Post by The Sandmen on May 29, 2014 17:43:07 GMT -5
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Vitaly Minakov 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Minakov is holding Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira shows great balance while pushing away Vitaly Minakov
Some nice shots from Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
that stun Minakov.
Minakov tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Minakov is clinching with Little Nog.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Minakov pushes off of Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Little Nog holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Poorly executed technique. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira looks to counter!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Vitaly Minakov brings Antonio Rogerio Nogueira down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Minakov is in closed guard... Little Nog tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Vitaly Minakov!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov measures the resilience of Little Nog's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Little Nog blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Little Nog tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to better his position on the ground...
Little Nog is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Little Nog fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Vitaly Minakov's arm and tries an armbar!
Minakov holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Minakov's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Vitaly Minakov looks to mount Antonio Rogerio Nogueira...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Vitaly Minakov pushes Antonio Rogerio Nogueira against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Minakov jumps and tries to free his leg! Little Nog doesn't allow this but Vitaly Minakov is able to get half guard here.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Little Nog
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Minakov pulls his arm out of danger.
Little Nog misses a step and Vitaly Minakov sees an opportunity to counter him!
Vitaly Minakov aggressively and repeatedly punches Little Nog.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Little Nog
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira launches a few punches to Minakov's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Minakov tries to cover his face,
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Little Nog
Minakov tries to free his leg...
Little Nog doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Little Nog
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Minakov blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Little Nog's guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Little Nog
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira attempts to move to full guard
Vitaly Minakov keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Little Nog
Minakov tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Little Nog from the side mount!
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Vitaly Minakov looks to mount Antonio Rogerio Nogueira...
Vitaly Minakov slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to roll to his side and trap Vitaly Minakov in his guard...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Good looking punches from Vitaly Minakov on the ground
They could take their toll on Little Nog.
Little Nog has a small cut in his Right cheek
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Good looking punches from Vitaly Minakov on the ground
They could take their toll on Little Nog.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Good looking punches from Vitaly Minakov on the ground
They could take their toll on Little Nog.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Minakov tries to improve position.
Little Nog adjusts and closes his guard.
Poorly executed technique. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira looks to counter!
Little Nog tries to close his guard around Minakov
He succeeds!
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Minakov struggles on the ground and tries to break Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's guard...
Little Nog doesn't want to free his opponent and Minakov continues in closed guard
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Vitaly Minakov positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Little Nog covers himself well
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Vitaly Minakov looks to posture up and open Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's guard...
Vitaly Minakov forces Antonio Rogerio Nogueira to open his guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Minakov gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Antonio Rogerio Nogueira! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Antonio Rogerio Nogueira doesn't defend himself!
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Antonio Rogerio 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
Minakov tries to stand up!
Little Nog doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Antonio Rogerio 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 Bercy Arena (Paris, France) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Little Nog moves backwards and Vitaly Minakov is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
A right hand from Vitaly Minakov
misses its target.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Vitaly Minakov shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Minakov into his guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Minakov use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Bercy Arena (Paris, France) is cheering him!
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira attempts to trap Vitaly Minakov in his guard.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira manages to switch to full guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Vitaly Minakov looks to posture up and open Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's guard...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Minakov tries to escape from closed guard...
Little Nog waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Vitaly Minakov! He is reversed and nor Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is on half guard!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in half guard over Minakov
Vitaly Minakov tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in half guard over Minakov
Vitaly Minakov launches a few punches to Little Nog's cheek from the guard.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in half guard over Minakov
Vitaly Minakov tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Little Nog is trying to counter now!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to free his leg
Vitaly Minakov moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Minakov grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Minakov spins out, but Antonio Rogerio Nogueira was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Minakov is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Minakov is trying to counter now!
Vitaly Minakov decides to jump inside Little Nog's guard.
Little Nog fights back with his feet, forcing Minakov to try something else.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Little Nog reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Minakov blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Poorly executed technique. Vitaly Minakov looks to counter!
Minakov tries to open up Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's defense faking a few punches.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira wraps his arms around Minakov's arms and counters the punches.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Little Nog tries to close his guard around Minakov
He succeeds!
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Minakov is in closed guard... Little Nog tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Vitaly Minakov!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Little Nog tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira controls the situation despite Vitaly Minakov efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Vitaly Minakov tries to roll to his side and trap Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in his guard...
Vitaly Minakov gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in open guard over Minakov
Minakov tries to close his guard around Little Nog
He succeeds!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in closed guard over Minakov
Little Nog tries to escape from the closed guard
Little Nog succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in open guard over Minakov
Minakov tries to close his guard around Little Nog
He is not able to do it
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in open guard over Minakov
Minakov tries to close his guard around Little Nog
He is not able to do it
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in open guard over Minakov
Little Nog is in open guard over Minakov... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Minakov rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Antonio Rogerio 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.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Minakov throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Vitaly Minakov is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Minakov looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's punches
Minakov is on the receiving end of a great combo by Little Nog.
Minakov's Left eye is beginning to swell
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira fires an unorthodox punch to Minakov's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Little Nog steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira leans forwards and tries to grapple with Minakov
Little Nog shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Vitaly Minakov postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Little Nog hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Vitaly Minakov is grappling and launching some wild punches...
I don't know how Little Nog is eating those punches!
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Little Nog is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Little Nog pushes off of Vitaly Minakov and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Minakov stumbles backwards but Antonio Rogerio Nogueira chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Minakov's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Little Nog tries to take Vitaly Minakov down... Minakov stumbles backwards and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Minakov's jaw!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Vitaly Minakov, but it's close.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Minakov showing excellent timing, blasts Antonio Rogerio Nogueira with a right hand.
Little Nog steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Little Nog moves backwards and Vitaly Minakov is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Vitaly Minakov swings...
hard impact to Little Nog's face!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Vitaly Minakov is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Little Nog into his guard.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in closed guard over Minakov
Little Nog struggles on the ground and tries to break Vitaly Minakov's guard...
Minakov doesn't want to free his opponent and Little Nog continues in closed guard
Little Nog clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitaly Minakov to fight back!
Minakov moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Antonio Rogerio 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.
Minakov is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Little Nog's thigh
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Little Nog avoids a dangerous strike from Minakov
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira fakes a punch and launches himself over Minakov!
Nice move by Little Nog who clinches and pushes Minakov against the cage
Vitaly Minakov pushes away Little Nog trying to keep the fight at striking range
Little Nog doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Vitaly Minakov
The fighters are clinching.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Minakov's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Little Nog takes a break to breathe while holding Vitaly Minakov.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Vitaly Minakov takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Middle kick from Minakov.
The kick just misses.
Little Nog tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira swings...
hard impact to Minakov's face!
Shovel hook by Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
tags Minakov.
Minakov has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Minakov steps backwards away from Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Vitaly Minakov has found an opening in the defense of Little Nog, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Little Nog is wobbling!
Little Nog steps backwards away from Vitaly Minakov. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Minakov launches a furious low kick!
Little Nog blocks.
Vitaly Minakov goes with a looping right hand while Antonio Rogerio Nogueira jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Little Nog seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Minakov has a small cut in his Left cheek
Little Nog is holding Vitaly Minakov's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitaly Minakov loses balance and goes to the ground.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira looks to mount Vitaly Minakov...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to better his position on the ground...
Little Nog is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Minakov breaks the lock showing some skills...
Little Nog misses a step and Vitaly Minakov sees an opportunity to counter him!
Vitaly Minakov tries to roll to his side and trap Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in his guard...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov measures the resilience of Little Nog's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Little Nog blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to better his position on the ground...
Vitaly Minakov tries to roll on the ground...
Josh Rosenthal 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 Bercy Arena (Paris, France) are cheering for the fighters.
A punch from Vitaly Minakov
whizzes past Little Nog.
Vitaly Minakov gets sloppy and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to take advantage...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira swings...
hard impact to Minakov's face!
There is a small laceration on Vitaly Minakov's Nose
Vitaly Minakov fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Little Nog blocks that. He made it look easy!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Vitaly Minakov.
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Round 4
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Little Nog is holding Vitaly Minakov's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitaly Minakov loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov attempts to trap Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in his guard.
Vitaly Minakov manages to switch to full guard.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in closed guard over Minakov
Little Nog struggles on the ground and tries to break Vitaly Minakov's guard...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in Minakov open guard now
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in open guard over Minakov
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to open Minakov's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Minakov is unable to cover himself now!
Minakov's Forehead is beginning to swell
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in open guard over Minakov
Little Nog moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in half guard over Minakov
Minakov is moving on the ground...
Little Nog tries to counter Minakov's moves on the ground.
Vitaly Minakov gets sloppy and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to take advantage...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to free his leg
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira uses some of his skill by jumping out of Minakov's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov launches a few weak punches
Little Nog blocks them effectively.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov tries to show some ground skills
Little Nog uses his strength to keep Little Nog at a disadvantage
Little Nog is trying to counter now!
Little Nog tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira pushes Vitaly Minakov down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov launches a few punches to Little Nog's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Little Nog tries to cover his face,
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov tries to roll to his side and trap Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in his guard...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov tries to roll to his side and trap Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in his guard...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov tries to roll to his side and trap Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in his guard...
Vitaly Minakov gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 4 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira pushes Vitaly Minakov down and prevents his attempts to escape
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Little Nog steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Minakov's eyes...
That armbar from Antonio Rogerio Nogueira appears to be unbreakable
Minakov is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Minakov struggles to free himself
Little Nog is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
Minakov breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Nice beating Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has received.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to better his position on the ground...
Little Nog is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Little Nog fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Vitaly Minakov's arm and tries an armbar!
Minakov holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Minakov's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Little Nog is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira attempts to trap Vitaly Minakov in his guard.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira manages to switch to full guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Minakov is in closed guard... Little Nog tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Vitaly Minakov!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Little Nog fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Vitaly Minakov's arm and tries an armbar!
Little Nog is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Antonio Rogerio Nogueira appears to be unbreakable
Minakov Hyper-extended his arm
Minakov struggles to free himself
Minakov struggles to free himself
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Minakov struggles to free himself
That Armbar looks tight...
Minakov struggles to free himself
Minakov hold his own hand and breaks Little Nog's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Vitaly Minakov looks to mount Antonio Rogerio Nogueira...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Minakov blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Little Nog's guard.
Poorly executed technique. Vitaly Minakov looks to counter!
Vitaly Minakov fakes some punches
Little Nog ties him up.
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.
The clock says 3:55 in the 4 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Minakov engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Brutal combination from Antonio Rogerio Nogueira!
Minakov is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Pulverizing punch to Minakov's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Minakov has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira attempts a sweep single...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira catches Vitaly Minakov's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Little Nog.
Hard blow to Minakov's mid-section, he seems hurt
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in closed guard over Minakov
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to better his position on the ground...
Little Nog breaks the closed guard of Vitaly Minakov and moves to half guard
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira looks to mount Vitaly Minakov...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Little Nog catch Vitaly Minakov's right arm and tries a kimura
Minakov's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That kimura looks tight...
Little Nog is locking that kimura...
Minakov's arm is bent at an awful angle! Vitaly Minakov's taps again and again
Winner is Antonio Rogerio Nogueira by Submission (kimura) at 4:55 Round 4
Statistics: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Punches 23/27 (85%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/9 (56%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/9 (67%)
Submissions 14/14 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 716 s
Statistics: Vitaly Minakov
Punches 5/13 (38%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 5/15 (33%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 20/41 (49%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 716 s
This was a really good fight. Noguiera was getting outclassed and dominated for the first 2 rounds. But then in the 3rd, he started really working the ground and submission game and stormed back to do big damage through submissions, leading to a big wear down. Minakov tried to fight back again in the early 4th, but Nog fought back to the ground, sub attempted him to death, and home he went. Good one, gents.
Vitaly Minakov 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Minakov is holding Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira shows great balance while pushing away Vitaly Minakov
Some nice shots from Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
that stun Minakov.
Minakov tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Minakov is clinching with Little Nog.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Minakov pushes off of Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Little Nog holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Poorly executed technique. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira looks to counter!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Vitaly Minakov brings Antonio Rogerio Nogueira down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Minakov is in closed guard... Little Nog tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Vitaly Minakov!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov measures the resilience of Little Nog's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Little Nog blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Little Nog tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to better his position on the ground...
Little Nog is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Little Nog fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Vitaly Minakov's arm and tries an armbar!
Minakov holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Minakov's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Vitaly Minakov looks to mount Antonio Rogerio Nogueira...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Vitaly Minakov pushes Antonio Rogerio Nogueira against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Minakov jumps and tries to free his leg! Little Nog doesn't allow this but Vitaly Minakov is able to get half guard here.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Little Nog
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Minakov pulls his arm out of danger.
Little Nog misses a step and Vitaly Minakov sees an opportunity to counter him!
Vitaly Minakov aggressively and repeatedly punches Little Nog.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Little Nog
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira launches a few punches to Minakov's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Minakov tries to cover his face,
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Little Nog
Minakov tries to free his leg...
Little Nog doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Little Nog
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Minakov blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Little Nog's guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Little Nog
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira attempts to move to full guard
Vitaly Minakov keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Little Nog
Minakov tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Little Nog from the side mount!
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Vitaly Minakov looks to mount Antonio Rogerio Nogueira...
Vitaly Minakov slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to roll to his side and trap Vitaly Minakov in his guard...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Good looking punches from Vitaly Minakov on the ground
They could take their toll on Little Nog.
Little Nog has a small cut in his Right cheek
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Good looking punches from Vitaly Minakov on the ground
They could take their toll on Little Nog.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Good looking punches from Vitaly Minakov on the ground
They could take their toll on Little Nog.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Minakov tries to improve position.
Little Nog adjusts and closes his guard.
Poorly executed technique. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira looks to counter!
Little Nog tries to close his guard around Minakov
He succeeds!
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Minakov struggles on the ground and tries to break Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's guard...
Little Nog doesn't want to free his opponent and Minakov continues in closed guard
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Vitaly Minakov positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Little Nog covers himself well
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Vitaly Minakov looks to posture up and open Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's guard...
Vitaly Minakov forces Antonio Rogerio Nogueira to open his guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Minakov gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Antonio Rogerio Nogueira! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Antonio Rogerio Nogueira doesn't defend himself!
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Antonio Rogerio 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
Minakov tries to stand up!
Little Nog doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Antonio Rogerio 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 Bercy Arena (Paris, France) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Little Nog moves backwards and Vitaly Minakov is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
A right hand from Vitaly Minakov
misses its target.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Vitaly Minakov shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Minakov into his guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Minakov use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Bercy Arena (Paris, France) is cheering him!
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira attempts to trap Vitaly Minakov in his guard.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira manages to switch to full guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Vitaly Minakov looks to posture up and open Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's guard...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Minakov tries to escape from closed guard...
Little Nog waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Vitaly Minakov! He is reversed and nor Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is on half guard!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in half guard over Minakov
Vitaly Minakov tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in half guard over Minakov
Vitaly Minakov launches a few punches to Little Nog's cheek from the guard.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in half guard over Minakov
Vitaly Minakov tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Little Nog is trying to counter now!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to free his leg
Vitaly Minakov moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Minakov grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Minakov spins out, but Antonio Rogerio Nogueira was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Minakov is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Minakov is trying to counter now!
Vitaly Minakov decides to jump inside Little Nog's guard.
Little Nog fights back with his feet, forcing Minakov to try something else.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Little Nog reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Minakov blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Poorly executed technique. Vitaly Minakov looks to counter!
Minakov tries to open up Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's defense faking a few punches.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira wraps his arms around Minakov's arms and counters the punches.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Little Nog
Little Nog tries to close his guard around Minakov
He succeeds!
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Minakov is in closed guard... Little Nog tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Vitaly Minakov!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Little Nog tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira controls the situation despite Vitaly Minakov efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Vitaly Minakov tries to roll to his side and trap Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in his guard...
Vitaly Minakov gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in open guard over Minakov
Minakov tries to close his guard around Little Nog
He succeeds!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in closed guard over Minakov
Little Nog tries to escape from the closed guard
Little Nog succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in open guard over Minakov
Minakov tries to close his guard around Little Nog
He is not able to do it
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in open guard over Minakov
Minakov tries to close his guard around Little Nog
He is not able to do it
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in open guard over Minakov
Little Nog is in open guard over Minakov... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Minakov rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Antonio Rogerio 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.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Minakov throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Vitaly Minakov is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Minakov looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's punches
Minakov is on the receiving end of a great combo by Little Nog.
Minakov's Left eye is beginning to swell
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira fires an unorthodox punch to Minakov's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Little Nog steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira leans forwards and tries to grapple with Minakov
Little Nog shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Vitaly Minakov postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Little Nog hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Vitaly Minakov is grappling and launching some wild punches...
I don't know how Little Nog is eating those punches!
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Little Nog is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Little Nog pushes off of Vitaly Minakov and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Minakov stumbles backwards but Antonio Rogerio Nogueira chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Minakov's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Little Nog tries to take Vitaly Minakov down... Minakov stumbles backwards and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Minakov's jaw!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Vitaly Minakov, but it's close.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Minakov showing excellent timing, blasts Antonio Rogerio Nogueira with a right hand.
Little Nog steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Little Nog moves backwards and Vitaly Minakov is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Vitaly Minakov swings...
hard impact to Little Nog's face!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Vitaly Minakov is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Little Nog into his guard.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in closed guard over Minakov
Little Nog struggles on the ground and tries to break Vitaly Minakov's guard...
Minakov doesn't want to free his opponent and Little Nog continues in closed guard
Little Nog clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitaly Minakov to fight back!
Minakov moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Antonio Rogerio 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.
Minakov is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Little Nog's thigh
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Little Nog avoids a dangerous strike from Minakov
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira fakes a punch and launches himself over Minakov!
Nice move by Little Nog who clinches and pushes Minakov against the cage
Vitaly Minakov pushes away Little Nog trying to keep the fight at striking range
Little Nog doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Vitaly Minakov
The fighters are clinching.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Minakov's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Little Nog takes a break to breathe while holding Vitaly Minakov.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Vitaly Minakov takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Middle kick from Minakov.
The kick just misses.
Little Nog tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira swings...
hard impact to Minakov's face!
Shovel hook by Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
tags Minakov.
Minakov has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Minakov steps backwards away from Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Vitaly Minakov has found an opening in the defense of Little Nog, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Little Nog is wobbling!
Little Nog steps backwards away from Vitaly Minakov. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Minakov launches a furious low kick!
Little Nog blocks.
Vitaly Minakov goes with a looping right hand while Antonio Rogerio Nogueira jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Little Nog seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Minakov has a small cut in his Left cheek
Little Nog is holding Vitaly Minakov's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitaly Minakov loses balance and goes to the ground.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira looks to mount Vitaly Minakov...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to better his position on the ground...
Little Nog is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Minakov breaks the lock showing some skills...
Little Nog misses a step and Vitaly Minakov sees an opportunity to counter him!
Vitaly Minakov tries to roll to his side and trap Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in his guard...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov measures the resilience of Little Nog's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Little Nog blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to better his position on the ground...
Vitaly Minakov tries to roll on the ground...
Josh Rosenthal 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 Bercy Arena (Paris, France) are cheering for the fighters.
A punch from Vitaly Minakov
whizzes past Little Nog.
Vitaly Minakov gets sloppy and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to take advantage...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira swings...
hard impact to Minakov's face!
There is a small laceration on Vitaly Minakov's Nose
Vitaly Minakov fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Little Nog blocks that. He made it look easy!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Vitaly Minakov.
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Round 4
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Little Nog is holding Vitaly Minakov's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitaly Minakov loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov attempts to trap Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in his guard.
Vitaly Minakov manages to switch to full guard.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in closed guard over Minakov
Little Nog struggles on the ground and tries to break Vitaly Minakov's guard...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in Minakov open guard now
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in open guard over Minakov
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to open Minakov's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Minakov is unable to cover himself now!
Minakov's Forehead is beginning to swell
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in open guard over Minakov
Little Nog moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in half guard over Minakov
Minakov is moving on the ground...
Little Nog tries to counter Minakov's moves on the ground.
Vitaly Minakov gets sloppy and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to take advantage...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to free his leg
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira uses some of his skill by jumping out of Minakov's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov launches a few weak punches
Little Nog blocks them effectively.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov tries to show some ground skills
Little Nog uses his strength to keep Little Nog at a disadvantage
Little Nog is trying to counter now!
Little Nog tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira pushes Vitaly Minakov down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov launches a few punches to Little Nog's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Little Nog tries to cover his face,
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov tries to roll to his side and trap Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in his guard...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov tries to roll to his side and trap Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in his guard...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov tries to roll to his side and trap Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in his guard...
Vitaly Minakov gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 4 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira pushes Vitaly Minakov down and prevents his attempts to escape
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Little Nog steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Minakov's eyes...
That armbar from Antonio Rogerio Nogueira appears to be unbreakable
Minakov is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Minakov struggles to free himself
Little Nog is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
Minakov breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Nice beating Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has received.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to better his position on the ground...
Little Nog is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Little Nog fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Vitaly Minakov's arm and tries an armbar!
Minakov holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Minakov's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Little Nog is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira attempts to trap Vitaly Minakov in his guard.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira manages to switch to full guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Minakov is in closed guard... Little Nog tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Vitaly Minakov!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Little Nog fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Vitaly Minakov's arm and tries an armbar!
Little Nog is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Antonio Rogerio Nogueira appears to be unbreakable
Minakov Hyper-extended his arm
Minakov struggles to free himself
Minakov struggles to free himself
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Minakov struggles to free himself
That Armbar looks tight...
Minakov struggles to free himself
Minakov hold his own hand and breaks Little Nog's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Vitaly Minakov looks to mount Antonio Rogerio Nogueira...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Little Nog
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Minakov blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Little Nog's guard.
Poorly executed technique. Vitaly Minakov looks to counter!
Vitaly Minakov fakes some punches
Little Nog ties him up.
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.
The clock says 3:55 in the 4 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Minakov engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Brutal combination from Antonio Rogerio Nogueira!
Minakov is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Pulverizing punch to Minakov's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Minakov has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira attempts a sweep single...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira catches Vitaly Minakov's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Little Nog.
Hard blow to Minakov's mid-section, he seems hurt
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in closed guard over Minakov
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tries to better his position on the ground...
Little Nog breaks the closed guard of Vitaly Minakov and moves to half guard
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira looks to mount Vitaly Minakov...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Little Nog catch Vitaly Minakov's right arm and tries a kimura
Minakov's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That kimura looks tight...
Little Nog is locking that kimura...
Minakov's arm is bent at an awful angle! Vitaly Minakov's taps again and again
Winner is Antonio Rogerio Nogueira by Submission (kimura) at 4:55 Round 4
Statistics: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Punches 23/27 (85%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/9 (56%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/9 (67%)
Submissions 14/14 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 716 s
Statistics: Vitaly Minakov
Punches 5/13 (38%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 5/15 (33%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 20/41 (49%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 716 s
This was a really good fight. Noguiera was getting outclassed and dominated for the first 2 rounds. But then in the 3rd, he started really working the ground and submission game and stormed back to do big damage through submissions, leading to a big wear down. Minakov tried to fight back again in the early 4th, but Nog fought back to the ground, sub attempted him to death, and home he went. Good one, gents.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!