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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Tweedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tweedy has chosen Hard Act To Follow as his entrance music. Ben Tweedy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Tweedy!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tweedy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oliveira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Tweedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tweedy looking to control.
Tweedy keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.
Oliveira trying to control but Tweedy is working from the bottom.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Tweedy is keeping the position.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Tweedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliveira is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Tweedy keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a strike but Tweedy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tweedy wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
Oliveira pushes Tweedy off and gets back to his feet.
Tweedy throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tweedy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oliveira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tweedy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to score a body lock takedown but Tweedy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tweedy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oliveira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tweedy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tweedy throws a one two combo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tweedy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tweedy wants to take a breather but Oliveira manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tweedy.
Oliveira has control of Tweedy's left arm, preventing Tweedy from doing any damage.
Tweedy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy throws and elbow that misses. Oliveira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tweedy's guard. Nice move by Oliveira!
Oliveira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tweedy keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tweedy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Tweedy keeps moving.
Tweedy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Oliveira!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Tweedy throws some wild stikes that Oliveira manages to avoid easily.
Oliveira squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tweedy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliveira wants to hold on but Tweedy pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nelson Oliveira will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oliveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tweedy circles away.
Tweedy throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Tweedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliveira shoots for a double leg takedown but Tweedy sprawls well. He's pushed Oliveira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tweedy is trying to control the position but Oliveira postures up.
Tweedy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tweedy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tweedy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliveira trying to control but Tweedy is working from the bottom.
Tweedy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tweedy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tweedy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tweedy is controlling Oliveira's posture.
Tweedy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oliveira manages to get himself to full guard.
Oliveira has Tweedy pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliveira fails with the takedown
and Tweedy counters with a two punch combo.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Tweedy circles away easily
and Tweedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tweedy misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira looks for a takedown but Tweedy sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Oliveira shoots in and drives through. Tweedy sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tweedy looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tweedy defends it nicely.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tweedy swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Oliveira.
Ben Tweedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into Tweedy's guard.
Tweedy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tweedy keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Tweedy trying to control the position here.
Tweedy trying to keep a closed guard but Oliveira is proving a slippery customer.
Oliveira is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Tweedy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tweedy misses with a double jab.
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up with Tweedy, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes Tweedy against the cage but Tweedy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oliveira can't get the takedown.
Oliveira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tweedy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tweedy has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.
Tweedy is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliveira.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tweedy has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Oliveira clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tweedy throws a series of strikes and Oliveira wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Tweedy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tweedy misses with the combination.
Tweedy scores with a spinning back kick!
Ben Tweedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tweedy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oliveira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tweedy misses with the combination.
Oliveira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tweedy's guard.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tweedy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oliveira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Tweedy.
Tweedy keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tweedy is keeping the position for now.
Tweedy pulls Oliveira in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliveira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tweedy is fending him off so far but Oliveira persists. Nope, Tweedy circles away and we're back to standing.
Tweedy gets caught flat footed, as Oliveira shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oliveira landing with the ground and pound.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Tweedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is really struggling to control Tweedy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tweedy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tweedy looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ben Tweedy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tweedy's waist but Tweedy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oliveira off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira stuffs the takedown attempt from Tweedy. Tweedy gets slowly back to his feet.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tweedy is trying to defend but Oliveira finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy tries to roll over but Oliveira keeps him under control.
Tweedy is controlling Oliveira's trapped leg to prevent Oliveira from advancing to side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oliveira lands a nice short elbow.
Tweedy gets full guard.
Oliveira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tweedy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oliveira trying to control but Tweedy is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oliveira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tweedy looking to control.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Tweedy blocks nicely.
Tweedy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oliveira controls the pace.
Tweedy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oliveira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Oliveira!
A very excited looking Nelson Oliveira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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