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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nino Pagnotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Merriweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pagnotto comes to the cage accompanied by Very Ape - Nirvana. Merriweather comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Change kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nino Pagnotto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wanderlei Merriweather!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merriweather misses with a wild combination.
Pagnotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pagnotto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pagnotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wanderlei Merriweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merriweather closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Merriweather shoots in but Pagnotto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pagnotto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Merriweather, pushing him back against the cage.
Pagnotto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pagnotto throws a head kick but Merriweather moves out of range.
Merriweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Merriweather looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pagnotto is fending him off so far but Merriweather persists. Nope, Pagnotto circles away and we're back to standing.
Pagnotto misses with a body kick.
Pagnotto has closed the distance and engaged Merriweather in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnotto looking to throw knees to the head but Merriweather is blocking nicely.
Pagnotto misses with an elbow strike.
Pagnotto keeps control of Merriweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Merriweather has had enough of the clinch but Pagnotto keeps him there for the moment.
Pagnotto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pagnotto tries a head kick but it misses.
Pagnotto thows a body shot but no joy.
Merriweather goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pagnotto misses with a few strikes there.
Pagnotto misses with a low kick.
Merriweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pagnotto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Merriweather is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Merriweather misses.
A combination from Pagnotto does no damage.
A punch combination from Merriweather misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto wants to clinch.
Merriweather fails with the takedown.
Nino Pagnotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Merriweather.
Merriweather avoids the body shot from Pagnotto.
Merriweather getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Merriweather on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pagnotto moves in looking to clinch but Merriweather pushes him off.
Pagnotto shoots in but Merriweather avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pagnotto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto wants to clinch.
Pagnotto clinches with his opponent.
Merriweather avoids the elbow strike from Pagnotto, against the cage.
Merriweather blocks an elbow strike from Pagnotto.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pagnotto.
Merriweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pagnotto has him pressed against the cage.
Pagnotto lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Wanderlei Merriweather has been cut.
Pagnotto is stalling here.
Merriweather is looking to break free of the clinch but Pagnotto has double underhooks.
Pagnotto trying to land knees to the body.
Pagnotto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merriweather blocks a head kick by Pagnotto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pagnotto wants to clinch.
Merriweather lands with a nice combination. Pagnotto backs away looking to recover.
Pagnotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Merriweather looks to land a combination but Pagnotto avoids it well.
Merriweather checks a leg kick.
Merriweather lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Merriweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pagnotto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Merriweather counter with a right hand.
Pagnotto lands a jab to Merriweather's midsection.
Pagnotto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wanderlei Merriweather will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Merriweather's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice body punch from Pagnotto.
Pagnotto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Merriweather. Merriweather obviously looking to wear him down.
Merriweather throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pagnotto misses with a low kick.
Merriweather fails to land with a series of punches.
Pagnotto tries to work over Merriweather's front leg with a kick but Merriweather checks it.
Merriweather has his takedown stuffed
and Pagnotto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pagnotto has closed the distance and engaged Merriweather in a clinch.
Pagnotto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pagnotto misses with some punches.
Pagnotto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pagnotto looking for a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pagnotto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merriweather wants a takedown but no success here.
Pagnotto leaning against his opponent.
Pagnotto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Merriweather breaks from the clinch.
Pagnotto throws a head kick but Merriweather moves out of range.
Pagnotto throws a series of strikes that have Merriweather backpedaling.
Merriweather moves out of range of the body kick.
Pagnotto tries to clinch but Merriweather is having none of it.
Merriweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pagnotto checks a low kick from Merriweather.
Pagnotto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Merriweather, pushing him back against the cage.
Pagnotto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Merriweather is trying to break the clinch but Pagnotto has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pagnotto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pagnotto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merriweather attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Merriweather misses with a straight right.
Pagnotto tries to clinch but Merriweather moves away
and Merriweather counters with a two punch combo.
Merriweather shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pagnotto moves into the clinch.
Nino Pagnotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Merriweather.
Pagnotto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Merriweather wants to break free but Pagnotto has control.
Pagnotto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for Pagnotto to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merriweather misses with a leg kick
and Pagnotto counters by clinching up.
Pagnotto breaks from the clinch.
Pagnotto is looking to wear down Merriweather with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pagnotto throws a right hand that Merriweather ducks under and follows up with a left that Merriweather also avoids with ease.
Merriweather shoots for a double leg takedown but Pagnotto sprawls well. He's pushed Merriweather's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nino Pagnotto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pagnotto shoots in and drives through. Merriweather sprawls well.
Pagnotto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Merriweather connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pagnotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Pagnotto.
Merriweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pagnotto counters with a shoot takedown. Merriweather fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pagnotto stopping the sweep attempt from Merriweather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merriweather is keeping the position for now.
Pagnotto stays in close to Merriweather's body and controls the position.
Merriweather keeping moving, preventing Pagnotto from controlling successfully.
Pagnotto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merriweather is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Merriweather manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pagnotto manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Pagnotto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Merriweather's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Merriweather throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pagnotto counters with a left and a right that stings Merriweather.
Pagnotto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Merriweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Merriweather misses with a double jab
letting Pagnotto counter with a right hand.
Pagnotto tries to clinch up.
Pagnotto doesn't manage to clinch there - Merriweather circles away.
Pagnotto misses with a kick to the body.
Pagnotto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Merriweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pagnotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pagnotto moves into range and connects with a jab.
A combination from Pagnotto does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merriweather throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pagnotto loads up on a big right hand but Merriweather slips the punch.
Pagnotto throws a sloppy head kick and Merriweather moves out of range easily.
Pagnotto tries to clinch up but Merriweather circles away and keeps his distance.
Pagnotto avoids a kick to the body.
Pagnotto misses with a hook.
Merriweather moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Merriweather misses with a body kick.
Merriweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Merriweather throws a series of punches but Pagnotto avoids them all with ease.
Merriweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pagnotto throws a push kick but Merriweather slaps the foot to one side.
Merriweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Merriweather misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pagnotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merriweather moves away.
Pagnotto doesn't manage to clinch there - Merriweather circles away.
Merriweather misses with a two punch combination.
Pagnotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Merriweather scores with a one two! Pagnotto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pagnotto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Merriweather misses.
Pagnotto tries to clinch but Merriweather moves out of range.
Pagnotto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pagnotto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pagnotto prevents Merriweather from getting the reversal.
Merriweather takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pagnotto content just to control the position here.
Pagnotto wants to control the pace but Merriweather is squirming around nicely.
Merriweather is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Pagnotto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pagnotto controlling the pace for now.
Merriweather in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pagnotto controlling his opponent.
Pagnotto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Pagnotto clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Merriweather's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Merriweather throws a head kick that misses
and Pagnotto counters by moving into the clinch.
Pagnotto keeps control of Merriweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Pagnotto.
Pagnotto gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pagnotto misses with a punch on the inside.
Merriweather letting Pagnotto take a breather here.
Pagnotto manages to break the clinch.
Pagnotto throws a push kick but Merriweather slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Merriweather misses.
Merriweather throws a right and a left that both miss.
Merriweather throws a right and a left that both miss.
Merriweather throws a nice looking combination but Pagnotto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnotto throws the kick towards the body but Merriweather avoids it.
Pagnotto throws out a leg kick but Merriweather moves out of range and Pagnotto only half commits.
Pagnotto darts in and clinches Merriweather up against the cage.
Pagnotto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nino Pagnotto is winning the standup battle so far.
Merriweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Pagnotto.
Merriweather with a poor takedown
and Pagnotto counters by moving into the clinch.
Pagnotto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pagnotto keeps control of Merriweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pagnotto avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pagnotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Merriweather ducks under a wild hook from Pagnotto.
Pagnotto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Merriweather counters with a left and a right that stings Pagnotto.
Pagnotto lands a jab-cross combination.
Merriweather stuffs the takedown attempt from Pagnotto. Pagnotto gets slowly back to his feet.
Pagnotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Merriweather sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Merriweather finds it's way through Pagnotto's defenses.
Pagnotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Merriweather bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Merriweather has his takedown stuffed
and Pagnotto counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto throws a sloppy head kick and Merriweather moves out of range easily.
Merriweather scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Merriweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Merriweather scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pagnotto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Merriweather throws an elbow but Pagnotto slips to the side and avoids it well.
Merriweather throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pagnotto is looking for a sweep.
Merriweather tries for a kimura but Pagnotto is defending well.
Merriweather is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Merriweather.
Pagnotto is trying to control Merriweather's posture but Merriweather avoids it.
Merriweather working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Merriweather walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pagnotto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Pagnotto had his way with Wanderlei Merriweather in that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Merriweather's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pagnotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Merriweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pagnotto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pagnotto misses with a kick to the body
and Merriweather counters with a one-two to the body.
Pagnotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merriweather moves away.
Merriweather misses with a double jab
and Pagnotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Pagnotto moves in looking to clinch but Merriweather pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merriweather avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pagnotto doesn't manage to clinch there - Merriweather circles away.
Merriweather shoots in but Pagnotto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pagnotto dodges the punch combination from Merriweather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnotto throws a jab but it's blocked by Merriweather.
Merriweather will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Merriweather is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pagnotto misses with a series of wild punches.
Merriweather looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Merriweather throws a series of punches but Pagnotto moves out of range.
Crunch! Pagnotto slams his shin into Merriweather's torso.
Merriweather looks to land a combination but Pagnotto avoids it well.
Pagnotto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Merriweather counters with a left and a right that stings Pagnotto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto misses with a wild body shot.
Pagnotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Merriweather shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Pagnotto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nino Pagnotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Merriweather.
Pagnotto looking to pass the guard.
Merriweather looking for a guillotine here but Pagnotto defends easily.
Merriweather had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pagnotto is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Merriweather Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pagnotto's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Pagnotto.
Merriweather is working Pagnotto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pagnotto controls Merriweather momentarily but Merriweather frees himself.
Merriweather missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Merriweather in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Merriweather drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Merriweather jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Merriweather throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pagnotto had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Merriweather is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pagnotto Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Merriweather's back instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pagnotto doesn't have the hooks in and Merriweather manages to turn into his guard.
Pagnotto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Merriweather is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pagnotto misses with a double jab.
Wanderlei Merriweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pagnotto throws the kick towards the body but Merriweather avoids it.
Merriweather doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pagnotto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Pagnotto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pagnotto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:46
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:46
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Pagnotto!
Nino Pagnotto retains his welterweight title!
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