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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira has chosen Nogueira PRIDE entrance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Thiago Nogueira will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Decent elbows
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thiago Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten moves into range and clinches up with Nogueira.
Nogueira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nogueira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nogueira showed some decent athleticism there.
Nogueira prevents Rutten from improving his position.
My spies in Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM) inform me that Nogueira has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rutten defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rutten manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Nogueira keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Nogueira wants to break free but Rutten has control.
Nogueira avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Nogueira lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rutten is trying to maintain a safe position but Nogueira gets an underhook and turns Rutten into the cage.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Nogueira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nogueira works on Rutten's body with a couple of short punches.
Rutten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
A short left from Nogueira.
Rutten throws an elbow but it misses.
Rutten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rutten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rutten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rutten.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nogueira lands a nice uppercut.
Nogueira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nogueira tries to score a body lock takedown but Rutten shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nogueira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rutten gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira wants to break free but Rutten has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to circle away but Rutten has him pinned against the cage.
Nogueira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Antonio Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Nogueira.
Rutten lands a good knee to the midsection. Nogueira won't want to take too many of those.
Nogueira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
Nogueira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nogueira looks winded!
Rutten landing knees to the body.
Rutten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nogueira's defenses.
Rutten lands an elbow that stopped Nogueira in his tracks for a moment.
Rutten will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nogueira up against the cage.
Rutten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Come on Rutten - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rutten scores a nice knee to the body.
Rutten lands a nice knee to the body.
Rutten lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rutten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nogueira's defenses.
Rutten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogueira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nogueira being controlled against the cage.
Rutten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten tries to stall but Nogueira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rutten landing knees to the body.
Rutten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rutten working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rutten scores a nice knee to the body.
Rutten lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutten connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nogueira's face.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
Rutten pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rutten after a bit of a struggle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rutten - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rutten lands a knee to the body.
Rutten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rutten.
Nogueira working hard to break the clinch.
Rutten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rutten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nogueira's defenses.
Rutten wants to stall.
Nogueira has hold of one of Rutten's legs. Rutten is fighting the takedown attempt but Nogueira gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira preventing the sweep.
Rutten is working hard here to advance position.
Nogueira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rutten dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rutten dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rutten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutten wants to clinch.
Nogueira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rutten tries to avoid it but Nogueira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rutten to the ground. Rutten escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab by Rutten.
Rutten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nogueira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten moves out of range as Nogueira strikes.
Nogueira throws a hook but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutten looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nogueira looks to throw the jab but Rutten is out of range.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Nogueira circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rutten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nogueira misses with an uppercut. Rutten saw that one coming.
Nogueira misses with a wild body shot.
Nogueira swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutten.
Rutten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nogueira can do to turn this around?
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nogueira lands with a nice body punch.
Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nogueira has a takedown stuffed.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Nogueira throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nogueira lands with a nice body punch.
Nogueira misses with a straight right.
Rutten staying out of range there.
Rutten is looking to clinch.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rutten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nogueira throws out the jab.
Nogueira misses with a looping right.
Nogueira throws a shot from downtown. Rutten moves away and avoids it.
Rutten slips a straight right by Nogueira.
Nogueira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutten was well out of range. Poor timing from Nogueira.
Nogueira keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutten lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Rutten.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nogueira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira throws a looping overhand right but Rutten ducks down to avoid it.
Rutten instigates a clinch.
Antonio Rutten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Rutten.
Knees to the body from Rutten.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nogueira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Rutten.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rutten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rutten working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Rutten scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Nogueira fails to land.
Rutten working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Rutten lands a damaging elbow.
Rutten is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nogueira is keeping busy.
Rutten is stalling here.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogueira avoids the damage to the body.
Nogueira gets through Rutten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rutten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rutten has Nogueira pressed against the cage.
Rutten has Nogueira pressed against the cage, preventing Nogueira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nogueira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Antonio Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Nogueira.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutten dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is pressed up against the cage. Nogueira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rutten down to the mat. Rutten avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Nogueira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Nogueira throws a looping overhand right but Rutten ducks down to avoid it.
Antonio Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Nogueira. Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the body from Nogueira misses
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand.
Nogueira keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nogueira misses the shot to the body.
Nogueira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nogueira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten moves in looking to clinch but Nogueira pushes him off.
Rutten tries to clinch there but Nogueira circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Nogueira. Those never looked like landing.
Nogueira looks to land a combination but Rutten avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rutten dominated that second round.
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!
Rutten takes the fight into the clinch.
Nogueira throws a head punch that misses.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch but Rutten keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Rutten.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rutten lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira takes a shot to the head.
Rutten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogueira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rutten is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nogueira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nogueira has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
Rutten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rutten lands an elbow inside that Nogueira shrugs off.
Rutten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogueira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rutten is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to push Rutten away but Rutten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Rutten.
Rutten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rutten.
Nogueira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nogueira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rutten is looking to control Nogueira's arms but Nogueira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rutten has his back to the cage.
Rutten crunches a lovely knee into Nogueira's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rutten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Rutten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rutten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rutten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rutten lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rutten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutten is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nogueira jumps guard but Rutten turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutten is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nogueira tries to break free but Rutten pushes him back against the cage.
Nogueira tries to score a body lock takedown but Rutten shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rutten tries to stall but Nogueira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nogueira avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rutten.
Rutten looking to slow down the pace here.
Rutten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Nogueira wants to get back to striking at distance but Rutten won't allow it.
Nogueira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nogueira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Antonio Rutten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rutten prevents Nogueira from breaking the clinch.
Nogueira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutten is pressed up against the cage. Nogueira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rutten down to the mat. Rutten avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Antonio Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nogueira. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten works over Nogueira's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice straight punches there by Nogueira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nogueira.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Nogueira keeps it at a distance.
Nogueira throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
Rutten slaps away a takedown attempt from Nogueira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rutten lands an overhand right.
Rutten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nogueira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Nogueira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nogueira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nogueira throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten punishes Nogueira's body with a nice straight punch.
Rutten moves out of range as Nogueira strikes.
Thiago Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Nogueira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutten moves into the clinch.
Rutten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogueira is defending well for now.
Nogueira can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Nogueira is looking to break free of the clinch but Rutten has double underhooks.
Rutten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rutten trying to land knees to the body.
Rutten lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with the head strike.
Nogueira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nogueira misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rutten, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Rutten!
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