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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Blunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Don Omar - Danza Kuduro. Blunt has chosen Danzig - Mother as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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196 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Blunt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blunt thows a body shot but no joy.
Oliveira blocks a low kick nicely.
Blunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blunt misses with a kick to the body.
Blunt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oliveira throws a jab when Blunt was well out of range.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Donk. Oliveira catches Blunt right on the button with a cross.
Blunt misses with a double jab.
Blunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ricardo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira cracks Blunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oliveira staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira connects with a high kick.
Blunt misses with a head kick.
Blunt tries to work over Oliveira's front leg with a kick but Oliveira checks it.
Blunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oliveira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunt misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Blunt.
Oliveira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oliveira lands a right hook to the body.
Oliveira cracks the inside of Blunt's front leg.
Oliveira moves out of range as Blunt strikes.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blunt's sensitive parts.
Blunt ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira thows a leg kick but Blunt checks it
and Blunt counters with a good low kick that Oliveira was not able to check.
Blunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira misses with a double jab
and Blunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Blunt tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and Blunt moves out of range easily.
Blunt is looking to clinch but Oliveira is avoiding it.
Blunt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliveira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Blunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Oliveira gets an underhook and turns Blunt into the cage.
Blunt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira.
The referee calls for Oliveira to work.
Nice body punch from Oliveira - that landed with a thud.
Blunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blunt tries a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blunt.
Blunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Oliveira.
Blunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Oliveira.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike.
Blunt misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliveira.
Blunt with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blunt working aggressively here.
Blunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blunt misses with a wild body shot.
Oliveira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oliveira lands a leg kick that knocks Blunt off balance momentarily.
Blunt throws a leg kick but Oliveira moved away.
Blunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oliveira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oliveira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blunt tests Oliveira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliveira lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blunt blocks a jab.
Oliveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blunt avoids the head kick by Oliveira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira scores with a body shot.
Blunt misses the jab.
Oliveira missing with a left hand there. Blunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blunt wants to land a leg kick but Oliveira is out of range.
Blunt gets a takedown into half guard.
Oliveira gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oliveira is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira looking to sit in guard and control but Blunt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blunt passes Oliveira's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Blunt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oliveira, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Blunt.
Donk. Blunt catches Oliveira right on the button with a cross.
Oliveira lands a high kick!
Oliveira lands a body shot.
Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
Blunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ricardo Oliveira is winning the standup battle so far.
Blunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliveira.
Blunt wants to clinch but Oliveira slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oliveira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blunt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Oliveira throws out a loose jab but Blunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Oliveira.
Blunt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oliveira's head.
Blunt throws out a leg kick but Oliveira moves out of range and Blunt only half commits.
Oliveira checks a leg kick.
Oliveira lands a leg kick that knocks Blunt off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blunt throws a looping overhand right but Oliveira ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira lands with an uppercut that bounces Blunt off the cage and back into range.
Blunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliveira lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Blunt.
Oliveira is looking to slow Blunt down with leg kicks.
Blunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Blunt drops his hands momentarily and Oliveira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Blunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliveira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oliveira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oliveira thuds a left hand into Blunt's body.
Oliveira shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blunt eats them both and turns towards Oliveira to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bob Blunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira connects with an inside leg kick.
Blunt scores with a jab to the head.
Oliveira misses with a body kick.
Oliveira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Oliveira throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blunt's head.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blunt. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliveira lands a nice shot that snaps Blunt's head back.
Blunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oliveira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Blunt's head but Blunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Blunt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oliveira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blunt scores with a leg kick.
Oliveira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blunt on the side of the head.
Blunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Oliveira. Those never looked like landing.
Blunt slips under a jab.
Oliveira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
Blunt is looking to clinch.
Blunt lands with a hook. Oliveira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira scores with a nice head shot.
Blunt connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blunt throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Oliveira misses.
Blunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oliveira.
Blunt cracks Oliveira with a good jab.
Blunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliveira.
Oliveira throws the left hand but Blunt avoids the punch easily.
Oliveira tries to land a leg kick but Blunt saw it coming and moves away.
Blunt throws a lazy right hand but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliveira is looking to slow Blunt down with leg kicks.
Oliveira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oliveira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oliveira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick. Blunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oliveira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oliveira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Oliveira dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blunt throws a low kick but Oliveira moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliveira.
Blunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oliveira does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blunt throws out a powerful jab.
Blunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blunt throws a low kick, looking for Oliveira's leg but Oliveira calmly moves out of range.
Oliveira clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliveira.
Blunt tries a body shot but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Oliveira.
Blunt avoids the elbow strike from Oliveira, against the cage.
Blunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oliveira throws an elbow but misses.
Blunt tries a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Blunt 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blunt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Blunt 's eye.
Oliveira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blunt blocks an elbow strike from Oliveira.
Blunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Oliveira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oliveira lands a nice uppercut.
Oliveira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ricardo Oliveira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oliveira throws an elbow that misses.
Blunt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliveira's defenses.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Blunt in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blunt.
Oliveira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Oliveira lands with a right to the head.
A knee to the head by Blunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to stall but Blunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blunt throws a head punch that misses.
Oliveira avoiding damage as Blunt throws knees to the body.
Blunt looking to throw knees to the head but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blunt's defenses.
Oliveira scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
It looks like Bob Blunt has been cut.
Oliveira lands a good knee to the midsection. Blunt won't want to take too many of those.
A nice left hand lands by Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Oliveira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blunt takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliveira.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oliveira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Blunt 's eye.
Oliveira gets through Blunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunt blocks an elbow strike from Oliveira.
Blunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oliveira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oliveira gets through Blunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oliveira blocking some punches.
Oliveira prevents a body shot from Blunt.
Blunt blocks the elbow strike.
Blunt avoids the elbow strike from Oliveira, against the cage.
Oliveira blocks a body shot from Blunt.
Blunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira lands with a left to the head.
Oliveira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Blunt shrugs off.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oliveira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blunt avoids the elbow strike from Oliveira, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blunt takes a shot to the head.
Blunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira throws an elbow but it misses.
Blunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Blunt in his tracks for a moment.
Oliveira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliveira.
Blunt misses with an elbow over the top.
Blunt tries to work over Oliveira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to land knees in the clinch but Blunt avoids the damage to the body.
Blunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Oliveira.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Oliveira!
After the big win, Ricardo Oliveira made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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