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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleyton De Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Felipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felipe has chosen Brock Lesnar - Theme Song as his entrance music. Flavio Felipe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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183 cm
25
204 lbs
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190 cm
25
204 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cleyton De Oliveira! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flavio Felipe! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! De Oliveira tries to clinch but Felipe moves out of range. Felipe darts in and clinches De Oliveira up against the cage. Felipe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. De Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Felipe paws at him with a jab and circles away. Felipe clinches. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Felipe taking a breather. De Oliveira lands with a short shot to the head. Felipe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Oliveira backwards. A left hand lands to the body for Felipe.
Felipe lands a nice uppercut. De Oliveira is trying to pull guard but Felipe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Felipe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Felipe cracks De Oliveira with a nice body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. De Oliveira drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. De Oliveira looking for a guillotine here but Felipe defends easily.
De Oliveira tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Felipe chips away with some ground and pound. De Oliveira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Felipe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. De Oliveira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Felipe is aware though and is defending well. Felipe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Let's hope that Felipe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. De Oliveira trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Felipe is working De Oliveira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Felipe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Felipe is in close to De Oliveira's body, working some short punches and elbows. Felipe is looking to work some ground and pound but De Oliveira has wrist control. De Oliveira looking for a guillotine here but Felipe defends easily.
Felipe landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Felipe throwing strikes from guard but De Oliveira blocks nicely. Felipe working some strikes from top position. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Felipe chips away with some ground and pound. De Oliveira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Oliveira wants to get back to his feet but Felipe is in a dominant position and won't allow it. De Oliveira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Oliveira tries to get out of the position. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Felipe's corner. There ya go! There ya go! De Oliveira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Felipe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Felipe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Felipe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Felipe postures up and lands a big shot to De Oliveira's brow. Felipe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Felipe is stalling in the full guard. De Oliveira wants to control but Felipe passes easily into half guard.
Felipe sitting and controlling from the half guard. De Oliveira wants to get back to full guard. Felipe stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Felipe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Oliveira, pushing him back against the cage. De Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Felipe is defended easily by De Oliveira. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! De Oliveira fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Felipe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Felipe wants to control from the top but De Oliveira keeps moving. De Oliveira tries to land a sweep but no joy. Felipe trying to control but De Oliveira is working from the bottom. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Felipe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Oliveira's head. De Oliveira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Felipe wants to control from the top but De Oliveira keeps moving. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Felipe dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Felipe but Felipe pushes him off and we're back to square one. The fight stays on the outside here - De Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Cleyton De Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Felipe has a takedown stuffed. The fight stays on the outside here - De Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though. De Oliveira wants to clinch up but Felipe keeps it at a distance. De Oliveira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Felipe is fending him off so far but De Oliveira persists. Nope, Felipe circles away and we're back to standing. Felipe looking to score a takedown here. De Oliveira is defending well but Felipe drives through and ends up in De Oliveira's guard. Flavio Felipe has got the better of the ground game so far. Felipe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Felipe trying to control the position from guard on top but De Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Felipe looking to sit in guard and control but De Oliveira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Felipe pushes De Oliveira off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Oliveira tries to clinch but Felipe is having none of it. Felipe moves in looking to clinch but De Oliveira pushes him off. Felipe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. De Oliveira gets back to half guard. De Oliveira is trying to get back to full guard. De Oliveira is working hard here to advance position. Felipe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. De Oliveira trying to control but Felipe postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Oliveira is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control. De Oliveira is trying to stand back up but Felipe is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. De Oliveira tries to roll over but Felipe keeps him under control. Felipe trying to control from half guard but De Oliveira is working away. Felipe scores with a couple of good hammerfists. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Felipe is thwarting De Oliveira's attempts to control the position. Felipe scoring with strikes to the body and head. De Oliveira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Felipe wants to control but De Oliveira is keeping him busy. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Felipe is controlling the pace.
De Oliveira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Felipe is working away from the top position though. Felipe wants to free his trapped foot but De Oliveira is holding on for dear life with his legs. De Oliveira is staying active underneath Felipe, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Felipe working over De Oliveira with some ground and pound. De Oliveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Felipe prevents De Oliveira from improving his position. The fighters are battling for position here. De Oliveira manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Felipe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Oliveira working a defensive guard here.
Felipe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Oliveira's head. De Oliveira wants to sweep here but Felipe controlling him for the moment. De Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Felipe from controlling successfully. De Oliveira looking to control.
De Oliveira wants to sweep but no luck. Felipe wants to control from the top but De Oliveira keeps moving. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Flavio Felipe wasn't active enough on the ground. Felipe closes the distance and clinches. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. De Oliveira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Oliveira misses with some punches.
Felipe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Felipe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
De Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch. De Oliveira moves to clinch but Felipe breaks away and Felipe counters with a three punch combo that has De Oliveira backing up. De Oliveira nods at Felipe to acknowledge the strikes. De Oliveira tries to clinch but fails miserably and Felipe counters with a stiff right hand. De Oliveira is looking to clinch. Felipe looking to score a takedown here. De Oliveira is defending well but Felipe drives through and ends up in De Oliveira's guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Felipe's corner. There ya go! There ya go! De Oliveira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Felipe is aware though and is defending well. Felipe won't allow De Oliveira to sweep him here. This has been an exciting period of action! Felipe wants to pass the guard but De Oliveira is keeping the position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Felipe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Felipe chips away with some ground and pound. Felipe gets to his feet - De Oliveira follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Oliveira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. BOOM! De Oliveira connects with a massive shot to the dome!
De Oliveira with good strikes from the mount here! Felipe can't escape the position.
Felipe taking shots to the head. De Oliveira throwing strikes here but Felipe is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
De Oliveira misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Felipe is squirming around, avoiding De Oliveira's attempts to control the action. Felipe tries to buck De Oliveira off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. De Oliveira landing strikes from the mount. Felipe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. De Oliveira raining down shots from the mount! De Oliveira has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Felipe's face.
Felipe suckers De Oliveira into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Felipe is now in De Oliveira's guard!
Felipe stopping the sweep attempt from De Oliveira. De Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Felipe from controlling successfully. Flavio Felipe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Oliveira is looking to stand up but Felipe isn't so interested in that idea. Felipe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Felipe content to stall in guard here. De Oliveira wants to stand and escape but Felipe is having none of it. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. De Oliveira throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
De Oliveira wants to control but Felipe passes easily into half guard.
Felipe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Oliveira has managed to free his arm - good work. De Oliveira throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Felipe controlling the pace. De Oliveira is looking to control Felipe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Oliveira avoid being mounted? Felipe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Felipe is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and De Oliveira reverses the position - he's now on top in Felipe's guard. De Oliveira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Felipe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Felipe has escaped and now he's on top! Cleyton De Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Felipe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cleyton De Oliveira. Well Felipe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29 Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29 Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flavio Felipe! Flavio Felipe bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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