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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biscuit Oliva (ranked 436 p4p, 565 weight class) and Marcel Thibodeaux (ranked 32 p4p, 37 weight class). Oliva comes to the cage accompanied by Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). Biscuit Oliva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Oliva.
Oliva misses with a left hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Oliva fails with the takedown.
Thibodeaux throws a right hand that misses
and Oliva counters with a right hand to the body.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oliva throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses.
Oliva jabs Thibodeaux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oliva throws a sloppy body shot
and Oliva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliva is looking to wear down Thibodeaux with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oliva throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Nice defenses there by Thibodeaux.
Oliva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oliva shoots in for a takedown but Thibodeaux shows good takedown defense.
Thibodeaux is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biscuit Oliva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Oliva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Oliva does it's job there.
Oliva misses with a straight right.
Oliva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromThibodeaux.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Oliva strikes.
Oliva misses with an uppercut
and Thibodeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body kick from Oliva.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Oliva's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab from Oliva.
Oliva misses with a hook.
Thibodeaux is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oliva with a body shot.
Oliva connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliva throws a jab when Thibodeaux was well out of range.
Thibodeaux now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marcel Thibodeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliva misses with an uppercut. Thibodeaux saw that one coming.
Thibodeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thibodeaux throws out a counter right but Oliva avoids it with no problem.
Oliva misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy head kick and Oliva moves out of range easily.
Thibodeaux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oliva to score with a decent uppercut.
Oliva scores with a nice head shot.
Thibodeaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliva throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Thibodeaux counter with a right hand.
Donk. Oliva catches Thibodeaux right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oliva lands with an overhand left.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Oliva strikes.
Thibodeaux connects with a nice looking jab.
Oliva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Oliva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thibodeaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
A slow jab from Oliva misses its intended target.
Thibodeaux takes one to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux misses with a head kick.
Oliva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thibodeaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Oliva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliva lands with a nice body kick.
Oliva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
Oliva swats away the attempt to clinch by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thibodeaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thibodeaux stuns Oliva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thibodeaux scores with a decent looking hook.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Oliva.
A little jabbing left from Thibodeaux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oliva misses with a kick to the body
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oliva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thibodeaux has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thibodeaux and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thibodeaux raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oliva misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Thibodeaux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Thibodeaux.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Thibodeaux might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Oliva has got the better of the exchanges.
Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliva.
A nice side step and Thibodeaux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oliva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
Thibodeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliva throws out the jab.
Oliva misses with a jab to the body
and Thibodeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliva looks for a takedown but Thibodeaux sprawls well.
Thibodeaux throws a fast counter high kick but Oliva manages to duck under it in time.
Oliva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thibodeaux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oliva with a body shot.
Oliva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oliva misses with an uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliva throws out the jab.
Thibodeaux throws a fast counter high kick but Oliva manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva misses with a straight right.
Oliva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick but Oliva moves out of range.
Thibodeaux throws a predictable looking body shot
and Oliva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oliva's head.
Oliva misses with a kick to the body.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut. Oliva saw that one coming.
Oliva blocks a head kick by Thibodeaux.
Oliva missing with a left hand there. Thibodeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thibodeaux is out of range.
Oliva 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.
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!
Oliva looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oliva wants to control from the top but Thibodeaux keeps moving.
Thibodeaux throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Oliva escapes and throws Thibodeaux's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Thibodeaux looks to move to half guard but instead Oliva has passed into mount! Damn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux avoids a series of strikes thrown by Oliva.
Oliva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thibodeaux?
Oliva controlling from mount.
Oliva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oliva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Oliva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliva wants to control the pace but Thibodeaux is squirming around nicely.
Oliva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thibodeaux hang on?
Thibodeaux is squirming around, avoiding Oliva's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thibodeaux is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
Oliva loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux slips the punch.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Oliva strikes.
A lazy body kick from Oliva
and Thibodeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliva is looking to chop away at Thibodeaux's legs.
Oliva blocks a head kick by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a head kick.
No luck for Oliva with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux throws a right and a left that Oliva avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Oliva misses its intended target.
Oliva gets the takedown into side control.
Thibodeaux tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oliva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oliva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva trying to control the action but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Biscuit Oliva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thibodeaux defending against the ground and pound.
Thibodeaux tries to bench press Oliva off him but Oliva keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oliva working the ground and pound from side control.
Oliva trying to control the action but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Oliva moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Oliva trying to control the position but Thibodeaux is working away.
Thibodeaux avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Oliva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva is looking to take a break and control but Thibodeaux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Oliva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thibodeaux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliva missing with a left hand there. Thibodeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thibodeaux shapes to counter with a head kick.
Oliva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch there but Oliva circles away.
Oliva scores with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva cracks Thibodeaux with an open hand slap.
Oliva avoids the head kick by Thibodeaux.
Oliva throws a jab when Thibodeaux was well out of range.
Oliva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux has closed the distance and engaged Oliva in a clinch.
Thibodeaux gets through Oliva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Oliva blocks a body shot from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux tries a body shot but Oliva blocks it.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Oliva.
Thibodeaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oliva backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliva goes for a takedown attempt but Thibodeaux pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Biscuit Oliva is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Biscuit Oliva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliva, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biscuit Oliva!
Our winner, Biscuit Oliva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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