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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmonray Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malapitan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Time is Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wendell Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws a lazy right hand but Malapitan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliveira throws a body punch but Malapitan moves out of range.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oliveira throws a lazy right hand but Malapitan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliveira throws a lazy uppercut
and Malapitan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oliveira is trying to stand up here but Malapitan is controlling him well.
Oliveira's coaches at Tenacity Elite - 17 Coaches have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Malapitan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Malapitan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Malapitan wants to take a breather but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Malapitan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Malapitan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malapitan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oliveira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet.
Malapitan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Malapitan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oliveira is looking to escape.
Malapitan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Oliveira can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Malapitan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oliveira is squirming around, avoiding Malapitan's attempts to control the action.
Oliveira is trying to stand up.
Oliveira is squirming around, avoiding Malapitan's attempts to control the action.
Malapitan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Malapitan raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malapitan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Oliveira is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Oliveira tries to hold on but Malapitan postures up.
Oliveira sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Oliveira is trying to stand up here but Malapitan is controlling him well.
Malapitan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Malapitan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oliveira wants to get back to full guard.
Malapitan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Malapitan is keen to just control but Oliveira is a slippery customer.
Oliveira is trying to stand.
Malapitan trying to control the action but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oliveira tries to roll over but Malapitan keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Malapitan.
Malapitan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oliveira working a defensive guard here.
Malapitan won't allow Oliveira to sweep him here.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Malapitan from controlling successfully.
Malapitan lands a couple of digs.
Oliveira is looking to stand up but Malapitan isn't so interested in that idea.
Malapitan is looking to work some ground and pound but Oliveira has wrist control.
Malapitan wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is keeping the position.
Oliveira wants to stand up but Malapitan is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Malapitan from controlling successfully.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliveira manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malapitan wants to hold on but Oliveira pushes him away.
Malapitan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Oliveira is staying active.
Oliveira is stalling here but it's allowed Malapitan to get half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malapitan is staying active underneath Oliveira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oliveira tries to stand but can't do so whilst Malapitan controls his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmonray Malapitan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oliveira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malapitan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Malapitan prevents Oliveira from improving his position.
Malapitan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oliveira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Malapitan is working away from the top position though.
Malapitan trying to control the action but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Oliveira tries to get to full guard but Malapitan has control of the leg.
Oliveira makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. Malapitan moves away and avoids it.
Oliveira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oliveira misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malapitan.
Danga de danga de dang - Oliveira scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Dmonray Malapitan has been cut.
Oliveira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dmonray Malapitan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira swinging wildly here.
Oliveira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malapitan doesn't seem bothered though.
Oliveira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malapitan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malapitan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. Malapitan moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Oliveira.
Oliveira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Oliveira stuns Malapitan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malapitan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
Malapitan slips a straight right by Oliveira.
Malapitan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Wendell Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira throws an off balance right hand
and Malapitan counters with a head kick.
Oliveira misses with a looping left.
Oliveira is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Malapitan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira lands with a shot to the body.
Oliveira throws the left hand but Malapitan avoids the punch easily.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and Malapitan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut. Malapitan saw that one coming.
A combination from Oliveira does no damage.
Malapitan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliveira.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira throws a right hand that misses
and Malapitan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oliveira manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Malapitan avoids them all with ease.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and Malapitan counters with a nice uppercut.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
Malapitan slips a jab from Oliveira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and Malapitan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliveira swings for the body but Malapitan moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira misses with a lunging right hand
and Malapitan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Oliveira wants to stand but Malapitan is controlling the position.
Oliveira controlling the position.
Oliveira wants to stand but Malapitan is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malapitan wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
Oliveira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malapitan landing with the ground and pound.
Oliveira keeping full guard, as Malapitan tries to pass.
Dmonray Malapitan has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Malapitan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wendell Oliveira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dmonray Malapitan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oliveira throws an off balance right hand
and Malapitan counters with a single leg into guard. Oliveira didn't expect that.
Malapitan trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Oliveira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Malapitan is controlling him.
Malapitan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Malapitan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Malapitan is working Oliveira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oliveira is pulling down on Malapitan's head to control his posture.
Oliveira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malapitan is one step ahead there.
Oliveira keeping full guard, as Malapitan tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malapitan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Oliveira is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Oliveira has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Malapitan is retaining full guard.
Malapitan keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Malapitan wants to sweep but no luck.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Malapitan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Wendell Oliveira.
A cross from Oliveira lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looks to land a left hand but Malapitan moved out of range nicely.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira throws an off balance right hand
so Malapitan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Malapitan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Malapitan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malapitan lands a couple of digs.
Malapitan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Malapitan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Malapitan is pushing down on Oliveira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oliveira is fighting to maintain full guard but Malapitan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oliveira wants to control but Malapitan is keeping busy.
Malapitan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Malapitan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is defending against the submission attempts here by Malapitan.
Malapitan wants to take a breather but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet.
Malapitan throwing shots but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Malapitan trying to control from half guard but Oliveira is working away.
Malapitan seems to be working for a kimura but Oliveira defends the submission attempt.
Malapitan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oliveira looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oliveira manages to get to full guard.
Malapitan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Malapitan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malapitan throwing strikes but missing.
Oliveira pulls Malapitan in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malapitan trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmonray Malapitan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malapitan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmonray Malapitan!
A relieved looking Dmonray Malapitan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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