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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abelinha Amarela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abelinha Amarela!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira cracks the inside of Amarela's front leg.
Amarela misses with a takedown attempt - Oliveira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Amarela shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliveira pinned against the cage. Oliveira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oliveira throws a wild body kick that Amarela sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Oliveira.
Oliveira throws out a powerful jab.
Abelinha Amarela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amarela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oliveira's waist but Oliveira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Amarela off to one side.
Marcelo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abelinha Amarela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Amarela looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Oliveira!
Amarela looking to control and managing it successfully.
Amarela wants to control the pace but Oliveira is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarela looking to finish with strikes here!
Amarela controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Abelinha Amarela hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and Amarela moves out of range easily.
Marcelo Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Oliveira tenderised Amarela's leg. Amarela is trying to keep his angry face on.
Amarela shoots in for a double leg but Oliveira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oliveira lands with an overhand left.
Amarela shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliveira but Oliveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oliveira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliveira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abelinha Amarela will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Oliveira. No joy for Amarela on that attempt.
Amarela moves forwards but Oliveira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Amarela fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amarela misses with a takedown attempt - Oliveira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marcelo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abelinha Amarela.
Oliveira leaves Amarela with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Amarela shoots in for a double leg but Oliveira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira stuffs the takedown.
Amarela tries for a takedown but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oliveira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Oliveira misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oliveira. That's going to slow Amarela down.
Amarela shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliveira pinned against the cage. Oliveira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarela fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Amarela fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira avoids it really well and circles away.
Amarela looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amarela has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliveira.
Marcelo Oliveira is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oliveira cracks Amarela with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Amarela moves out of range.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amarela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oliveira's waist but Oliveira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Amarela off to one side.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Amarela checks the leg kick nicely there.
Amarela shoots for a takedown but Oliveira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amarela moves out of range of the body kick from Oliveira.
Oliveira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Amarela fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amarela moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oliveira!
Amarela is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oliveira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Oliveira dominated that second round.
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!
Amarela shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oliveira wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Oliveira misses.
Amarela misses with a takedown attempt - Oliveira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marcelo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abelinha Amarela.
Oliveira scores with a spinning back kick!
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Amarela's head but Amarela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliveira throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oliveira scores with the left hand. Amarela knows he should have avoided that one.
Amarela shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliveira pinned against the cage. Oliveira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oliveira connects with a high kick.
Amarela shoots in but Oliveira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amarela.
Amarela changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oliveira tries to avoid it but Amarela manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oliveira to the ground. Oliveira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Amarela shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliveira but Oliveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Amarela.
Oliveira is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Amarela happy to just control the position for now.
Amarela tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Amarela wants to control but Oliveira is keeping him busy.
Amarela just content to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Amarela postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abelinha Amarela.
I think Amarela has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abelinha Amarela!
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