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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kimmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimmo comes into the arena with Roni Size-Bite The Bullet blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kimmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimmo with a nice cross.
Kimmo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oliveira misses with a looping left.
Kimmo avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Kimmo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliveira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliveira gets tackled into the cage by Kimmo. Kimmo maintains the clinch.
Oliveira works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kimmo is looking for a triangle but Oliveira pushes his legs off easily.
Oliveira throws an elbow that misses. Kimmo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oliveira's guard. Nice move by Kimmo!
Kimmo advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kimmo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Oliveira is trying to stand up here but Kimmo is controlling him well.
Kimmo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kimmo trying to control the action but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Kimmo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet.
Michael Kimmo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kimmo lands a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kimmo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Kimmo. No joy for Oliveira on that attempt.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kimmo.
Kimmo tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kimmo has closed the distance and engaged Oliveira in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo looking to slow down the pace here.
Kimmo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oliveira avoids it.
Kimmo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kimmo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kimmo connects with a knee to the head.
Oliveira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kimmo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Michael Kimmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Oliveira.
Kimmo working Oliveira over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimmo.
Kimmo scores with a shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimmo misses with a knee to the head.
Kimmo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oliveira takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kimmo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kimmo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kimmo connects with a body shot.
Kimmo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliveira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kimmo wants to clinch.
Kimmo throws a head kick but Oliveira moves out of range.
Kimmo forces Oliveira back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimmo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oliveira avoids a wild elbow strike from Kimmo.
Kimmo tries to land knees in the clinch but Oliveira avoids the damage to the body.
Kimmo lands an elbow that stopped Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.
Kimmo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oliveira has Kimmo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kimmo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kimmo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oliveira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kimmo gets underhooks to prevent Oliveira's takedown attempt.
Michael Kimmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Oliveira.
Kimmo trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira goes for a takedown attempt but Kimmo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kimmo throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kimmo tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kimmo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Kimmo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kimmo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira misses with a looping left.
Kimmo throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kimmo.
A jab from Oliveira finds it's way through Kimmo's defenses.
Oliveira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Michael Kimmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kimmo fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kimmo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and Kimmo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kimmo connects with a solid leg kick.
Oliveira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michael Kimmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Michael Kimmo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira misses with a right hand
and Kimmo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kimmo gets a clinch.
Kimmo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oliveira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimmo lands a nice knee to the body.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliveira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kimmo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Michael Kimmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Oliveira.
Oliveira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kimmo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kimmo has Oliveira pressed against the cage.
Kimmo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kimmo lands a knee to the body.
Oliveira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kimmo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kimmo moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Nelson Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kimmo.
Kimmo clinches up with Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage.
Kimmo crunches a lovely knee into Oliveira's ribcage.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kimmo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oliveira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Kimmo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kimmo lands a nice knee to the body.
Kimmo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kimmo scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo lands an elbow just above Oliveira 's eye.
Kimmo digs a right hand into Oliveira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oliveira's gas tank.
Michael Kimmo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oliveira takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Kimmo.
It looks like Nelson Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kimmo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but Kimmo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kimmo scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo controlling the action here for a moment.
Oliveira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kimmo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kimmo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oliveira up against the cage.
Kimmo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimmo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oliveira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kimmo lands an elbow that stopped Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.
Kimmo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oliveira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kimmo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Kimmo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kimmo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Kimmo!
A victorious Michael Kimmo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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