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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Meisner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as James Meisner enters the cage!
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202 lbs
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214 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Meisner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meisner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meisner closes the distance and clinches.
Oliveira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Meisner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Meisner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meisner leaves Oliveira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oliveira throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Meisner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Oliveira is in Meisner's guard.
Oliveira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Meisner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliveira is one step ahead there.
Meisner kicks Oliveira off and gets to his feet.
Meisner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meisner shoots in and bounces Oliveira off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Meisner stands up and waves to Oliveira to follow him.
Meisner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meisner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oliveira misses with a takedown
and Meisner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meisner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meisner has picked Oliveira up - he's going for a ride! Meisner dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Meisner stands up from half guard.
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meisner counters with a takedown into side control.
Oliveira wants to control but Meisner postures up.
Meisner trying to control the action but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Meisner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meisner decides to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira blocks a low kick nicely.
Oliveira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Oliveira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meisner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Meisner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Oliveira has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Meisner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Meisner striking from half guard on the bottom.
Oliveira prevents Meisner from standing back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Meisner is looking to control Oliveira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Meisner avoid being mounted?
Meisner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meisner is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Oliveira avoids a wild elbow strike from Meisner.
Oliveira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Meisner walks away with a smile on his face. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Meisner moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Meisner lands with a slapping head kick.
Meisner lands a jab-cross combination.
Meisner throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Oliveira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meisner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oliveira won't be happy with that.
Meisner controlling from side mount.
Oliveira wants to control but Meisner postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking for a sweep.
Meisner scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meisner connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Oliveira some visible discomfort.
Meisner scoring with punches from side control.
Meisner cracks Oliveira with a big right hand but Oliveira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Oliveira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Meisner tries for a kimura but Oliveira is defending well.
Meisner has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meisner shoots in looking for a takedown. Oliveira tries to sprawl out of it but Meisner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oliveira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Meisner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Meisner looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
Oliveira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meisner to score with a decent uppercut.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meisner.
Meisner thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Meisner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James Meisner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Meisner. Those never looked like landing.
Meisner is breathing heavily.
Meisner throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meisner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meisner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oliveira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oliveira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oliveira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Meisner has his feet on Oliveira's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Oliveira tries to sprawl but Meisner drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Oliveira kicks off Meisner and gets to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Meisner misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meisner shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliveira sprawls well. He's pushed Meisner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Meisner misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Meisner does no damage.
Meisner tries to clinch
and Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meisner kicks Oliveira off and gets back to his feet.
Meisner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliveira misses with a takedown
and Meisner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Oliveira's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meisner is looking to work some ground and pound but Oliveira has wrist control.
Meisner stands up from Oliveira's guard - Meisner perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oliveira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meisner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch but Meisner keeps him there for the moment.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Meisner manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meisner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meisner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Oliveira napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Oliveira wants to control but Meisner postures up.
Meisner in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Meisner remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Oliveira gets back to half guard.
Meisner is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Oliveira!
Meisner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Meisner looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meisner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Meisner raining down shots from the mount!
Oliveira slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Oliveira kicks off Meisner and gets to his feet.
Meisner misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meisner throws a solid leg kick but Oliveira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meisner.
The crowd cheers as Meisner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oliveira doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Meisner 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. This is the final round!
Meisner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oliveira's sensitive parts.
Meisner jabs at Oliveira's body.
Meisner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Meisner.
Meisner misses with a body shot
so Oliveira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Oliveira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oliveira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Meisner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Meisner manages to kick Oliveira off! Oliveira jumps back into Meisner's guard.
Meisner has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Oliveira off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meisner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meisner misses with a straight right.
Meisner misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meisner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oliveira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oliveira tries to land knees in the clinch but Meisner avoids the damage to the body.
Meisner has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Oliveira regains guard immediately.
Oliveira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Oliveira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Meisner's guard.
Oliveira throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Meisner wants to get back to his feet but Oliveira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oliveira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Meisner looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Oliveira is defending well. Meisner quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Oliveira has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Meisner celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Meisner!
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