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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 689 p4p, 88 weight class) and Fernando Oliveira (ranked 919 p4p, 119 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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159 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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156 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teodors Ozolinsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernando Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws out a loose jab but Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh misses with the body kick
and Oliveira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ozolinsh ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Ozolinsh.
Oliveira misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliveira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ozolinsh blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Ozolinsh on the inside.
Ozolinsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ozolinsh throws a jab when Oliveira was well out of range.
Ozolinsh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliveira throws a jab when Ozolinsh was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh drops his hands momentarily and Oliveira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ozolinsh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ozolinsh looks to land a right hand but Oliveira moved out of range.
Oliveira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ozolinsh ducks right into an uppercut from Oliveira.
Fernando Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Oliveira appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oliveira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Oliveira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Ozolinsh.
Oliveira throws the left hand but Ozolinsh avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Ozolinsh throws an off balance right hand
and Oliveira counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Ozolinsh throws the left hand but Oliveira avoids the punch easily.
Ozolinsh throws a leg kick that misses.
Oliveira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira throws out a loose jab but Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh is looking to counter with a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with an uppercut.
Jab from Oliveira.
Ozolinsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
Ozolinsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliveira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a looping left.
Ozolinsh avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Ozolinsh feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ozolinsh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ozolinsh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Good shot there by Ozolinsh.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with the body kick
and Oliveira counters with a nice uppercut.
Oliveira misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Oliveira there.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Ozolinsh.
Oliveira throws a lazy right hand but Ozolinsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozolinsh moves away.
Ozolinsh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ozolinsh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oliveira at a distance.
Oliveira throws the left hand but Ozolinsh avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh moves forwards but Oliveira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oliveira catches Ozolinsh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Ozolinsh.
An attempted straight right counter from Ozolinsh misses the target.
Oliveira connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fernando Oliveira will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ozolinsh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Teodors Ozolinsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliveira punishes Ozolinsh's body with a nice straight punch.
Oliveira might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Oliveira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fernando Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliveira blocks a low kick nicely.
Ozolinsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut. Ozolinsh saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ozolinsh throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira slips under a jab from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh 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.
Ozolinsh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oliveira throws a leg kick that misses.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ozolinsh misses with a looping right.
Oliveira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ozolinsh blocks a low kick nicely.
Oliveira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oliveira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donk. Ozolinsh catches Oliveira right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ozolinsh counter with a right hand.
Oliveira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ozolinsh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oliveira throws a right hand that Ozolinsh ducks under and follows up with a left that Ozolinsh also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot.
Oliveira throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Oliveira lands.
Ozolinsh throws out a leg kick but Oliveira moves out of range and Ozolinsh only half commits.
Ozolinsh moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Ozolinsh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Oliveira is predictable there
and Ozolinsh counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a nice hook to Ozolinsh's body. Ozolinsh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oliveira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
letting Ozolinsh counter with a right hand.
Ozolinsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oliveira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oliveira lands a nice shot to the body.
Ozolinsh throws a lazy right hand but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliveira throws out a loose jab but Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Oliveira misses its intended target.
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira throws a poor cross that misses
and Ozolinsh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oliveira thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a double jab.
Ozolinsh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliveira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ozolinsh lands a nice shot that snaps Oliveira's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozolinsh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oliveira throws a big shot that misses.
Ozolinsh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ozolinsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Oliveira pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ozolinsh is out of range and Oliveira settles back down.
Ozolinsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
Ozolinsh throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh moves forwards but Oliveira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ozolinsh thuds his right hand into Oliveira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ozolinsh throws a low kick, looking for Oliveira's leg but Oliveira calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozolinsh blocks a jab.
Oliveira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ozolinsh sizes up Oliveira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oliveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ozolinsh is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Oliveira clobbers Ozolinsh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. Ozolinsh moves away and avoids it.
Ozolinsh throws a body shot but no joy.
Ozolinsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
Oliveira misses with a hook
enabling Ozolinsh to counter with a crisp jab.
Ozolinsh misses with a body kick.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozolinsh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ozolinsh throws a shot to the body.
Oliveira throws a hook but Ozolinsh avoids it easily.
Ozolinsh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
Oliveira lands a jab to the nose.
Oliveira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ozolinsh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliveira.
A big left from Oliveira misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
Ozolinsh is looking to slow Oliveira down with leg kicks.
Oliveira throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh is looking to slow Oliveira down with leg kicks.
Ozolinsh lands a nice hook to Oliveira's body. Oliveira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ozolinsh cracks Oliveira with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ozolinsh has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Oliveira to stand back up!
Oliveira is rocked!
Ozolinsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Ozolinsh finish him?
Ozolinsh walks into a straight right hand from Oliveira.
Fernando Oliveira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oliveira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ozolinsh's hands.
Ozolinsh throws a wild body kick that Oliveira sees coming a mile off.
Oliveira lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ozolinsh staying out of range there.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Ozolinsh is looking to counter punch.
Ozolinsh pushes Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira working aggressively here.
Ozolinsh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ozolinsh pushes Oliveira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the head but Ozolinsh blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliveira is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oliveira throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Teodors Ozolinsh.
I think Oliveira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Oliveira!
Fernando Oliveira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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