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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 cm
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200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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176 lbs
15 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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TWGC Champion
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Walker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nogueira loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch. Walker misses with a wild combination.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Nogueira.
Nogueira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a nice body shot. Nogueira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nogueira throws a combination. Walker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Brandon Walker has been cut. Nogueira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walker defends it nicely. Nogueira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Nogueira changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Walker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. 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 is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Walker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walker tries to get out of the position. Walker is not content to let Nogueira control the position. Nogueira is staying tight to Walker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walker is trying to control Nogueira's posture but Nogueira avoids it. Walker is not content to let Nogueira control the position. Nogueira taking a breather here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Walker lands a nice hook to Nogueira's body. Nogueira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Nogueira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body. Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nogueira.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nogueira thuds a left hand into Walker's body. Nogueira slips under a jab from Walker. Walker moves out of range of the strikes. Nogueira is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Walker. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nogueira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that both miss. Nogueira fails with the takedown. Nogueira misses with a wild body shot. Nogueira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nogueira misses with an uppercut
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand! Nogueira misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nogueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Brandon Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Nogueira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Nogueira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Nogueira looks winded! Walker blocks a jab. Walker is looking to clinch. Nogueira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a left to the body. Walker scores with a jab to the jaw. Oooooh!!! Walker has knocked Nogueira down with a huge combo! Walker steps away and waves a wobbly Nogueira back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nogueira is rocked! 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! Walker thows a body shot but no joy. Nogueira is still on wobbly legs! Can Walker finish him? Nogueira throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease. Nogueira seems to have recovered his senses. A jab from Nogueira finds it's way through Walker's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Walker throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Nogueira is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brandon Walker! In his post fight interview, Brandon Walker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
59% |
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