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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rogerio Nogueria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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255 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
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265 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Rogerio Nogueria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueria trying to control from the bottom.
Nogueria is concentrating on defense, preventing Nelson from advancing position.
Nogueria tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
Nelson thows a huge punch but Nogueria dodges it nicely.
Nogueria trying to control from the bottom.
Nelson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueria wants to control but Nelson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nogueria tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Nogueria trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Antonio Rogerio Nogueria wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Nogueria dives in for a single leg takedown but Nelson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nelson is controlling the pace.
Nogueria is trying to get back to full guard.
Nelson winds up and cracks Nogueria with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nelson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nogueria tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Nelson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nogueria knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nelson in particular looking to stall.
Nogueria is looking to control Nelson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nogueria avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueria looking for a guillotine here but Nelson defends easily.
Nelson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nogueria is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nogueria keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nogueria had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nelson defends it easily.
Nogueria could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueria controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.
Nogueria looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nogueria is breathing heavily.
Nogueria trying to control the position.
Nelson passes Nogueria's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nelson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nelson controlling his opponent.
Nogueria wants to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Nelson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nogueria is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueria tries to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Nelson controlling from the full mount.
Nogueria tries to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nogueria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Nelson.
It looks like Antonio Rogerio Nogueria has been cut.
Nogueria staying out of range there.
Nelson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Rogerio Nogueria's cut.
That's time! Nogueria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nogueria slips a straight right by Nelson.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueria manages to avoid it.
Nogueria pushes Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nogueria regains guard immediately.
Nogueria is controlling Nelson's posture.
Nelson stays in close to Nogueria's body and controls the position.
Nogueria had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nelson defends it easily.
Nogueria seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nogueria can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nelson controls the pace.
Nogueria is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nelson scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nogueria tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nogueria was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nogueria is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nelson takes a swing at Nogueria's ribcage but misses.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Nogueria is out of range.
Nogueria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson.
Nelson drops Nogueria with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nogueria looks back up at him and smiles so Nelson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nogueria is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Nogueria moves away and avoids it.
Nelson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Oh Nogueria is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueria is trying to improve his position.
Nogueria seems to have got his legs back now.
Nogueria can't do much from the bottom here.
Nelson working the ground and pound.
Nogueria wants to control but Nelson postures up.
Nelson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nogueria, who protects the arm well.
Nogueria trying to remain calm as Nelson controls from the top position.
Nogueria is trying to control Nelson's posture but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson controlling the position from side mount.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Nogueria is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueria is being controlled here.
Nogueria is not content to let Nelson control the position.
Nelson working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice jab there from Nelson.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueria's cut is getting worse.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Nogueria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nogueria ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nogueria no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nogueria is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nelson is aware though and is defending well.
Roy Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nogueria working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nelson passes into half guard.
Nogueria looking for submissions off his back.
Nelson controlling the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nelson controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Rogerio Nogueria's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nelson connects with a single shot there.
Nelson lands with a nice body punch.
Nelson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueria's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueria gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Nelson points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Nogueria wakes up just in time to hear Nelson thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roy Nelson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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