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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joilton Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galen Marek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joilton Nogueira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Galen Marek's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Joilton Nogueira!
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, Galen Marek!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira blocks a head kick by Marek.
Marek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nogueira.
Marek misses with a double jab.
Nogueira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marek.
Marek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nogueira can pounce on him.
Marek throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Marek throws a head kick that misses.
Nogueira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nogueira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marek's calf.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stalling in the clinch from Nogueira.
Nogueira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marek looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira breaks from the clinch.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Marek. Those never looked like landing.
Marek loads up on a big right hand but Nogueira slips the punch.
Marek swings widly with a right hand
and Nogueira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Marek shrugs off.
Nogueira manages to break the clinch.
Nogueira clinches up against the cage.
Nogueira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Nogueira or perhaps it was just good defense by Marek which made him look bad.
Nogueira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nogueira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Nogueira has Marek up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marek backwards.
Nogueira manages to break the clinch.
Marek throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Marek. Those never looked like landing.
Marek misses with a head kick.
Nogueira scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira feints a jab promting Marek to slip. Nogueira then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marek slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nogueira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nogueira has closed the distance and engaged Marek in a clinch.
Nogueira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marek's face.
Nogueira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nogueira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marek, pushing him back against the cage.
Nogueira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nogueira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marek's defenses.
Nogueira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marek throws a big shot that misses.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Marek.
Marek tries to score with a low kick but Nogueira moves his leg out of the way.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Marek moves out of range.
Nogueira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Nogueira.
A shot to the liver by Nogueira. Beautiful body shot.
Marek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nogueira takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira rushes Marek and presses him up against the cage.
Nogueira pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nogueira gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marek trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marek is looking to break free of the clinch but Nogueira has double underhooks.
Nogueira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joilton Nogueira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marek wants to land a leg kick but Nogueira is out of range.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Marek is having none of it.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Marek moves out of range.
Marek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nogueira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nogueira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nogueira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nogueira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joilton Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Galen Marek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira misses with a series of wild punches.
Marek misses with a few strikes there.
Marek is breathing heavily.
Marek misses with a hook. Nogueira ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira closes the distance and pushes Marek back into the cage.
Nogueira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira.
Marek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nogueira.
Joilton Nogueira is winning the standup battle so far.
Marek throws a looping overhand right but Nogueira ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Nogueira - just one landing.
Nogueira rushes Marek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nogueira avoids the elbow strike from Marek, against the cage.
Joilton Nogueira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nogueira wants a takedown.
Nogueira manages to break the clinch.
Marek looks to throw the jab but Nogueira is out of range.
Marek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nogueira.
Nogueira wants to clinch up but Marek keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira connects with an inside leg kick.
Nogueira rushes Marek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nogueira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
A body shot lands from Nogueira.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nogueira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nogueira. Nogueira obviously looking to wear him down.
Nogueira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marek. That did some damage!
Nogueira lands a leg kick that knocks Marek off balance momentarily.
Nogueira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nogueira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joilton Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marek wants to break free but Nogueira has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nogueira lands a slapping body shot.
Nogueira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Nogueira finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nogueira closes the distance and clinches.
Marek wants to get back to striking at distance but Nogueira won't allow it.
Nogueira lands a good knee to the midsection. Marek won't want to take too many of those.
Nogueira lands an uppercut.
Nogueira effectively controlling the action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Nogueira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nogueira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nogueira misses with a knee strike.
Nogueira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marek can do to turn this around?
Nogueira lands a good knee to the midsection. Marek won't want to take too many of those.
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's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nogueira scores a nice knee to the body.
Nogueira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira thows a body kick. Marek tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nogueira shoots in but Marek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joilton Nogueira dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Marek.
Marek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogueira blocks a head kick by Marek.
Nogueira rushes Marek and presses him up against the cage.
Marek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nogueira's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marek can't break the clinch.
Marek letting Nogueira take a breather here.
Nogueira is looking to take this one to the mat.
Marek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira missing with knees to the body.
Nogueira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nogueira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nogueira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nogueira breaks from the clinch.
Nogueira has a takedown stuffed.
Nogueira pushes Marek up against the cage in a clinch.
Marek can't find room to land a body shot as Nogueira controls the action.
Nogueira breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Nogueira.
Marek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Marek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek tries to land a front kick but Nogueira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira clinches.
Nogueira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira moves into the clinch successfully.
Nogueira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira pulls guard successfully.
Marek trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Nogueira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marek wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Marek prevents Nogueira from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Galen Marek.
Nogueira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marek, pushing him back against the cage.
Nogueira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marek breaks from the clinch.
Nogueira closes the distance and clinches.
Marek wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joilton Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marek wants to get back to striking at distance but Nogueira won't allow it.
Galen Marek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A hook to the body from Nogueira.
Marek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nogueira successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joilton Nogueira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nogueira is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marek throwing strikes from guard but Nogueira blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joilton Nogueira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nogueira, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joilton Nogueira!
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energy
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