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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Helio dos Passos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Queen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fat Joe - Money Over Bitches [Feat Too $hort & TA] kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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155 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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34
153 lbs
29 - 24 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio dos Passos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oliver Queen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and dos Passos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Queen tests dos Passos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
dos Passos moves out of range as Queen throws a body kick.
Queen pivots, looking for a leg kick but dos Passos is out of range and Queen settles back down.
Queen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
An inside leg kick lands from Queen.
Queen misses with an uppercut. dos Passos saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen throws a series of punches but dos Passos avoids them all with ease.
dos Passos feinted with a counter takedown.
Queen with a hook.
Queen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
dos Passos is looking to counter the offense by Queen and move into the clinch.
dos Passos 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Passos swats away the attempt to clinch by Queen.
dos Passos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Queen.
Oliver Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Queen. dos Passos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Queen.
Queen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but dos Passos moves away.
Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Queen.
Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
dos Passos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Queen.
A left lands for Queen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen scores with a head kick. dos Passos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Queen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Queen pushes dos Passos away with a front kick.
Queen misses the shot to the body.
dos Passos appears to be looking for a big counter.
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!
Good leg kick by Queen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Queen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Queen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Queen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Queen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from dos Passos.
dos Passos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen fails in his attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Queen.
Queen throws a sloppy body shot
and dos Passos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by dos Passos.
Queen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Queen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Queen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Queen keeping moving, preventing dos Passos from controlling successfully.
dos Passos wants to pass the guard but Queen is keeping the position.
Queen looking to control.
Queen trying to control the position here.
dos Passos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dos Passos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
dos Passos postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Queen misses with a wild body shot.
Queen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
dos Passos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Queen.
Queen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Queen, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Queen dominated that round.
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.
dos Passos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Queen thumps dos Passos with a low kick.
Queen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Queen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from dos Passos.
dos Passos seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Queen takes a swing at dos Passos's ribcage but misses.
dos Passos is looking to counter the offense by Queen and move into the clinch.
dos Passos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Queen.
Queen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as dos Passos checks a leg kick.
As Queen tries to get set, dos Passos tries to push him back and clinch up but Queen manages to avoid the attempt.
A low kick from Queen is predictable there
and dos Passos counters by clinching up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Queen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics dos Passos uses from the top position.
dos Passos wants to pass the guard but Queen is keeping the position.
dos Passos throwing strikes from guard but Queen blocks nicely.
Queen trying to keep a closed guard but dos Passos is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Passos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Queen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Queen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Queen!
Queen lands a few punches from side control.
Queen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Queen taking a break here but dos Passos is having none of it and regains half guard.
Queen uses his free foot to push down on dos Passos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for dos Passos.
dos Passos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen tries to control but dos Passos wriggling away.
Queen throws some wild stikes that dos Passos manages to avoid easily.
Queen landing shots from mount.
dos Passos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Queen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Queen is trying to control the action in half guard but dos Passos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen working dos Passos over with strikes.
Queen is thwarting dos Passos's attempts to control the position.
Queen is looking to take a break and control but dos Passos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
dos Passos works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Queen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
dos Passos gets tackled into the cage by Queen. Queen maintains the clinch.
Queen drags the fight down to the ground.
Queen pulls dos Passos in close to prevent any damage.
dos Passos looking to pass the guard.
Queen looking to control.
dos Passos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Queen keeping moving, preventing dos Passos from controlling successfully.
Oliver Queen has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Passos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Queen's guard.
Queen tries to get to full guard but dos Passos has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Passos seems to be looking for submissions.
Queen trying to control from the bottom.
Queen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
dos Passos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Queen sees it coming and defends easily.
Queen is concentrating on defense, preventing dos Passos from advancing position.
dos Passos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Queen has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
dos Passos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Queen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Queen is looking for a sweep. dos Passos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
dos Passos is thwarting Queen's attempts to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A good leg kick by Queen.
Queen tries to clinch but dos Passos is having none of it.
As Queen tries to get set, dos Passos tries to push him back and clinch up but Queen manages to avoid the attempt.
Queen lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with a body shot.
Queen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down dos Passos rather than just go for the knockout.
Queen looks to score with a jab to the body but dos Passos is just out of range.
dos Passos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Queen. dos Passos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Queen throws a push kick but dos Passos slaps the foot to one side.
Queen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with dos Passos, pushing him back against the cage.
Queen can't find room to land a body shot as dos Passos controls the action.
dos Passos blocks a body shot from Queen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Queen.
dos Passos can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from Queen.
Queen lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Queen pulls guard effortlessly.
Queen keeping moving, preventing dos Passos from controlling successfully.
dos Passos advances position into side control!
Queen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
dos Passos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
dos Passos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Queen!
dos Passos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Queen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Queen shrugs it off.
Helio dos Passos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dos Passos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Queen hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Queen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Queen 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Queen!
Our winner, Oliver Queen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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