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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Karkmananis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas Karkmananis!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karkmananis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karkmananis lands a nice shot that snaps Oliveira's head back.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karkmananis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karkmananis clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oliveira throws an elbow but misses.
Oliveira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karkmananis blocks it with crossed arms.
Karkmananis jumps guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Karkmananis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karkmananis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oliveira manages to get himself to full guard.
Karkmananis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karkmananis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira has a closed guard, preventing Karkmananis from standing up.
Karkmananis tries to free his leg and advance position but Oliveira is retaining full guard.
Karkmananis sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nicolas Karkmananis.
Karkmananis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karkmananis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karkmananis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oliveira trying to stall but Karkmananis improves his position.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the head but Karkmananis blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karkmananis blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karkmananis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Karkmananis moves out of range.
Oliveira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karkmananis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oliveira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Oliveira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karkmananis dodges an elbow strike from Oliveira.
A hook to the body from Karkmananis.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Oliveira is trying to maintain a safe position but Karkmananis gets an underhook and turns Oliveira into the cage.
Karkmananis successfully pulls guard.
Karkmananis managing to control the position.
Karkmananis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis has his feet on Oliveira's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Karkmananis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira throws a push kick but Karkmananis slaps the foot to one side.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Karkmananis circles away.
Karkmananis shoots in but Oliveira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rafael Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Karkmananis.
Karkmananis tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karkmananis scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oliveira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karkmananis gets through Oliveira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karkmananis fails to pull guard.
Karkmananis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karkmananis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira looking to throw knees to the head but Karkmananis is blocking nicely.
Karkmananis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oliveira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Karkmananis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oliveira throws an elbow that misses.
Oliveira looking to throw knees to the head but Karkmananis is blocking nicely.
Karkmananis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Karkmananis.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Karkmananis pulls guard.
Karkmananis trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Karkmananis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oliveira tries to clinch there but Karkmananis circles away.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Oliveira looks to land a combination. Karkmananis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oliveira looks to clinch
and Karkmananis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Karkmananis avoids them all with ease.
A jab-cross combination lands for Karkmananis and sends Oliveira crashing to the mat! Karkmananis follows him down to the mat - Oliveira regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Oliveira is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karkmananis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Oh Oliveira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karkmananis decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Oliveira seems to have got his legs back now.
Karkmananis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karkmananis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karkmananis moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis tries to score a body lock takedown but Oliveira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Karkmananis lands a nice shot to the body.
Karkmananis is leaning against Oliveira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karkmananis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karkmananis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karkmananis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oliveira trying to control the position but instead, Karkmananis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oliveira into the cage.
Karkmananis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karkmananis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karkmananis throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
Karkmananis lands with a good body shot.
Oliveira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oliveira wants it to stay on the feet.
Rafael Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Karkmananis.
Karkmananis fails with the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karkmananis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karkmananis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but Karkmananis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karkmananis gets control of Oliveira's arms and successfully pulls guard. Karkmananis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Karkmananis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karkmananis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oliveira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oliveira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oliveira trying to control but Karkmananis is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karkmananis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliveira defends well.
Oliveira being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Karkmananis controlling Oliveira's posture.
Rafael Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Karkmananis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Oliveira eats them both and turns towards Karkmananis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Karkmananis drives through and clinches with Oliveira against the cage.
Oliveira looking to slow down the pace here.
Nicolas Karkmananis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oliveira throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karkmananis moves into the clinch.
Karkmananis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karkmananis lands an elbow inside that Oliveira shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis manages to break the clinch.
Karkmananis scores with a jab to the head.
Crunch! Karkmananis slams his shin into Oliveira's torso.
Karkmananis darts in and clinches Oliveira up against the cage.
Karkmananis is pushing Oliveira up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Karkmananis is leaning against Oliveira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karkmananis breaks from the clinch.
Karkmananis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karkmananis has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Karkmananis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Karkmananis has Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karkmananis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karkmananis shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense.
Rafael Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nicolas Karkmananis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karkmananis steps into range and cracks Oliveira with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Oliveira flops backwards and Karkmananis dives into his guard looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karkmananis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Karkmananis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oliveira.
Karkmananis takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karkmananis breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveira as he jumps to the side.
Karkmananis instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oliveira misses with an elbow strike.
Karkmananis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nicolas Karkmananis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karkmananis rushes Oliveira and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karkmananis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Karkmananis stalling in the clinch.
Karkmananis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karkmananis connects with a solid leg kick.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karkmananis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rafael Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Karkmananis.
Karkmananis lands a high kick to the side of Oliveira's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Karkmananis dives into guard, looking to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karkmananis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Karkmananis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Karkmananis scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis has Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karkmananis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karkmananis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oliveira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Karkmananis's brow.
Oliveira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karkmananis.
Oliveira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karkmananis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oliveira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis scores with a shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
Karkmananis wants a takedown but no success here.
Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karkmananis Rushes Oliveira and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Oliveira is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Karkmananis Piles on the pressure and Oliveira crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolas Karkmananis!
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