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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabio Oliveira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mitchell Joseph's chin.
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220 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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210 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitchell Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira lands a slapping body shot.
Oliveira jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
Joseph gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oliveira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A bone on bone clash there as Oliveira blocks the leg kick.
Oliveira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joseph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joseph keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joseph scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Joseph as Oliveira shoots in.
Joseph misses with a straight right.
Joseph cracks Oliveira with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Oliveira looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Joseph finish him?
Oliveira is rocked!
It looks like Fabio Oliveira has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira fails to land with a series of punches.
Joseph takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oliveira throws a right hand that misses
and Joseph makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Joseph throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Joseph.
Oliveira throws an off balance right hand
and Joseph counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira with a hook.
Joseph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliveira. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliveira throws a right hand that misses
and Joseph counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joseph counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
Joseph misses with a head kick.
Joseph lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Oliveira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joseph misses with a left hand
and Oliveira counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliveira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oliveira lands a two punch combo.
Joseph is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliveira ducks right into an uppercut from Joseph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira scores with a jab. Joseph acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Joseph gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
Oliveira connects with a jab.
Oliveira blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Joseph.
Oliveira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joseph under the eye.
Fabio Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joseph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliveira jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Joseph misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Joseph moved out of range.
Oliveira is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Joseph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
Oliveira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joseph finds it's way round the side to connect with Oliveira's head.
Oliveira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oliveira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oliveira jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joseph misses with an uppercut
and Oliveira counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
Oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into Joseph's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oliveira passes into half guard.
Oliveira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Joseph knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mitchell Joseph will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fabio Oliveira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joseph needs to keep his hands up - Oliveira had a free shot at his head there.
Joseph will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a shot to the body.
Oliveira slips a jab from Joseph.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Joseph is breathing heavily.
Joseph is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oliveira.
Mitchell Joseph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joseph takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joseph takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oliveira scores with a nice right hand.
Oliveira lands with a straight right. Joseph didn't see that one coming.
Jab by Oliveira.
Mitchell Joseph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliveira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joseph takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oliveira lands with an uppercut that bounces Joseph off the cage and back into rage.
Oliveira lands a jab to the nose.
Oliveira feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Joseph keeping full guard, as Oliveira tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Oliveira landing a few strikes.
Oliveira tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Oliveira is putting a hurting on Joseph here, landing some big shots from side control.
Oliveira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Joseph is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliveira creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Joseph sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Joseph is not content to let Oliveira control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira scoring with punches from side control.
Oliveira working the head and body with strikes.
Joseph manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Oliveira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Oliveira has his hands on Joseph's head, controlling the position.
Oliveira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joseph is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph stands and steps away. Oliveira gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Oliveira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fabio Oliveira's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliveira. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliveira clobbers Joseph with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Joseph misses with a straight right.
Oliveira jabs at Joseph's body.
A big left from Joseph misses.
Oliveira fails with the takedown
and Joseph counters with a straight right hand.
Oliveira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oliveira scores with a punch to the head.
Oliveira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joseph takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliveira scores with a decent looking hook.
Joseph cracks Oliveira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a double jab.
Oliveira misses with a hook. Joseph ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
Jab, jab by Oliveira - just one landing.
Oliveira connects with a single shot there.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Joseph sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Joseph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Joseph's half guard.
Joseph has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oliveira is working away from the top position though.
Oliveira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira content to control rather than advance.
Joseph gets back to full guard.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Joseph is keeping the position.
Oliveira throws a strike but Joseph rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira has a closed guard, preventing Joseph from standing up.
Joseph stopping the sweep attempt from Oliveira.
Joseph wants to get up but he can't break Oliveira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oliveira is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fabio Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a hook
and Joseph counters with a head kick. That will keep Oliveira thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabio Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oliveira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabio Oliveira!
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energy
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hype
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