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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jax Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oliveira on the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Teller pulls guard successfully.
Teller looking for a guillotine here but Oliveira defends easily.
Teller trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oliveira's guard.
Teller throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
Oliveira wants to stand up but Teller is controlling him.
Teller postures up and lands a big shot to Oliveira's brow.
Teller 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.
Oliveira wants to stand and escape but Teller is having none of it.
Oliveira is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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.
Teller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Teller trying to stand up but can't free himself from Oliveira's guard.
Oliveira is looking to stand up but Teller isn't so interested in that idea.
Oliveira is pulling down on Teller's head. It's preventing any offense from Teller, at least for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Teller missing with a left hand there. Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teller manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oliveira on his heels. He'll look to pass Oliveira's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teller controls from within his opponent's guard.
Teller seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oliveira for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking to stand up but Teller isn't so interested in that idea.
Teller stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Teller clinches with his opponent.
Teller avoiding damage.
Teller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oliveira prevents it.
Oliveira breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Teller.
Oliveira tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Oliveira working to try and regain half guard.
Oliveira really wants to buck Teller off and get back to his feet.
Teller breaks from Oliveira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oliveira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Teller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira tries to hold on but Teller postures up.
Teller landing strikes from the mount and Oliveira is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Teller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Teller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Matheus Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Teller moves out of range.
Teller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliveira throws a nice looking combination but Teller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teller tries a head kick but it misses.
Teller wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Matheus Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Teller moved out of range.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the head.
Oliveira throws a head kick that Teller semi-blocks.
Teller tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Teller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliveira but Oliveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Teller takes one on the button.
Oliveira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller shoots in looking for a takedown but Oliveira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Teller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Teller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oliveira throws out a leg kick but Teller moves out of range and Oliveira only half commits.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira connects with a crisp jab.
Teller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Teller moves out of range.
Teller drives through and clinches with Oliveira against the cage.
Oliveira stops a takedown attempt from Teller.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Teller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira avoiding damage.
Oliveira is trying to break free.
Teller tries to pull guard but Oliveira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Teller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teller clinches up against the cage.
Teller prevents Oliveira from breaking the clinch.
Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira jabs Teller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira drops his hands momentarily and Teller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Teller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oliveira's head.
Teller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Teller trying to pass the guard but Oliveira defending well.
Teller with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control but Teller passes into side.
Oliveira is not content to let Teller control the position.
Oliveira gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Teller frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Oliveira really wants to buck Teller off and get back to his feet.
Teller connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Teller landing strikes from the mount and Oliveira is in trouble!
Teller controlling from the full mount.
Teller looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jax Teller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matheus Oliveira'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. This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Teller.
Teller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveira as he jumps to the side.
Oliveira is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Teller moves into range and clinches up with Oliveira.
Oliveira is looking to control Teller's arms but Teller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oliveira has his back to the cage.
Teller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Teller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oliveira to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.
Oliveira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Teller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Teller tries to pull guard but Oliveira holds him up against the cage and eventually Teller drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Teller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller breaks the clinch.
Teller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveira as he jumps to the side.
Teller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliveira.
Teller closes the distance and pushes Oliveira back into the cage.
Teller jumps guard.
Teller wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Teller blocks nicely.
Teller wriggles free and stands up.
Teller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a leg kick which misses Teller's front leg but catches the back leg as Teller tries to avoid it.
Oliveira throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice combination there by Teller.
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!
Teller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oliveira connects with a high kick.
Teller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Teller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller is looking to take a break and control but Oliveira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliveira desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good leg kick by Oliveira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matheus Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
Teller moves into range and clinches up with Oliveira.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Teller has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jax Teller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Teller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Oliveira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Teller sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Teller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Teller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jax Teller!
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energy
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hype
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