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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Gambatesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Gambatesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gambatesa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Oliveira won't allow Gambatesa to sweep him here.
Oliveira passes Gambatesa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gambatesa wants to get back to his feet.
Gambatesa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oliveira lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gambatesa is looking to escape.
Oliveira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oliveira working the head and body with strikes.
Oliveira is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oliveira stops Gambatesa from getting back to his feet.
Oliveira is nestled in close to Gambatesa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oliveira trying to control the pace.
Oliveira stops Gambatesa from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gambatesa is trying to stand.
Oliveira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Oliveira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gambatesa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gambatesa is trying to stand.
Gambatesa is breathing heavily.
Oliveira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oliveira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oliveira wants to control but Gambatesa is keeping him busy.
Gambatesa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliveira.
Oliveira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gambatesa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oliveira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gambatesa is trying to stand back up but Oliveira is controlling him
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gambatesa defending well though.
Gambatesa is looking to escape.
Oliveira lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira prevents Gambatesa from standing back up.
Oliveira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oliveira is trying to control. Gambatesa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliveira pushes Gambatesa up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gambatesa's efforts to push away.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gambatesa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oliveira turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Oliveira scoring with punches from side control.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gambatesa down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gambatesa is trying to buck Oliveira off.
Gambatesa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Gambatesa's face as Oliveira controls the position.
Oliveira scoring with punches from side control.
Oliveira working the head and body with strikes.
Gambatesa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Oliveira connects with a decent elbow.
Gambatesa stops Oliveira from passing to mount.
Gambatesa is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Oliveira is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Oliveira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oliveira has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gambatesa's face.
Oliveira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Oliveira connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira lands a heavy elbow.
Gambatesa wants to hold on but Oliveira pushes him away.
Oliveira landing strikes from the mount and Gambatesa is in trouble!
BOOM! Oliveira connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gambatesa is squirming around, avoiding Oliveira's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira controlling the position easily from mount.
Oliveira with a couple of short strikes.
Oliveira with shots to the head and body - Gambatesa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oliveira has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gambatesa's face.
Oliveira landing strikes from the mount and Gambatesa is in trouble!
Oliveira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gambatesa wants to get back to his feet.
Oliveira cracks Gambatesa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira looking to control but Gambatesa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oliveira lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Oliveira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oliveira moves into the clinch successfully.
Gambatesa is fighting off a takedown attempt but Oliveira is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gambatesa to the mat. Gambatesa regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Oliveira stops Gambatesa from standing up.
Gambatesa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gambatesa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oliveira is controlling him.
Gambatesa has momentary wrist control but Oliveira slips an elbow through the middle.
Oliveira is in close to Gambatesa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gambatesa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira stays in close to Gambatesa's body and controls the position.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Gambatesa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira cracks Gambatesa with a solid left hand.
Oliveira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oliveira is working Gambatesa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a couple of digs.
Fabio Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oliveira working some strikes from top position.
Oliveira prevents Gambatesa from getting back to his feet.
Oliveira working some strikes from top position.
Oliveira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oliveira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oliveira with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gambatesa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira stands up over Gambatesa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oliveira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oliveira lands a couple of elbows.
Oliveira trying to control but Gambatesa is working from the bottom.
Oliveira working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambatesa has momentary wrist control but Oliveira slips an elbow through the middle.
Gambatesa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Oliveira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gambatesa's head.
Oliveira chips away with some ground and pound.
Oliveira chips away with some ground and pound.
Oliveira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gambatesa wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Oliveira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gambatesa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oliveira lands a couple of elbows.
Gambatesa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliveira cracks Gambatesa with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oliveira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oliveira content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oliveira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oliveira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oliveira scoring with some ground and pound.
Gambatesa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gambatesa pushes Oliveira off looking to stand but Oliveira dives back in and keeps control.
Oliveira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oliveira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gambatesa is trying to stand back up but Oliveira is controlling him
Oliveira lands with a punch from half guard.
Oliveira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gambatesa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Oliveira connects with a nice short shot to Gambatesa's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambatesa tries to roll over but Oliveira keeps him under control.
Oliveira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gambatesa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oliveira is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gambatesa!
Oliveira landing strikes from the mount and Gambatesa is in trouble!
Oliveira connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oliveira looking to finish Gambatesa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gambatesa!
Oliveira with the ground and pound from mount.
Oliveira lands a nice shot to the head.
Oliveira lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira looking to control but Gambatesa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oliveira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gambatesa?
Gambatesa really wants to buck Oliveira off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Oliveira 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. And we move into the final round!
Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gambatesa misses with a kick to the body.
Gambatesa looks to clinch
and Oliveira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gambatesa's guard now.
Gambatesa trying to strike off his back.
Gambatesa wants to stand up but Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira trying to control but Gambatesa is working from the bottom.
Oliveira is working Gambatesa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Gambatesa keeps moving.
Gambatesa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gambatesa keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gambatesa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gambatesa throws a combination that misses
and Oliveira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gambatesa stops a takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Gambatesa is pressed up against the cage. Oliveira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gambatesa down to the mat. Gambatesa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oliveira moves out of range as Gambatesa strikes.
Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
Gambatesa stops a takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Leo Gambatesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Oliveira.
Gambatesa is trying to break free.
Gambatesa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oliveira walks away with a smile on his face. Gambatesa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Oliveira was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Oliveira won't let Gambatesa get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Oliveira lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oliveira is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gambatesa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Oliveira connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gambatesa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gambatesa trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Oliveira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gambatesa?
Oliveira working Gambatesa over with strikes here.
Oliveira lands a big elbow.
Oliveira content just to control the position here.
Gambatesa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Oliveira looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gambatesa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oliveira lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gambatesa hang on?
Oliveira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gambatesa?
Oliveira won't let Gambatesa get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
A nice elbow there by Oliveira.
Gambatesa is bucking up trying to escape but Oliveira cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gambatesa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Oliveira wants to control the pace but Gambatesa is squirming around nicely.
Oliveira is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gambatesa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gambatesa wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Oliveira prevents Gambatesa from getting the reversal.
Oliveira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oliveira unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambatesa is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Oliveira working the ground and pound effectively.
Oliveira working Gambatesa over with strikes here.
Leo Gambatesa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliveira unloading with bombs!
Gambatesa is looking to get to half guard.
Oliveira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gambatesa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Oliveira with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira trying to control but Gambatesa is having none of it.
Oliveira landing strikes from the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabio Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oliveira 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Fabio Oliveira!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Fabio Oliveira!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Fabio Oliveira!
Fabio Oliveira wins by unanimous decision!
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