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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cabbage Patched (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira comes to the cage accompanied by Entrance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 cm
28
262 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
30
276 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cabbage Patched! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A swing and a miss from Patched. Nogueira misses with an uppercut. 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 body shot from Patched.
Patched circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patched tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nogueira was well out of range. Poor timing from Patched. Nogueira avoids the head kick by Patched.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Patched is having none of it. Nogueira dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Patched slips a jab from Nogueira. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patched throws a shot from downtown. Nogueira moves away and avoids it. Patched throws a looping overhand right but Nogueira ducks down to avoid it. Patched scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch. Nogueira misses with a series of wild punches.
Patched throws a nice looking combination but Nogueira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A big left from Nogueira misses. Nogueira shoots in looking for a takedown but Patched manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nogueira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nogueira ducks under a wild hook from Patched. Nogueira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Patched utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Nogueira being controlled here momentarily. Nogueira pushes down on Patched's leg and manages to get into half guard. Nogueira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Patched wants to control but Nogueira is keeping busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nogueira seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nogueira is keen to just control but Patched is a slippery customer. Patched looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Nogueira passes the guard and advances to mount! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nogueira lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nogueira lands with some strikes.
It looks like Cabbage Patched has been cut. Nogueira prevents Patched from getting the reversal. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Patched is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Nogueira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nogueira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That has opened up Cabbage Patched's cut even more. Nogueira landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cabbage Patched's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cabbage Patched's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira! Our winner, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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