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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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270 lbs
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234 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Larry Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hayes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nogueira is avoiding damage well.
Nogueira wants to control but Hayes postures up.
Nogueira is not content to let Hayes control the position.
Nogueira is trying to get back to half guard.
Nogueira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nogueira pushes Hayes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hayes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes trying to control the action but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Nogueira is looking to reverse the position.
Hayes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nogueira gets back to half guard.
Hayes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Hayes decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nogueira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hayes backs up against the cage.
Nogueira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hayes gets the takedown into side control.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
You can see the frustration on Nogueira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira looks to move to half guard but instead Hayes has passed into mount! Damn!
Nogueira wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Hayes throwing damaging strikes from the back! Nogueira could be in trouble here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Nogueira tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Nogueira tries to hold on but Hayes postures up.
Hayes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nogueira is working to get back to half guard.
Nogueira wants to control but Hayes is having none of it.
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.
Nogueira is trying desperately to improve position.
Hayes is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nogueira to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nogueira shrugs it off.
Nogueira is desperately trying to improve his position but Hayes has a good base and remains in mount.
Hayes landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nogueira actively working from the bottom here.
Nogueira wants to get back to his feet.
Hayes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Hayes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hayes gets a takedown into half guard.
Nogueira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hayes is keen to just control but Nogueira is a slippery customer.
Nogueira tries to get to full guard but Hayes has control of the leg.
Nogueira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nogueira working for a triangle but Hayes defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hayes is one step ahead there.
Hayes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nogueira's guard.
Nogueira is looking for a triangle here but Hayes uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Nogueira is looking to regain half guard here but Hayes keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
You can see the frustration on Nogueira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hayes trying to control the position but Nogueira is working away.
Nogueira can't do much from the bottom here.
Nogueira gets back to half guard.
Nogueira is looking for a sweep. Hayes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nogueira is pressing down on Hayes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hayes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nogueira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hayes has managed to get both his arms back between Nogueira's legs - danger averted.
Hayes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Hayes wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Nogueira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hayes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hayes is looking to stand up but Nogueira won't let him.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Larry Hayes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nogueira misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a body shot.
Hayes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Larry Hayes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nogueira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nogueira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hayes is just riding it out for now. Nogueira eventually gives up the hold.
Nogueira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hayes keeps working.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura but Hayes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nogueira to get the leverage.
Nogueira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hayes is just riding it out for now. Nogueira eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Hayes dominated that second round.
That's time! Hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hayes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hayes showed some decent athleticism there.
Nogueira tries to get to full guard but Hayes has control of the leg.
Nogueira gets back to full guard.
Nogueira is working an open guard so Hayes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nogueira is trying to defend but Hayes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nogueira trying to control from the bottom.
Hayes is working for a kimura but Nogueira is defending it quite comfortably.
Hayes tries to stand and escape but Nogueira actually recovers to full guard.
Nogueira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hayes's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira slips nicely into half guard.
Hayes is looking to improve his position.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nogueira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nogueira is keen to just control but Hayes is a slippery customer.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura here.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nogueira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hayes sees it coming and defends easily.
Nogueira tries to pass to full mount but Hayes defends it.
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.
Nogueira seems to be looking for submissions.
Hayes won't allow Nogueira to pass to mount.
Hayes wants to control but Nogueira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nogueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nogueira is stalling here. Hayes is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nogueira seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hayes has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nogueira trying to control but Hayes flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nogueira rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hayes wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is defending well.
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 Larry Hayes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hayes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Hayes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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