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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Almer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victorio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
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180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple 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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Almer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victorio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira tries to clinch up.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nogueira.
Donk. Almer catches Nogueira right on the button with a cross.
Nogueira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab by Almer.
Nogueira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira moves in looking to clinch but Almer pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Almer misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nogueira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nogueira throws a head kick that half lands.
Nogueira tried to score with a low kick but Almer checks it.
Nogueira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nogueira moves in looking to clinch but Almer pushes him off.
Thiago Almer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Almer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almer takes a swing at Nogueira's ribcage but misses.
Almer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira.
Nogueira moves out of range of the body kick from Almer.
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Almer digs a good hook to Nogueira's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to score with a low kick but Almer moves his leg out of the way.
Almer swats away the attempt to clinch by Nogueira.
Almer throws the kick towards the body but Nogueira avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Almer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nogueira doesn't manage to clinch there - Almer circles away.
Almer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nogueira tries to work over Almer's front leg with a kick but Almer checks it.
Almer lands with a nice body punch.
Nogueira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almer.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch but Almer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nogueira throws a head kick that half lands.
Almer clobbers Nogueira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nogueira moves out of range as Almer throws a body kick.
Nogueira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Almer is looking to slow Nogueira down with leg kicks.
Nogueira checks the leg kick nicely there.
Almer misses with a wild body shot.
Nogueira fakes the leg kick and cracks Almer in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira clinches up against the cage.
Nogueira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nogueira missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nogueira looking to throw knees to the head but Almer is blocking nicely.
Nogueira looking to throw knees to the head but Almer is blocking nicely.
Almer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Almer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Almer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Almer misses the target.
Nice cross by Almer.
Nogueira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nogueira is rocked!
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira is still on wobbly legs! Can Almer finish him?
Almer misses with a wild body shot.
Almer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Nice body kick there by Almer.
Almer throws an overhand right that drops Nogueira like a sack of potatoes! Almer dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Almer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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