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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 cm
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205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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188 cm
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215 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Martinez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Nogueira! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nogueira checks a leg kick nicely. Nogueira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Fernando Martinez has been cut. Nogueira throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nogueira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Martinez blocks a head kick by Nogueira.
Nogueira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Martinez misses with a head kick.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Nogueira.
Nogueira moves out of range as Martinez throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Nogueira. Nogueira tries to land a front kick but Martinez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nogueira. Nogueira lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. A punch combination from Nogueira misses. Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nogueira, pushing him back against the cage. Martinez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nogueira gets underhooks to prevent Martinez's takedown attempt.
Martinez pulls Nogueira into guard.
Nogueira won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet. Martinez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Nogueira wants to get back to his feet.
Nogueira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Martinez postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nogueira to stand up. Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nogueira. Nogueira throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Nogueira connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Martinez closes the distance and clinches. 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! Martinez pulls guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Martinez is working an open guard so Nogueira takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Martinez misses with a wild body shot. Nogueira throws a head kick that misses. Nogueira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Nogueira.
Nogueira looks winded! A jab lands there for Nogueira. Nogueira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nogueira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Martinez dives in for a single leg takedown but Nogueira sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Nogueira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Martinez or perhaps it was just good defense by Nogueira which made him look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center. Some wild striking there from Nogueira.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martinez. Martinez takes the fight into the clinch. Nogueira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Nogueira has Martinez pressed against the cage, preventing Martinez from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Martinez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martinez is trying to push Nogueira away but Nogueira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nogueira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Martinez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nogueira. Nogueira fails to land with a series of punches.
Nogueira scores with a head kick. Martinez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Nogueira lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Nogueira dominated that round. The cut man is working on Fernando Martinez'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.
Nogueira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Nogueira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nogueira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nogueira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Martinez shoots for a takedown but Nogueira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Michal Nogueira seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nogueira fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nogueira.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches. Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Fernando Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Nogueira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Nogueira throws a half hearted mid kick. Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Martinez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Nogueira.
Nogueira is breathing heavily. Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily. Martinez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martinez is defended easily by Nogueira. Nogueira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martinez. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nogueira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Nogueira throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martinez's head. Nogueira throws a head kick that half lands.
Nogueira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Martinez fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Nogueira throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Nogueira shows good takedown defense. 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! Martinez blocks a head kick by Nogueira.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nogueira but Nogueira pushes him off and we're back to square one. A head kick from Nogueira lands but Martinez takes it in his stride. Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Nogueira in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Nogueira's face as he tries to break the clinch. Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nogueira just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Martinez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nogueira stops a takedown attempt from Martinez.
Martinez looking for a takedown. Nogueira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Nogueira pushes him off. Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Nogueira scores with a four punch combination! Michal Nogueira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Martinez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nogueira is fending him off so far but Martinez persists. Nope, Nogueira circles away and we're back to standing. Nogueira lands with a kick to the temple. Martinez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Nogueira throws a series of strikes that have Martinez backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nogueira lands a head kick. Martinez smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Nogueira throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Nogueira. No joy for Martinez on that attempt. A chopping leg kick lands by Nogueira. Nogueira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Nogueira throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily. Martinez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Martinez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nogueira down.
Martinez stands up and we're back to a striking position. Nogueira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nogueira. Nogueira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinez to score an easy takedown into full guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Martinez prevents Nogueira from getting back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Fernando Martinez's cut. That's time! Martinez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nogueira leaves Martinez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Nogueira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nogueira defends it nicely. Martinez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nogueira throws a combination. Martinez tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Nogueira throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martinez's head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Martinez ducks right into an uppercut from Nogueira. Nogueira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nogueira scores with a head kick. Martinez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. The fighters circle, before Nogueira throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Martinez's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Nogueira lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Michal Nogueira! Michal Nogueira was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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