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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frog Ribbit (ranked 1416 p4p, 1814 weight class) and Anderson Nogueira (ranked 218 p4p, 282 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27 - 13 - 0 |
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209
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frog Ribbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Nogueira !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbit misses with a wild body shot.
Nogueira clinches up with Ribbit and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nogueira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nogueira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A left hand lands to the body for Nogueira .
Nogueira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ribbit blocks it with crossed arms.
Nogueira tries a knee to the head but Ribbit blocks it.
Ribbit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nogueira blocks a body shot from Ribbit.
Nogueira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nogueira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ribbit avoids it.
Nogueira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nogueira missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ribbit lands a nice uppercut.
Nogueira landing knees to the body.
Ribbit is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribbit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nogueira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nogueira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ribbit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira lands with a left to the head.
Nogueira lands a hook that snaps the head of Ribbit backwards.
Nogueira lands an elbow just above Ribbit 's eye.
It looks like Frog Ribbit has been cut.
Nogueira missing with knees to the body.
Ribbit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nogueira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nogueira throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribbit.
Nogueira tries to land a knee to the head but Ribbit blocks with his arms.
Nogueira lands with a light punch inside.
Nogueira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ribbit backwards.
Nogueira misses with a knee strike.
Ribbit is looking to break free of the clinch but Nogueira has double underhooks.
Nogueira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ribbit tries to circle away but Nogueira has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribbit.
Nogueira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ribbit backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribbit dodges an elbow strike from Nogueira .
Nogueira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nogueira digs a right hand into Ribbit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ribbit's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbit blocks the elbow strike.
Nogueira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribbit avoids a wild elbow strike from Nogueira .
Nogueira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ribbit.
Ribbit avoids a wild elbow strike from Nogueira .
Nogueira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ribbit lands a nice uppercut.
Ribbit blocks a body shot from Nogueira .
Nogueira scores with a hook to the body.
Nogueira misses with a knee to the head.
Nogueira lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Nogueira .
Nogueira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ribbit backwards.
Nogueira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nogueira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ribbit or not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nogueira .
Nogueira gets through Ribbit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nogueira digs a right hand underneath Ribbit's ribcage. Ribbit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nogueira crunches a lovely knee into Ribbit's ribcage.
Ribbit takes a shot to the head.
Nogueira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nogueira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ribbit backwards.
Nogueira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ribbit backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Nogueira .
Nogueira lands a left hand.
Nogueira blocks a body shot from Ribbit.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nogueira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ribbit is rocked!
Ribbit blocks the elbow strike.
Oh Ribbit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nogueira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ribbit seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ribbit manages to break the clinch.
Frog Ribbit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Nogueira backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Ribbit's temple! It sends Ribbit violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Nogueira celebrates and the doctors try to help Ribbit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Anderson Nogueira !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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