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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashton Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashton Bell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thiago Oliveira's 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ashton Bell!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bell in his tracks.
It looks like Ashton Bell has been cut.
Bell throws a combination. Oliveira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oliveira rushes Bell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bell tries for a takedown but Oliveira manages to get underhooks.
Oliveira wants a takedown.
Oliveira prevents the takedown attempt.
Oliveira misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliveira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Oliveira fails to land.
Oliveira misses with some punches.
Oliveira working hard to break the clinch.
Oliveira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bell prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira lands a right hand.
Oliveira is trying to break free.
Oliveira lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
Bell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliveira throws a head punch that misses.
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bell lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bell looks gassed!
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!
Oliveira wants to improve his position but Bell is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell trying to control the action but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position.
Oliveira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oliveira tries to get out of the position.
Oliveira punching from the bottom.
Oliveira misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oliveira throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position.
Oliveira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oliveira lands a decent shot there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice straight punches there by Bell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bell.
Bell throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Good exchange - Oliveira coming out on top.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bell throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliveira's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Oliveira duly obliges.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bell sizes up Oliveira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bell swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira darts in and clinches Bell up against the cage.
Bell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Oliveira doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliveira thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
Bell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oliveira punching from the bottom - just letting Bell know he's still in a fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bell preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Oliveira finds it's way through Bell's defenses.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
Ashton Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Bell.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oliveira.
Bell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
Bell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four 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.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Bell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bell throws a sloppy head kick and Oliveira moves out of range easily.
Bell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but Bell pushes him off.
Bell throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bell backs up against the cage.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bell fails to land with a series of punches.
Bell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thiago Oliveira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ashton Bell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Bell misses with a double jab.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Bell.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but Bell pushes him off.
Bell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Oliveira does it's job there.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Bell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oliveira moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira checks a leg kick.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Bell.
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Bell.
Bell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oliveira is defended easily by Bell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliveira clinches up against the cage.
Bell is pressed up against the cage. Oliveira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bell down to the mat. Bell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bell throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Oliveira tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ashton Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Bell keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Bell circles away.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bell throws a push kick but Oliveira slaps the foot to one side.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bell.
Bell swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Bell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Bell misses with a head kick.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Bell circles away.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Oliveira scores with the left hand. Bell knows he should have avoided that one.
Bell misses with the combination.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but Bell pushes him off.
Oliveira checks a leg kick.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bell scores with a kick to the body.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bell swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a glancing blow to the side of Bell's head.
Oliveira tests Bell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliveira tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
Bell throws a wild body kick that Oliveira sees coming a mile off.
Bell keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab by Oliveira.
Bell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Bell keeps it at a distance.
Bell moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Oliveira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick from Bell.
Bell swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Bell scores with a nice strike.
Bell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Bell tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oliveira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bell momentarily.
Bell throws a right hand that Oliveira ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliveira also avoids with ease.
Bell is looking to land body kicks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Bell is having none of it.
Bell swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Bell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliveira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Oliveira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ashton Bell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bell swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliveira clinches up against the cage.
Oliveira is trying to drag Bell to the mat but Bell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short left from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oliveira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bell can't get the takedown.
Oliveira misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliveira wants a takedown.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bell in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliveira.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Bell has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Oliveira fails to land.
Oliveira lands with a left to the head.
Oliveira misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Oliveira uses from the top position.
Bell looking to control.
Bell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oliveira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oliveira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oliveira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oliveira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oliveira is aware though and is defending well.
Bell trying to control the position.
Bell striking off his back but it's not causing Oliveira any problems.
Oliveira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bell on the ground.
Oliveira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bell has momentary wrist control but Oliveira slips an elbow through the middle.
Oliveira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bell looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oliveira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oliveira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
Oliveira misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliveira.
Bell pulls guard.
Oliveira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Bell blocks nicely.
Oliveira is looking to work some ground and pound but Bell has wrist control.
Oliveira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bell striking off his back but it's not causing Oliveira any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell is trying to keep Oliveira in close.
Bell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bell swinging wilding here.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Bell misses with a body kick.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Bell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Bell.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Bell moved out of range.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Bell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bell looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.
Bell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliveira.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Bell scores with a hook.
Bell tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A big right from Bell misses.
Bell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bell swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira rushes Bell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bell pulls Oliveira into guard.
Bell looking to control.
Oliveira is looking to work some ground and pound but Bell has wrist control.
Oliveira working some strikes from top position.
Oliveira preventing the sweep.
Oliveira works over Bell with some ground and pound from guard.
Oliveira thows a big elbow that misses.
Ashton Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira landing some decent shots from guard.
Oliveira with a nice head shot there.
Thiago Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Bell circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ashton Bell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oliveira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Oliveira!
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energy
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hype
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