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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between frank mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Nogueira will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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285 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, frank mir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
mir misses with a body shot.
mir defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? mir is fending him off so far but Nogueira persists. Nope, mir circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nogueira shoots in and drives through. mir sprawls well.
frank mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Nogueira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mir just misses with a punch to the body.
mir moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mir goes for a takedown attempt but Nogueira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nogueira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but mir avoids it really well and circles away.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
mir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nogueira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mir working a defensive guard but Nogueira manages to pass into side control anyway.
Nogueira is staying tight to mir's torso, preventing him from escaping.
mir is looking to regain half guard here but Nogueira keeps moving and retains side control.
mir is not content to let Nogueira control the position.
mir is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nogueira off and has taken his back!
mir struggling to keep hold of the position.
Nogueira trying to get back to his feet but mir is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mir working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Nogueira is in bad spot here.
Nogueira prevents mir from getting a body triangle.
Nogueira manages to reverse the position and now he's in mir's guard. Nice work there by Nogueira.
mir keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Nogueira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
mir trying to control the position.
mir is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
mir lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nogueira!
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.
Nogueira is just holding on here. mir manages to take his back.
mir gets his hands free as Nogueira looks to control.
mir is looking for the choke from the back position but Nogueira is controlling his hands well.
mir is breathing heavily.
mir keeps control of the position as Nogueira tries to break free.
Nogueira trying to control the hands but mir won't let him.
mir wants to control but Nogueira is keeping busy.
mir keeps control of the position as Nogueira tries to break free.
Nogueira is in a bad position with mir working for a choke. Nogueira manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Nogueira sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed mir's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Nogueira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nogueira throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nogueira with a lazy takedown attempt
and mir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
mir is trying to control the action in half guard but Nogueira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nogueira actively working from the bottom here.
mir wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is defending well.
mir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nogueira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nogueira is looking to improve his position.
Nogueira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nogueira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nogueira misses with a takedown
and mir decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nogueira's guard.
mir is pushing down on Nogueira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nogueira is fighting to maintain full guard but mir has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nogueira wants to get back to full guard.
mir is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nogueira!
Nogueira has given up his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
mir wants to control but Nogueira is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira turns into mir and is now in his guard.
Nogueira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
mir keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mir looking for a sweep. Not yet mir, not yet.
mir keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
mir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nogueira throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
mir thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nogueira!
Nogueira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nogueira is squirming around, avoiding mir's attempts to control the action.
Nogueira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
mir avoids the attempt from Nogueira to control.
Nogueira stops mir from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Nogueira is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mir looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
mir swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nogueira is now in mir's guard. A big mistake from mir there, giving up the dominant position!
Nogueira sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed mir's guard.
Nogueira moves into full mount! mir won't be happy about that!
Nogueira wants to finish this one by submission but mir is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nogueira.
Nogueira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
mir wants to hold on but Nogueira pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
frank mir dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nogueira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and mir counters with a shoot takedown. Nogueira fights it but they end up in guard.
mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira has his hands on mir's head, controlling the position.
mir sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nogueira's guard.
mir seems to be looking for submissions.
mir seems to be working for a kimura but Nogueira defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nogueira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of mir's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take mir's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
mir is trying to break free.
Nogueira has good solid back control here.
Nogueira has the hooks in. mir is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nogueira struggling to keep hold of the position.
Nogueira has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, mir has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Nogueira looking for the RNC.
Nogueira working for a choke but mir reverses nicely into Nogueira 's guard.
mir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira working a defensive guard but mir passes into half guard.
mir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nogueira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
mir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nogueira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nogueira manages to get to full guard.
mir has gone for a leg lock! Nogueira slips out almost immediately though and dives into mir's guard.
Nogueira won't allow mir to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throwing strikes but missing.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira throwing strikes from guard but mir blocks nicely.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but mir keeps moving.
mir manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
mir wants to take his opponent's back but Nogueira doesn't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nogueira wants to control but mir is having none of it.
mir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mir fails to move to back control.
Nogueira gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nogueira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nogueira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in mir's guard.
Nogueira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Anderson Nogueira just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
mir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nogueira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and mir counters with a nice double leg into guard.
mir trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing mir from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but mir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
mir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now.
mir wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
mir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now.
mir trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
mir throws the left hand but Nogueira avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nogueira tries for a takedown but mir circles away easily
and mir counters with a takedown into side control.
Nogueira is looking to reverse the position.
Nogueira is trying to control mir's posture but mir avoids it.
Nogueira is not content to let mir control the position.
mir taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira manages to work his way to half guard, despite mir's best efforts.
mir wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is defending well.
Nogueira desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Nogueira trying to control but mir postures up.
mir works his way into side control.
Nogueira tries to buck mir off but mir is having none of it.
mir tries to advance position but instead Nogueira slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
mir passes to full mount!
Nogueira prevents mir from taking his back.
mir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nogueira is looking to escape.
Nogueira manages to regain half guard. Good work.
mir is looking to take a break and control but Nogueira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nogueira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
frank mir had his way with Anderson Nogueira in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nogueira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by mir.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt
and mir moves into the clinch.
Nogueira is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mir can't break the clinch.
Nogueira is trying to break free.
mir tries to stall but Nogueira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
mir has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Nogueira clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
mir is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Nogueira has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mir is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Nogueira has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Nogueira fending off the submission attempt from mir.
mir tries to keep control of the position but Nogueira is staying busy.
Nogueira manages to reverse the position and now he's in mir's guard. Nice work there by Nogueira.
Nogueira drops back looking for a leg! mir is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and mir manages to kick Nogueira off! Nogueira jumps back into mir's guard.
mir working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nogueira is stalling in the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
mir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nogueira counters with a takedown into side control.
mir is looking to reverse the position.
Nogueira tries for a kimura but mir is defending well.
mir is trying to get back to half guard.
mir might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Nogueira.
mir wants to control but Nogueira postures up.
mir is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nogueira moves into full mount!
mir is trying to escape the mount.
Nogueira is working for a guillotine from mount but mir frees his head quite easily.
Nogueira wants to control the pace but mir is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
mir regains half guard.
mir is pressing down on Nogueira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
mir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nogueira sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed mir's guard.
mir is trying to get back to full guard.
mir gets full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Nogueira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nogueira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Anderson Nogueira!
Anderson Nogueira is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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