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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Highland Games 183
Date: Jun 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oliveira.
The fighters circling - Wang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oliveira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wang thinking.
Wang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wang misses with a left hand
and Wang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliveira misses the jab.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Wang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang with a poor takedown
and Oliveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wang moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Wang misses with a right hand
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Wang throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
Wang walks into a straight right hand from Oliveira.#T1#
Oliveira cracks Wang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wang.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wang.
A little jabbing left from Oliveira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oliveira lands with a straight right. Wang didn't see that one coming.
Oliveira slips under a jab from Wang.
Wang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang.
Wang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oliveira let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Wang.
Long Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira scores with the left hand. Wang knows he should have avoided that one. #T2#
A big right from Wang misses.
Wang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oliveira's waist but Oliveira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wang off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Long Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Oliveira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wang misses the target.
It seemed like Oliveira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wang looks to land a right hand but Oliveira moved out of range.
Oliveira lands a lovely overhand right.
Oliveira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wang misses with a hook.
Oliveira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wang moves to clinch but Oliveira breaks away
and Oliveira counters with a nice body shot.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
Wang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oliveira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wang.
It seemed like Oliveira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Oliveira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wang looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well. #TD#
Wang closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Oliveira quickly recovers to half guard.
Wang wants to free his trapped foot but Oliveira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wang thows a huge punch but Oliveira dodges it nicely.
Oliveira wants to get back to full guard but Wang has passed into side control.
Wang tries to advance to mount but Oliveira denies him.
Oliveira manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Oliveira is looking to get back to full guard here but Wang has managed to pass to side control instead.#T4#
Wang trying to control the action but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Oliveira takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Oliveira dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Oliveira connects with a nice looking jab.
Wang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wang misses with a low kick.
A jab from Oliveira finds it's way through Wang's defenses.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
Oliveira lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wang misses with an uppercut. #TD#
Wang shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oliveira is trying to defend but Wang finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oliveira tries to kick Wang off but Wang keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB#
Wang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oliveira is just riding it out for now. Wang eventually gives up the hold.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T1#
Oliveira is staying active underneath Wang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oliveira has a hand on Wang's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wang takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Oliveira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wang trying to control but Oliveira is having none of it. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oliveira wants to control but Wang is having none of it.
Oliveira takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wang looking to ground and pound but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Oliveira wants to control but Wang is having none of it.
Wang scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wang looking to finish with strikes here!
Wang landing strikes from the mount.#T3#
Wang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wang 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.#SUB#
Wang looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wang looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wang lands with some strikes.
Wang with shots to the head and body - Oliveira looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oliveira taking shots to the head. #T4#
Poor strikes thrown by Wang there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wang landing shots from mount.
Oliveira taking shots to the head.
Oliveira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oliveira is trying to stand.
Wang postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Oliveira looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang dominating with strikes here.
Wang with good strikes from the mount here!
Wang raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oliveira is squirming around, avoiding Wang's attempts to control the action.
Wang scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oliveira?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Wang dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Oliveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Wang
enabling Oliveira to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wang.
Oliveira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
Wang fails with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Oliveira. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oliveira is fending him off so far but Wang persists. Nope, Oliveira circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira cracks Wang with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Oliveira lands with a hook. Wang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oliveira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target. #TD#
Wang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wang slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wang throwing strikes from guard but Oliveira blocks nicely.
Wang works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wang passes to full mount! #T2#
Wang lands a heavy elbow.
Wang raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira wants to control but Wang is having none of it.
Wang looking to finish Oliveira with some ground and pound. This is bad for Oliveira!
Wang takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wang lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#T3##SUB#
Wang goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Oliveira turns into him and now he's in Wang's guard.
#SUB#
Wang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliveira defends well.
Oliveira preventing the sweep. #T4#
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Wang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oliveira is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wang is on top in guard.
#REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang is pushing down on Oliveira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oliveira is fighting to maintain full guard but Wang has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oliveira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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. Wang connects with a nice short shot to Oliveira's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Long Wang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Wang!
The defeated Carlos Oliveira had this to say: 'I have nothing left to do in this sport. It's my turn to say goodbye'.
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