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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bravo's choice of entrance music: Me Vale. This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira throws the left hand but Bravo avoids the punch easily.
Bravo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with a hook. Bravo ducked under it nicely.
Bravo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bravo scores with a takedown into Nogueira's guard.
Bravo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nogueira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bravo's guard.
Bravo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nogueira passes into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bravo struggling a bit here.
Bravo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nogueira slows the pace down in half guard.
Nogueira is trying to control the action in half guard but Bravo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo wants to get back to full guard.
Nogueira is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nogueira is keen to just control but Bravo is a slippery customer.
Nogueira moves nicely into side control.
Nogueira working away.
Bravo is looking for a sweep.
Nogueira wants to control but Bravo is keeping him busy.
Nogueira controlling the position.
Nogueira trying to control the action but Bravo is working from the bottom.
Nogueira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two 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.
Nogueira taking a breather here.
Bravo is pushing Nogueira's head away, looking to escape. Nogueira manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nogueira just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bravo.
Nogueira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Bravo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nogueira shoots in and bounces Bravo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo trying to keep a closed guard but Nogueira is proving a slippery customer.
Bravo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bravo, not yet.
Nogueira seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Nogueira stopping the sweep attempt from Bravo.
Bravo trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira trying to control but Bravo is working from the bottom.
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.
Nogueira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bravo avoids the body shot from Nogueira.
Nogueira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nogueira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bravo.
A telegraphed right hand from Nogueira misses the target.
Bravo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nogueira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bravo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nogueira works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bravo trying to pass the guard but Nogueira defending well.
Nogueira is looking for a sweep. Bravo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira dominated that round.
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 looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nogueira scores with a jab to the body.
Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Nogueira misses the target.
A slow jab from Nogueira misses its intended target.
Nogueira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bravo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nogueira is out of range.
Nogueira drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nogueira is looking to take a break and control but Bravo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nogueira is really struggling to control Bravo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Nogueira prevents Bravo from getting the reversal.
Nogueira looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bravo is working to get back to half guard.
Nogueira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nogueira is trying to take his opponent's back.
Nogueira looking to control but Bravo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nogueira controlling the pace for now.
That's two 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.
Nogueira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bravo is trying desperately to improve position.
Nogueira controlling the position easily from mount.
Bravo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nogueira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nogueira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bravo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nogueira slows the pace down.
Nogueira tries to advance to mount but Bravo denies him.
Bravo is trying to improve his position.
Nogueira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bravo keeps working.
Nogueira staying calm.
Bravo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nogueira's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura but Bravo is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira passes to side control.
Nogueira moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nogueira is trying to get an arm triangle but Bravo is defending well.
Bravo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nogueira is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bravo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bravo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bravo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bravo works his way into side control.
Nogueira wants to control but Bravo postures up.
Nogueira is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nogueira parries the strikes from Bravo easily there. Bravo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nogueira to escape.
Nogueira is looking to regain half guard here but Bravo keeps moving and retains side control.
Bravo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nogueira can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nogueira misses with an uppercut.
Nogueira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bravo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nogueira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bravo has an Americana. Nogueira didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bravo is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bravo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Max Bravo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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