Post by The Sandmen on Sept 7, 2012 10:12:34 GMT -5
Cain Velasquez! Cain Velasquez! This is what the people are chanting here.
Cain Velasquez is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Cain Velasquez has fight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 1 times. He has won 1 of them.
Big Nog is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Velasquez goes to the body...
He punishes Big Nog's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Cain Velasquez has found an opening in the defense of Big Nog, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Big Nog is wobbling!
Solid low kick from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Velasquez deflects it.
Velasquez moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Big Nog with a double overhooks!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Velasquez wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira pushes away Velasquez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Velasquez stumbles backwards and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira circles to get the center of the cage
Big Nog goes to the body...
his punches graze Velasquez's arm.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to bring the fight to the ground
Velasquez won't budge, forcing Big Nog to pull guard.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Big Nog
Velasquez tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Cain Velasquez fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Big Nog
Cain Velasquez moves to better his position on the ground...
Cain Velasquez wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Big Nog tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira attempts to move to full guard
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira manages to switch to full guard.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Big Nog
Cain Velasquez looks to posture up and open Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's guard...
Cain Velasquez forces Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to open his guard.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Velasquez tries to move to full mount
Velasquez succeeds
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Cain Velasquez throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Big Nog breaks the lock showing some skills...
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to roll to his side and trap Cain Velasquez in his guard...
Cain Velasquez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Velasquez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who is barely covering up!
Big Nog's Chin is beginning to swell
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Big Nog tries to escape from the full mount...
Big Nog struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Velasquez clumsily fails here and it's time for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to fight back!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to roll to his side and trap Cain Velasquez in his guard...
Cain Velasquez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Terrible one sided match... Big Nog was not ready to fight a fighter of Cain Velasquez caliber.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to roll to his side and trap Cain Velasquez in his guard...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Big Nog measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Velasquez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Velasquez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cain Velasquez tries to open Big Nog's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Cain Velasquez. Big Nog is unable to cover himself now!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Big Nog attempts a triangle from bottom! Cain Velasquez slips out. Big Nog quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Cain Velasquez slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Velasquez launches a furious hook!
That hits Big Nog's chin like a wrecking ball! Big Nog loses balance and goes to the mat.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Velasquez is standing while Big Nog is on the ground on his back
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira kicks his legs trying to keep Cain Velasquez away.
Cain Velasquez takes a kick to the body.
Velasquez is standing while Big Nog is on the ground on his back
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira kicks his legs trying to keep Cain Velasquez away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Velasquez is standing while Big Nog is on the ground on his back
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira kicks his legs trying to keep Cain Velasquez away.
Cain Velasquez takes a kick to the body.
Crushing shot to Velasquez's body! He's holding his side
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is on his feet again.
Cain Velasquez was tooling Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Velasquez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Velasquez is clinching with Big Nog.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Velasquez and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira are cliched up against the cage. Velasquez hammers Big Nog face and hooks Big Nog leg
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is on his back after that trip
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Big Nog
Velasquez is in closed guard... Big Nog tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cain Velasquez!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira pushes Cain Velasquez down and prevents his attempts to escape
Big Nog is trying to counter now!
Big Nog fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Cain Velasquez's arm and tries an armbar!
Velasquez hold his own hand and breaks Big Nog's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira attempts to trap Cain Velasquez in his guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira manages to switch to full guard.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Cain Velasquez throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Cain Velasquez has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Big Nog jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Velasquez sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Velasquez launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Big Nog's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to bring the fight to the ground
Velasquez goes down.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Velasquez
Big Nog is in open guard over Velasquez... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Velasquez rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Velasquez climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Velasquez is standing while Big Nog is on the ground on his back
Velasquez decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Big Nog's guard.
Big Nog did not see that coming! Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog now.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Velasquez pulls his arm out of danger.
Big Nog clumsily fails here and it's time for Cain Velasquez to fight back!
Cain Velasquez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Cain Velasquez can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Cain Velasquez aggressively and repeatedly punches Big Nog.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Big Nog has a small cut in his Nose
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Velasquez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who is barely covering up!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Big Nog tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He succeeds!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Big Nog
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
Cain Velasquez fakes a move and moves laterally.
Cain Velasquez fakes a punch and launches himself over Big Nog!
Nice move by Velasquez who clinches and pushes Big Nog against the cage
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Velasquez is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Velasquez hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Big Nog pushes Cain Velasquez against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Velasquez blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
Big Nog goes to the body...
his punches graze Velasquez's arm.
Big Nog clumsily fails here and it's time for Cain Velasquez to fight back!
Velasquez wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Velasquez moves forward and holds Big Nog
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira shoots and grab both of Cain Velasquez's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Cain Velasquez managed to pull back his leg from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's grip and move away from him
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira pushes Velasquez against the cage and tries to work his dirty boxing
Velasquez pushes Big Nog away and circle away
Velasquez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Big Nog throws a lazy kick
Velasquez dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Big Nog's Nose is beginning to swell
Big Nog pushes Cain Velasquez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Not a desiderable position that Big Nog is in now. Cain Velasquez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Velasquez wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Velasquez goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Cain Velasquez gets the advantage
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Big Nog tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He is not able to do it
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Velasquez pulls his arm out of danger.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Cain Velasquez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Big Nog's face with those brutal elbows! Big Nog needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Big Nog tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Big Nog tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He is not able to do it
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Velasquez blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Big Nog's guard.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Big Nog
Velasquez launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is not able to stop Big Nog ground skills and Cain Velasquez moves to side mount!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Cain Velasquez looks to pass to mount...
Velasquez slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Cain Velasquez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Velasquez drills Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Cain Velasquez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Velasquez drills Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Big Nog's Nose is beginning to swell
Big Nog has a small cut in his Nose
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
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Round 3
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Solid low kick from Cain Velasquez.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Velasquez shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Velasquez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's punches
Big Nog is on the receiving end of a great combo by Velasquez.
Cain Velasquez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Big Nog goes down.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Velasquez moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Big Nog
Cain Velasquez tries to pass Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's guard...
Cain Velasquez manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Cain Velasquez can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Cain Velasquez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Velasquez drills Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's Nose
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Big Nog doesn't stop bleeding.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira attempts to trap Cain Velasquez in his guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira manages to switch to full guard.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Big Nog
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Velasquez leans back...
Big Nog eyes him warily.
Big Nog is trying to counter now!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Velasquez spins out, but Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Velasquez is too good and managed to back out of danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Cain Velasquez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
Cain Velasquez moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
The two exchange wildly
Velasquez is connecting with a few punches
Big Nog has a small cut in his Right eye
You can see Big Nog's blood making stains in the mat.
Big Nog feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Velasquez moves aside and dodges.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira gets sloppy and Cain Velasquez tries to take advantage...
Cain Velasquez tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Big Nog's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Good front kick from Big Nog!
Cain Velasquez blocks
Cain Velasquez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Big Nog goes down.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Big Nog measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Velasquez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Velasquez is trying to counter now!
Velasquez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who is barely covering up!
Big Nog's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's Forehead
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Big Nog reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Velasquez blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Big Nog
You can see Big Nog's blood making stains in the mat.
Velasquez launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is not able to stop Big Nog ground skills and Cain Velasquez moves to side mount!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Cain Velasquez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Velasquez drills Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Big Nog has a small cut in his Nose
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Velasquez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who is barely covering up!
John McCarthy is asking Big Nog to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Big Nog.
There is a small laceration on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's Chin
Winner is Cain Velasquez by TKO (GnP) at 3:40 Round 3
Statistics: Cain Velasquez
Punches 13/15 (87%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 34/48 (71%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 446 s
Statistics: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Punches 0/9 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/11 (27%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 484 s
This is how i thought this would go, but I thought it would get there quicker. Nogueira is tough, and is generally very good but needs to be gooder if he wants to be the goodest.
Cain Velasquez is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Cain Velasquez has fight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 1 times. He has won 1 of them.
Big Nog is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Velasquez goes to the body...
He punishes Big Nog's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Cain Velasquez has found an opening in the defense of Big Nog, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Big Nog is wobbling!
Solid low kick from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Velasquez deflects it.
Velasquez moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Big Nog with a double overhooks!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Velasquez wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira pushes away Velasquez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Velasquez stumbles backwards and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira circles to get the center of the cage
Big Nog goes to the body...
his punches graze Velasquez's arm.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to bring the fight to the ground
Velasquez won't budge, forcing Big Nog to pull guard.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Big Nog
Velasquez tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Cain Velasquez fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Big Nog
Cain Velasquez moves to better his position on the ground...
Cain Velasquez wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Big Nog tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira attempts to move to full guard
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira manages to switch to full guard.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Big Nog
Cain Velasquez looks to posture up and open Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's guard...
Cain Velasquez forces Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to open his guard.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Velasquez tries to move to full mount
Velasquez succeeds
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Cain Velasquez throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Big Nog breaks the lock showing some skills...
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to roll to his side and trap Cain Velasquez in his guard...
Cain Velasquez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Velasquez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who is barely covering up!
Big Nog's Chin is beginning to swell
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Big Nog tries to escape from the full mount...
Big Nog struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Velasquez clumsily fails here and it's time for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to fight back!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to roll to his side and trap Cain Velasquez in his guard...
Cain Velasquez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Terrible one sided match... Big Nog was not ready to fight a fighter of Cain Velasquez caliber.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to roll to his side and trap Cain Velasquez in his guard...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Big Nog measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Velasquez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Velasquez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cain Velasquez tries to open Big Nog's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Cain Velasquez. Big Nog is unable to cover himself now!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Big Nog attempts a triangle from bottom! Cain Velasquez slips out. Big Nog quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Cain Velasquez slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Velasquez launches a furious hook!
That hits Big Nog's chin like a wrecking ball! Big Nog loses balance and goes to the mat.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Velasquez is standing while Big Nog is on the ground on his back
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira kicks his legs trying to keep Cain Velasquez away.
Cain Velasquez takes a kick to the body.
Velasquez is standing while Big Nog is on the ground on his back
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira kicks his legs trying to keep Cain Velasquez away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Velasquez is standing while Big Nog is on the ground on his back
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira kicks his legs trying to keep Cain Velasquez away.
Cain Velasquez takes a kick to the body.
Crushing shot to Velasquez's body! He's holding his side
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is on his feet again.
Cain Velasquez was tooling Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Velasquez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Velasquez is clinching with Big Nog.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Velasquez and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira are cliched up against the cage. Velasquez hammers Big Nog face and hooks Big Nog leg
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is on his back after that trip
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Big Nog
Velasquez is in closed guard... Big Nog tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cain Velasquez!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira pushes Cain Velasquez down and prevents his attempts to escape
Big Nog is trying to counter now!
Big Nog fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Cain Velasquez's arm and tries an armbar!
Velasquez hold his own hand and breaks Big Nog's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira attempts to trap Cain Velasquez in his guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira manages to switch to full guard.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Cain Velasquez throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Cain Velasquez has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Big Nog jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Velasquez sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Velasquez launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Big Nog's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to bring the fight to the ground
Velasquez goes down.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Velasquez
Big Nog is in open guard over Velasquez... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Velasquez rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Velasquez climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Velasquez is standing while Big Nog is on the ground on his back
Velasquez decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Big Nog's guard.
Big Nog did not see that coming! Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog now.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Velasquez pulls his arm out of danger.
Big Nog clumsily fails here and it's time for Cain Velasquez to fight back!
Cain Velasquez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Cain Velasquez can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Cain Velasquez aggressively and repeatedly punches Big Nog.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Big Nog has a small cut in his Nose
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Velasquez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who is barely covering up!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Big Nog tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He succeeds!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Big Nog
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
Cain Velasquez fakes a move and moves laterally.
Cain Velasquez fakes a punch and launches himself over Big Nog!
Nice move by Velasquez who clinches and pushes Big Nog against the cage
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Velasquez is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Velasquez hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Big Nog pushes Cain Velasquez against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Velasquez blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
Big Nog goes to the body...
his punches graze Velasquez's arm.
Big Nog clumsily fails here and it's time for Cain Velasquez to fight back!
Velasquez wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Velasquez moves forward and holds Big Nog
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira shoots and grab both of Cain Velasquez's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Cain Velasquez managed to pull back his leg from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's grip and move away from him
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira pushes Velasquez against the cage and tries to work his dirty boxing
Velasquez pushes Big Nog away and circle away
Velasquez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Big Nog throws a lazy kick
Velasquez dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Big Nog's Nose is beginning to swell
Big Nog pushes Cain Velasquez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Not a desiderable position that Big Nog is in now. Cain Velasquez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Velasquez wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Velasquez goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Cain Velasquez gets the advantage
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Big Nog tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He is not able to do it
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Velasquez pulls his arm out of danger.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Cain Velasquez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Big Nog's face with those brutal elbows! Big Nog needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Big Nog tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Big Nog tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He is not able to do it
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Velasquez blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Big Nog's guard.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Big Nog
Velasquez launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is not able to stop Big Nog ground skills and Cain Velasquez moves to side mount!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Cain Velasquez looks to pass to mount...
Velasquez slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Cain Velasquez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Velasquez drills Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Cain Velasquez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Velasquez drills Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Big Nog's Nose is beginning to swell
Big Nog has a small cut in his Nose
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
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Round 3
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Solid low kick from Cain Velasquez.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Velasquez shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Velasquez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's punches
Big Nog is on the receiving end of a great combo by Velasquez.
Cain Velasquez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Big Nog goes down.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Velasquez moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Big Nog
Cain Velasquez tries to pass Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's guard...
Cain Velasquez manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Cain Velasquez can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Cain Velasquez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Velasquez drills Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's Nose
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Big Nog doesn't stop bleeding.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira attempts to trap Cain Velasquez in his guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira manages to switch to full guard.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Big Nog
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Velasquez leans back...
Big Nog eyes him warily.
Big Nog is trying to counter now!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Velasquez spins out, but Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Velasquez is too good and managed to back out of danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Cain Velasquez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
Cain Velasquez moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
The two exchange wildly
Velasquez is connecting with a few punches
Big Nog has a small cut in his Right eye
You can see Big Nog's blood making stains in the mat.
Big Nog feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Velasquez moves aside and dodges.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira gets sloppy and Cain Velasquez tries to take advantage...
Cain Velasquez tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Big Nog's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Good front kick from Big Nog!
Cain Velasquez blocks
Cain Velasquez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Big Nog goes down.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Big Nog measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Velasquez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Velasquez is trying to counter now!
Velasquez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who is barely covering up!
Big Nog's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's Forehead
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Big Nog
Big Nog reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Velasquez blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Big Nog
You can see Big Nog's blood making stains in the mat.
Velasquez launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is not able to stop Big Nog ground skills and Cain Velasquez moves to side mount!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Cain Velasquez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Velasquez drills Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Big Nog has a small cut in his Nose
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Velasquez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who is barely covering up!
John McCarthy is asking Big Nog to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Big Nog.
There is a small laceration on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's Chin
Winner is Cain Velasquez by TKO (GnP) at 3:40 Round 3
Statistics: Cain Velasquez
Punches 13/15 (87%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 34/48 (71%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 446 s
Statistics: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Punches 0/9 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/11 (27%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 484 s
This is how i thought this would go, but I thought it would get there quicker. Nogueira is tough, and is generally very good but needs to be gooder if he wants to be the goodest.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!