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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel De Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Reealopubo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reealopubo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Chop Suey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Reealopubo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reealopubo is looking to clinch.
De Oliveira lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Reealopubo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reealopubo blocks a head kick by De Oliveira.
Reealopubo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Oliveira.
De Oliveira tries a low kick but Reealopubo avoids it.
Reealopubo is looking to clinch.
De Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
De Oliveira takes the fight into the clinch.
Reealopubo misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reealopubo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reealopubo misses with a punch on the inside.
Reealopubo misses with a punch on the inside.
De Oliveira tries to pull guard but Reealopubo holds him up against the cage and eventually De Oliveira drops back down to his feet.
Reealopubo throws a punch but it's blocked by De Oliveira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira is trying to force a seperation but Reealopubo has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Oliveira.
De Oliveira has had enough of the clinch but Reealopubo keeps him there for the moment.
Reealopubo misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reealopubo tries to clinch there but De Oliveira circles away.
De Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
De Oliveira blocking some punches.
De Oliveira tries to circle away but Reealopubo has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Oliveira.
Reealopubo has a couple of punches blocked by De Oliveira.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reealopubo.
De Oliveira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reealopubo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel De Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reealopubo has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Reealopubo.
Reealopubo keeps control of De Oliveira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Oliveira manages to pull guard.
Reealopubo got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Oliveira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reealopubo has managed to get both his arms back between De Oliveira's legs - danger averted.
Reealopubo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Oliveira wants to get back to his feet but Reealopubo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reealopubo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of De Oliveira is proving hard to escape from.
De Oliveira looking for a sweep. Not yet De Oliveira, not yet.
Reealopubo stands up and waves to De Oliveira to follow him.
Reealopubo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reealopubo moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reealopubo.
Reealopubo swings wildly with an uppercut but De Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reealopubo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Oliveira is trying to pull guard but Reealopubo has him pressed against the cage.
Reealopubo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Oliveira jumps guard.
De Oliveira has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
De Oliveira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reealopubo trying to stand up but can't free himself from De Oliveira's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reealopubo prevents De Oliveira from getting back to his feet.
Reealopubo stands up and waves to De Oliveira to follow him.
Reealopubo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reealopubo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Oliveira tries to pull guard but Reealopubo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
De Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reealopubo tries to clinch but De Oliveira moves out of range.
De Oliveira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
De Oliveira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reealopubo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Oliveira somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Oliveira shoots in but no luck this time.
Reealopubo takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Reealopubo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reealopubo forces De Oliveira back against the cage and clinches.
Reealopubo misses with some punches.
Reealopubo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reealopubo throws a punch but it's blocked by De Oliveira.
Reealopubo gets through De Oliveira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Oliveira is trying to pull guard but Reealopubo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Reealopubo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reealopubo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Oliveira seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reealopubo can turn it around.
Reealopubo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reealopubo misses with a punch on the inside.
Reealopubo misses with a punch on the inside.
De Oliveira manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but Reealopubo has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Oliveira tries for a takedown but Reealopubo manages to get underhooks.
De Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reealopubo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel De Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reealopubo.
De Oliveira blocking some punches.
De Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reealopubo has closed the distance and engaged De Oliveira in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reealopubo fails to land.
De Oliveira pulls Reealopubo into guard.
De Oliveira has a closed guard, preventing Reealopubo from standing up.
De Oliveira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reealopubo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reealopubo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Oliveira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Oliveira tries to get out of the position.
De Oliveira wants to stand and escape but Reealopubo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reealopubo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Reealopubo has closed the distance and engaged De Oliveira in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reealopubo fails to land.
De Oliveira blocks an uppercut.
Reealopubo has a couple of punches blocked by De Oliveira.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reealopubo.
Reealopubo lands a shoulder strike.
De Oliveira is trying to pull guard but Reealopubo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Reealopubo throws a punch but it's blocked by De Oliveira.
A short uppercut from Reealopubo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reealopubo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Oliveira backwards.
De Oliveira tries to throw a body punch but Reealopubo avoids it by throwing De Oliveira back against the cage.
Reealopubo lands a shoulder strike.
Reealopubo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reealopubo lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on De Oliveira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Oliveira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reealopubo's brow.
Reealopubo lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Oliveira backwards.
Reealopubo has a couple of punches blocked by De Oliveira.
Joe Reealopubo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Oliveira looking to stall.
Reealopubo swings wildly with an uppercut but De Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reealopubo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Oliveira.
Reealopubo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from De Oliveira misses the target.
Reealopubo tries to close the distance and clinch but De Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and De Oliveira tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reealopubo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reealopubo drives through and clinches with De Oliveira against the cage.
De Oliveira wants to get back to striking at distance but Reealopubo won't allow it.
Reealopubo swings wildly with an uppercut but De Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Oliveira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reealopubo after a bit of a struggle.
Reealopubo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Oliveira.
Reealopubo misses with a punch on the inside.
De Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gabriel De Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reealopubo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Oliveira sets himself, and Reealopubo steps forward looking for the clinch! De Oliveira avoids it this time.
Reealopubo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Oliveira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reealopubo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reealopubo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Oliveira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Reealopubo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
De Oliveira has a takedown stuffed.
Reealopubo has managed to clinch.
De Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reealopubo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reealopubo lands an uppercut.
De Oliveira takes a shot to the head.
Reealopubo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Oliveira jumps guard.
Reealopubo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on De Oliveira, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Reealopubo pushes De Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Reealopubo on the inside.
Reealopubo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Oliveira backwards.
Reealopubo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Oliveira.
Reealopubo misses with a punch on the inside.
De Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Reealopubo has double underhooks.
De Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reealopubo misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reealopubo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reealopubo misses with some punches.
Reealopubo lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Reealopubo.
De Oliveira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reealopubo is defending well.
De Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reealopubo pushes De Oliveira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Oliveira jumps guard but Reealopubo stands there with De Oliveira around his waist. De Oliveira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel De Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reealopubo gets underhooks to prevent De Oliveira's takedown attempt.
Reealopubo lands with a light punch inside.
De Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reealopubo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
De Oliveira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reealopubo throws a punch but it's blocked by De Oliveira.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reealopubo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reealopubo tries to clinch but De Oliveira is having none of it.
Reealopubo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Reealopubo.
De Oliveira wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Reealopubo clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reealopubo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Oliveira takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reealopubo throws a head punch that misses.
De Oliveira is looking for a takedown.
De Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Reealopubo is controlling him.
De Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reealopubo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reealopubo.
Reealopubo misses with the head strike.
A short right from Reealopubo on the inside.
Reealopubo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Oliveira blocking some punches.
Reealopubo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reealopubo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reealopubo swings wildly with an uppercut but De Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Oliveira.
De Oliveira breaks the clinch.
Reealopubo is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reealopubo tries to clinch but De Oliveira moves out of range.
De Oliveira clinches up with Reealopubo and pushes him back against the cage.
De Oliveira blocking some punches.
Reealopubo throws a punch but it's blocked by De Oliveira.
Reealopubo has a couple of punches blocked by De Oliveira.
Reealopubo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reealopubo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Reealopubo fails to land.
Reealopubo working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Oliveira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reealopubo uses from the top position.
Joe Reealopubo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Oliveira is working an open guard so Reealopubo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Reealopubo is looking to clinch but De Oliveira is avoiding it.
Reealopubo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Oliveira, pushing him back against the cage.
Gabriel De Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reealopubo misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Reealopubo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reealopubo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Reealopubo!
A very excited looking Joe Reealopubo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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