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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edinaldo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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265 lbs
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200 cm
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272 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Edinaldo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Edinaldo Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pontes tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pontes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pontes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pontes looks to land a left hand but Oliveira moved out of range nicely.
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pontes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oliveira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oliveira misses with the combination.
Good shot there by Oliveira.
It looks like Jose Pontes has been cut.
Oliveira misses with a hook. Pontes ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes throws a right hand that Oliveira ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliveira also avoids with ease.
Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
Pontes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
Oliveira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pontes back to the cage. Oliveira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pontes fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pontes to score with a decent uppercut.
Pontes is looking to clinch.
Oliveira throws a lazy uppercut
and Pontes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pontes is pressed up against the cage. Oliveira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pontes down to the mat. Pontes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looks to throw the jab but Pontes is out of range.
Pontes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that Pontes avoids nicely.
Pontes takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Pontes moves into the clinch successfully.
Pontes stalling against the cage.
Pontes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oliveira can't break the clinch.
Oliveira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pontes smiles and moves away.
Oliveira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pontes counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Pontes moves into the clinch successfully.
Oliveira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pontes to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edinaldo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pontes lands a nice shot to the body.
Pontes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pontes lands a shot to the body.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Pontes works on Oliveira's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pontes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oliveira is defending well for now.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pontes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Pontes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pontes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliveira takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pontes connects with a single shot there.
Pontes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pontes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pontes clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pontes.
Pontes lands a body punch.
Pontes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pontes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pontes.
Edinaldo Oliveira's cut is getting worse.
Pontes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pontes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Pontes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pontes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pontes slips a straight right by Oliveira.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Pontes.
Pontes stuns Oliveira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pontes has managed to clinch.
Pontes gets through Oliveira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pontes as Oliveira tries to tie him up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jose Pontes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pontes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oliveira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pontes pushes Oliveira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pontes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes scores with a shoulder strike.
Pontes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pontes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oliveira wants a takedown.
Pontes stalling.
Pontes lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Pontes.
Pontes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pontes misses with a double jab.
Pontes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pontes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Edinaldo Oliveira's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes lands with a right to the head.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pontes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oliveira misses with a right hand
and Pontes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pontes tries to clinch up.
Pontes has managed to clinch.
Pontes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pontes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pontes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pontes tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pontes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oliveira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pontes to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edinaldo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes lands with a right to the head.
Oliveira is working for takedown but Pontes is calmly controlling the position for now.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pontes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pontes breaks from the clinch.
Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but Pontes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pontes lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pontes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Edinaldo Oliveira's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edinaldo Oliveira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jose Pontes!
A relieved looking Jose Pontes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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