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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Ronaldo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Swanson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eduardo Ronaldo Nogueira's chin.
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176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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182 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Ronaldo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Swanson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson gets caught napping as Nogueira dives in and scores a takedown. Swanson manages to retain guard.
Swanson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nogueira is aware though and is defending well.
Nogueira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nogueira postures up in Swanson's guard and throws a big left but Swanson blocks it.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira throws a strike but Swanson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Swanson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nogueira looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nogueira is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nogueira throws and elbow that misses. Swanson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nogueira's guard. Nice move by Swanson!
Swanson 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.
Nogueira wants to control but Swanson passes easily into half guard.
Nogueira tries to roll over but Swanson keeps him under control.
Nogueira wants to control but Swanson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nogueira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nogueira won't allow Swanson to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nogueira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Swanson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nogueira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Swanson has managed to get both his arms back between Nogueira's legs - danger averted.
Swanson is stalling in the full guard.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
Nogueira keeping full guard, as Swanson tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Swanson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Joe Swanson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Swanson drops his hands momentarily and Nogueira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nogueira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Swanson counters with a shoot takedown. Nogueira fights it but they end up in guard.
Nogueira looking for subs off his back but Swanson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Swanson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira gets full guard.
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira looking for subs off his back but Swanson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nogueira manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Swanson dominated that round.
That's time! Nogueira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nogueira misses with a hook
and Swanson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nogueira wants to control but Swanson is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira is looking to improve his position.
Nogueira gets full guard.
Nogueira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogueira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nogueira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swanson manages to get himself to full guard.
Swanson keeping full guard, as Nogueira tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nogueira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nogueira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson wants to sweep but no luck.
Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Swanson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nogueira trying to control but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Nogueira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nogueira throws and elbow that misses. Swanson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nogueira's guard. Nice move by Swanson!
Swanson won't allow Nogueira to sweep him here.
Nogueira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Swanson controls the pace.
Nogueira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Swanson's guard.
Nogueira is in close to Swanson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nogueira pushes down on Swanson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nogueira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is staying active underneath Nogueira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Nogueira seems content to control.
Nogueira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nogueira wants to work for an arm triangle but Swanson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nogueira prevents Swanson from improving his position.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
Nogueira is looking to take a break and control but Swanson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nogueira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nogueira is thwarting Swanson's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Swanson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nogueira.
Swanson is trying to get back to full guard.
Nogueira thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Swanson to regain full guard.
Nogueira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nogueira controls the position from side control.
Nogueira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Ronaldo Nogueira dominated that second round.
That's time! Nogueira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nogueira moves to clinch but Swanson breaks away
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eduardo Ronaldo Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Well, if Swanson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nogueira makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nogueira.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nogueira is on top in guard.
Nogueira slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nogueira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nogueira is trying to control the action in half guard but Swanson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nogueira prevents Swanson from improving his position.
Swanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Swanson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nogueira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swanson defending well though.
That's two 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.
Swanson gets full guard.
Nogueira advances position into side control!
Nogueira throwing strikes but Swanson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Swanson throws a strike aimed at the side of Nogueira's head but Nogueira avoids it well.
Nogueira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nogueira trying his best to control but Swanson has mounted him.
Nogueira regains half guard.
Nogueira manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira keeping full guard, as Swanson tries to pass.
Nogueira throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Swanson escapes and throws Nogueira's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nogueira can't do much from the bottom here.
Swanson trying to control the position but Nogueira is working away.
Nogueira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Swanson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four 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 gets back to half guard.
Swanson trying to control from half guard but Nogueira is working away.
Nogueira is trying to control but can't.
Nogueira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nogueira trying to control from the bottom.
Nogueira trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Nogueira is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eduardo Ronaldo Nogueira.
I think Nogueira 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Ronaldo Nogueira!
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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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RATING
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