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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Dos Oliviera (ranked 2275 p4p, 251 weight class) and Enzo Salvatore (ranked 2441 p4p, 265 weight class). Dos Oliviera comes into the arena with Black Hole Sun blaring out of the sound system. Salvatore is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Reich mir die Hand. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Dos Oliviera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Salvatore!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Oliviera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dos Oliviera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salvatore.
Dos Oliviera throws a counter high kick but Salvatore was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dos Oliviera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Salvatore stalks Dos Oliviera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dos Oliviera's face. Dos Oliviera staggers backwards, shaken.
Salvatore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dos Oliviera counters with a shoot takedown. Salvatore fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Salvatore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salvatore is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dos Oliviera content to stall in guard here.
Dos Oliviera decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Oliviera fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Salvatore does no damage.
Dos Oliviera wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Salvatore misses with a body shot.
Dos Oliviera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dos Oliviera slips a jab from Salvatore.
Dos Oliviera drops down looking for a counter takedown but Salvatore sprawls and moves away.
Salvatore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dos Oliviera.
Dos Oliviera attempts a counter takedown but Salvatore avoids it well and moves away.
Salvatore has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dos Oliviera is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Salvatore misses with a double jab
and Dos Oliviera counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dos Oliviera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salvatore's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Salvatore is trying to get back to full guard.
Dos Oliviera is looking for a kimura but Salvatore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Oliviera to get the leverage.
Dos Oliviera definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dos Oliviera is thwarting Salvatore's attempts to control the position.
Salvatore is trying to get back to full guard.
Salvatore is trying to stand.
Salvatore is staying active underneath Dos Oliviera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dos Oliviera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Salvatore sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Oliviera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dos Oliviera is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Salvatore is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore manages to get to full guard.
Salvatore looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dos Oliviera stands up and waves to Salvatore to follow him.
Salvatore misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos Oliviera goes for a double leg but Salvatore avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Salvatore continues to drive forward.
Enzo Salvatore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salvatore misses with a double jab
and Dos Oliviera counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dos Oliviera is looking for a kimura here.
Dos Oliviera is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Salvatore has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore tries to get to full guard but Dos Oliviera has control of the leg.
Salvatore looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dos Oliviera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dos Oliviera decides to stand and escape the position.
Dos Oliviera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dos Oliviera closes the distance and clinches up with Salvatore, looking for a takedown. Dos Oliviera pushes Salvatore against the cage but Salvatore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Dos Oliviera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvatore throws a right hand that Dos Oliviera ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Oliviera also avoids with ease.
Dos Oliviera is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salvatore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Oliviera counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Enzo Salvatore will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dos Oliviera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Salvatore scores with a nice right hand.
Salvatore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dos Oliviera's head.
Salvatore lands with an uppercut that bounces Dos Oliviera off the cage and back into range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dos Oliviera.
Dos Oliviera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvatore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Oliviera counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Salvatore has his feet on Dos Oliviera's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Enzo Salvatore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salvatore scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Oliviera slips a jab and a cross from Salvatore.
Nice defenses there by Dos Oliviera.
Salvatore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salvatore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Salvatore throws a nice looking combination but Dos Oliviera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Dos Oliviera misses its target.
Salvatore connects with a looping right hand.
Enzo Salvatore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Salvatore.
Salvatore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Oliviera feinted with a counter takedown.
Dos Oliviera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salvatore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Dos Oliviera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dos Oliviera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvatore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Oliviera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dos Oliviera controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dos Oliviera lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Salvatore looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dos Oliviera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dos Oliviera trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvatore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore looking for a guillotine here but Dos Oliviera defends easily.
Dos Oliviera trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvatore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Oliviera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salvatore is keeping the position for now.
Dos Oliviera trying to control but Salvatore is working from the bottom.
Dos Oliviera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dos Oliviera trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvatore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Oliviera throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Salvatore is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Salvatore keeping moving, preventing Dos Oliviera from controlling successfully.
Salvatore throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dos Oliviera trying to control but Salvatore is working from the bottom.
Salvatore is looking for a triangle but Dos Oliviera pushes his legs off easily.
Dos Oliviera trying to control but Salvatore is working from the bottom.
Salvatore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salvatore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Salvatore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Salvatore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salvatore.
Dos Oliviera fails with a takedown attempt.
Salvatore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Oliviera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Enzo Salvatore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salvatore misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Oliviera slips under a jab.
Salvatore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Oliviera counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dos Oliviera is standing up over Salvatore. Salvatore looks to escape but Dos Oliviera dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore regains half guard.
Dos Oliviera is keen to just control but Salvatore is a slippery customer.
Dos Oliviera is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Salvatore has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dos Oliviera is looking for a kimura but Salvatore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Oliviera to get the leverage.
Salvatore is defending against the submission attempts here by Dos Oliviera.
Dos Oliviera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Oliviera thows a huge punch but Salvatore dodges it nicely.
Dos Oliviera seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Oliviera working Salvatore over with strikes.
Salvatore works his way to full guard. Good work.
Salvatore had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dos Oliviera defends it easily.
Salvatore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dos Oliviera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dos Oliviera with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Salvatore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dos Oliviera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dos Oliviera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Salvatore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Salvatore seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dos Oliviera does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Paulo Dos Oliviera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salvatore prevents Dos Oliviera from improving his position.
Paulo Dos Oliviera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Oliviera trying to control here.
Salvatore trying to control from half guard but Dos Oliviera is working away.
Dos Oliviera is trying to stand.
Salvatore trying to pass the guard but Dos Oliviera defending well.
Salvatore has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Dos Oliviera works to full guard.
Dos Oliviera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dos Oliviera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dos Oliviera wants to sweep here but Salvatore controlling him for the moment.
Salvatore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Enzo Salvatore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dos Oliviera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salvatore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Salvatore engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dos Oliviera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salvatore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Salvatore got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dos Oliviera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Salvatore has managed to get both his arms back between Dos Oliviera's legs - danger averted.
Dos Oliviera looking for a sweep. Not yet Dos Oliviera, not yet.
Salvatore trying to control but Dos Oliviera is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dos Oliviera doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Enzo Salvatore.
I've got Salvatore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Enzo Salvatore!
Enzo Salvatore very nearly forgot to thank Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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