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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joabe Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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177 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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177 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Kamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joabe Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt - Kamara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kamara feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kamara is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Kamara from controlling successfully.
Kamara is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kamara 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.
Kamara postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Oliveira is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kamara, into his guard.
Oliveira wanted to stand there but Kamara had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kamara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kamara has his foot on Oliveira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oliveira works his way back into a safe position though.
Kamara controls Oliveira momentarily but Oliveira frees himself.
Oliveira preventing the sweep.
Kamara working for submissions but it's allowed Oliveira to get to half guard.
Kamara throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kamara wants to get back to full guard.
Kamara actively working from the bottom here.
Kamara misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to mount his opponent but Kamara defends it.
Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oliveira working over Kamara with some ground and pound. Kamara looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kamara is looking for a sweep. Oliveira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamara is staying active underneath Oliveira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kamara wants to control but Oliveira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kamara tries to get to full guard but Oliveira has control of the leg.
Oliveira not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joabe Oliveira was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Oliveira fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira fails to land the takedown.
Chris Kamara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joabe Oliveira.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kamara as he avoids it easily.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kamara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kamara but Kamara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oliveira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kamara counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oliveira trying to control the position.
Oliveira throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Oliveira trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Oliveira has momentary wrist control but Kamara slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamara passes Oliveira's left leg - he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kamara has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
A nice elbow there by Kamara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kamara dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kamara shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Oliveira napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Oliveira is looking for a sweep.
Kamara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kamara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kamara working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kamara grinds an elbow into Oliveira's temple.
Oliveira striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Kamara goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Oliveira rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kamara's guard! Nice work there by Oliveira!
Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Kamara.
Oliveira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Kamara is retaining full guard.
Kamara lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Oliveira!
Oliveira is trying desperately to improve position.
Kamara controlling his opponent.
Kamara jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Oliveira is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Oliveira and Kamara has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kamara tries for a kimura but Oliveira is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara is trying to get an arm triangle but Oliveira is defending well.
Kamara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oliveira knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oliveira is trying to control Kamara's posture but Kamara avoids it.
Kamara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kamara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oliveira is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oliveira has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kamara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kamara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamara tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oliveira is trying to control Kamara's posture but Kamara avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamara sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Oliveira is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kamara wants to take a breather but Oliveira manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kamara.
Kamara stops Oliveira from standing up.
Oliveira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kamara manages to get himself to full guard.
Kamara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliveira defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kamara working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Oliveira has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kamara dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Oliveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamara manages to avoid it.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Kamara moves out of range.
Kamara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oliveira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kamara somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Kamara moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara blocks the body kick.
Kamara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kamara is defended easily by Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a takedown
and Kamara counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oliveira!
Kamara working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Oliveira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kamara tries to control but Oliveira wriggling away.
Kamara is working for a guillotine from mount but Oliveira frees his head quite easily.
Oliveira is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira tries to hold on but Kamara pushes him away.
Kamara with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kamara controlling from mount.
Chris Kamara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kamara tries to control but Oliveira wriggling away.
Oliveira wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kamara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chris Kamara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chris Kamara has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Oliveira misses with a takedown
and Kamara counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kamara.
Oliveira trying to keep a closed guard but Kamara is proving a slippery customer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kamara controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira trying to control the position.
Kamara won't allow Oliveira to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Kamara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kamara, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Kamara!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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