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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Neville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Neville had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Neville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira's corner calls for a 1-2. Oliveira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Neville throws a solid leg kick but Oliveira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Neville.
Neville is looking to clinch.
Neville tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neville on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Neville tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neville clinches with his opponent.
Neville blocks an uppercut.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike.
Neville stalls.
Oliveira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Neville misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neville throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Neville leaning his opponent against the cage.
Neville throws an elbow but it misses.
Neville stalling against the cage.
Oliveira avoids the elbow strike from Neville, against the cage.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Neville.
Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Neville manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Neville creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neville lands an elbow inside that Oliveira shrugs off.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Neville has him pressed against the cage.
Neville lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Rodrigo Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike.
Neville throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neville pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Neville is controlling him.
Oliveira avoids a wild elbow strike from Neville.
Neville prevents a body shot from Oliveira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Neville has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neville has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Neville.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neville holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oliveira working hard to break the clinch.
Oliveira taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Neville.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Neville.
Neville tries a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks it.
Neville throws an elbow but it misses.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neville just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oliveira's brow.
Neville's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oliveira tries to break free but Neville pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Neville dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Oliveira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Neville tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Neville dodges the punch combination from Oliveira.
Neville instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Neville.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oliveira avoids a wild elbow strike from Neville.
Oliveira is trying to force a seperation but Neville has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neville - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Neville creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Neville lands an elbow that stopped Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.
Neville lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neville's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Neville keeps control of Oliveira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neville controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robert Neville.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Neville lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Oliveira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oliveira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Neville fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neville throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oliveira.
Neville tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neville moves to clinch but Oliveira breaks away
enabling Oliveira to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neville looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neville doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliveira. Neville does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neville moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Neville tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neville steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira takes a swing at Neville's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Neville.
Neville rushes Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neville throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Neville lands an elbow that stopped Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.
Robert Neville has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oliveira scores with a shot to the side of Neville's head.
Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Neville controls his hands.
Oliveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neville has him pressed against the cage.
Neville throws an elbow that misses.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Neville.
Oliveira is trying to maintain a safe position but Neville gets an underhook and turns Oliveira into the cage.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Neville.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neville misses with a knee to the head.
Oliveira lands with a left to the head.
Oliveira avoids the elbow strike from Neville, against the cage.
Neville pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike.
Oliveira manages to break the clinch.
Neville gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Neville throws a front kick aimed at Oliveira's knee but Oliveira avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neville tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neville.
Neville wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Neville throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Neville dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Oliveira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Oliveira avoids a kick to the body.
Oliveira looks to land a combination but Neville avoids it well.
Oliveira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Robert Neville has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Oliveira blocks the leg kick.
Neville fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neville is looking to slow Oliveira down with leg kicks.
Neville tries to clinch up.
Neville chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Neville closes the distance and clinches.
Neville stalling.
Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Neville has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Neville throws an elbow but misses.
Neville gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Neville lands an elbow that stopped Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Neville comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Neville with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neville lands an elbow that stopped Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Neville throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neville just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oliveira's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Neville.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oliveira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neville lands an elbow inside.
Oliveira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neville keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.
Neville throws an elbow but it misses.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliveira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neville misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Neville.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Neville takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Neville is controlling him.
Neville misses with an elbow strike.
Neville looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Neville.
Oliveira manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Oliveira both land. Nice combination.
Neville tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Neville tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neville was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Neville moves out of range.
Neville walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oliveira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Neville uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neville looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira scores with a hook to the body. Neville takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neville throws a head kick but Oliveira moves out of range.
Rodrigo Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice cross by Oliveira.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Robert Neville is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neville swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rodrigo Oliveira.
I think Neville 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Neville!
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