Nunez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merlin Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez pressing his opponent against the cage.
The referee calls for Mendez to work.
#TD#
Mendez pulls guard effortlessly. #T4#
Nunez wants to stand but Mendez is controlling his posture from full guard. #SU2#
Nunez stands and steps away. Mendez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendez tries to clinch up but Nunez circles away and keeps his distance.
Nunez scores with a nice head shot.
Nunez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nunez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mendez counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez moves out of range of the strikes.
Merlin Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Nunez.
Mendez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Nunez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nunez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Nunez!
Matt Nunez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 31, 2016 |
#R1#
Nunez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nunez lands an overhand right.
Matt Nunez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ware walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nunez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nunez throws a hook to the side of Ware's head but Ware sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ware feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nunez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nunez wants it to stay on the feet.
Nunez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nunez looks to land a combination but Ware avoids it well.
Ware will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nunez misses the shot to the body.
As Nunez looks to move away, Ware throws a big counter combo but Nunez just gets out of the way.#TD#
Ware shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nunez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ware's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ware landing with the ground and pound. #T1#
Ware controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nunez wants to sweep but no luck.
Nunez wants to stand and escape but Ware is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ware with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ware checks a leg kick.
Nunez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nunez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ware takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nunez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ware momentarily.
Nunez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ware had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#T2#
Nunez throws out a loose jab but Ware uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nunez lands an overhand right.
Ware shoots and misses
letting Nunez counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dallas Ware. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ware shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nunez pinned against the cage. Nunez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ware shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nunez misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunez lands a jab.
Nunez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ware ducks right into an uppercut from Nunez. #T3#
Nunez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nunez throws a jab when Ware was well out of range.
As Nunez backs away, Ware returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nunez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ware takes one to the chin there.
Ware shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nunez defends it nicely.
Nunez 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.
Nunez misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Ware misses the target.
Nunez clobbers Ware with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nunez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ware could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nunez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#TD#
Ware drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nunez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T4##SUB#
Ware drops back looking for a leg! Nunez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nunez manages to kick Ware off! Ware jumps back into Nunez's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ware is working Nunez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nunez wants to stand up but Ware is controlling him. #SUB#
Ware drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ware jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Nunez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Nunez cracks Ware with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ware shoots for a takedown but Nunez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matt Nunez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nunez lands with a cross.
Nunez scores with a punch to the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ware or perhaps it was just good defense by Nunez, which made it look bad.
Nunez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nunez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ware slips a jab and a cross from Nunez.
Ware looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dallas Ware. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunez misses the body punch
and Ware counters with a left and a right that stings Nunez.
Nunez lands a jab.
Matt Nunez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
A left lands for Nunez.
Ware uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nunez.
Ware takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ware takes one to the chin there.
Ware looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ware uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nunez.
A bone on bone clash there as Ware blocks the leg kick.
Nunez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ware is out of range and Nunez settles back down.
Ware walks into a jab.
Nunez tries to bum rush Ware with a series of wild strikes but Ware uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nunez is breathing heavily.
Ware ducks under a wild hook from Nunez.
A swing and a miss from Nunez.
Nunez thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Nunez lands a jab.
Nunez leaves Ware with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nunez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ware.
Ware appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nunez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ware with a poor takedown
letting Nunez counter with a right hand.
Nunez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ware takes one on the button.
Nunez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nunez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ware. Ware circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Danga de danga de dang - Nunez scores with a four punch combination!
Nunez throws a jab when Ware was well out of range.
Nunez misses with a right hand
and Ware counters with a good low kick that Nunez was not able to check. #T3#
Nunez misses with a low kick as Ware jumps back.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nunez enables Ware to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nunez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nunez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ware manages to pass to side control. #REVB#
Ware slips a nice elbow through Nunez's hands, connecting with Nunez's forehead.
Ware stalling.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nunez can do anything to dispel that myth.#T4#
Nunez is trying to escape back to his feet but Ware uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Nunez bucks up and tries to throw Ware off but instead Ware has got his back!
Ware really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Nunez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Nunez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ware's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nunez misses with an uppercut. Ware saw that one coming.
Ware throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nunez's waist but Nunez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ware off to one side.
Nunez throws out a counter right but Ware avoids it with no problem.
Ware walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nunez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ware blocks a low kick nicely.
Ware went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nunez scores with a decent looking hook.
Nunez lands a nice shot that snaps Ware's head back.
Nunez scores with a hook.
Dallas Ware is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nunez looks to land a left hand but Ware moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ware closes the distance and clinches up with Nunez, looking for a takedown. Ware pushes Nunez against the cage but Nunez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nunez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nunez misses with a low kick.
Nunez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ware.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dallas Ware. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunez with a jab.#T1##TD#
Ware feints and as Nunez raises his hands in defense, Ware changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ware is stalling in the full guard.
Ware prevents Nunez from getting back to his feet. #T2#
Ware's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dallas Ware overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ware content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nunez wants to hit a switch here but Ware passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nunez there!
Ware trying to control but Nunez is having none of it. #T3#
Ware lands with some strikes.
Matt Nunez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nunez tries to lock up and control but Ware gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ware sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ware scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nunez?
#T4#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ware cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nunez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
#SUB#
Nunez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ware.
Nunez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nunez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nunez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ware controlling the pace for now.
Dallas Ware has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ware putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dallas Ware.
I think Nunez 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Nunez!
A very excited looking Matt Nunez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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