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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cirilo Galiei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
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183 cm
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136 lbs
4 - 28 - 2 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cirilo Galiei!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira drives through and clinches with Galiei against the cage.
Oliveira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Galiei has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira tries to throw a body punch but Galiei avoids it by throwing Oliveira back against the cage.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Galiei holds him up against the cage and eventually Oliveira drops back down to his feet.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Galiei forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oliveira gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Galiei regains guard.
Galiei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Galiei can't keep his opponent in guard - Oliveira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Oliveira controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Galiei is trying to defend but Oliveira finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oliveira slips a nice elbow through Galiei's hands, connecting with Galiei's forehead.
Still in half guard, Oliveira seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galiei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oliveira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Galiei is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Well, if Oliveira is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Oliveira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Galiei has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Galiei stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galiei gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oliveira to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Galiei keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galiei tries to clinch up
and Oliveira counters with an outside leg kick.
Galiei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches.
Oliveira throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galiei.
Oliveira wants to take the fight to the mat but Galiei manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galiei prevents Oliveira from breaking the clinch.
Galiei is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oliveira is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Oliveira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oliveira pushes Galiei up against the cage in a clinch.
Galiei keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.
Oliveira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oliveira stalling the fight.
Galiei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galiei swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galiei avoids it.
Oliveira taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to drag Galiei to the mat but Galiei just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oliveira is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Galiei can't fight it off and eventually Oliveira manages to take the fight to the floor. Galiei looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Galiei really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Galiei is working an open guard so Oliveira takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Galiei sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Galiei is fending him off so far but Oliveira persists. Nope, Galiei circles away and we're back to standing.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Galiei enables Oliveira to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Galiei manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira forces his way into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galiei is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.
Galiei is looking to improve his position.
Oliveira is trying to control the action in half guard but Galiei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiei is in trouble now - Oliveira has advanced to mount!
Galiei is trying desperately to improve position.
Oliveira looking to control but Galiei is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Oliveira.
Galiei wants to hold on but Oliveira pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
You get the feeling that Galiei really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Oliveira is looking to work his way around to Galiei's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Oliveira looking to control but Galiei is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thiago Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliveira cracks Galiei with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira lands a nice shot to the head.
Galiei really wants to buck Oliveira off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Oliveira dominated that second round.
That's time! Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Galiei tries to clinch up
and Oliveira counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Galiei tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Oliveira counters with a series of strikes. Galiei will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oliveira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oliveira lands in his opponent's guard.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Galiei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Galiei keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Oliveira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Galiei keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Thiago Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt - Galiei sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Galiei tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Oliveira counters with a takedown into side control.
Oliveira tries to advance to mount but can't.
Oliveira wants to control but Galiei is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Galiei is trying to stand up here but Oliveira is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oliveira in particular looking to stall.
Oliveira wants to take a breather but Galiei is having none of it.
Oliveira stops Galiei from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thiago Oliveira wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Galiei.
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Galiei darts in trying to clinch
and Oliveira moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oliveira clinches up against the cage.
Oliveira breaks the clinch.
Galiei avoids the head kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galiei can do to turn this around?
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliveira shoots for a takedown but Galiei saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oliveira shoots for a double leg takedown but Galiei sprawls well. He's pushed Oliveira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Galiei, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Galiei forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cirilo Galiei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thiago Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Galiei misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oliveira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Thiago Oliveira!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Thiago Oliveira!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Thiago Oliveira!
Thiago Oliveira wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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