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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Arlandria - Foo Fighters. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira with a poor takedown
and Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Teixeira trying to hold on to Oliveira's head to control him but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira controlling the action here.
Oliveira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Teixeira trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thomas Oliveira wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Teixeira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oliveira.
Teixeira working a defensive guard but Oliveira manages to pass into side control anyway.
Teixeira tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Oliveira presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Oliveira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Oliveira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oliveira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Teixeira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Oliveira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Oliveira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Teixeira.
Teixeira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teixeira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teixeira with a poor takedown
and Oliveira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Teixeira!
Teixeira wants to control but Oliveira is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Oliveira is staying active.
Teixeira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oliveira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Teixeira wants to control but Oliveira is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira tries to reverse the position but Oliveira maintains control.
Oliveira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Teixeira can't escape the position.
Thomas Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Teixeira dives in and grabs Oliveira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes down on Teixeira's head and hops out.
Teixeira tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teixeira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliveira has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown by Oliveira or perhaps it was just good defense by Teixeira which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
Teixeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
Teixeira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oliveira.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teixeira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Oliveira will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Teixeira does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Teixeira tries to clinch up.
Teixeira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teixeira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teixeira shoots in and drives through. Oliveira sprawls well.
Teixeira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oliveira defends it nicely.
Thomas Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renan Teixeira.
Oliveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Teixeira swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Teixeira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Teixeira shoots in and drives through. Oliveira sprawls well.
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.
Teixeira working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Oliveira has passed into half guard!
Oliveira is taking a breather. Teixeira says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Thomas Oliveira wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Oliveira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Teixeira.
Teixeira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Teixeira won't be happy with that.
Oliveira has control of an arm but Teixeira manages to advance to Oliveira's back!
Oliveira looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Oliveira rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Teixeira throws a strike but Oliveira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Teixeira.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliveira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Oliveira!
Thomas Oliveira was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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