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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas comes to the cage accompanied by Cant be Touched. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira moves out of range of the body kick from Rojas.
Nogueira connects with a single shot there.
Nogueira misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Nogueira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rojas throws a leg kick but Nogueira sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rojas thows a body shot but no joy.
Rojas scores with a nice body kick.
Rojas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rojas doesn't manage to clinch there - Nogueira circles away.
Rojas lands a head kick!
It looks like Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira has been cut.
A jab from Nogueira misses.
Nogueira moves out of range of the body kick.
Nogueira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rojas circles away quickly and effectively.
Rojas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Rojas.
Rojas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rojas throws the kick towards the body but Nogueira avoids it.
Nogueira on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dominic Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nogueira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rojas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas scores with a push kick.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Rojas looks to score with a jab to the body but Nogueira is just out of range.
Rojas tries a head kick but it misses.
Rojas scores with a head kick.
Nogueira throws the left hand but Rojas avoids the punch easily.
Nogueira avoids a kick to the body.
Rojas ducks under a wild hook from Nogueira.
Rojas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nogueira will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Rojas.
Rojas scores with a head kick.
Rojas lands a nice looking body kick.
Rojas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rojas thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick from Rojas.
Rojas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nogueira.
Rojas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rojas fakes the leg kick and cracks Nogueira in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Rojas.
Rojas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nogueira takes a step back to recover.
Rojas lands with a slapping head kick.
Rojas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rojas. That's going to slow Nogueira down.
Nogueira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rojas throws a nice head kick!
Rojas lands with a nice body kick.
Nogueira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rojas. Nogueira shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick from Rojas.
A head kick misses from Rojas.
Rojas lands a front kick.
A head kick from Rojas lands but Nogueira takes it in his stride.
Rojas scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nogueira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rojas tries to clinch but Nogueira moves out of range.
A slow jab from Nogueira misses its intended target.
Nogueira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rojas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nogueira's calf.
Rojas thows a body shot but no joy.
Rojas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rojas tries to land a front kick but Nogueira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nogueira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nogueira has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rojas.
Rojas misses with a head kick.
Rojas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rojas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rojas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rojas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Rojas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nogueira.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rojas.
Rojas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rojas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nogueira looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Rojas fakes the leg kick and cracks Nogueira in the body.
Rojas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a hook but Rojas blocks it.
Nogueira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rojas is looking to slow Nogueira down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rojas.
Rojas is looking to slow Nogueira down with leg kicks.
Nogueira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rojas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Rojas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Rojas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nogueira throws a right hand that Rojas ducks under and follows up with a left that Rojas also avoids with ease.
Nogueira throws a big shot that misses.
Rojas is looking to wear down Nogueira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rojas moves into the clinch successfully.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nogueira might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rojas has got the better of the exchanges.
Rojas tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogueira avoids the damage to the body.
Nogueira jumps guard but Rojas stands there with Nogueira around his waist. Nogueira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rojas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nogueira managing to block the knees to the body from Rojas.
Nogueira jumps guard but Rojas stands there with Nogueira around his waist. Nogueira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rojas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rojas trying to land knees to the body.
Rojas tries to land a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks with his arms.
Rojas misses with a knee to the head.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch but Rojas keeps him there for the moment.
Rojas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rojas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nogueira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nogueira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira misses the shot to the body.
Rojas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nogueira can do to turn this around?
Nogueira throws a big shot that misses.
Nogueira circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses.
Dominic Rojas is winning the standup battle so far.
Nogueira keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nogueira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Nogueira misses with a looping left.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nogueira in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nogueira throws the left hand but Rojas avoids the punch easily.
Nogueira throws a hook but Rojas blocks it.
Nogueira avoids a kick to the body.
Rojas misses with a body kick.
Rojas misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Rojas.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nogueira throws a right hand that Rojas ducks under and follows up with a left that Rojas also avoids with ease.
Nogueira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rojas clinches.
Rojas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nogueira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rojas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
Nogueira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rojas uses from the top position.
Nogueira is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rojas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rojas misses with a knee to the head.
Rojas stalling in the clinch but Nogueira improves position.
Nogueira can't break the clinch.
Rojas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nogueira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nogueira jumps guard.
Nogueira is looking to stand up but Rojas isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rojas, right into the meat.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that Rojas avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rojas. That's going to slow Nogueira down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rojas. That's going to slow Nogueira down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rojas.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rojas.
Rojas looks to land a left hand but Nogueira moved out of range nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rojas.
Rojas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Rojas lands but Nogueira takes it in his stride.
Rojas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rojas thumps Nogueira with a low kick.
Rojas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rojas lands a high kick!
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas takes a swing at Nogueira's ribcage but misses.
Nogueira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rojas.
Rojas lands with a kick to the temple. Nogueira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira's cut even more.
Rojas keeps Nogueira at a distance using the push kick.
Rojas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nogueira if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rojas.
Rojas throws a leg kick which misses Nogueira's front leg but catches the back leg as Nogueira tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nogueira.
Nogueira on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses.
Nogueira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rojas lands a nice looking body kick.
Rojas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rojas throws a head kick that Nogueira semi-blocks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rojas, right into the meat.
Rojas lands a high kick!
Rojas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rojas throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Rojas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nogueira is able to avoid easily.
Rojas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nogueira punishes Rojas's body with a nice straight punch.
Nogueira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rojas moves out of range of the strikes.
Rojas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nogueira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rojas lands a nice looking body kick.
Rojas misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws the kick towards the body but Nogueira avoids it.
Rojas misses with a head kick.
Nogueira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rojas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rojas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nogueira misses with a straight left.
Crunch! Rojas slams his shin into Nogueira's torso.
Nogueira moves out of range of the body kick.
Rojas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nogueira.
Nogueira blocks the body kick.
Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira scores with a three punch combo!
Rojas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rojas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nogueira if he has to take too many more of those.
Rojas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nogueira misses with a hook. Rojas ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
Rojas connects with a solid leg kick.
Nogueira looks to land a combination but Rojas avoids it well.
Nogueira loads up on a big right hand but Rojas slips the punch.
Rojas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rojas lands with a slapping head kick.
Nogueira missing with a left hand there. Rojas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rojas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nogueira misses with a straight right.
Rojas looks to land a body kick but Nogueira moved away.
Rojas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rojas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rojas slips a jab from Nogueira.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Rojas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rojas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Rojas!
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