Post by The Sandmen on Mar 9, 2012 17:59:36 GMT -5
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira! Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira! This is what the people are chanting here.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Tank Abbott looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
Tank Abbott 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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Minotauro and Tank move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Tank Abbott fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Minotauro's chin
There is a small laceration on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's Chin
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
A left hook from Tank
falls short.
0:28 Round 1 and Tank is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Tank tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Minotauro moves backwards and circles around Tank Abbott.
Tank misses a step and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira sees an opportunity to counter him!
Minotauro tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Minotauro is clinching with Tank.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Minotauro takes a break to breathe while holding Tank Abbott.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tank won't budge, forcing Minotauro to pull guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Tank Abbott is in closed guard over Minotauro
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
That Kimura from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira appears to be unbreakable
Tank Abbott lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira doesn't break the lock and Tank Abbott is running out of time!
Tank struggles to free himself
Tank blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Minotauro's guard.
Tank Abbott is in closed guard over Minotauro
Tank delivers a few accurate elbows!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Tank misses a step and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tank is in closed guard... Minotauro tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tank Abbott!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in full mount over Tank Abbott
Tank Abbott launches a few punches to Minotauro's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Minotauro tries to cover his face,
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in full mount over Tank Abbott
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Tank Abbott can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Tank Abbott launches a few punches to Minotauro's cheek from the guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in full mount over Tank Abbott
Tank Abbott launches a few punches to Minotauro's cheek from the guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looks to counter!
Tank Abbott tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira rolls Tank Abbott to his stomach and takes his back!
Minotauro is in rear mount over Tank
Tank has Minotauro controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in side mount over Tank Abbott
Deep breaths from Tank Abbott who tries a hammer punch to Minotauro's ribs.
Minotauro blocks those punches
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in side mount over Tank Abbott
Tank Abbott attempts to trap Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in his guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira keeps control and remains in side mount.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in side mount over Tank Abbott
Tank Abbott attempts to trap Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in his guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira keeps control and remains in side mount.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in side mount over Tank Abbott
Tank measures the resilience of Minotauro's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Minotauro blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looks to counter!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looks to mount Tank Abbott...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Minotauro throws a lazy kick
Tank blocks and keeps his distance.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Tank Abbott!
Minotauro ducks under...
Minotauro is trying to counter now!
Minotauro fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tank Abbott didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Tank's mid-section, he seems hurt
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Tank Abbott launches a few punches to Minotauro's cheek from the guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Tank Abbott launches a few punches to Minotauro's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Minotauro tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Minotauro cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Tank can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Tank tries to close his guard around Minotauro
He is not able to do it
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to open Tank's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Tank is unable to cover himself now!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to finish with a leg lock!
Tank is able to break the lock.
Minotauro clumsily fails here and it's time for Tank Abbott to fight back!
Tank Abbott sits up and gets an arm around Minotauro's neck!
Minotauro pushes Tank Abbott back to the ground.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Tank tries to close his guard around Minotauro
He is not able to do it
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Tank tries to close his guard around Minotauro
He is not able to do it
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Tank tries to close his guard around Minotauro
He is not able to do it
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Tank Abbott tries a hook to the body
but Minotauro manages to dodge it
Tank clumsily fails here and it's time for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to fight back!
Minotauro moves forward looking for some action
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Minotauro gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Minotauro gets hold of a leg and trips Tank to the mat!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Tank
Tank Abbott launches a few punches to Minotauro's cheek from the guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Tank
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Minotauro struggles on the ground and tries to break Tank Abbott's guard...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in Tank open guard now
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Stand up! This is what Tank's cornermen are shouting. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Minotauro is in open guard over Tank... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Tank's eyes...
Tank hyper-extended his leg
That Kneebar from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Tank's eyes...
That Kneebar looks tight...
John McCarthy breaks Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's lock! This is over! Tank didn't want to tap but that knee was almost hyperextended!
Winner is Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by Submission (Kneebar) at 4:41 Round 1
Statistics: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
Statistics: Tank Abbott
Punches 1/5 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/27 (15%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
A decent performance by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of enganging.
A decent performance by Tank Abbott today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of engaging.
This is the fight I would show people if I wanted to create new fans!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Tank Abbott looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
Tank Abbott comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Minotauro and Tank move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Tank Abbott fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Minotauro's chin
There is a small laceration on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's Chin
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
A left hook from Tank
falls short.
0:28 Round 1 and Tank is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Tank tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Minotauro moves backwards and circles around Tank Abbott.
Tank misses a step and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira sees an opportunity to counter him!
Minotauro tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Minotauro is clinching with Tank.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Minotauro takes a break to breathe while holding Tank Abbott.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tank won't budge, forcing Minotauro to pull guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Tank Abbott is in closed guard over Minotauro
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
That Kimura from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira appears to be unbreakable
Tank Abbott lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira doesn't break the lock and Tank Abbott is running out of time!
Tank struggles to free himself
Tank blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Minotauro's guard.
Tank Abbott is in closed guard over Minotauro
Tank delivers a few accurate elbows!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Tank misses a step and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tank is in closed guard... Minotauro tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tank Abbott!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in full mount over Tank Abbott
Tank Abbott launches a few punches to Minotauro's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Minotauro tries to cover his face,
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in full mount over Tank Abbott
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Tank Abbott can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Tank Abbott launches a few punches to Minotauro's cheek from the guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in full mount over Tank Abbott
Tank Abbott launches a few punches to Minotauro's cheek from the guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looks to counter!
Tank Abbott tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira rolls Tank Abbott to his stomach and takes his back!
Minotauro is in rear mount over Tank
Tank has Minotauro controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in side mount over Tank Abbott
Deep breaths from Tank Abbott who tries a hammer punch to Minotauro's ribs.
Minotauro blocks those punches
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in side mount over Tank Abbott
Tank Abbott attempts to trap Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in his guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira keeps control and remains in side mount.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in side mount over Tank Abbott
Tank Abbott attempts to trap Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in his guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira keeps control and remains in side mount.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in side mount over Tank Abbott
Tank measures the resilience of Minotauro's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Minotauro blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looks to counter!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looks to mount Tank Abbott...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Minotauro throws a lazy kick
Tank blocks and keeps his distance.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Tank Abbott!
Minotauro ducks under...
Minotauro is trying to counter now!
Minotauro fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tank Abbott didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Tank's mid-section, he seems hurt
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Tank Abbott launches a few punches to Minotauro's cheek from the guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Tank Abbott launches a few punches to Minotauro's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Minotauro tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Minotauro cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Tank can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Tank tries to close his guard around Minotauro
He is not able to do it
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to open Tank's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Tank is unable to cover himself now!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to finish with a leg lock!
Tank is able to break the lock.
Minotauro clumsily fails here and it's time for Tank Abbott to fight back!
Tank Abbott sits up and gets an arm around Minotauro's neck!
Minotauro pushes Tank Abbott back to the ground.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Tank tries to close his guard around Minotauro
He is not able to do it
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Tank tries to close his guard around Minotauro
He is not able to do it
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Tank tries to close his guard around Minotauro
He is not able to do it
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Tank Abbott tries a hook to the body
but Minotauro manages to dodge it
Tank clumsily fails here and it's time for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to fight back!
Minotauro moves forward looking for some action
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Minotauro gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Minotauro gets hold of a leg and trips Tank to the mat!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Tank
Tank Abbott launches a few punches to Minotauro's cheek from the guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Tank
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Minotauro struggles on the ground and tries to break Tank Abbott's guard...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in Tank open guard now
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Tank
Stand up! This is what Tank's cornermen are shouting. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Minotauro is in open guard over Tank... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Tank's eyes...
Tank hyper-extended his leg
That Kneebar from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Tank's eyes...
That Kneebar looks tight...
John McCarthy breaks Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's lock! This is over! Tank didn't want to tap but that knee was almost hyperextended!
Winner is Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by Submission (Kneebar) at 4:41 Round 1
Statistics: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
Statistics: Tank Abbott
Punches 1/5 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/27 (15%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
A decent performance by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of enganging.
A decent performance by Tank Abbott today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of engaging.
This is the fight I would show people if I wanted to create new fans!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!