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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Nobriga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nobriga's entrance music is Queen's We Will Rock You. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Total War - The Shogun II. Max Nobriga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Nobriga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Nobriga shows good takedown defense.
Nobriga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Nobriga tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Nobriga throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nobriga throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nobriga wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nobriga is positioning himself well to prevent Gracie advancing to mount.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Nobriga defends it.
Nobriga is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Nobriga is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Nobriga is working away.
Gracie throwing shots but Nobriga is blocking nicely.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Nobriga is working away.
Nobriga kicks Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Nobriga misses with a lunging right hand
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nobriga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Nobriga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nobriga seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nobriga misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nobriga is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga controlling from side mount.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nobriga wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Nobriga looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gracie is avoiding damage well.
Nobriga has control of an arm but Gracie manages to advance to Nobriga's back!
Gracie throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Nobriga!
Nobriga manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gracie's guard. Nice work there by Nobriga.
Nobrigais looking to pass into half guard but Gracie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gracie is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nobriga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nobriga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nobriga wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nobriga wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Nobriga forces his way into half guard.
Nobriga is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Nobriga will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nobriga if he has to take too many more of those.
Gracie rushes Nobriga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nobriga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nobriga pulls his leg out and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nobriga.
Good standup being displayed there by Nobriga as he connects with a hook.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Nobriga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Nobriga.
Nobriga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nobriga just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Nobriga. Those never looked like landing.
Nobriga lands with a right hand.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie closes the distance and pushes Nobriga back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nobriga avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Max Nobriga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Gracie.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nobriga wants to break the clinch but can't.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nobriga here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nobriga stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nobriga after a bit of a struggle.
Stalling in the clinch from Nobriga.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nobriga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nobriga gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nobriga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nobriga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nobriga leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nobriga throws a head punch that misses.
Nobriga slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Nobriga.
Nobriga avoiding damage as Gracie throws knees to the body.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Nobriga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nobriga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nobriga lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Nobriga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nobriga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
A combination from Nobriga does no damage.
Nobriga looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Nobriga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nobriga throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
A head kick misses from Nobriga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nobriga.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nobriga.
Nobriga throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Nobriga counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Nobriga finish him?
Nobriga throws out a powerful jab.
Nobriga connects with a solid leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nobriga lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Nobriga.
Nobriga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Max Nobriga is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Nobriga.
Max Nobriga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nobriga scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nobriga connects with the punch.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nobriga on his heels. He'll look to pass Nobriga's guard now, I'm sure.
Gracie won't allow Nobriga to get back to his feet.
Gracie trying to control but Nobriga is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to move into half guard but instead Nobriga has managed to sweep!
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Nobriga wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carlos Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Nobriga from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Nobriga dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nobriga just misses with a punch to the body.
Nobriga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nobriga throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Nobriga, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Nobriga against the cage but Nobriga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Nobriga. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Nobriga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Max Nobriga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Gracie.
Nobriga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nobriga gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Nobriga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nobriga.
Nobriga is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nobriga has his back to the cage.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Nobriga pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice shot by Nobriga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobriga feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Nobriga gets back to half guard.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nobriga's head.
Gracie is thwarting Nobriga's attempts to control the position.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Nobriga is defending well.
Nobriga wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga is trying to stand.
Nobriga is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nobriga tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nobriga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Nobriga is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nobriga desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gracie wants to advance to full mount but Nobriga doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gracie 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie trying to control but Nobriga is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nobriga is on top in guard.
Nobriga has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Nobriga from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nobriga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carlos Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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 Max Nobriga.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nobriga, 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Max Nobriga!
After the fight, Max Nobriga was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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