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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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188 cm
29
212 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira moves into the clinch.
Nogueira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nogueira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
Meyer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nogueira is leaning against Meyer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Nogueira.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Meyer.
Nogueira lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nogueira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meyer has clasped his hands together around Nogueira's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nogueira gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nogueira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Meyer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Meyer's back!
Good control from Nogueira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira connects with a big shot to the side of Meyer's head.
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 is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Nogueira lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Nogueira punishes Meyer with strikes from the back mount.
Nogueira controls the action.
Meyer manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nogueira's guard. Nice work there by Meyer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer throwing strikes but missing.
Meyer scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Meyer's guard.
Nogueira is pushing down on Meyer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Meyer is fighting to maintain full guard but Nogueira has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nogueira perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nogueira misses with a head shot. Meyer uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nogueira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nogueira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nogueira pushing down on Meyer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nogueira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Meyer tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Nogueira has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira working the ground and pound effectively.
Meyer is trying desperately to improve position.
Nogueira controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer tries to reverse the position but Nogueira maintains control.
Nogueira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyer is working to get back to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Nogueira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nogueira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Meyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meyer misses with a takedown
and Nogueira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Meyer's guard.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meyer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nogueira makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nogueira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira connects with a couple of short punches.
Nogueira is stalling in the full guard.
Nogueira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meyer can't keep his opponent in guard - Nogueira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nogueira is trying to control. Meyer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Meyer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nogueira is taking a breather. Meyer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira works his way into full mount!
Nogueira lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looking to control but Meyer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nogueira lands with some strikes.
Nogueira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Meyer can't escape the position.
Meyer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer taking shots to the head.
Meyer tries to reverse the position but Nogueira maintains control.
Nogueira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Meyer is trying to escape the mount.
Nogueira controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira with the ground and pound from mount.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Nogueira dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Meyer misses with an uppercut.
Meyer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nogueira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meyer somewhat.
Meyer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nogueira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Meyer has an active guard here but Nogueira has managed to pass into half guard.
Nogueira drops an elbow to the side of Meyer's head.
Nogueira controlling the action here.
Nogueira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer is staying active underneath Nogueira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nogueira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nogueira works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Meyer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nogueira controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Meyer is looking to escape.
Nogueira raining down shots from the mount!
Meyer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Meyer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira with shots to the head and body - Meyer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Meyer is rocked!
Nogueira lands a big elbow - Meyer is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Meyer is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ricardo Nogueira!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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