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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Nogueira Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninho De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira Jr's entrance music is Just Close Your Eyes-Story of the Year. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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197 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edwin Nogueira Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninho De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira Jr throws a sloppy head kick and De Souza moves out of range easily.
Nogueira Jr staying out of range there.
Nogueira Jr throws a right and a left that De Souza avoids nicely.
Nogueira Jr scores with a leg kick.
Nogueira Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Souza.
Nogueira Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Souza swinging wilding here.
Nogueira Jr misses with a body kick.
De Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Edwin Nogueira Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza misses with the combination.
De Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nogueira Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza misses with the combination.
De Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nogueira Jr can pounce on him.
Nogueira Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nogueira Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira Jr throws a series of punches but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nogueira Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Souza doesn't seem bothered though.
Nogueira Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Souza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nogueira Jr swinging wilding here.
Nogueira Jr shoots in for a takedown but De Souza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nogueira Jr throws a right hand that De Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that De Souza also avoids with ease.
De Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Nogueira Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nogueira Jr avoids the body shot from De Souza.
De Souza moves out of range of the body kick from Nogueira Jr.
Nogueira Jr avoids the body shot from De Souza.
De Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira Jr manages to avoid it.
Nogueira Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Souza.
Nogueira Jr scores with a one two! De Souza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nogueira Jr.
Nogueira Jr misses with a head kick.
Nogueira Jr throws a right and a left that De Souza avoids nicely.
De Souza misses with a straight right.
De Souza swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Nogueira Jr counter with a right hand.
Nogueira Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Souza looks gassed!
Nogueira Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
De Souza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nogueira Jr misses with a knee to the head.
De Souza misses with a knee to the head.
Nogueira Jr tries a knee to the head but De Souza blocks it.
Nogueira Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nogueira Jr looking to throw knees to the head but De Souza is blocking nicely.
De Souza manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from De Souza misses its intended target.
De Souza dodges the punch combination from Nogueira Jr.
Nogueira Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nogueira Jr closes the distance and clinches up with De Souza, looking for a takedown. Nogueira Jr pushes De Souza against the ropes but De Souza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Nogueira Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Souza dodges the punch combination from Nogueira Jr.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nogueira Jr.
Nogueira Jr staying out of range there.
Nogueira Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Souza takes a step back to recover.
Nogueira Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nogueira Jr blocks a jab.
De Souza is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nogueira Jr clinches up against the ropes.
De Souza is trying to break free.
Nogueira Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Edwin Nogueira Jr has been cut.
De Souza trying to land knees to the body.
Nogueira Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Souza blocks it with crossed arms.
De Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Nogueira Jr has double underhooks.
De Souza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nogueira Jr with a knee to the head.
Nogueira Jr looking to throw knees to the head but De Souza is blocking nicely.
De Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nogueira Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nogueira Jr misses with a head kick.
De Souza swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nogueira Jr counters with a left and a right that stings De Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nogueira Jr thuds his shin into the meat of De Souza's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nogueira Jr. That's going to slow De Souza down.
De Souza is breathing heavily.
Nogueira Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nogueira Jr.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nogueira Jr. De Souza shrugs it off though.
Nogueira Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
De Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nogueira Jr.
Nogueira Jr throws a series of punches but De Souza avoids them all with ease.
Nogueira Jr throws a head kick that misses.
De Souza misses the jab.
De Souza misses with a double jab
and Nogueira Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Souza blocks a head kick by Nogueira Jr.
Nogueira Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Souza's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira Jr feints and then cracks De Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Souza down.
De Souza moves out of range of the body kick from Nogueira Jr.
Nogueira Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
De Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Souza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nogueira Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Souza's sensitive parts.
De Souza looks to land a combination but Nogueira Jr avoids it well.
Nogueira Jr slips under a jab from De Souza.
Nogueira Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Nogueira Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Nogueira Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nogueira Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Nogueira Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nogueira Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Nogueira Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edwin Nogueira Jr'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.
Nogueira Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nogueira Jr lands a high kick!
De Souza connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nogueira Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Nogueira Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nogueira Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
Nogueira Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Nogueira Jr throws a head kick that De Souza semi-blocks.
De Souza slips a jab and a cross from Nogueira Jr.
De Souza misses with a jab to the body
and Nogueira Jr counters with a left and a right that stings De Souza.
Nogueira Jr throws a series of punches but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nogueira Jr.
De Souza avoids a kick to the body.
A left lands for De Souza.
A big left from De Souza misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza throws a series of punches but Nogueira Jr avoids them all with ease.
De Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nogueira Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Nogueira Jr is looking to wear down De Souza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nogueira Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nogueira Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Nogueira Jr does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Nogueira Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Souza doesn't seem phased though.
De Souza swings for the body but Nogueira Jr moves out of range.
De Souza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ninho De Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nogueira Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nogueira Jr scores with a kick to the body.
De Souza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nogueira Jr throws a nice head kick!
De Souza tries to bum rush Nogueira Jr with a series of wild strikes but Nogueira Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nogueira Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nogueira Jr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. De Souza looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nogueira Jr moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira Jr prevents De Souza from getting the reversal.
Nogueira Jr looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
De Souza can't escape the position.
Nogueira Jr seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but De Souza is holding on tight.
Nogueira Jr jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… De Souza is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by De Souza and Nogueira Jr has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira Jr tries to move to mount but De Souza blocks the move with his legs.
De Souza is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nogueira Jr asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Souza is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Nogueira Jr clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Edwin Nogueira Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nogueira Jr.
De Souza looks to land a combination but Nogueira Jr avoids it well.
Nogueira Jr looks for the body kick but De Souza saw that one coming.
Nogueira Jr avoids the body shot from De Souza.
Nogueira Jr moves in looking to clinch but De Souza pushes him off.
Nogueira Jr scores with a push kick.
De Souza throws a nice looking combination but Nogueira Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edwin Nogueira Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nogueira Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Nogueira Jr defending well as De Souza loads up on a big left hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nogueira Jr!
De Souza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Souza is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nogueira Jr scores with a takedown into De Souza's guard.
Nogueira Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nogueira Jr won't allow De Souza to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira Jr passes De Souza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nogueira Jr is trying for a kimura here. De Souza looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Nogueira Jr wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edwin Nogueira Jr!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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