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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Thiago Oliveira was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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255 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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195 cm
30
280 lbs
15 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kottari misses with a lunging right hand
and Oliveira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oliveira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Thiago Oliveira has been cut.
Kottari closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Oliveira avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kottari.
Oliveira is trying to improve his position.
Kottari working the body and head with strikes.
Oliveira can't do much from the bottom here.
Kottari fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Oliveira is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kottari off and has taken his back!
Kottari tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Kottari!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Oliveira missing with strikes.
Kottari manages to reverse the position and now he's in Oliveira's guard. Nice work there by Kottari.
Kottari trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Oliveira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kottari is one step ahead there.
Kottari working some strikes from top position.
Oliveira wants to control the position but Kottari says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kottari is thwarting Oliveira's attempts to control the position.
Kottari not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kottari is trying to control. Oliveira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kottari has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kottari not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kottari trying to control from Oliveira's half guard. Oliveira has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira has momentary wrist control but Kottari slips an elbow through the middle.
Oliveira is trying to keep Kottari in close.
Oliveira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kottari is one step ahead there.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Kottari from controlling successfully.
Kottari chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kottari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oliveira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kottari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kottari has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kottari wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kottari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oliveira is on top in guard.
Kottari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kottari is trying to control the position but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kottari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kottari 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 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rami Kottari!
An out of breath Rami Kottari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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