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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aodhan o hAodha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Don Omar - Danza Kuduro. o hAodha has chosen Cursum Perficio by Enya as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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200 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
11 - 11 - 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
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aodhan o hAodha!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oliveira throws a solid leg kick but o hAodha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a nice inside leg kick.
o hAodha moves out of range as Oliveira strikes.
Oliveira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A lazy left from Oliveira finds it's target.
o hAodha ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a head kick but o hAodha moves out of range.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
o hAodha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oliveira scoring well with a low kick there.
o hAodha swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from o hAodha. Those never looked like landing.
Oliveira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and o hAodha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliveira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but o hAodha ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira scores with the left hand. o hAodha knows he should have avoided that one.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by o hAodha.
Oliveira connects with a solid leg kick.
Oliveira tests o hAodha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliveira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
Oliveira throws out a powerful jab.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but o hAodha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by o hAodha.
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oliveira.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Oliveira.
o hAodha throws a lazy right hand but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
o hAodha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliveira.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira tries to clinch
and o hAodha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
o hAodha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
o hAodha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveira tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oliveira 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 o hAodha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from o hAodha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab lands there for Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a hook.
Oliveira tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from o hAodha misses.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but o hAodha pushes him off.
o hAodha looks to land a left hand but Oliveira moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Oliveira.
o hAodha slips a jab and a cross from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a leg kick
and o hAodha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oliveira misses with a kick to the body
and o hAodha counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricardo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira dips to his left and cracks o hAodha with an uppercut!
Oliveira loads up on a big right hand but o hAodha slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira swings widly with a right hand
and o hAodha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliveira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
o hAodha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. o hAodha moves away and avoids it.
o hAodha misses with a looping left.
o hAodha walks into a jab.
Oliveira tries to clinch up
and o hAodha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Good leg kick by Oliveira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
o hAodha checks a leg kick.
o hAodha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from o hAodha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Oliveira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
o hAodha checks a low kick from Oliveira.
Oliveira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
o hAodha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses the jab.
o hAodha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
o hAodha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
o hAodha moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
o hAodha misses with a hook.
o hAodha misses with a jab, cross combination.
o hAodha circles away from the clinch attempt.
o hAodha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
o hAodha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oliveira scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
o hAodha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oliveira cracks the inside of o hAodha's front leg.
o hAodha swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Oliveira finds it's target.
Oliveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira lands with a straight right. o hAodha didn't see that one coming.
Oliveira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. o hAodha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
o hAodha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oliveira wants to slow o hAodha down by chopping away at his legs.
Oliveira misses with a leg kick.
o hAodha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliveira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and o hAodha is able to avoid easily.
o hAodha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oliveira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and o hAodha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
o hAodha stalks Oliveira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oliveira's face. Oliveira staggers backwards, shaken.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and o hAodha moves out of range easily.
o hAodha misses with a straight right.
o hAodha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oliveira. Oliveira obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as o hAodha blocks the low kick.
Oliveira throws a nice head kick!
Oliveira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and o hAodha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
o hAodha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oliveira.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but o hAodha might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Oliveira has got the better of the exchanges.
Oliveira throws an overhand right that lands on o hAodha's shoulder, as o hAodha tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
o hAodha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot lands for Oliveira.
Oliveira misses the jab.
Oliveira tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
o hAodha's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oliveira under the eye.
o hAodha throws a shot to the body.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but o hAodha is avoiding it.
Oliveira throws the kick towards the body but o hAodha avoids it.
Oliveira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by o hAodha.
Jab, jab by o hAodha - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Oliveira catches o hAodha right on the button with a cross.
o hAodha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oliveira tried to score with a low kick but o hAodha checks it.
Oliveira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. o hAodha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliveira throws a poor cross that misses
enabling o hAodha to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliveira misses the jab.
Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. o hAodha moves away and avoids it.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract o hAodha.
o hAodha throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliveira.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by o hAodha.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
o hAodha takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oliveira misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Oliveira dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A head kick by Oliveira misses
and o hAodha counters with a three punch combo that has Oliveira backing up. Oliveira nods at o hAodha to acknowledge the strikes.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira thows a body shot but no joy.
o hAodha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
o hAodha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
o hAodha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from o hAodha.
A jab from Oliveira finds it's way through o hAodha's defenses.
o hAodha avoids the head kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira digs a good body shot into o hAodha's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Oliveira does no damage.
o hAodha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a right hand
and o hAodha counters with a nice body shot.
Oliveira misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick from Oliveira misses.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
o hAodha blocks a head kick by Oliveira.
That kick from Oliveira tenderised o hAodha's leg. o hAodha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oliveira misses with a lunging right hand
and o hAodha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliveira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that o hAodha can do to turn this around?
Oliveira misses with a kick to the body.
Oliveira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. o hAodha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliveira misses with a hook.
Aodhan o hAodha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oliveira scores with the left hand. o hAodha knows he should have avoided that one.
Oliveira connects with a single shot there.
Oliveira misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by o hAodha.
Oliveira throws a nice head kick!
A jab from o hAodha misses.
o hAodha throws a shot to the body.
Ricardo Oliveira is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
o hAodha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
Oliveira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oliveira. That's going to slow o hAodha down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from o hAodha lands.
Oliveira throws a leg kick
and Oliveira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
o hAodha moves out of range of the strikes.
Oliveira looks for the body kick but o hAodha saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as o hAodha blocks the low kick.
Oliveira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oliveira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick. o hAodha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
o hAodha throws a hook to the side of Oliveira's head but Oliveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliveira connects with a crisp jab.
Oliveira lands with a cross.
o hAodha misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oliveira.
Oliveira is looking to slow o hAodha down with leg kicks.
Oliveira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
o hAodha 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 checks a low kick from o hAodha.
Oliveira throws a poor cross that misses
and o hAodha counters with a two punch combo.
Ricardo Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliveira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
o hAodha walks into a straight right hand from Oliveira.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliveira lands with an overhand left.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that o hAodha avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Oliveira!
Ricardo Oliveira made sure to mention his sponsor, [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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