Nunes (7-2, 1 NC) and Carnelossi (14-2) battled it out on even terms in the first, Carnelossi aggressively putting her opponent on the back foot early on before Nunes found her range and rhythm in the second half of the frame.
Carnelossi got the fight to the mat briefly with under three minutes left in round two, and she also tried to wear her foe down with clinch work, but Nunes evened the score when firing at long range, and it showed on Carnelossi’s face. The Sao Paulo product wasn’t deterred, though, and she continued to work her grappling to great effect late in the round.
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