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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gesias Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah. Pablo Oliveira has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gesias Cavalcante!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalcante throws a looping overhand right but Oliveira ducks down to avoid it.
Cavalcante misses with a two punch combination.
Oliveira throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Gesias Cavalcante has been cut.
Cavalcante showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Cavalcante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliveira clinches up with Cavalcante and pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira pulls guard.
Oliveira doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Oliveira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oliveira trying to strike off his back.
Cavalcante working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oliveira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cavalcante gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Cavalcante from controlling successfully.
Oliveira can't keep his opponent in guard - Cavalcante advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cavalcante prevents Oliveira from improving his position.
Cavalcante is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is defending against the submission attempts here by Cavalcante.
Cavalcante looks gassed!
Oliveira wants to improve his position but Cavalcante is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oliveira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cavalcante slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cavalcante wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
Oliveira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cavalcante.
Oliveira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cavalcante throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oliveira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oliveira looking for a guillotine here but Cavalcante defends easily.
Cavalcante postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oliveira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cavalcante looks to land a combination. Oliveira sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cavalcante lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oliveira has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cavalcante misses with a double jab
and Oliveira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gesias Cavalcante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Cavalcante is having none of it.
Cavalcante scores with a one two! Oliveira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante throws out a loose jab but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cavalcante.
Oliveira drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cavalcante gets back to half guard.
Oliveira wants to work for an arm triangle but Cavalcante is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cavalcante keeps working.
Oliveira is thwarting Cavalcante's attempts to control the position.
Cavalcante makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cavalcante.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante pushes a forearm under Oliveira's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Oliveira is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gesias Cavalcante!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
59% |
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