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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo Weaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Theo Weaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weaver looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Oliveira uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Thiago Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weaver with a jab.
Oliveira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Weaver counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weaver's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weaver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Weaver is looking to stand up but Oliveira won't let him.
Weaver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oliveira on the ground.
Weaver with a nice head shot there.
Weaver looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Weaver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oliveira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliveira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Weaver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oliveira looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira being controlled here, momentarily.
Oliveira looking to control.
Weaver controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Weaver will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Weaver drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Weaver jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weaver drives through with a takedown into Oliveira's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to control the position but Weaver postures up.
Weaver wanted to stand there but Oliveira had control of the position.
Weaver throws an elbow that misses. Oliveira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Weaver's guard. Nice move by Oliveira!
Weaver throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Weaver is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliveira defends well.
Weaver is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oliveira preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Oliveira gets to his feet. Weaver looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Weaver is defended easily by Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weaver seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Weaver shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense.
Oliveira wants to counter the offense by Weaver and move into the clinch position.
Weaver shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliveira sprawls well. He's pushed Weaver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oliveira follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theo Weaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oliveira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weaver trying to hold on to Oliveira's head to control him but Oliveira postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thiago Oliveira will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oliveira throws a lazy uppercut
and Weaver counters with a solid body kick.
Oliveira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Weaver gets back to half guard.
Weaver moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Weaver escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oliveira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weaver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Weaver doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Weaver throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Weaver is pulling down on Oliveira's head to control his posture.
Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Weaver.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Weaver keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oliveira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Weaver counters with a one-two to the body.
Weaver darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weaver looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Weaver sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Weaver not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver content to control rather than advance.
Oliveira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Weaver.
Weaver landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Weaver.
Thiago Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Weaver keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Weaver working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Weaver is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Weaver prevents Oliveira from improving his position.
Weaver content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ground and pound from Weaver.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oliveira wants to improve his position but Weaver is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theo Weaver dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Weaver throws a nice head kick!
Weaver throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Oliveira. No joy for Weaver on that attempt.
Weaver moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromOliveira.
Weaver lands a front kick.
Weaver throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira feints and as Weaver raises his hands in defense, Oliveira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Weaver is keeping the position.
Weaver wants to sweep here but Oliveira controlling him for the moment.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Oliveira wanted to stand there but Weaver had control of the position.
Weaver wants to sweep here but Oliveira controlling him for the moment.
Weaver doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Weaver tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oliveira throws a low kick but Weaver moves out of range easily.
As Oliveira looks to move away, Weaver throws a big counter combo but Oliveira just gets out of the way.
Oliveira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weaver.
Weaver drives through with a takedown into Oliveira's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Weaver connects with a couple of short punches.
Weaver sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Weaver decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Oliveira, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theo Weaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weaver throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Weaver closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Weaver is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Weaver connects with a nice short shot to Oliveira's temple.
Oliveira tries to roll over but Weaver keeps him under control.
Weaver is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oliveira is looking to get back to full guard here but Weaver has managed to pass to side control instead.
Oliveira is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Weaver working the body and head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theo Weaver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weaver 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theo Weaver!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
29% |
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