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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Pathernon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pathernon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Broken - Seether kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pedro Pathernon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Pathernon!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pathernon tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira throws the left hand but Pathernon avoids the punch easily.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Pathernon.
Pathernon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pathernon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pathernon but Pathernon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pathernon tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pathernon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pathernon tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Pathernon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira loads up on a big right hand but Pathernon slips the punch.
Pathernon tries to clinch up.
Pathernon moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pathernon moves out of range of the strikes.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira misses with a hook.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
Pathernon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pathernon sprawls well initially but Oliveira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira seems to be looking for submissions.
Oliveira stops Pathernon from getting back to his feet.
Oliveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliveira passes to side control.
Pathernon wants to get back to his feet but Oliveira drags him back down.
Oliveira throws a strike aimed at the side of Pathernon's head but Pathernon avoids it well.
Oliveira trying to control the position but Pathernon is working away.
Oliveira throws an elbow but Pathernon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Oliveira in side control, throwing shots but Pathernon defends.
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.
Oliveira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pathernon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oliveira sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pathernon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Oliveira passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pathernon!
Oliveira thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Oliveira is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pathernon is surviving well by controlling Oliveira's body position as best he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira won't let Pathernon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Oliveira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pathernon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pathernon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pathernon is looking to escape.
Pathernon is staying active underneath Oliveira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oliveira works his foot free and advances to mount.
Oliveira looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a head shot.
Pathernon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Oliveira moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pathernon has worked his arm free - good work by Pathernon!
Oliveira creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pathernon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Oliveira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oliveira advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pathernon is now in Oliveira's guard. A big mistake from Oliveira there, giving up the dominant position!
Pathernon preventing the sweep.
Pathernon wants to get up but he can't break Oliveira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Oliveira striking off his back but it's not causing Pathernon any problems.
Oliveira has a closed guard, preventing Pathernon from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira pushes Pathernon off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pathernon tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Pathernon's head but Pathernon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pathernon tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pathernon sprawls well initially but Oliveira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Oliveira tries to control but Pathernon wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Pathernon really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Oliveira throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pathernon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Oliveira tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pathernon is trying to stand.
Pathernon is breathing heavily.
Oliveira looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Oliveira dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pathernon slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliveira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oliveira is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pathernon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pathernon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pathernon tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pathernon tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pathernon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pathernon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pathernon is looking to clinch.
Oliveira misses with a hook. Pathernon ducked under it nicely.
Pathernon tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pathernon tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pedro Pathernon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pathernon is looking to clinch but Oliveira is avoiding it.
Pathernon is looking to clinch.
Pathernon tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pathernon tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Pathernon is working from the bottom.
Pathernon is trying to buck Oliveira off.
Pedro Pathernon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliveira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pathernon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oliveira passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pathernon!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pathernon manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Oliveira advances to full mount.
Oliveira jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pathernon manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pathernon pushes Oliveira away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Oliveira gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliveira, 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Oliveira!
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hype
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