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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Achmed Azunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Achmed Azunga had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Achmed Azunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nogueira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Achmed Azunga has been cut.
Nogueira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Azunga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira thumps Azunga with a low kick.
Azunga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Azunga won't allow Nogueira to get back to his feet.
Azunga wanted to stand there but Nogueira had control of the position.
Azunga is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Azunga won't allow Nogueira to get back to his feet.
Azunga drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Azunga jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nogueira is looking to stand up but Azunga isn't so interested in that idea.
Azunga drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Azunga jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azunga thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Azunga postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nogueira is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Azunga, into his guard.
Nogueira wanted to stand there but Azunga had control of the position.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Azunga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Azunga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nogueira defends it easily.
Nogueira trying to stand up but can't free himself from Azunga's guard.
Nogueira decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Antonio Nogueira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nogueira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Azunga tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nogueira swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Nogueira as Azunga shoots in.
Nogueira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nogueira lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nogueira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antonio Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Azunga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azunga swats away the attempt to clinch by Nogueira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azunga tries to keep at a distance but Nogueira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nogueira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Azunga shrugs off.
Nogueira lands with a light punch inside.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Azunga is working for takedown but Nogueira is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Achmed Azunga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azunga changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nogueira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Azunga tries to keep at a distance but Nogueira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Azunga trying to control the position but instead, Nogueira has worked for underhooks and has pushed Azunga into the cage.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands with a left to the head.
Azunga trying to stall but Nogueira improves his position.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Azunga in his tracks for a moment.
Azunga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Nogueira gets underhooks to prevent Azunga's takedown attempt.
Nogueira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Azunga backwards.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow.
Nogueira prevents the takedown attempt.
Azunga takes an elbow to the temple.
Azunga is looking to control Nogueira's arms but Nogueira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Azunga has his back to the cage.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Azunga looking to stall.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Azunga shrugs off.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nogueira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nogueira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Azunga looking to stall.
Nogueira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Azunga shrugs off.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Azunga in his tracks for a moment.
Azunga has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nogueira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azunga's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Nogueira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Achmed Azunga's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Nogueira.
Nogueira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Azunga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira connects with a leg kick. Azunga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nogueira lands with a nice combination. Azunga backs away looking to recover.
Azunga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nogueira swinging wildly here.
Nogueira closes the distance and clinches.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Azunga is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nogueira gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azunga's defenses.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Azunga shrugs off.
Nogueira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nogueira lands an elbow just above Azunga 's eye.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a good knee to the midsection. Azunga won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Achmed Azunga's cut is getting worse.
Nogueira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nogueira lands a shot to the body.
Nogueira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azungas head.
Azunga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Azunga looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Achmed Azunga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nogueira gets underhooks to prevent Azunga's takedown attempt.
Azunga takes an elbow to the temple.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nogueira lands an elbow just above Azunga 's eye.
Azunga takes a shot to the head.
Nogueira lands with a right to the head.
Nogueira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nogueira.
Azunga is working for takedown but Nogueira is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nogueira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Azunga shrugs off.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Azunga shrugs off.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azunga's defenses.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Nogueira.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nogueira lands an elbow just above Azunga 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azunga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nogueira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nogueira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azunga's defenses.
Azunga changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nogueira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nogueira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nogueira has closed the distance and engaged Azunga in a clinch.
Nogueira crunches a lovely knee into Azunga's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Azunga shrugs off.
Azunga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Azunga has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nogueira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nogueira lands an elbow just above Azunga 's eye.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Azunga in his tracks for a moment.
Azunga drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nogueira pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nogueira throws a front kick that sends Azunga stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira instigates a clinch.
Azunga tries to circle away but Nogueira has him pinned against the cage.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Nogueira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Azunga.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Azunga in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.
Azunga wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nogueira.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nogueira.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nogueira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azunga backwards.
Nogueira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nogueira.
Nogueira digs a right hand underneath Azunga's ribcage. Azunga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Azunga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Azunga is trying to maintain a safe position but Nogueira gets an underhook and turns Azunga into the cage.
Azunga goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nogueira prevents it.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Azunga trying to stall but Nogueira improves his position.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Azunga shrugs off.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nogueira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Azunga in his tracks for a moment.
Azunga wants a takedown but no success here.
Azunga tries to stall but Nogueira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nogueira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azunga's defenses.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Azunga in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nogueira.
Nogueira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Azunga shrugs off.
Azunga takes an elbow to the temple.
Nogueira lands an elbow just above Azunga 's eye.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Azunga is trying to maintain a safe position but Nogueira gets an underhook and turns Azunga into the cage.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Nogueira gets underhooks to prevent Azunga's takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nogueira.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Azunga takes an elbow to the temple.
Nogueira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Achmed Azunga's cut.
That's time! Azunga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nogueira catches Azunga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Azunga keeps the fight on the outside.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Azunga crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nogueira - the referee stops the clock and Azunga gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nogueira. Azunga manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nogueira moves into the clinch.
Nogueira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nogueira landing knees to the body.
Azunga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.
Nogueira lands a left hand.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Azunga shrugs off.
Azunga is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nogueira as Azunga tries to tie him up.
Nogueira stops a takedown attempt from Azunga.
Knees to the body from Nogueira.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Azunga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Azunga shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azunga's defenses.
Nogueira lands a shoulder strike.
Azunga drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nogueira pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Achmed Azunga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira moves into the clinch successfully.
Azunga is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nogueira gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Azunga shrugs off.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Azunga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Azunga in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nogueira.
Nogueira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Azunga wants a takedown.
Azunga tries to stall but Nogueira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nogueira lands a hook that snaps the head of Azunga backwards.
Azunga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Azunga is trying to maintain a safe position but Nogueira gets an underhook and turns Azunga into the cage.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azunga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nogueira.
Azunga stalling in the clinch but Nogueira improves position.
Azunga takes an elbow to the temple.
Azunga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Azunga takes an elbow to the temple.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nogueira obliges.
Nogueira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Azunga.
Antonio Nogueira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nogueira is pressed up against the cage. Azunga has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nogueira down to the mat. Nogueira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nogueira has closed the distance and engaged Azunga in a clinch.
Nogueira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azunga backwards.
Azunga looking for a takedown.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Azunga taking a breather.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Azunga missing with knees to the body.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nogueira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Azunga.
Nogueira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azunga's defenses.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Azunga shrugs off.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow.
Nogueira lands an elbow just above Azunga 's eye.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Azunga in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nogueira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Azunga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Nogueira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Azunga has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nogueira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azunga's defenses.
Azunga is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azunga's defenses.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.
Azunga trying to stall but Nogueira improves his position.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Azunga shrugs off.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Azunga in his tracks for a moment.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Azunga tries to stall but Nogueira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Azunga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Azunga looking to stall.
Nogueira pushes Azunga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azunga's defenses.
Azunga is trying to stall.
Azunga drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nogueira gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nogueira prevents the takedown attempt.
Azunga can't get the takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Nogueira.
Nogueira lands an elbow just above Azunga 's eye.
Nogueira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Azunga backwards.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azunga's defenses.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Azunga in his tracks for a moment.
Nogueira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Azunga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Nogueira.
Nogueira lands an elbow just above Azunga 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Antonio Nogueira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nogueira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Achmed Azunga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nogueira prevents a body shot from Azunga.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Nogueira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nogueira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Nogueira!
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