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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Justus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justus's entrance music is mario. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Justus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nogueira wants to pass to mount but Justus is defending the position.
Justus is trying to maintain the position but Nogueira is very close to passing his half guard.
Justus wants to get back to full guard.
Justus wants to control but Nogueira is keeping busy.
Nogueira is taking a breather. Justus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
I looks like Nogueira might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Justus punching from the bottom.
Justus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Justus trying to hold on to Nogueira's head to control him but Nogueira postures up.
Nogueira is looking to advance position but Justus won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nogueira takes the fight into the clinch.
Nogueira prevents Justus from breaking the clinch.
Justus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nogueira manages to pull guard.
Nogueira is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Justus wants to stand but Nogueira is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Justus from controlling successfully.
Justus being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justus trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Nogueira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogueira, not yet.
Justus trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Justus tries to clinch but Nogueira moves away
and Nogueira counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nogueira.
Justus is looking for a triangle but Nogueira pushes his legs off easily.
Nogueira content to stall in guard here.
Nogueira stands up from Justus's guard - Nogueira perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Justus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nogueira looks gassed!
You can see the frustration on Justus's face as Nogueira controls the position.
Justus is trying to control Nogueira's posture but Nogueira avoids it.
Nogueira avoids the strikes from the bottom by Justus.
Nogueira stands up.
Justus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nogueira counters with a shoot takedown. Justus fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nogueira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nogueira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nogueira's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Justus throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Nogueira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Justus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nogueira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Justus is trying to keep Nogueira in close.
Nogueira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nogueira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nogueira trying to pass the guard but Justus defending well.
Nogueira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Justus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nogueira prevents it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nogueira gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Justus actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nogueira in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justus is trying to control but can't.
Nogueira slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Justus trying to control here.
Nogueira takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nogueira passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nogueira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Justus tries to hold on but Nogueira postures up.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nogueira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Justus wants to hold on but Nogueira pushes him away.
Nogueira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Justus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nogueira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Despite being in the dominant position, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira working away.
Nogueira taking a breather here.
Nogueira tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nogueira working away.
Justus trying his best to control but Nogueira has mounted him.
Justus tries to buck Nogueira off but he can't manage it.
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.
Nogueira controlling the pace for now.
Nogueira with good strikes from the mount here!
Nogueira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nogueira working the ground and pound effectively.
Justus tries to hold on but Nogueira postures up.
Justus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nogueira is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nogueira controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Justus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Justus tries to keep at a distance but Nogueira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nogueira has clasped his hands together around Justus's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Justus sneaks back into half guard.
Justus trying to control here.
Justus looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Nogueira seems content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nogueira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Justus is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira passes to full mount!
Nogueira controlling from the full mount.
Justus tries to hold on but Nogueira pushes him away.
Justus slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Justus trying to control but Nogueira postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nogueira in particular looking to stall.
Nogueira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nogueira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Justus wants to control but Nogueira is keeping busy.
Justus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Justus trying to hold on to Nogueira's head to control him but Nogueira postures up.
Nogueira works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justus is trying to control Nogueira's posture but Nogueira avoids it.
A lull in the action here.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nogueira's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Despite being in the dominant position, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Justus has his hands clasped together around Nogueira's back. He's all about the action.
Justus trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nogueira closes the distance and clinches.
Justus fails to pull guard.
Nogueira turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nogueira manages to end up in side control.
The referee asks Nogueira politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nogueira prefers to stall for the moment though.
Justus is looking for a sweep.
Nogueira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nogueira just content to control the position.
Let's hope that Nogueira has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Michael Justus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nogueira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
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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
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