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Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira VS Heath Herring

Date: 7-7-2007
Event: UFC 73
Salaries:Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira ($200,000) def. Heath Herring ($70,000)
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The match starts of with great pace, there’s no feeling out process, it’s straight into the action. Minotauro presses through round one, continually pursing and cutting off Herring, its great two way action with Herring countering whats thrown at him. Heath also displays his explosiveness and jujitsu skills in escaping a side mount early in round one.Nogueira catches Heath with a straight right, and stumbles him in the second half of the first round. Then it happens … 36 seconds left in round … Nogueira gets Rocked by a left leg kick square on the button, and Herring pounces into some ground and pound, Minotauro too stunned to defend the attack; But there’s no stoppage, when there surely should’ve been. Then in a bonehead move, instead of displaying a killer instinct and finishing the fight, Heath backs up and lets Nogueira up with victory just seconds. What a missed opportunity.

Round two starts with Nogueira in deep deep trouble and still in a world of hurt. What does Heath do?, nothing -he’s cautious and plays around with almost no sign of offence, allowing Nogueira to recover. Nogueira regains his senses halfway through round two and begins again to press the action. Herring again displays his explosiveness and ground skills in reversing a full mount, ending in Nogueira’s guard. But Heath wants to engage in a standing brawl, so he backs off again and they’re up and at it again. The round ends with Nogueira in side control administering a little ground and pound. Nogueira takes round two, with two take downs and the aggressor of the action.

In the third round, Nogueira takes Heath to he mat again, laying down some punishment from side control. He attempts a rear naked choke, but doesn’t have his arm sunk. Heath escapes once again, rolling into Nogueira’s guard. Nogueira works for a Kimura off his back, Heath spins and eventually they end standing. The round finishes with some stand up and a few clinches, Nogueira continuing to push the pace.

It goes to the judges scorecards for a decision, the vote is unanimous 29-28 Minotauro Nogueira.

What a wasted opportunity for Herring, while the fight should’ve ended in the first round with a ref stoppage, Heath had every opportunity to finish the fight, both at the end of round 1 and at the start of the second with Minotauro still wobbling. The better man won, Nogueira pressed the action throughout, regained his senses from that devastating blow, and eked out a decision in his UFC debut. It was a good fight overall, it had a few exciting moments and generally a good pace.

Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira Vs Achmed Labasanov

Date: 10/9/2000
Event: Rings-King of Kings 2000 Block A
Round:1
Method: Submission (Armbar)

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Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira Vs David Dodd

Date: 6/12/1999
Event: WEF 6-World Extreme Fighting 6<
Round:1
Method: Submission (Crucifix)

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Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira Vs Pawel Nastula

Date: 6-26-2005
Event: Pride 2005 GP Round 2