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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Maven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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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
16 - 8 - 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Maven!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maven lands with a kick to the temple. Oliveira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maven throws a chopping leg kick but Oliveira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Maven circles away.
Oliveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maven manages to avoid it.
Oliveira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maven connects with an inside leg kick.
Marcus Maven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Maven misses its intended target.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Maven circles away.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A cross from Oliveira lands.
Oliveira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maven wants to land a leg kick but Oliveira is out of range.
Oliveira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oliveira is out of range and Maven settles back down.
Maven throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maven moves out of range as Oliveira strikes.
Maven throws a chopping leg kick but Oliveira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
Maven walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oliveira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliveira forces Maven back against the cage and clinches.
Maven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maven working aggressively here.
Maven lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maven.
Oliveira misses with some punches.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maven being controlled against the cage.
Maven lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maven working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliveira.
Maven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliveira blocking some punches.
Maven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira blocks an uppercut.
Maven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oliveira taking a breather.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maven swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Maven.
A short uppercut from Oliveira.
It looks like Marcus Maven has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maven misses with a punch on the inside.
Maven misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maven throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira.
Maven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Maven.
I was talking to Oliveira's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Maven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira misses with a body punch.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maven throws a head punch that misses.
Maven has a couple of punches blocked by Oliveira.
Maven misses with the head strike.
Maven throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira.
A nice left hand lands by Oliveira.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oliveira lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maven misses with the head strike.
Oliveira is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maven lands with a short shot to the head.
Maven working aggressively here.
Oliveira working aggressively here.
Maven has a couple of punches blocked by Oliveira.
Maven throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maven.
Oliveira blocking some punches.
A short left from Maven.
Maven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliveira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliveira.
Maven has a couple of punches blocked by Oliveira.
Maven blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Maven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maven's cut.
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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maven.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Maven circles away.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
Oliveira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maven lands a leg kick that knocks Oliveira off balance momentarily.
Maven wants to slow Oliveira down by chopping away at his legs.
Oliveira throws the left hand but Maven avoids the punch easily.
Maven throws a front kick aimed at Oliveira's knee but Oliveira avoids it well.
Maven ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Maven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oliveira's calf.
Maven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maven throws a leg kick but Oliveira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oliveira checks a leg kick.
Maven connects with a solid leg kick.
Maven connects with a solid leg kick.
Oliveira moves out of range of the leg kick from Maven.
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Maven.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oliveira checks a leg kick.
Maven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oliveira connects with a body shot.
Maven moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Maven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oliveira.
Oliveira lunges at Maven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maven's hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Oliveira checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marcus Maven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maven throws a looping overhand right but Oliveira ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maven.
Oliveira has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maven throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira misses with some punches.
Maven misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maven.
Oliveira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maven prevents a body shot from Oliveira.
Maven scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maven throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira taking a breather.
Maven misses with the head strike.
Oliveira looking to slow down the pace here.
Maven working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maven prevents a body shot from Oliveira.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliveira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maven has a couple of punches blocked by Oliveira.
Maven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliveira.
Maven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira looking to stall.
Oliveira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maven has a couple of punches blocked by Oliveira.
Maven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maven is leaning against Oliveira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oliveira takes a shot to the head.
Maven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maven prevents a body shot from Oliveira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maven.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maven.
Maven scores with a shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
Oliveira lands a shoulder strike.
Marcus Maven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oliveira blocking some punches.
Oliveira blocking some punches.
Oliveira looking to stall.
Oliveira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maven.
A body shot lands from Maven.
Maven misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira has a couple of punches blocked by Maven.
A head punch on the inside from Maven fails to land.
Maven blocking some punches.
Oliveira blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Maven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maven's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maven.
Maven throws a leg kick but Oliveira moved away.
Maven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maven attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Maven is having none of it.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maven throws a leg kick but Oliveira moved away.
Maven tries to score with a low kick but Oliveira moves his leg out of the way.
Oliveira lands a lovely overhand right.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Maven circles away.
Oliveira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Maven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oliveira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maven softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maven misses with the head strike.
Maven misses with a punch on the inside.
Maven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Maven fails to land.
Oliveira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maven stops a takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Maven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maven throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maven tries to throw a body punch but Oliveira avoids it by throwing Maven back against the cage.
Oliveira working aggressively here.
Maven misses with a punch on the inside.
Marcus Maven 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.
Oliveira dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oliveira swings wildly with an uppercut but Maven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliveira misses with some punches.
Oliveira blocking some punches.
Maven misses with some punches.
Maven misses with a punch on the inside.
Wendell Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliveira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maven blocks a body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliveira tries a body shot but Maven blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Oliveira fails to land.
Maven blocks a body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a shot to the side of Maven's head.
Maven blocks an uppercut.
Oliveira is struggling to control the position.
Oliveira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a punch on the inside.
Maven throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maven blocks an uppercut.
Oliveira trying to control the position but instead, Maven has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oliveira into the cage.
Oliveira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maven.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oliveira seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
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.
Well Maven 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Maven!
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