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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victorio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Stacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stacker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hard In Da Paint by: Wocka Flocka Flame. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 cm
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180 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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182 cm
27
170 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite 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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Victorio Nogueira! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Stacker! The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stacker fails with a takedown attempt. Nogueira throws a head kick but Stacker moves out of range.
Stacker misses with a series of wild punches.
Nogueira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Nogueira instigates a clinch. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Stacker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nogueira looking to throw knees to the head but Stacker is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nogueira throws an elbow but misses. Stacker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nogueira walks away with a smile on his face. Stacker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch. Nogueira throws a head kick that misses. Stacker takes a shot right to the bread basket. Nogueira pushes Stacker up against the cage in a clinch. Nogueira trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nogueira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stacker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Victorio Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Stacker. Nogueira controlling the action here for a moment.
Nogueira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Stacker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nogueira just stands there and leans against the cage. Nogueira throws an elbow that misses.
Nogueira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stacker blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nogueira lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Stacker blocks an elbow strike from Nogueira.
Nogueira pressing his opponent against the cage. Nogueira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Stacker tries to pull guard but Nogueira won't allow it.
Stacker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nogueira just stands there and leans against the cage. Nogueira looking to throw knees to the head but Stacker is blocking nicely.
Nogueira is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stacker dodges an elbow strike from Nogueira.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stacker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stacker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nogueira pulls him back up using the underhooks. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Stacker is trying to pull guard but Nogueira turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Nogueira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stacker blocks it with crossed arms. Nogueira lands an elbow inside. Stacker avoiding damage as Nogueira throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Nogueira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nogueira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stacker's face.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside. Stacker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nogueira smiles and moves away.
Nogueira has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Stacker throws a combination that misses and Nogueira counters with an outside leg kick.
Nogueira throws a head kick but Stacker moves out of range.
Stacker tries to bum rush Nogueira with a series of wild strikes but Nogueira uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Stacker swinging wildly here.
Stacker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Stacker throws a right hand that Nogueira ducks under and follows up with a left that Nogueira also avoids with ease. Nogueira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Stacker moves into range and clinches up with Nogueira. Stacker takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victorio Nogueira dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Stacker moves out of range easily. Stacker shoots in looking for a takedown. Nogueira tries to sprawl out of it but Stacker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nogueira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Nogueira throws a nice outside leg kick. Nogueira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Stacker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch. Nogueira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Master Stacker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Stacker throws a head kick that misses. Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch. Sloppy strikes from Stacker. Those never looked like landing. Stacker misses with a double jab.
Stacker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses. Nogueira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Nogueira scores with a head kick.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stacker paws at him with a jab and circles away. A slapping leg kick lands for Nogueira.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Stacker moves out of range. Nogueira darts in and clinches Stacker up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nogueira tries a knee to the head but Stacker blocks it.
Stacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Nogueira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stacker jumps guard but Nogueira turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Stacker managing to block the knees to the body from Nogueira.
Nogueira looking to throw knees to the head but Stacker is blocking nicely.
Nogueira stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Nogueira lands an elbow just above Stacker 's eye. Victorio Nogueira has scored more points in the clinch so far. Stacker is working for takedown but Nogueira is calmly controlling the position for now. Victorio Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Stacker. Stacker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nogueira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Nogueira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stacker is defending well for now. Stacker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nogueira misses with a knee strike.
Stacker letting Nogueira take a breather here. Nice elbow from Nogueira.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nogueira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stacker jumps into guard, dragging Nogueira to the mat.
Stacker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogueira tries to stand but Stacker is controlling from the bottom. Stacker looking for a guillotine here but Nogueira defends easily.
Stacker working for a triangle but Nogueira defends it easily.
Nogueira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stacker wants to get back to his feet but Nogueira is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Nogueira has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stacker is proving hard to escape from. Stacker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nogueira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Stacker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nogueira stands and steps away. Stacker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nogueira throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stacker's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stacker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stacker misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victorio Nogueira dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stacker throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease. Crunch! Nogueira slams his shin into Stacker's torso. Stacker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Nogueira takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stacker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Nogueira is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stacker's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Stacker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stacker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stacker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nogueira defends it well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Nogueira regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Stacker. Nogueira wants to sweep but no luck. Stacker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now. Stacker wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stacker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now. Stacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Stacker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Stacker looking to sit in guard and control but Nogueira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Stacker has his foot on Nogueira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nogueira works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stacker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Stacker has a closed guard, preventing Nogueira from standing up. Nogueira is pushing down on Stacker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stacker is fighting to maintain full guard but Nogueira has managed to sneak the leg through. Nogueira seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Stacker is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nogueira jumps into side control! Stacker is trying to improve his position. Nogueira stands up and beckons Stacker to his feet. Nogueira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nogueira avoids the head kick by Stacker.
Stacker darts in and clinches Nogueira up against the cage. Nogueira leaning his opponent against the cage. Master Stacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nogueira landing knees to the body.
Nogueira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stacker decides to pull guard. Stacker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Master Stacker has got the better of the ground game so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nogueira controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nogueira wants to control from the top but Stacker keeps moving. Stacker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nogueira wants to stand but Stacker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that's the end of the fight! Master Stacker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28 Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28 Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victorio Nogueira! As Victorio Nogueira got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I've had three very tough fights so far in FML. Some went my way, some didn't. Thankfully tonight was one of those good nights.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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