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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Hentschel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan Hentschel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 cm
24
148 lbs
14 - 6 - 1 |
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174 cm
27
146 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wendell Oliveira! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stefan Hentschel! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hentschel throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range. Hentschel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Nice body kick there by Hentschel. Oliveira throws the left hand but Hentschel avoids the punch easily. 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. Hentschel scores with a nice right hand.
Hentschel lunges at Oliveira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oliveira's hand. Good exchange - Hentschel coming out on top. Hentschel just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hentschel. That snapped Oliveira's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hentschel shoots in and drives through. Oliveira sprawls well. Oliveira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hentschel. Hentschel circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Oliveira misses with a straight right. Hentschel staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hentschel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Hentschel. Oliveira works Hentschel's body with a nice hook. Oliveira jabbing away but nothing is landing. Oliveira slips under a jab. Hentschel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Hentschel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Hentschel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliveira. Hentschel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Hentschel lands with a good body shot. Hentschel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oliveira.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hentschel. Oliveira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oliveira takes a body punch but keeps moving. Hentschel cracks a nice hook into Oliveira's ribs. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hentschel lands a jab. Hentschel misses with a low kick as Oliveira jumps back. Oliveira blocks a head kick by Hentschel.
Hentschel misses with an uppercut. Oliveira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hentschel.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Hentschel. Hentschel slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hentschel walks into a stiff left hand from Oliveira. Hentschel connects with the punch. Hentschel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Oliveira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab by Hentschel. Oliveira throws a hook but Hentschel blocks it. Hentschel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. A big left from Hentschel misses. Hentschel misses with a straight left. Hentschel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oliveira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Wendell Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Hentschel. Hentschel throws out a leg kick but Oliveira moves out of range and Hentschel only half commits. Hentschel misses with a wild body shot. Oliveira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Oliveira missing with a left hand there. Hentschel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hentschel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oliveira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hentschel somewhat. Hentschel avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Hentschel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hentschel looks to land a left hand but Oliveira moved out of range nicely. Oliveira avoids the body shot from Hentschel.
Hentschel throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range. Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hentschel ducks down and throws a hook to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hentschel ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira. Oliveira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Oliveira misses the shot to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Hentschel dominated that round. That's time! Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oliveira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oliveira throws the left hand but Hentschel avoids the punch easily. Hentschel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oliveira counters with a nice body shot. Hentschel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Hentschel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira avoids it really well and circles away. Hentschel throws out a loose jab but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it. Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. Hentschel moves away and avoids it. Hentschel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oliveira did well to prevent Hentschel getting side control. Oliveira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hentschel is working away from the top position though. Hentschel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hentschel prevents Oliveira from improving his position. Hentschel slips a nice elbow through Oliveira's hands, connecting with Oliveira's forehead. Hentschel not landing any meaningful shots this time. Oliveira tries to get to full guard but Hentschel has control of the leg. Hentschel winds up and cracks Oliveira with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Oliveira trying to hold on to Hentschel's head to control him but Hentschel postures up.
Oliveira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oliveira tries to get out of the position. Hentschel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Hentschel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Hentschel missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Hentschel prevents Oliveira from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Oliveira kicks Hentschel off and gets back to his feet. Hentschel thows a body shot but no joy. Hentschel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Oliveira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Hentschel staying out of range there. Excellent takedown into side control there by Hentschel. Oliveira takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hentschel cracks Oliveira with an elbow. That is naaassty. Hentschel has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Oliveira! Hentschel is in the full mount, landing strikes. Hentschel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hentschel landing strikes from the mount and Oliveira is in trouble!
Oliveira is rocked! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Oliveira tries to hold on but Hentschel pushes him away. Hentschel lands a big elbow. Oh Oliveira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Oliveira trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hentschel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Hentschel raining down shots from the mount! Hentschel lands a nice shot to the head. Hentschel with a couple of short strikes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hentschel postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Oliveira in real trouble here! The ref calls for Oliveira to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan Hentschel! A relieved looking Stefan Hentschel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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