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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brock Letters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letters comes into the arena with ABC 123 blaring out of the sound system. Brock Letters is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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177 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Letters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronan Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letters closes the distance and pushes Nogueira back into the cage.
Letters pulls guard.
Nogueira has gone for a leg lock! Letters slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nogueira's guard.
Letters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now.
Letters is working hard here to advance position.
Nogueira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogueira, not yet.
Letters has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Letters postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Letters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Letters won't allow Nogueira to sweep him here.
Letters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now.
Letters preventing the sweep.
Letters wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.
Nogueira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Letters defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letters trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Letters drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Letters jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Letters working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Letters works over Nogueira with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Letters wanted to stand there but Nogueira had control of the position.
Nogueira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nogueira seems to be working for a kimura but Letters defends the submission attempt.
Letters slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nogueira drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Letters manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nogueira has Letters in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letters trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Nogueira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nogueira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogueira, not yet.
Nogueira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Letters landing with the ground and pound.
Letters is stalling in the full guard.
Letters tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira is retaining full guard.
Letters got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nogueira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Letters has managed to get both his arms back between Nogueira's legs - danger averted.
Nogueira looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Letters from controlling successfully.
Letters stopping the sweep attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Letters from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brock Letters just wasn't active enough.
Letters is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nogueira's half guard.
Nogueira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nogueira has momentary wrist control but Letters slips an elbow through the middle.
Letters drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Letters jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nogueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Letters is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letters postures up and lands a big shot to Nogueira's brow.
Nogueira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Letters postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nogueira wants to sweep but no luck.
Letters wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Letters might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nogueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Letters is one step ahead there.
Nogueira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Letters looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Letters dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Letters.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Letters.
Letters is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nogueira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nogueira looks to move to half guard but instead Letters has passed into mount! Damn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira regains half guard.
Nogueira manages to get to full guard.
Letters is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brock Letters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Letters trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira 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.
Letters trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to hit a switch here but Letters passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nogueira there!
Nogueira is trying desperately to improve position.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Letters lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Letters scoring with strikes but Nogueira is staying in there.
Letters lands a big elbow.
Letters landing strikes from the mount and Nogueira is in trouble!
Letters working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Letters working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nogueira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letters with shots to the head and body - Nogueira looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nogueira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Letters jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nogueira manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Letters decides to stand back up. Letters steps back and let's Nogueira get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira has his takedown stuffed
and Letters decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nogueira's guard.
Nogueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Letters is one step ahead there.
Letters thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nogueira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letters drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Letters jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Letters controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nogueira keeping full guard, as Letters tries to pass.
Nogueira wants to sweep here but Letters controlling him for the moment.
Letters looking to pass the guard.
Nogueira has his foot on Letters's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Letters works his way back into a safe position though.
Letters drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Letters jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nogueira 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Letters slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Letters passes into half guard.
Letters seems to be looking for submissions.
Nogueira wants to improve his position but Letters is controlling well.
Letters trying to control from half guard but Nogueira is working away.
Nogueira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Letters showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Letters wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Letters stands and throws Nogueira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Letters dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Letters gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nogueira has gone for a leg lock! Letters slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nogueira's guard.
Letters trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Letters is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nogueira is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Letters tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira is retaining full guard.
Letters showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Letters forces his way into half guard.
Nogueira is not content to let Letters control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Letters looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nogueira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Letters tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nogueira.
Nogueira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Letters.
Letters is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nogueira is just riding it out for now. Letters eventually gives up the hold.
Nogueira gets back to full guard.
Letters won't allow Nogueira to sweep him here.
Letters trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Letters defends well.
Letters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Letters from controlling successfully.
Nogueira wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brock Letters just wasn't active enough.
Letters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nogueira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Letters works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Letters trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letters makes his way to full guard, as Nogueira worked for a kimura.
Letters managing to control the position.
Nogueira drops back, looking for a kneebar! Letters looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Letters looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Letters!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Letters decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nogueira to his feet.
Letters gets a takedown into half guard.
Letters is trying to work for a kimura but Nogueira is defending well.
Brock Letters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Letters takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nogueira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Letters pulls his head out easily.
Letters content to control rather than advance.
Ronan Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nogueira wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Letters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Letters has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Letters!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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