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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tycho Brahe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nogueira PRIDE entrance. Tycho Brahe has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
272 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
270 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tycho Brahe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brahe counters with a solid body kick.
Nogueira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brahe wants to improve his position but Nogueira is controlling well.
Brahe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nogueira on the ground.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nogueira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brahe wants to improve his position but Nogueira is controlling well.
Nogueira is working for a kimura but Brahe is defending it quite comfortably.
Brahe trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brahe is just riding it out for now. Nogueira eventually gives up the hold.
Brahe holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Brahe wants to improve his position but Nogueira is controlling well.
Nogueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nogueira is thwarting Brahe's attempts to control the position.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura but Brahe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nogueira to get the leverage.
Nogueira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brahe wants to improve his position but Nogueira is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nogueira is working away from the top position though.
Nogueira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brahe has his hands clasped together around Nogueira's back. He's all about the action.
Nogueira is pressing down on Brahe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brahe is holding on for now.
Nogueira is working for a kimura but Brahe is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brahe keeping hold of Nogueira's head, controlling as best he can.
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!
Nogueira is thwarting Brahe's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brahe defends it well.
Brahe trying to control from the bottom.
Brahe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nogueira is trying for a kimura here. Brahe looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Nogueira wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Nogueira!
After winning the bout, Thiago Nogueira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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