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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heriberto Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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278 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heriberto Burton!
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, Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burton fails with the takedown
and Nogueira counters by clinching up.
Nogueira jumps into guard, dragging Burton to the mat.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Burton from controlling successfully.
Nogueira wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira has a closed guard, preventing Burton from standing up.
Nogueira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burton manages to get himself to full guard.
Burton wants to control but Nogueira passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton wants to control but Nogueira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nogueira stalling.
Nogueira is looking to advance position but Burton won't allow it.
Nogueira content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Burton misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira passes into side control, despite Burton's attempt to control the position.
Burton is looking to regain half guard here but Nogueira keeps moving and retains side control.
Nogueira wants to stand but Burton is controlling his arm.
Nogueira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burton, who protects the arm well.
Burton manages to get back to half guard.
Burton really is a fat lump.
Burton is staying active underneath Nogueira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Burton is looking to improve his position.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Burton defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nogueira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nogueira passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nogueira with a couple of short strikes.
Nogueira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Burton hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira controlling his opponent.
Nogueira looking to control but Burton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burton can't escape the position.
Nogueira controlling the pace for now.
Nogueira with shots to the head and body - Burton looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Heriberto Burton has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Nogueira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heriberto Burton'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.
Burton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burton trying to control the position but instead, Nogueira has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burton into the cage.
Nogueira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Burton uses from the top position.
Nogueira has Burton pulled in close to control his posture.
Burton looking to sit in guard and control but Nogueira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nogueira stays in close to Burton's body and controls the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burton is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to stand but Burton is controlling the position.
Nogueira managing to control the position.
Nogueira trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nogueira is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nogueira can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burton stopping the sweep attempt from Nogueira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo Nogueira has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Burton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Burton tries to clinch but Nogueira is having none of it.
A nice combination there by Nogueira.
Burton is looking to clinch but Nogueira is avoiding it.
Burton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nogueira counters by moving into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Burton.
Nogueira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burton to keep the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nogueira prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nogueira displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burton up against the cage.
Burton tries to circle away but Nogueira has him pinned against the cage.
Burton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nogueira just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heriberto Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nogueira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burton up against the cage.
Burton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nogueira to keep the fight standing.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nogueira. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Burton regains guard.
Nogueira pushing down on Burton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nogueira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Burton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nogueira is thwarting Burton's attempts to control the position.
Nogueira seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira is looking to advance position but Burton won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Heriberto Burton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nogueira forces Burton back against the cage and clinches.
Burton gets underhooks to prevent Nogueira's takedown attempt.
Burton landing knees to the head.
Burton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nogueira is keeping busy.
Nogueira is looking to break free of the clinch but Burton has double underhooks.
Nogueira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nogueira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Burton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Burton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nogueira has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Nogueira.
Nogueira is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Burton can't fight it off and eventually Nogueira manages to take the fight to the floor. Burton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira chips away with some ground and pound.
Nogueira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burton wants to stand up but Nogueira is controlling him.
Nogueira pushes down on Burton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nogueira lands with a punch from half guard.
Burton wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Nogueira seems content to control.
Nogueira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Burton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Burton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Burton is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nogueira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton trying to control here.
Nogueira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rodrigo Nogueira.
A head kick misses from Nogueira.
Burton tries to sprawl but Nogueira drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Burton defends it well.
Nogueira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is controlling the pace.
Nogueira uses his free foot to push down on Burton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Burton.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira wants to control the pace but Burton is squirming around nicely.
Heriberto Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodrigo Nogueira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burton taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Nogueira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nogueira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Nogueira!
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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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