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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Thiago Oliveira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hugo Guzman's chin.
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278 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Guzman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Oliveira is in Guzman's guard.
Guzman pushes Oliveira off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Oliveira looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Guzman throws a one two combo.
Thiago Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guzman throws a one two combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guzman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oliveira on his heels. He'll look to pass Oliveira's guard now, I'm sure.
Guzman throws a big right hand that misses.
Guzman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
Guzman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Guzman distracts Oliveira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Guzman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guzman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Guzman landing some decent shots from guard.
Guzman lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Guzman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Guzman is in close to Oliveira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guzman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Oliveira's guard.
Guzman gets to his feet - Oliveira follows without any prompting.
Guzman rushes Oliveira and presses him up against the cage.
Guzman pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira preventing the sweep.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Guzman is keeping the position.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Guzman keeps moving.
Guzman wants to sweep here but Oliveira controlling him for the moment.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Guzman keeps moving.
Guzman pulls Oliveira in close to his closed guard and prevents Oliveira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Oliveira won't allow Guzman to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman kicks Oliveira off and gets to his feet.
Guzman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Oliveira taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guzman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Oliveira will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Oliveira taking punishment in the form of punches.
Guzman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Oliveira down.
Oliveira seems a little lost for a moment, as Guzman dominates the positioning.
Guzman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Guzman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guzman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Guzman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oliveira smiles and moves away.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Guzman.
Oliveira steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Guzman.
Guzman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guzman pushes Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
Guzman drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Guzman managing to control the position.
Hugo Guzman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Guzman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oliveira's guard.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Rio inform us that Oliveira has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira has momentary wrist control but Guzman slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Guzman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Guzman distracts Oliveira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Guzman wanted to stand there but Oliveira had control of the position.
Guzman works over Oliveira with some ground and pound from guard.
Guzman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oliveira is trying to control the position but Guzman postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Guzman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Guzman stands up over Oliveira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Guzman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oliveira is rocked!
Guzman wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling his posture from full guard.
Guzman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guzman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Guzman finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.
Guzman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
Guzman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oliveira, pushing him back against the cage.
Guzman decides to pull guard.
Oliveira being controlled here momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Guzman is on top in guard.
Guzman stays in close to Oliveira's body and controls the position.
Guzman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Guzman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oliveira looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Guzman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Guzman slips a nice elbow through Oliveira's hands, connecting with Oliveira's forehead.
Guzman working over Oliveira with some ground and pound. Oliveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Guzman tries to stand and escape but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Guzman prevents Oliveira from improving his position.
Guzman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Guzman dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Guzman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Guzman has hold of one of Oliveira's legs. Oliveira is fighting the takedown attempt but Guzman gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Oliveira is looking to stand back up but Guzman counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Oliveira.
Guzman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman 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.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guzman controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman passes into side control, despite Oliveira's attempt to control the position.
Guzman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Oliveira will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Guzman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oliveira to see if he's OK.
Guzman taking a breather here.
Guzman working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Guzman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Guzman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Guzman slows the pace down.
Oliveira wants to control but Guzman postures up.
Guzman controlling the position from side mount.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Guzman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guzman takes the fight into the clinch.
Guzman jumps guard and drags Oliveira to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guzman has control of Oliveira's left arm, preventing Oliveira from doing any damage.
Guzman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Thiago Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hugo Guzman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guzman scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Guzman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guzman 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 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Guzman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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