UFC 81: Tim Sylvia vs. Antonio Nogueira Reported By
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Tim Sylvia vs. Antonio Nogueira Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship Match
Round One: It's time!
Nogueira opens with a leg kick, as they start feeling each other out for strikes. Sylvia dictates movement in the ring; he hits Nogueira with two hard right hands. Nogueira shoots for a takedown but then drops back and pulls guard. Sylvia ends up in half guard, and then stands up.
Sylvia leads with a left and then connects with a right hand. Jab from Sylvia. Left hand from Sylvia, but Nogueira connects with a more impressive right hand. Another right from Nogueira. Nogueira out-times a Sylvia uppercut attempts and connects with a shot.
Sylvia drops Nogueira to the mat with a right hand. He then hops on top of Nogueira and lets the hands fly. Nogueira controls the body, though, and brings an end to Sylvia's flurry. Sylvia stands up to avoid fighting in the BJJ master's guard.
Sylvia continues throwing hands, and Nogueira becomes almost stunned on his feet. Sylvia takes the action to the mat and throws some elbows from half guard. Nogueira's throwing a little bit from the bottom.
Sylvia stands up again. They clinch up for a second, and Sylvia wins by connecting with a knee to the face. Nogueira shoots for a takedown; it gets blocked. Sylvia continues stalking, finding range with the occasional jab. Nogueira answers with a combination, including a bodyshot-headshot pair.
Though Nogueira is connecting with his punches, Sylvia's still getting the better. Nogueira gets a last second takedown, but the round ends before he can do damage.
Round Two: Nogueira hits a punch. Sylvia starts throwing back, though, and even blocks a takedown attempt. He lands a nice right hand.
They trade a bit; Sylvia blocks Nogueira takedown attempts and continues to use his reach to have the striking advantage. Nogueira is hitting, though.
Nice one-two from Sylvia, followed by an uppercut and a nice jab. Sylvia scores on another jab but then misses on a wild left hook. Nogueira shoots again; Sylvia stuffs it.
Nogueira hits a nice leg kick; Sylvia follows with a bodyshot. Nogueira moves in hard for a single leg takedown; Sylvia works hard to stuff it, but it's one of the better takedown attempts. Nogueira eventually gives up and backs off, and it's a stand-up battle again.
Nogueira's getting a bit comfortable, he hits with a few punches from the outside; but Sylvia breaks his silence with a few hard right hands. The round ends with no one gaining a clear advantage.
Round Three: Nogueira goes for a leg kick, but Sylvia counters with a hard right hand. After some trading, Nogueira trips Sylvia to bring the action into his guard. He's in Nogueira's half guard; Nogueira then sweeps and takes advantage of Sylvia in side control.
He steps over Sylvia and then locks in a guillotine. He gets the submission win for the UFC interim Heavyweight Championship.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira won via submission (guillotine) at 1:28 of Round Three.
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