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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul White acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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280 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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255 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul White!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White takes one to the side of the head.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira moves out of range as White strikes.
White throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
White jabs Oliveira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Oliveira.
Oliveira thumps White with a low kick.
White gets a double leg takedown into Oliveira's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira working a defensive guard here.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira looking for a sweep. Not yet Oliveira, not yet.
Oliveira is working hard here to advance position.
White works a leg free and moves into half guard.
White wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is defending well.
Oliveira is defending against the submission attempts here by White.
Oliveira landing small, sideways elbows.
Oliveira tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oliveira defends it well.
Oliveira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
White wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliveira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Oliveira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oliveira throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
White is working for a kimura here but Oliveira manages to reverse the position and he's now in White's guard.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.
Oliveira prevents White from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oliveira is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but White 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.
Oliveira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.
White keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oliveira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
White looking to control.
White 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul White will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oliveira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oliveira ducks right into an uppercut from White.
It looks like Thiago Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White throws a lazy head kick
and Oliveira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in White's guard.
Oliveira is standing up over White. White looks to escape but Oliveira dives into side control.
White regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira works his way into full mount!
Oliveira lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oliveira is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. White can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
White is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
White tries to hold on but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looking to finish White with some ground and pound. This is bad for White!
Oliveira punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oliveira lands a heavy elbow.
White tries to lock up and control but Oliveira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oliveira won't let White get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
White regains half guard.
Oliveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White taking some punishment here, with Oliveira in his half guard.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
Thiago Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
Oliveira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
Ground and pound from Oliveira.
White throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Oliveira is just content to waste time from the top position. White takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Oliveira lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White scores with the left hand. Oliveira knows he should have avoided that one.
Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Oliveira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliveira won't allow it.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White stalling.
Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White dives in and grabs Oliveira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes down on White's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Oliveira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Oliveira's cut.
That's time! Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliveira swivels and escapes.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oliveira.
White looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliveira counters with a nice leg kick.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveira scores with a spinning back kick!
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to clinch but White moves away
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oliveira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
White takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira cracks the inside of White's front leg.
Oliveira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from White.
Oliveira lands a head kick!
Paul White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Oliveira counters with a nice body kick.
White throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Oliveira as White shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in White's guard.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira is stalling in the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oliveira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oliveira won't allow White to sweep him here.
Oliveira postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
Oliveira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oliveira works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliveira is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
White looking for a guillotine here but Oliveira defends easily.
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to sweep but instead, Oliveira has passed into half guard.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oliveira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Oliveira!
A less than humble Thiago Oliveira misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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