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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 2, 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliveira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliveira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliveira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shinya Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aoki thumps Oliveira with a low kick.
Nice cross by Oliveira.
Nice uppercut there from Aoki.
Aoki tried to score with a low kick but Oliveira checks it.
Oliveira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aoki scores with a nice strike.
Aoki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Aoki.
Aoki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Oliveira if he has to take too many more of those.
Oliveira throws a right hand that misses
and Aoki counters with a straight right hand.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Aoki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Oliveira looks to throw the jab but Aoki is out of range.
Aoki looks to land a right hand but Oliveira moved out of range.
Aoki lands a jab to the nose.
Oliveira missing with a left hand there. Aoki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aoki throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Oliveira to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Aoki.
Oliveira throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot.
Oliveira missing with a left hand there. Aoki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
Oliveira drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aoki throws a jab when Oliveira was well out of range.
Oliveira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aoki counters with a big head kick but Oliveira shrugs it off.
A slow jab from Oliveira misses its intended target.
Aoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aoki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Oliveira.
Oliveira leaves Aoki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aoki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Oliveira sprawls well initially but Aoki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oliveira doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aoki.
Oliveira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aoki seems to be working for a kimura but Oliveira defends the submission attempt.
Oliveira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aoki is working away from the top position though.
Oliveira wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Aoki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oliveira scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Aoki manages to mount him!
Oliveira bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shinya Aoki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aoki.
Aoki throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
Aoki staying out of range there.
Oliveira misses with a left hand
and Aoki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oliveira's knee momentarily.
Wendell Oliveira is winning the standup battle so far.
Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Aoki misses with a low kick as Oliveira jumps back.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Aoki looking to score a takedown here. Oliveira is defending well but Aoki drives through and ends up in Oliveira's guard.
Oliveira wants to stand up but Aoki is controlling him.
Aoki won't allow Oliveira to sweep him here.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oliveira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira pushes Aoki off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Aoki throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira misses with a hook. Aoki ducked under it nicely.
Aoki misses with a low kick as Oliveira jumps back.
Oliveira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oliveira throws out a loose jab but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oliveira moves away from the strike by Aoki.
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Aoki's head but Aoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aoki.
Aoki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira avoids it really well and circles away.
Oliveira looks to land a left hand but Aoki moved out of range nicely.
Wendell Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki connects with an inside leg kick.
Aoki tries to work over Oliveira's front leg with a kick but Oliveira checks it.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
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!
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Oliveira throws a right hand that misses
and Aoki counters with a nice body kick.
Aoki scores with a nice strike.
Aoki tries to work over Oliveira's front leg with a kick but Oliveira checks it.
Aoki wants to slow Oliveira down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oliveira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.
Oliveira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aoki shoots in but Oliveira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aoki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aoki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oliveira checks a leg kick.
Aoki clobbers Oliveira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aoki misses with a low kick.
Oliveira looks to throw the jab but Aoki is out of range.
Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aoki.
Oliveira misses with a looping left.
Aoki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws out a loose jab but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Aoki.
Oliveira is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Aoki's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Aoki fakes the leg kick and cracks Oliveira in the body.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Aoki dips to his left and cracks Oliveira with an uppercut!
Oliveira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Aoki.
Oliveira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Aoki moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira misses with a hook. Aoki ducked under it nicely.
Oliveira slips a jab from Aoki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shinya Aoki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a double jab.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliveira but Oliveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aoki.
Aoki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Aoki ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Aoki.
Oliveira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Oliveira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliveira lands with a right hand.
Aoki throws a leg kick but Oliveira checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
Oliveira scores with a punch to the head.
Aoki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Oliveira checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aoki throws a solid leg kick but Oliveira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aoki.
Aoki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aoki looks to land a right hand but Oliveira moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Aoki swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Aoki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aoki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oliveira defends it nicely.
Aoki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Oliveira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shinya Aoki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira has control of Aoki's left arm, preventing Aoki from doing any damage.
Aoki prevents Oliveira from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
Aoki won't allow Oliveira to get back to his feet.
Wendell Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliveira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Wendell Oliveira just wasn't active enough.
Aoki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aoki delivers a nice body kick.
Oliveira blocks a low kick nicely.
Aoki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Aoki.
Aoki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oliveira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aoki throws out a leg kick but Oliveira moves out of range and Aoki only half commits.
Aoki throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aoki counters with a nice leg kick.
Aoki moves out of range as Oliveira strikes.
Oliveira gets caught napping as Aoki dives in and scores a takedown. Oliveira manages to retain guard.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliveira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aoki on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Aoki off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Aoki throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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 Wendell Oliveira.
I think Aoki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wendell Oliveira!
During a confident post fight interview, Wendell Oliveira thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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