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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Nogeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dick Brown!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Nogeira breaks the clinch.
Brown rushes Nogeira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nogeira is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nogeira manages to break the clinch.
Brown gets a clinch.
Nogeira looking for a takedown.
Brown pulls guard.
Brown pulls Nogeira in to control the position.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown is controlling the pace.
Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nogeira has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown slows the pace down in half guard.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nogeira actively working from the bottom here.
Nogeira is breathing heavily.
Brown wants to pass to mount but Nogeira is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown stands up and beckons Nogeira to join him on the feet.
Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogeira is trying to get back to half guard.
Brown tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nogeira's legs.
Brown decides to stand back up.
Brown looks to land a combination but Nogeira avoids it well.
Nogeira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dick Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nogeira is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogeira is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nogeira keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown stands and throws Nogeira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brown tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Brown working away.
Nogeira gets back to half guard.
Nogeira keeping hold of Brown's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown prevents Nogeira from improving his position.
Nogeira trying to control here.
Nogeira won't allow Brown to pass to mount.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nogeira is trying to control but Brown passes into side control!
Nogeira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown connects with the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nogeira pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nogeira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters by moving into the clinch.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Nogeira turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Brown is trying to improve his position.
Brown is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nogeira off and has taken his back!
Brown tightening his grip on Nogeira, looking for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Nogeira's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Brown is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Nogeira's body.
Nogeira breaks Brown's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nogeira wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nogeira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nogeira wants to get back to his feet.
Nogeira wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown controlling his opponent.
Brown working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Brown tries to control but Nogeira wriggling away.
Nogeira can't escape the position.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brown tries to control but Nogeira wriggling away.
Brown avoids the attempt from Nogeira to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogeira is in a horrible position here. Brown smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brown tries to control but Nogeira wriggling away.
Brown working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nogeira is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Brown landing strikes from the mount.
Brown lands a heavy elbow.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nogeira is looking to escape.
Nogeira tries to hold on but Brown postures up.
Dick Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brown misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nogeira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nogeira is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nogeira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown tries to control but Nogeira wriggling away.
Nogeira throwing hammer fists to the chest of Brown. What's that going to do exactly?
Brown is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nogeira has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nogeira can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nogeira on the side of the head.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nogeira's hands.
Brown gets a clinch.
Nogeira jumps guard but Brown stands there with Nogeira around his waist. Nogeira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown wants the takedown. Nogeira is fighting it off but Brown persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nogeira's guard against the cage.
Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogeira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogeira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogeira, not yet.
Nogeira wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
Brown advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogeira trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nogeira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown uses his free foot to push down on Nogeira's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nogeira.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nogeira is looking to escape.
Brown working the ground and pound effectively.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nogeira tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brown has hold of Nogeira's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nogeira manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Brown dominating with strikes here.
Brown avoids the attempt from Nogeira to control.
Brown has hold of Nogeira's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nogeira manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Brown wants to control the pace but Nogeira is squirming around nicely.
Brown with a couple of short strikes.
Brown is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nogeira can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogeira is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Nogeira takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brown looking to secure an arm triangle but Nogeira defends it well.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brown landing strikes from the mount.
Nogeira manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brown is tying to control. Nogeira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Nogeira flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nogeira keeps working.
Brown might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nogeira kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nogeira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nogeira is not content to let Brown control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nogeira tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Nogeira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Antonio Nogeira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nogeira tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Nogeira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Brown!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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