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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Paulo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Perereca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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264 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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230 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Paulo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Perereca!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perereca's waist but Perereca gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nogueira off to one side.
Nogueira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perereca pinned against the cage. Perereca gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nogueira has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Paulo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nogueira prevents Perereca from standing back up.
Nogueira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perereca wants to get back to his feet.
Perereca is looking to get back to is feet but Nogueira passes into side control.
Nogueira has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Perereca!
Perereca is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to control but Perereca wriggling away.
Nogueira lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Perereca has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nogueira working for a submission but Perereca is keeping him at bay.
Perereca avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nogueira.
Perereca wants to get back to his feet.
Nogueira moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Perereca has worked his arm free - good work by Perereca!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perereca is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nogueira has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nogueira is trying to get an arm triangle but Perereca is defending well.
Nogueira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Perereca knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Perereca is trying to get back to his feet.
Nogueira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nogueira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Perereca, who protects the arm well.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Perereca has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Perereca, who protects the arm well.
Perereca prevents Nogueira from moving into mount.
Perereca pushes Nogueira away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nogueira gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Perereca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nogueira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Perereca explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perereca tries a head kick but it misses.
Perereca stuffs the takedown.
Antonio Paulo Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perereca but Perereca pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Perereca keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Paulo Nogueira dominated that round.
That's time! Nogueira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Nogueira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nogueira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira shoots in for a double leg but Perereca sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nogueira shoots in and drives through. Perereca sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perereca tries to avoid it but Nogueira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perereca to the ground. Perereca escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Paulo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but Perereca shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perereca misses with a series of wild punches.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perereca sprawls well. Perereca wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet.
Nogueira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perereca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 slips a jab and a cross from Perereca.
Perereca stuffs the takedown.
Nogueira shoots in and drives through. Perereca sprawls well.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Perereca is having none of it.
Nogueira throws a nice head kick!
Nogueira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perereca avoids it really well and circles away.
Nogueira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perereca sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nogueira somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perereca throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nogueira was covering up waiting for the punch and Perereca finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Perereca gets to his feet. Nogueira looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nogueira misses with a takedown
and Perereca counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Perereca tries to stand and escape but Nogueira is controlling the position.
Perereca wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Nogueira uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Perereca must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perereca has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nogueira is proving hard to escape from.
Perereca wants to stand and escape but instead Nogueira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Perereca is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nogueira passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueira tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nogueira is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Perereca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nogueira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nogueira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perereca counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nogueira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perereca counters with a shoot takedown. Nogueira fights it but they end up in guard.
Perereca stops Nogueira from standing up.
Perereca trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nogueira's guard.
Nogueira wriggles free and stands up.
Nogueira darts in trying to clinch
and Perereca counters with a shoot takedown. Nogueira fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to stand up but Perereca isn't so interested in that idea.
Nogueira has a closed guard, preventing Perereca from standing up.
Perereca won't allow Nogueira to get back to his feet.
Perereca wants to stand and escape but instead Nogueira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Perereca working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nogueira.
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 trying to control but Perereca is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nogueira wants to clinch but Perereca slips to the side
and Perereca counters with a single leg into guard. Nogueira didn't expect that.
Nogueira wants to stand but Perereca is controlling the position.
Perereca wanted to stand there but Nogueira had control of the position.
Nogueira uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Perereca slips a straight right by Nogueira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Perereca counters with a series of strikes. Nogueira will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Paulo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira tries for a takedown but Perereca circles away easily
and Perereca counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nogueira looks like he's trying to stand up.
Perereca tries to stand but can't do so whilst Nogueira controls his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to get back to his feet.
Nogueira makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A nice combination there by Perereca.
Nogueira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nogueira wants to clinch
and Perereca counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Perereca.
Antonio Paulo Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Perereca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perereca 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for Lucas Perereca!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Lucas Perereca!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Lucas Perereca!
Lucas Perereca wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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