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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tear Drop Drake (ranked 3719 p4p, 2970 weight class) and Vincenzo Oliveira (ranked 409 p4p, 347 weight class). Tear Drop Drake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Tear Drop Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincenzo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oliveira throws a leg kick which misses Drake's front leg but catches the back leg as Drake tries to avoid it.
Oliveira staying out of range there.
Drake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliveira.
Oliveira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake misses with a hook to the body
and Oliveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Oliveira's shoulder, as Oliveira tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Oliveira.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Drake takes one to the side of the head.
Oliveira clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oliveira slips under a jab from Drake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliveira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira throws a big shot that misses.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Oliveira slips a jab from Drake.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Oliveira lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drake.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira slips a jab from Drake.
Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
A big right from Drake misses.
Oliveira loads up on a big right hand but Drake slips the punch.
Oliveira connects with a single shot there.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
It looked like Drake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Oliveira.
Oliveira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drake drives through and clinches with Oliveira against the cage.
Oliveira takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Vincenzo Oliveira has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drake lands a left hand.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oliveira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drake crunches a lovely knee into Oliveira's ribcage.
Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
A punch lands to the side of Drake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A leg kick checked by Drake.
Oliveira has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drake swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Drake connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Drake.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Oliveira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drake. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliveira.
Drake throws a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oliveira.
Drake tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drake doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oliveira defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
Drake throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
We've been informed that Oliveira has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Drake tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira fakes the leg kick and cracks Drake in the body.
Drake is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Oliveira's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Oliveira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Drake tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
Oliveira thumps Drake with a low kick.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Oliveira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oliveira scores with a punch to the head.
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
Oliveira throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Oliveira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Drake misses.
Oliveira missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Drake scores with a four punch combination!
Oliveira's corner calls for a 1-2. Oliveira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake staying out of range there.
Drake is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Oliveira.
Oliveira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oliveira lands a nice shot that snaps Drake's head back.
Oliveira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincenzo Oliveira's cut.
That's time! Drake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drake checks a low kick from Oliveira.
A leg kick checked by Drake.
Drake has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Drake scores with a knee to the head.
Oliveira wants to break free but Drake has control.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Drake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake has Oliveira pressed against the cage, preventing Oliveira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Drake tries a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks it.
Drake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tear Drop Drake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliveira.
A shot to the liver by Oliveira. Beautiful body shot.
Oliveira misses with a hook. Drake ducked under it nicely.
Oliveira connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a hook.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliveira lands a jab to the nose.
Drake checks a low kick from Oliveira.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Oliveira moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Oliveira.
Drake is looking to clinch but Oliveira is avoiding it.
Oliveira scores with a one two! Drake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Drake moves out of range.
Oliveira cracks a nice hook into Drake's ribs.
Vincenzo Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake misses with a hook.
Oliveira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Drake misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira slips a straight right by Drake.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Drake.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oliveira.
Drake tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake needs to keep his hands up - Oliveira had a free shot at his head there.
Oliveira slips under a jab from Drake.
Oliveira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Drake clinches up against the cage.
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira misses with a hook
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Oliveira scores with a spinning back kick!
Drake slips a straight right by Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira connects with a body shot that sends Drake's belly button to the back.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake has closed the distance and engaged Oliveira in a clinch.
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Drake misses.
Oliveira throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
Drake walks into a left hand.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Drake does no damage.
Oliveira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
As Oliveira tries to get set, Drake tries to push him back and clinch up but Oliveira manages to avoid the attempt.
Drake slips a straight right by Oliveira.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
It seemed like Oliveira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Oliveira with a nice cross.
Nice shot by Oliveira.
Drake tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira tries a low kick but Drake avoids it.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Oliveira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Oliveira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Drake.
Drake walks into a left hand.
Drake tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake connects with the punch.
Drake clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake has Oliveira pressed against the cage, preventing Oliveira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vincenzo Oliveira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Drake moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Drake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira breaks the clinch.
Drake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oliveira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliveira throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Drake slips a jab from Oliveira.
Drake checks a leg kick.
Drake tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira lands a leg kick that knocks Drake off balance momentarily.
Drake tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira throws a leg kick
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake wants to clinch but Oliveira slips to the side
enabling Oliveira to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Oliveira misses.
Drake throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
Oliveira's corner calls for a 1-2. Oliveira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oliveira throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oliveira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drake, pushing him back against the cage.
Oliveira tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.
Drake tries a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks it.
Drake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oliveira is defending well for now.
Oliveira manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Oliveira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oliveira looks for the body kick but Drake saw that one coming.
A jab from Drake misses.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Vincenzo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Tear Drop Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Drake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Drake wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira tries a quick counter leg kick but Drake is wise to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake moves out of range of the body kick from Oliveira.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira cracks Drake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oliveira. Oliveira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oliveira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drake. That did some damage!
Crunch! Oliveira slams his shin into Drake's torso.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oliveira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drake moves into the clinch successfully.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks with his arms.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.
Oliveira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliveira tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to break free but Drake has control.
Oliveira manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Drake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Drake misses the jab.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Drake.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Oliveira's head but Oliveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliveira works over Drake's head and body with a nice combination.
Drake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vincenzo Oliveira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drake misses with a combination
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Oliveira slips the punch.
Oliveira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oliveira thuds a left hand into Drake's body.
Oliveira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira lands a nice shot that snaps Drake's head back.
Oliveira connects with a solid leg kick.
Oliveira jabs at Drake's body.
Oliveira lands a glancing blow to the side of Drake's head.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Oliveira throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oliveira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drake throws a jab when Oliveira was well out of range.
Oliveira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drake's sensitive parts.
Drake has closed the distance and engaged Oliveira in a clinch.
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oliveira blocks it with crossed arms.
Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oliveira 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincenzo Oliveira!
Vincenzo Oliveira gave a mention to Furnace Performance 🔥 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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