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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Krinichnyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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177 cm
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177 lbs
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180 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleksandr Krinichnyi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Oliveira! The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Krinichnyi stuns Oliveira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Oliveira gets a double leg takedown into Krinichnyi's guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Oliveira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss. Krinichnyi wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling the position. Krinichnyi is breathing heavily. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Oliveira pushes down on Krinichnyi's leg and manages to get into half guard. Oliveira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Krinichnyi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Oliveira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oliveira drops an elbow to the side of Krinichnyi's head. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Krinichnyi is defending against the submission attempts here by Oliveira.
Krinichnyi is defending against the submission attempts here by Oliveira.
Oliveira is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Krinichnyi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oliveira scores with a couple of nice shots. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Krinichnyi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliveira. Oliveira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Krinichnyi sees it coming and defends easily. Krinichnyi pushes Oliveira off looking to stand but Oliveira dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oliveira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Oliveira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Krinichnyi is just riding it out for now. Oliveira eventually gives up the hold. Oliveira scoring with strikes to the body and head. Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krinichnyi defending well though. Oliveira is looking to advance position but Krinichnyi won't allow it. Oliveira lands strikes from half guard. Oliveira slips a nice elbow through Krinichnyi's hands, connecting with Krinichnyi's forehead. Oliveira seems to be looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. 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 Krinichnyi's temple. Oliveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Oliveira slips a nice elbow through Krinichnyi's hands, connecting with Krinichnyi's forehead. Krinichnyi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Oliveira dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oliveira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Krinichnyi's waist but Krinichnyi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oliveira off to one side. Krinichnyi scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Krinichnyi stuns Oliveira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
Krinichnyi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oliveira lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Oliveira throws a strike but Krinichnyi avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krinichnyi works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Krinichnyi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krinichnyi manages to kick Oliveira off! Oliveira jumps back into Krinichnyi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oliveira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Krinichnyi has momentary wrist control but Oliveira slips an elbow through the middle. Oliveira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Oliveira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Oliveira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Oliveira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Krinichnyi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Oliveira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Oliveira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Krinichnyi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krinichnyi manages to kick Oliveira off! Oliveira jumps back into Krinichnyi's guard. Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss. Oliveira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Oliveira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Krinichnyi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oliveira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Oliveira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Oliveira scoring with punches to the head and body. Oliveira postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Krinichnyi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Oliveira is working Krinichnyi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Oliveira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Oliveira scoring with some ground and pound. Nelson Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Krinichnyi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krinichnyi manages to kick Oliveira off! Oliveira jumps back into Krinichnyi's guard. Oliveira stands and throws Krinichnyi's legs to the side, diving into side control. Oliveira working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Oliveira scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Krinichnyi to see if he's OK. This has been an exciting period of action! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Oliveira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Krinichnyi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. The strikes coming from Oliveira are missing the target in this wave of attacks. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Krinichnyi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away. Oliveira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Krinichnyi to the mat! Krinichnyi manages to get full guard. Oliveira throwing strikes but missing. Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Krinichnyi is retaining full guard. Oliveira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Oliveira forces his way into half guard. Oliveira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Krinichnyi sees it coming and defends easily. Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice strikes from Oliveira there. Krinichnyi is trying to stand back up but Oliveira is controlling him
Oliveira missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Oliveira thows a huge punch but Krinichnyi dodges it nicely.
Oliveira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Krinichnyi is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Oliveira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oliveira wants to work for an arm triangle but Krinichnyi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Oliveira is working for a kimura but Krinichnyi is defending it quite comfortably.
Oliveira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oliveira is trying to control. Krinichnyi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Krinichnyi is trying to stand up here but Oliveira is controlling him well. Krinichnyi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliveira. Oliveira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krinichnyi has managed to free his arm - good work. Nice strikes from Oliveira there. Aleksandr Krinichnyi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Oliveira is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Oliveira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Krinichnyi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oliveira pulls his head out easily. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oliveira lands a nice short elbow. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Oliveira slips a nice elbow through Krinichnyi's hands, connecting with Krinichnyi's forehead. Oliveira is looking for a kimura but Krinichnyi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Oliveira to get the leverage. Nelson Oliveira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Oliveira drops an elbow to the side of Krinichnyi's head.
And that's the end of the fight! Nelson 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30 Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30 Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Oliveira!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
63% |
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