Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Bounty Tournament 4
Date: Aug 06, 2023

#R1#
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vincenzo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira blocks a jab.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drake takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CL2#
Drake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oliveira working hard to break the clinch.
I was talking to Oliveira's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC#
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Drake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oliveira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oliveira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Oliveira forces Drake back against the cage and clinches.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drake is struggling to control the position.
Drake tries to pull guard but Oliveira holds him up against the cage and eventually Drake drops back down to his feet.
Oliveira scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1##BC#
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Oliveira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #CL2#
Drake darts in and clinches Oliveira up against the cage.
Drake taking a breather. #TD2#
Drake has clasped his hands together around Oliveira's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Oliveira throws Drake to one side and escapes!
Oliveira lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense.
Vincenzo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tear Drop Drake.
A combination from Drake does no damage.
Drake misses with a left hand
and Oliveira counters with an outside leg kick.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Oliveira lands with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Oliveira.
Oliveira cracks Drake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oliveira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drake.
Oliveira cracks Drake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oliveira misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Oliveira gets tackled into the cage by Drake. Drake maintains the clinch.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.#T2#
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Oliveira avoids the damage to the body.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Oliveira is blocking nicely. #BC#
Oliveira manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oliveira misses with a looping left.
Vincenzo Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliveira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Oliveira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliveira connects with the punch.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliveira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oliveira.#CL2#
Drake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Drake shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliveira sprawls well. He's pushed Drake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oliveira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oliveira slips under a jab.#T3#
Oliveira scoring well with a low kick there.
Drake avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Drake misses with a hook. Oliveira ducked under it nicely.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Jab, jab by Oliveira - just one landing.
Drake misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Oliveira.
Oliveira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oliveira throws a good cross that connects.
Oliveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drake is looking to clinch but Oliveira is avoiding it.
As Drake looks to move away, Oliveira throws a big counter combo but Drake just gets out of the way.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oliveira jabs Drake right on the nose. Drake blinks but takes it well.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake blocks a leg kick.
We've been informed that Drake has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliveira lands a jab.
Drake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Oliveira as he connects with a hook.
Oliveira sizes up Drake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira sets himself, and Drake steps forward looking for the clinch! Oliveira avoids it this time.
Oliveira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Oliveira is looking to counter punch.
Drake throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
Oliveira is looking to counter punch.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake walks into a stiff left hand from Oliveira.
Nice takedown defense from Oliveira. No joy for Drake on that attempt.
Drake takes one to the side of the head.
Drake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincenzo Oliveira dominated that 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.#R2#
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Oliveira.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Oliveira.
Drake slips under a jab.#CL2#
Drake forces Oliveira back against the cage and clinches.
Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Oliveira swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Oliveira moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Oliveira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Drake wants to counter with a clinch but Oliveira pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira wants to land a leg kick but Drake is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drake! But no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Drake as he connects with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliveira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliveira jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T1#
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A left lands for Oliveira.
Drake tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Oliveira defends well and Drake ends up having to push Oliveira into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks with his arms. #BC#
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake takes one to the side of the head.
Drake shoots in but no luck this time.
Vincenzo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tear Drop Drake.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Oliveira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira throws out a powerful jab.
Drake checks a leg kick.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Oliveira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oliveira scores with a nice right hand.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Drake instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Drake jumps guard and drags Oliveira to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Drake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oliveira is aware though and is defending well.
Drake wants to stand up but Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Oliveira stays in close to Drake's body and controls the position.
Oliveira won't allow Drake to sweep him here.
Oliveira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oliveira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Drake is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Oliveira is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drake can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oliveira takes a little break here. Drake wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drake is looking for a sweep.
Oliveira just content to control the position.
Oliveira continues to stall.
Drake can't do much from the bottom here.
Oliveira trying to control the position but Drake is working away.
Oliveira is staying tight to Drake's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincenzo Oliveira dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Oliveira lands an overhand right.
Drake is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Oliveira throws a shot to the body.
Vincenzo Oliveira is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Oliveira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliveira.
Oliveira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drake darts in looking for a takedown but Oliveira gets double underhooks and turns Drake into the cage.
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drake darts in looking for a takedown but Oliveira gets double underhooks and turns Drake into the cage.
Drake walks forward, straight into a front kick from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oliveira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliveira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliveira lands with a right hand.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oliveira thows a body kick. Drake tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oliveira lands with a cross.
A leg kick checked by Drake.#T1#
Some bone on bone action there as Drake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oliveira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drake at a distance.
Drake shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Vincenzo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tear Drop Drake.
Oliveira lands a body shot.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL2#
Drake forces Oliveira back against the cage and clinches.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira lands with a left to the head.
Drake keeps control of Oliveira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oliveira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.
Tear Drop Drake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it. #BC#
Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tear Drop Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Drake misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drake checks it well.
Oliveira looks to land a combination. Drake sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oliveira connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oliveira.
Drake throws the left hand but Oliveira avoids the punch easily.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drake drops his hands momentarily and Oliveira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T3#
Oliveira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oliveira tries to clinch
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliveira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drake.
Oliveira scores with a body shot.
Vincenzo Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliveira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oliveira leaves Drake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oliveira throwing a counter right hand but Drake manages to avoid it.
Drake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
letting Oliveira counter with a right hand.
Oliveira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drake throws a right hand that misses
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by Drake.
Oliveira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oliveira scores with a nice strike.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oliveira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drake needs to keep his hands up - Oliveira had a free shot at his head there.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice jab there from Oliveira.
Drake 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.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Oliveira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drake doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick lands from Oliveira.
Oliveira works over Drake's head and body with a nice combination.
Oliveira connects with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliveira, 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincenzo Oliveira!
Vincenzo Oliveira really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Furnace Performance 🔥 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: HFC 91: Hernandez vs Amosov
Date: Jul 22, 2023

#R1#
Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruger.
Oliveira looks to land a left hand but Kruger moved out of range nicely.
Kruger misses with a left hand
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Kruger missing with a left hand there. Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliveira throws a hook but Kruger blocks it.
Kruger feinted with a counter takedown.
Kruger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#TD#
Kruger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Oliveira!
Oliveira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kruger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kruger trying to control the action but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Oliveira is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Kruger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oliveira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kruger has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
An elbow from Kruger crashes against the mat. #T1#
Oliveira tries to improve position but can't.
Kruger scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Oliveira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kruger lands a few punches from side control.
Kruger looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Oliveira is avoiding damage well.
Oliveira is looking to reverse the position.
Kruger is looking to take a break and control but Oliveira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruger throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kruger working the ground and pound but Oliveira is defending the strikes.
Kruger working away.
Kruger fails to land a wild elbow strike.
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Oliveira defending against the ground and pound. #T2##SUB#
Kruger looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Oliveira is trying to get back to half guard.
Kruger wants to control but Oliveira is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruger lands a few punches from side control.
Oliveira is trying to control Kruger's posture but Kruger avoids it.
Oliveira parries the strikes from Kruger easily there. Kruger is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Oliveira to escape.
Kruger cracks Oliveira with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oliveira is looking to regain half guard here but Kruger keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Kruger tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kruger has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T3#
Kruger lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Oliveira down.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oliveira can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oliveira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kruger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kruger lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oliveira tries to improve position but can't.
Kruger creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Oliveira sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Oliveira is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Kruger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oliveira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kruger landing strikes.
We've been informed that Oliveira has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kruger 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.
Kruger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kruger lands a nice forearm strike. #T4#
Oliveira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kruger connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Oliveira some visible discomfort.
Kruger misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Oliveira is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kruger connects with a decent elbow.
Kruger misses with the ground and pound.
Kruger trying to control the position but Oliveira is working away.
Kruger fails to land a wild elbow strike. #SUB#
Kruger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira is trying to improve his position.
Kruger throws a strike aimed at the side of Oliveira's head but Oliveira avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kruger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
A cross from Oliveira lands.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Nice uppercut lands for Kruger. That snapped Oliveira's head back.
Oliveira scores with a jab. Kruger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kruger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kruger throws a poor cross that misses
and Oliveira counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Kruger.
Kruger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Jesse Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Kruger.
Kruger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oliveira's head backwards.#T1#
Kruger misses with a looping right.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
Kruger moves forwards but Oliveira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oliveira connects with the punch.
Oliveira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kruger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oliveira is out of range and Kruger settles back down.
Kruger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kruger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oliveira! But no joy.
Vincenzo Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
Donk. Kruger catches Oliveira right on the button with a cross.
Vincenzo Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kruger throws a shot from downtown. Oliveira moves away and avoids it.#T2##CL2#
Oliveira rushes Kruger and presses him up against the cage.
Kruger tries a body shot but Oliveira blocks it.
Kruger jumps guard but Oliveira turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kruger tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Kruger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruger can't find room to land a body shot as Oliveira controls the action.
Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliveira controls his hands.
Kruger tries a body shot but Oliveira blocks it.
Kruger misses with a punch to the body. #TD#
Kruger ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kruger no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kruger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Kruger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kruger is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Oliveira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Kruger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Kruger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Oliveira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kruger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliveira has managed to get both his arms back between Kruger's legs - danger averted.
Oliveira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kruger keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kruger trying to keep a closed guard but Oliveira is proving a slippery customer.
Kruger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Kruger is looking for a triangle but Oliveira pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Oliveira is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kruger has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Oliveira is looking to defend but Kruger has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Oliveira! Kruger pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Oliveira taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jesse Kruger!
After winning the bout, Jesse Kruger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 26, 2023

#R1#
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. #T1#
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. #CL#
Drake drives through and clinches with Oliveira against the cage.
Oliveira takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT#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. #T2#
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.#BC2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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.#R2#
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.#CL#
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.#BC2#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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. #CL#
Drake clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
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. #T3#
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.#CL#
Drake has closed the distance and engaged Oliveira in a clinch. #BC2#
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.#T4#
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.#CL#
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!#R3##CL#
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. #BC2#
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. #T1#
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. #CL2#
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.#BC2#
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!#T2#
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.#CL#
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.#T3#
Oliveira wants to break free but Drake has control. #BC2#
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. #T4#
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. #CL#
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. #BC2#
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).

Event: WFC 45: Chai v Kruger
Date: Jun 17, 2023

#R1#
Oliveira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coles.
Oliveira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Coles.
Coles ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira darts in trying to clinch
and Coles counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliveira throws a hook but Coles avoids it easily.
Coles throws out a powerful jab.
Coles lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Coles misses.
Coles jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Coles throws a jab when Oliveira was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coles.
Oliveira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL2#
Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Coles misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Oliveira tries to work over Coles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coles misses with a body punch.
Oliveira blocks a body shot from Coles.
Coles is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Oliveira digs a right hand into Coles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coles's gas tank.
Oliveira displaying some good clinch control by pressing Coles up against the cage.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coles can't find room to land a body shot as Oliveira controls the action.
Coles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coles misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Coles swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coles looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coles blocks a body shot from Oliveira.
Coles misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira slows down the pace here.
Oliveira has a couple of punches blocked by Coles.
Coles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oliveira has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Coles seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Oliveira can turn it around.
Coles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oliveira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliveira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Coles up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oliveira. #T3#
Coles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliveira lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Coles checks a low kick from Oliveira.
Coles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coles throws out a loose jab but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliveira takes one to the side of the head.
Coles misses with a wild body shot.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coles moves away.
Oliveira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coles.
Coles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good work by Coles as he checks the leg kick.
Oliveira throws a low kick but Coles avoids it.
Coles throws a shot from downtown. Oliveira moves away and avoids it.
Oliveira ducks right into an uppercut from Coles. #T4#
Nice shot lands for Coles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Coles.
Vincenzo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira throws a combination. Coles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Coles throws an off balance right hand
letting Oliveira counter with a right hand.
Coles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Coles ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira thumps Coles with a low kick.
Oliveira takes one on the button.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coles with a nice cross.
Coles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliveira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coles walks into a jab.
Oliveira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Oliveira throws a counter combo.
Coles slips a jab and a cross from Oliveira.
Oliveira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oliveira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Phillip Coles will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Coles's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Coles duly obliges.
Oliveira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coles avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a big shot that misses.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
It looked like Coles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coles takes one to the chin there.
Oliveira takes a swing at Coles's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira tries to move into range but Coles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coles connects with a single shot there.
Coles works Oliveira's body with a nice hook.
Coles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coles throws a lazy right hand but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Coles.
Coles misses with a combination
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Oliveira lands with a shot to the body.
Coles throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Coles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Coles moves out of range.
Oliveira swings widly with a right hand #CL#
and Coles counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Coles fails to land.
Coles misses with some punches.
Oliveira gets through Coles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oliveira misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira keeps control of Coles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coles ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws an overhand right that lands on Coles's shoulder, as Coles tries to avoid the shot.
Oliveira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oliveira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Coles!
Phillip Coles is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Coles. #T2#
Coles with a jab.
Oliveira lands a really nice looking cross but Coles seems unphased.
Coles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coles lands a head shot.
Oliveira looks to land a left hand but Coles moved out of range nicely.
Coles throwing a counter right hand but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Coles scores with the left hand. Oliveira knows he should have avoided that one.
Coles misses with a body shot.
Oliveira steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Coles.
Coles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Coles moves out of range.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Coles ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Coles.
Oliveira scores with a nice strike.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coles slips under a jab.
Coles tries to counter by clinching up but Oliveira breaks away and moves out of range.
Oliveira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Coles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.#T3#
Coles throws the left hand but Oliveira avoids the punch easily.
Coles lands a nice looking body shot.
Coles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliveira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliveira throws out a leg kick but Coles moves out of range and Oliveira only half commits.
Coles scores with a punch to the head.
Coles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.
It looked like Coles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coles takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Coles.
Oliveira throws a low kick but Coles avoids it.
Oliveira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Coles lands a nice looking body shot.
Coles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coles throws a lazy right hand but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliveira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coles.
Oliveira staying out of range there.
Coles throws out a powerful jab.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
Coles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliveira.
Coles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coles lands a nice shot that snaps Oliveira's head back.
Oliveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coles throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliveira counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oliveira.
Oliveira slips a jab from Coles.
Coles sets himself, and Oliveira steps forward looking for the clinch! Coles avoids it this time.
Coles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coles misses with a straight left.
Coles takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Coles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coles lands a nice looking body shot.
Oliveira tried to score with a low kick but Coles checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oliveira misses with a lunging right hand
and Coles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliveira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot lands for Coles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Coles dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Oliveira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coles throws the left hand but Oliveira avoids the punch easily.
Coles checks a low kick from Oliveira.
Coles throwing a counter right hand but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Coles throws a looping overhand right but Oliveira ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oliveira takes a jab right on the kisser.
Coles thuds a left hand into Oliveira's body.
Oliveira tries to work over Coles's front leg with a kick but Coles checks it.
Coles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coles.
Oliveira is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Coles with a body shot.
Coles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coles takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coles throws a looping overhand right but Oliveira ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Coles misses. #T1#
Coles misses with a looping right.
Oliveira throws a hook but Coles avoids it easily.
Oliveira throws a right hand that misses
and Coles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliveira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliveira tries a quick counter leg kick but Coles is wise to it.
Coles defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Coles seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Coles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to the body from Oliveira misses
enabling Coles to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Coles ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Coles.
Oliveira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coles throws out the jab.
Coles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliveira.
Oliveira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oliveira on the side of the head.
Coles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliveira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T2#
Coles moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coles.
Oliveira misses with a double jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oliveira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliveira moves away from the strike by Coles.
Coles lands with a cross.
Coles staying out of range there.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Coles ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Coles.
Oliveira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Coles checks the leg kick.
Coles digs a good body shot into Oliveira's ribs.
Coles misses with a looping left.
Phillip Coles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coles throws a right hand that misses
and Oliveira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T3#
Coles misses with a body shot.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coles takes one on the button.
Coles lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oliveira blocks a jab.
Coles scores with a shot to the body.
Oliveira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coles misses with an uppercut.
Coles walks into a jab.
Coles swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Coles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oliveira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coles counters with a nice uppercut.
Coles checks a leg kick.
Coles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Coles ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira fails to land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Coles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A quick step to the side and Coles tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coles throws a lazy right hand but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliveira misses with a jab to the body
and Coles counters with a straight right hand.
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Coles's head but Coles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Coles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vincenzo Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coles missing with a left hand there. Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Coles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Coles to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveira stuns Coles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Coles thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip Coles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Coles!
During a confident post fight interview, Phillip Coles thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: WFC 43: Brunson v Smith 2
Date: Jun 03, 2023

#R1#
Atkins misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Oliveira as Atkins shoots in.
Rashid Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Oliveira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Rashid Atkins has been cut.
Oliveira jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A combination from Oliveira does no damage.
Atkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Atkins misses the target.
Atkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Atkins misses with a low kick.
We've been told by Oliveira's head coaches at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.#CL#
Atkins gets tackled into the cage by Oliveira. Oliveira maintains the clinch.
Atkins has Oliveira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oliveira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vincenzo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashid Atkins.
Atkins misses with a body punch. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliveira.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Oliveira avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage. #BC#
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Oliveira.
Atkins fails with the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Atkins colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Oliveira as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Atkins is left battered and dazed whilst Oliveira and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincenzo Oliveira!
Post fight, Vincenzo Oliveira stared into the camera and said 'Who is next?'.

Event: WFC 40: Hopson v Hyrra 2
Date: May 13, 2023

#R1#
A shot to the body from Oliveira misses
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliveira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chai under the eye.
Chai moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Vincenzo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira misses with a hook.
Oliveira tries to score with a low kick but Chai moves his leg out of the way.
Oliveira misses with a lunging right hand #KD#
and Chai counters with a crisp right hand that drops Oliveira! Chai lets Oliveira back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT#It looks like Vincenzo Oliveira has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oliveira throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Chai counter with a right hand. #ROC#Oliveira is rocked!
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chai has time to react.
Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him?
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliveira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chai's head.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliveira.
Chai tried to score with a low kick but Oliveira checks it.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliveira.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliveira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.#T1##CL2#
Chai gets tackled into the cage by Oliveira. Oliveira maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliveira lunges at Chai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chai's hand.
Oliveira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oliveira throws a leg kick that misses.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oliveira looks to land a combination. Chai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oliveira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chai at a distance.
Chai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
Chai appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T2#
Oliveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Oliveira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chai.
Oliveira misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Oliveira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Oliveira swinging wildly here.
Oliveira just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChai.
Oliveira scores with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Oliveira misses #KD#
and Chai counters with a crisp right hand that drops Oliveira! Chai lets Oliveira back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.#T3#
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oliveira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oliveira misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliveira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.
Chai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Chai moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Chai half committed to a counter leg kick.#T4#
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Oliveira moves out of range of the leg kick from Chai.
Chai walks into a stiff left hand from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira connects with a looping right hand.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliveira. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai slips a straight right by Oliveira.
It looked like Chai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Oliveira.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vincenzo Oliveira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vincenzo Oliveira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Oliveira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chai's sensitive parts.
We've been informed that Oliveira has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Chai slips a jab from Oliveira.#CL2#
Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Oliveira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chai.#BC2#
Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Oliveira's shoulder, as Oliveira tries to avoid the shot.
Oliveira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chai's sensitive parts.
Oliveira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oliveira swings away with a body shot that misses #KD#
and Chai counters with a nice right hand that sends Oliveira toppling to the canvas! Oliveira scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Chai finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.#T1#
Chai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliveira.
Chai moves out of range as Oliveira strikes.
Chai throws a quick counter kick to the body but Oliveira avoids it.
Oliveira throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oliveira misses with a left hand #KD#
and Chai counters with a nice right hand that sends Oliveira toppling to the canvas! Oliveira scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Chai finish him?!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oliveira lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Chai.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliveira misses with a body punch
and Chai scores with a counter punch that sends Oliveira to the canvas! Chai smells blood - he's punishing Oliveira with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Oliveira has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ngozi Chai!
Ngozi Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: HFC 43:Caceres vs Thompson
Date: Apr 08, 2023

#R1#
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but McIntyre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira blocks a leg kick.
McIntyre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oliveira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McIntyre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Vincenzo Oliveira has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of McIntyre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McIntyre wants to land a leg kick but Oliveira is out of range.
A low kick lands for McIntyre.
McIntyre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #KD2#
McIntyre sends Oliveira crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McIntyre is motioning to the referee to let Oliveira up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Oliveira is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for McIntyre.
Oh Oliveira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McIntyre scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McIntyre.
McIntyre walks into a stiff left hand from Oliveira.
Oliveira seems to have got his legs back now.
McIntyre tries to work over Oliveira's front leg with a kick but Oliveira checks it.
Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira takes a swing at McIntyre's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira swinging wildly here.
McIntyre throws out a loose jab but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it. #KD2#
McIntyre cracks Oliveira with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McIntyre has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Oliveira to stand back up!
McIntyre slips a straight right by Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to clinch but McIntyre is having none of it.
The fighters circling - McIntyre throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Oliveira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McIntyre throws a shot from downtown. Oliveira moves away and avoids it.
Oliveira is looking to counter the offense by McIntyre and move into the clinch.
Oliveira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McIntyre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira digs a good body shot into McIntyre's ribs.#KD2#
McIntyre lands a big uppercut and Oliveira crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Oliveira looks OK. McIntyre waves Oliveira back to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McIntyre knocks out Oliveira with a massive right hand! The ref tackles McIntyre before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. McIntyre picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Methodios McIntyre!
A very excited looking Methodios McIntyre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: HFC 40:Standifer vs John
Date: Mar 18, 2023

#R1#
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Petrov.#CUT#It looks like Vincenzo Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira clobbers Petrov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oliveira loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Jab from Petrov.
Oliveira throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. Oliveira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrov lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrov slips a straight right by Oliveira.
Oliveira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oliveira misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Oliveira.
Petrov rushes Oliveira and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Oliveira is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Petrov piles on the pressure and Oliveira crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Petrov!
Ivan Petrov retains his light heavyweight title!
Ivan Petrov decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.

Event: HFC 38:Taranin vs Caceres
Date: Mar 04, 2023

#R1#
Oliveira lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Oliveira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Stankovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vincenzo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oliveira misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stankovic counters with a straight right hand.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oliveira misses with a hook. Stankovic ducked under it nicely.
Stankovic tries to clinch up
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Oliveira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oliveira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stankovic thuds a left hand into Oliveira's body.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oliveira connects with a crisp jab.
Stankovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
Oliveira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stankovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliveira counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliveira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oliveira is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stankovic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Oliveira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stankovic slips a jab from Oliveira.
Stankovic needs to keep his hands up - Oliveira had a free shot at his head there.
Oliveira misses the jab.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Stankovic misses its target.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Stankovic.
Stankovic tries to land a leg kick but Oliveira saw it coming and moves away.
Oliveira takes one on the button.
Oliveira throws a jab when Stankovic was well out of range.#CL2#
Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Oliveira slows down the pace here. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira misses with a body punch.
Stankovic prevents a body shot from Oliveira.
Stankovic is trying to push Oliveira away but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oliveira misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira tries a body shot but Stankovic blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Oliveira.
Oliveira wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliveira.
Stankovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stankovic working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stankovic. #T3#
Stankovic wants to break free but Oliveira has control.
Oliveira can't find room to land a body shot as Stankovic controls the action.
Stankovic prevents a body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stankovic's elbow.
Oliveira lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliveira tries to work over Stankovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stankovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oliveira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliveira has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stankovic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Oliveira can turn it around.
Stankovic tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Oliveira content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stankovic working hard to break the clinch.#T4#
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Stankovic controls his hands.
Stankovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Stankovic controls his hands.
Oliveira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stankovic or not.
Oliveira misses with some punches.
Oliveira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliveira missing with knees to the body.
Oliveira can't find room to land a body shot as Stankovic controls the action. #BC#
Stankovic manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stankovic at a distance.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stankovic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Oliveira just manages to avoid it.
Oliveira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stankovic's head backwards.
Oliveira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stankovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincenzo Oliveira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Oliveira scores with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Oliveira - just one landing.
Stankovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oliveira lands with an overhand left.
Stankovic misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Stankovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stankovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliveira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stankovic under the eye.#CL2#
Oliveira has managed to clinch.
Oliveira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stankovic prevents a body shot from Oliveira.
Stankovic throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stankovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Good body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira has Stankovic pushed against the cage.
Stankovic gets through Oliveira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stankovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oliveira just leaning against Stankovic, taking a breather.
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliveira misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Stankovic controls his hands.
Stankovic throws a head punch that misses.
Stankovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliveira looking to slow down the pace here.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stankovic's efforts to push away.#T2#
A shot in the inside from Stankovic.
Oliveira tries a body shot but Stankovic blocks it.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stankovic working hard to break the clinch.
Oliveira taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oliveira stalling in the clinch.
Oliveira controlling the action here for a moment.
Oliveira receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oliveira tries to throw a body punch but Stankovic avoids it by throwing Oliveira back against the cage.
Oliveira has Stankovic pressed against the cage, preventing Stankovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T3#
Oliveira digs a right hand underneath Stankovic's ribcage. Stankovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stankovic wants to break free but Oliveira has control.
Oliveira can't find room to land a body shot as Stankovic controls the action.
Oliveira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stankovic.
Stankovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliveira stalling in the clinch but Stankovic improves position.
Oliveira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stankovic tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliveira.
Oliveira lands with a light punch inside.
Oliveira lands a hook that snaps the head of Stankovic backwards.
Oliveira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stankovic's efforts to push away.
Stankovic is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
Stankovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vincenzo Oliveira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oliveira tries to work over Stankovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stankovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stankovic's efforts to push away.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stankovic's elbow.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Oliveira throws a jab when Stankovic was well out of range.
It looked like Stankovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stankovic connects with a jab.
Stankovic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
It looked like Stankovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oliveira walks into a stiff left hand from Stankovic.
Vincenzo Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
Stankovic throwing a counter right hand but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Oliveira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stankovic moves into range and connects with a jab. #CUT#It looks like Vincenzo Oliveira has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
Stankovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stankovic misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stankovic with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.#T1#
Oliveira throws a shot to the body.
Oliveira throws out a powerful jab.
Oliveira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good shot there by Stankovic.
Decent striking displayed by Oliveira there.
Stankovic moves out of range as Oliveira strikes.
Stankovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliveira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stankovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
Stankovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oliveira tries to bum rush Stankovic with a series of wild strikes but Stankovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oliveira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stankovic's head backwards.
Some wild striking there from Stankovic.
Oliveira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stankovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oliveira connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stankovic scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
Stankovic cracks Oliveira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oliveira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stankovic throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stankovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stankovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stankovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stankovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oliveira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stankovic throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Oliveira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oliveira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oliveira sizes up Stankovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stankovic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stankovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Stankovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T3#
Stankovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oliveira is looking to slow Stankovic down with leg kicks.
Stankovic wants to clinch.
Oliveira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stankovic throws out the jab.
Stankovic scores with the left hand. Oliveira knows he should have avoided that one.
Stankovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oliveira lands a body shot.
Oliveira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oliveira tries to land a body kick
and Stankovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Stankovic.#T4#
A jab from Stankovic misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oliveira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliveira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stankovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Oliveira pushes Stankovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Stankovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Djordje Stankovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliveira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliveira misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira misses with a body punch.
Stankovic lands a body shot.
Oliveira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Stankovic controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oliveira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincenzo Oliveira!
Vincenzo Oliveira took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

Event: HFC 34:Caceres vs Romero
Date: Feb 04, 2023

#R1##CL#
Vermeulen moves into the clinch successfully.
Vermeulen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vermeulen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC2#
Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermeulen tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliveira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oliveira motions for Vermeulen to come forward. Oliveira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira unleashes a big counter combination but Vermeulen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vermeulen fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Vermeulen moves into range and clinches up with Oliveira.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vermeulen throws an elbow but misses.
Oliveira avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Oliveira avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira wants to get back to striking at distance but Vermeulen won't allow it.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Vermeulen is controlling him.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Oliveira is trying to force a seperation but Vermeulen has the dominant position.
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC2#
Oliveira manages to break the clinch.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1#
Jab from Oliveira.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Vermeulen has double underhooks.
Oliveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vermeulen has him pressed against the cage.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oliveira's brow.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vermeulen throws an elbow but misses.
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Oliveira wants to get back to striking at distance but Vermeulen won't allow it.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike.
Vermeulen lands a nice elbow. #CUT#It looks like Vincenzo Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vermeulen has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Oliveira - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Vermeulen has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch but Vermeulen keeps him there for the moment.
Oliveira wants to break free but Vermeulen has control.
A frustrated look appears on Oliveira's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T2#
Oliveira is looking to control Vermeulen's arms but Vermeulen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oliveira has his back to the cage.
Oliveira has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vermeulen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Oliveira can turn it around.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oliveira avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow over the top.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Oliveira avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.#BC2#
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Vermeulen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oliveira counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeulen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira throws a lazy right hand but Vermeulen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliveira wants to land a leg kick but Vermeulen is out of range.
Vermeulen tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oliveira looks to throw the jab but Vermeulen is out of range.
A jab from Oliveira finds it's way through Vermeulen's defenses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vermeulen moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermeulen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Vermeulen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oliveira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vermeulen momentarily.
Vermeulen wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira thows a body kick. Vermeulen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vermeulen tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vermeulen on the side of the head.
Oliveira lands the left hand.
Vermeulen tries to clinch
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Oliveira lands the left hand.#CL#
Vermeulen closes the distance and pushes Oliveira back into the cage.
Vermeulen lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Vermeulen moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.#T4#
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vermeulen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliveira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vermeulen closes the distance but Oliveira moves to the side
and Oliveira counters with a low kick, right behind Vermeulen 's knee.
Donk. Oliveira catches Vermeulen right on the button with a cross.
Oliveira is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vermeulen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Vermeulen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Oliveira releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL#
Vermeulen takes the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Oliveira is trying to break free.
Vermeulen prevents Oliveira from breaking the clinch.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oliveira avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Oliveira is trying to push Vermeulen away but Vermeulen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Vermeulen defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Vermeulen is looking to counter the offense by Oliveira and move into the clinch.
Vincenzo Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Vermeulen clinches up against the cage.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vermeulen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Vermeulen.
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oliveira avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Vermeulen is controlling him.
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Oliveira wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vermeulen prevents Oliveira from breaking the clinch.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Vermeulen has him pressed against the cage.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vermeulen pushes off an throws an elbow but Oliveira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T1#
Oliveira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch but Vermeulen keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vermeulen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Oliveira counter with a right hand.
Vermeulen wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Vermeulen moves into the clinch successfully.
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vermeulen lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#That has opened up Vincenzo Oliveira's cut even more.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike.
Oliveira lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Oliveira breaks the clinch.
Kegomoditswe Vermeulen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira connects with an inside leg kick.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliveira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A lazy left from Oliveira finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira scores with a hook.#T2#
Vermeulen wants to clinch.
Vermeulen looks to clinch
and Oliveira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliveira looks to land a combination. Vermeulen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vermeulen moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Vermeulen walks into a left hand.
Vermeulen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vermeulen doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
Vermeulen tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot by Oliveira.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermeulen wants to clinch
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliveira tests Vermeulen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vermeulen tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vermeulen wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.#T3#
Oliveira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vermeulen's head.
Vermeulen doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
Vermeulen is looking to clinch.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vermeulen.
Vermeulen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vermeulen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vermeulen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermeulen doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vermeulen. Vermeulen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Oliveira. Those never looked like landing.
Vermeulen is looking to clinch.
Vermeulen moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira is looking to score with low kicks.
Vermeulen tries to move into range but Oliveira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vermeulen tries to clinch
and Oliveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vermeulen 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 avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab from Oliveira.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira lands a head shot.
Oliveira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermeulen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vermeulen wants to clinch but Oliveira slips to the side
and Oliveira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt
and Oliveira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Vermeulen moved out of range.
Vermeulen 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.
Vermeulen doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vermeulen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oliveira.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira tests Vermeulen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Oliveira to counter with a crisp jab.
Vermeulen looks to clinch
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
Oliveira cracks Vermeulen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vermeulen darts in trying to clinch
and Oliveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vermeulen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kegomoditswe Vermeulen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vermeulen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oliveira to score with a decent uppercut.
Vermeulen darts in trying to clinch
and Vermeulen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vermeulen tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oliveira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira digs a good body shot into Vermeulen's ribs.
Vermeulen tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliveira throws a shot to the body.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vermeulen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira works the jab nicely.#T1#
Oliveira cracks a nice hook into Vermeulen's ribs.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliveira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vermeulen moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira scores with a body shot.
Vermeulen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vermeulen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oliveira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Vermeulen has managed to clinch.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Oliveira tries to break free but Vermeulen pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Vermeulen.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeulen takes one on the button.
Vermeulen tries to clinch up
letting Oliveira counter with a right hand.
Oliveira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vermeulen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vermeulen tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Vermeulen tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira looks to throw the jab but Vermeulen is out of range.
Oliveira lands with a good body shot.#CL#
Vermeulen gets a clinch.
Vermeulen lands a nice elbow.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vermeulen prevents Oliveira from breaking the clinch.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oliveira's brow. #T3#
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Vermeulen is controlling him.
Vermeulen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliveira's defenses. #BC2#
Oliveira manages to break the clinch.
Vermeulen takes one to the side of the head.
Vermeulen tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira looks to land a combination. Vermeulen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Oliveira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oliveira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vermeulen moves out of range of the strikes.
Vermeulen tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Oliveira.
Vermeulen staying out of range there.#CL#
Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but Vermeulen has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oliveira's brow. #T4#
With the fighters up against the cage, Vermeulen throws an elbow but misses.
Vermeulen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.
Oliveira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #BC2#
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Vermeulen slips a straight right by Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Vermeulen 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.#CL#
Vermeulen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oliveira, pushing him back against the cage.
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oliveira tries to circle away but Vermeulen has him pinned against the cage.
Vermeulen lands an elbow inside. #BC2#
Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kegomoditswe Vermeulen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vermeulen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Vermeulen.

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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincenzo Oliveira!
Vincenzo Oliveira took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

Event: HFC 27:Taranin vs Sage 2
Date: Dec 17, 2022

#R1##TD#
Fleming gets the takedown into side control.
Fleming is looking to take a break and control but Oliveira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliveira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fleming. 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 looking for a sweep.
Oliveira takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fleming 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.
Fleming scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oliveira to see if he's OK.
Fleming is looking to take a break and control but Oliveira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliveira tries to buck Fleming off but Fleming is having none of it.
Fleming cracks Oliveira with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oliveira is trying to get back to his feet.
Fleming in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oliveira is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Fleming tries for a kimura but Oliveira is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleming cracks Oliveira with a big elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fleming looks up at the clock and then as Oliveira takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fleming smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude! #T1#
Fleming controlling the position from side mount.
Oliveira manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fleming's best efforts.
Oliveira wants to get back to full guard.
Oliveira is refusing to be controlled, as Fleming sits in half guard.
Fleming slips a nice elbow through Oliveira's hands, connecting with Oliveira's forehead.
Oliveira is trying to maintain the position but Fleming is very close to passing his half guard.
Fleming slips a nice elbow through Oliveira's hands, connecting with Oliveira's forehead.
Oliveira is doing well to control the position and prevent Fleming from advancing to side control.#SUB#
Fleming is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fleming wants to control but Oliveira is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleming scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fleming winds up and cracks Oliveira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fleming lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T2#
Fleming winds up and cracks Oliveira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fleming is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fleming working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fleming lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
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. Fleming connects with a nice short shot to Oliveira's temple.
Fleming looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oliveira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fleming working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fleming seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fleming seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Oliveira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Fleming there.
Oliveira taking some punishment here, with Fleming in his half guard. #T3#
Oliveira tries to roll over but Fleming keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oliveira can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fleming scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fleming drops an elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Fleming moves into full mount! Oliveira won't be happy about that!
Oliveira is trying to escape the mount.
Fleming breaks from Oliveira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fleming lands with some strikes.#ROC#Oliveira is rocked!
Fleming lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Oliveira hang on?
Oliveira is still in real trouble! Can Fleming finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Fleming! Oliveira is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cam Fleming!
In his post fight interview, Cam Fleming started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: HFC 23:Fleming vs Krabutov
Date: Nov 19, 2022

#R1#
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Dessauer moved out of range.#CL#
Dessauer clinches.
Dessauer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dessauer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dessauer's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC2#
Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dessauer slips a jab from Oliveira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut. Dessauer saw that one coming.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dessauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
Oliveira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dessauer's head.
Dessauer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Oliveira misses with an uppercut. Dessauer saw that one coming.
Dessauer is looking to counter the offense by Oliveira and move into the clinch.
Oliveira thuds his right hand into Dessauer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oliveira misses with a hook.
Oliveira throws the left hand but Dessauer avoids the punch easily.
Dessauer tries to counter by clinching up but Oliveira breaks away and moves out of range.
Dessauer tries to clinch up.#CL#
Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but Dessauer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dessauer scores with a shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
Oliveira blocks a body shot from Dessauer.
Dessauer just leaning against Oliveira, taking a breather.
Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Dessauer.
Dessauer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dessauer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dessauer swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Dessauer tries to work over Oliveira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dessauer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dessauer digs a right hand underneath Oliveira's ribcage. Oliveira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oliveira prevents a body shot from Dessauer.
A frustrated look appears on Oliveira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dessauer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Dessauer has double underhooks.
Dessauer taking a breather.
Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Dessauer has double underhooks.
Oliveira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Dessauer is controlling him.#BC2#
Oliveira breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Dessauer.#T3#
Dessauer ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Dessauer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Oliveira manages to circle out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Dessauer.
Dessauer tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dessauer.
Dessauer moves out of range as Oliveira strikes.
Oliveira scores with a one two! Dessauer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CL#
Dessauer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dessauer tries a body shot but Oliveira blocks it.
Dessauer is stalling here.
Dessauer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dessauer misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Dessauer.
A short left from Dessauer.
Dessauer throws a head punch that misses.
Oliveira wants to get back to striking at distance but Dessauer won't allow it. #T4#
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dessauer misses with the head strike.
Oliveira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC2#
Oliveira breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Dessauer instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliveira tries to break free but Dessauer pushes him back against the cage.
Dessauer keeps control of Oliveira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dessauer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oliveira wants to break free but Dessauer has control.
Dessauer misses with the head strike.
Dessauer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dessauer throws an elbow that misses.
We've been informed that Oliveira has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dessauer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dessauer scores with a shot to the side of Oliveira's head. #BC2#
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Emiel Dessauer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Dessauer ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dessauer misses with a knee to the head.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oliveira letting Dessauer take a breather here.
Dessauer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliveira's elbow.
Dessauer 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.
Dessauer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oliveira blocks an uppercut.
Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Dessauer has double underhooks.
Dessauer is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dessauer stalling against the cage.
Dessauer has a couple of punches blocked by Oliveira.
Dessauer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dessauer lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
Dessauer lands a shoulder strike.
Oliveira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dessauer stalling.
Oliveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dessauer has him pressed against the cage.
Dessauer looking to slow down the pace here.
Dessauer misses with a body punch.
Dessauer stalling.
Oliveira tries to work over Dessauer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dessauer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Oliveira is trying to push Dessauer away but Dessauer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dessauer misses with a body punch.
Dessauer is working Oliveira over against the cage.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch but Dessauer keeps him there for the moment.
Dessauer misses with the head strike.
Oliveira working hard to break the clinch.
Dessauer lands a nice uppercut.
Dessauer tries a body shot but Oliveira blocks it. #T2#
Dessauer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.
Oliveira tries to circle away but Dessauer has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dessauer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dessauer.
Oliveira wants to break free but Dessauer has control.
Dessauer tries a body shot but Oliveira blocks it.
Dessauer lands an uppercut.
Dessauer scores with a hook to the body.
Dessauer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dessauer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oliveira tries to circle away but Dessauer has him pinned against the cage.
Dessauer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dessauer tries to work over Oliveira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliveira wants to get back to striking at distance but Dessauer won't allow it.
Dessauer scores with a shoulder strike.
Dessauer throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira. #T3#
Oliveira misses with a body punch.
Dessauer digs a right hand underneath Oliveira's ribcage. Oliveira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dessauer tries to throw a body punch but Oliveira avoids it by throwing Dessauer back against the cage.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Dessauer.
Oliveira digs a right hand underneath Dessauer's ribcage. Dessauer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dessauer lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#It looks like Vincenzo Oliveira has been cut.
Dessauer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dessauer's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dessauer.
Emiel Dessauer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dessauer lands a right hand.
Oliveira working hard to break the clinch.
Dessauer lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Dessauer lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC#Oliveira is rocked!
Oliveira tries to break free but Dessauer pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oliveira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T4##BC2#
Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Dessauer has closed the distance and engaged Oliveira in a clinch.
Dessauer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Dessauer tries to throw a body punch but Oliveira avoids it by throwing Dessauer back against the cage.
Dessauer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dessauer taking a breather.
Dessauer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dessauer prevents Oliveira from breaking the clinch.
Dessauer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dessauer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
Dessauer has Oliveira pressed against the cage, preventing Oliveira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliveira wants to get back to striking at distance but Dessauer won't allow it.
Dessauer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch but Dessauer keeps him there for the moment.
Dessauer tries to pull guard but Oliveira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Dessauer.
A left hand lands to the body for Dessauer.
Dessauer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Emiel Dessauer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vincenzo Oliveira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Dessauer 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 misses with a body shot.
Dessauer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dessauer blocks a jab.
Oliveira throws the left hand but Dessauer avoids the punch easily.
Dessauer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Oliveira throws an overhand right that lands on Dessauer's shoulder, as Dessauer tries to avoid the shot.
Oliveira throws a body shot but no joy.
Dessauer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Oliveira catches Dessauer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oliveira throws the left hand but Dessauer avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dessauer tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira lands with a good body shot.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dessauer moves away.
Dessauer tries to counter by clinching up but Oliveira breaks away and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Dessauer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira. #T1#
Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vincenzo Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliveira throws the left hand but Dessauer avoids the punch easily.
Dessauer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Oliveira.
Dessauer tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
Dessauer wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira throws a left and a right that both miss #CL#
and Dessauer counters by moving into the clinch.
Oliveira being controlled against the cage.
Oliveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dessauer has him pressed against the cage.
Dessauer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Dessauer lands with a left to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dessauer.
Oliveira doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Dessauer has Oliveira pressed against the cage, preventing Oliveira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliveira blocks a body shot from Dessauer.
Dessauer lands a shoulder strike.
Dessauer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Dessauer has him pressed against the cage.
Dessauer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Dessauer.
Oliveira wants to get back to striking at distance but Dessauer won't allow it.
Dessauer lands a shot to the body.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dessauer stalling.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Dessauer is controlling him.
Dessauer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dessauer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dessauer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dessauer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dessauer. #T3#
Oliveira prevents a body shot from Dessauer.
Oliveira wants to get back to striking at distance but Dessauer won't allow it.
Dessauer presses Oliveira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dessauer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dessauer lands a shoulder strike.
Dessauer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dessauer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dessauer lands with a short shot to the head.
Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Dessauer finish him?
Oliveira blocking some punches.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Dessauer lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Dessauer prevents Oliveira from breaking the clinch.
Oliveira tries to circle away but Dessauer has him pinned against the cage.
Dessauer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dessauer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Emiel Dessauer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Oliveira tries to throw a body punch but Dessauer avoids it by throwing Oliveira back against the cage.
Oliveira tries to circle away but Dessauer has him pinned against the cage.
Oliveira working hard to break the clinch.
Dessauer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dessauer stalling.
Dessauer is pushing Oliveira up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dessauer slows down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dessauer leaning against his opponent.
Vincenzo Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC2#
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emiel Dessauer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dessauer, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emiel Dessauer!

Event: HFC19:Peramaki vs Clarke
Date: Oct 29, 2022

#R1#
Stankovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stankovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oliveira. Oliveira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oliveira lands with a hook. Stankovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stankovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Stankovic.
Stankovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stankovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stankovic appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stankovic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oliveira throws a body punch but Stankovic moves out of range.
Stankovic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Stankovic circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Oliveira rushes Stankovic and presses him up against the cage.
Oliveira tries to work over Stankovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliveira controlling the action here for a moment.
Oliveira misses with the head strike. #T1#
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Stankovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oliveira stalls.
Stalling in the clinch from Oliveira.
Stankovic is trying to break free.
Stankovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stankovic tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira misses with a body punch.
Oliveira tries to throw a body punch but Stankovic avoids it by throwing Oliveira back against the cage.
Stankovic blocks a body shot from Oliveira.
Stankovic lands an uppercut.
Oliveira stalling.
A short uppercut from Stankovic. #T2#
Oliveira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stankovic's elbow.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stankovic blocks a body shot from Oliveira.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oliveira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oliveira tries to throw a body punch but Stankovic avoids it by throwing Oliveira back against the cage.
Oliveira has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stankovic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Oliveira can turn it around.
Oliveira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stankovic is keeping busy.
Oliveira misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira has a couple of punches blocked by Stankovic.
Stankovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Stankovic blocking some punches. #T3#
Oliveira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stankovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Stankovic controls his hands.
Oliveira misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira avoiding damage.
Stankovic can't break the clinch.
Oliveira digs a right hand underneath Stankovic's ribcage. Stankovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oliveira misses with a body punch.
Oliveira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliveira.
Stankovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Stankovic controls his hands. #BC#
Stankovic breaks from the clinch. #T4##CL2#
Oliveira closes the distance and pushes Stankovic back into the cage.
Oliveira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oliveira has Stankovic pressed against the cage, preventing Stankovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stankovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliveira won't allow it.
Stankovic tries to work over Oliveira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stankovic prevents a body shot from Oliveira.
A right hook to the body lands for Oliveira.
Oliveira can't find room to land a body shot as Stankovic controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliveira.
Stankovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stankovic lands an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vincenzo Oliveira will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stankovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Oliveira throws a right hand that misses
and Stankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Stankovic is having none of it.
Stankovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.#CL2#
Oliveira takes the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliveira tries to throw a body punch but Stankovic avoids it by throwing Oliveira back against the cage.
Oliveira swings wildly with an uppercut but Stankovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stankovic prevents a body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira has Stankovic pressed against the cage, preventing Stankovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stankovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oliveira tries to throw a body punch but Stankovic avoids it by throwing Oliveira back against the cage.
Vincenzo Oliveira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T1#
Oliveira tries a body shot but Stankovic blocks it.
Stankovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oliveira misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oliveira tries to throw a body punch but Stankovic avoids it by throwing Oliveira back against the cage.
Oliveira effectively controlling the action here.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Stankovic controls his hands. #BC#
Stankovic breaks the clinch.
Stankovic walks into a stiff left hand from Oliveira.
Oliveira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stankovic misses with a straight left.
Oliveira wants to counter with a clinch but Stankovic pushes him away.
Oliveira tries to clinch
and Stankovic counters with a left to the body.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.#T2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stankovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Djordje Stankovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliveira connects with a body shot.
Stankovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliveira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Stankovic closes the distance and pushes Oliveira back into the cage.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stankovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stankovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliveira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Oliveira is looking to control Stankovic's arms but Stankovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oliveira has his back to the cage.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliveira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Stankovic controls his hands.
Oliveira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stankovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliveira effectively controlling the action here.
Oliveira trying to stall but Stankovic improves his position.
Oliveira dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oliveira lands a left hand. #T4#
Oliveira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliveira misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stankovic.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stankovic's elbow.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliveira is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Oliveira fails to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stankovic misses with a body punch.
Oliveira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Stankovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Stankovic loads up on a big right hand but Oliveira slips the punch.
Stankovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oliveira punishes Stankovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Stankovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stankovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oliveira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oliveira misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Stankovic misses its target.
Stankovic connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira tries to clinch
and Oliveira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Stankovic avoids them all with ease.
Oliveira throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Stankovic is avoiding it.
Oliveira swings for the body but Stankovic moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Stankovic misses the target.#T1#
Oliveira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stankovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oliveira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Stankovic.
Oliveira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oliveira throws a body punch but Stankovic moves out of range.
Stankovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stankovic catches Oliveira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stankovic swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
Oliveira lands with an uppercut that bounces Stankovic off the cage and back into range.
Stankovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira lands the left hand.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira throws a hook but Stankovic blocks it.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Stankovic.
It seemed like Oliveira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliveira. Stankovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stankovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stankovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliveira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stankovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the head.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Stankovic.
Stankovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
A counter left hand to the body from Stankovic misses its target.
Oliveira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Oliveira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oliveira.#T3#
Stankovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliveira misses with a body shot
letting Stankovic counter with a right hand.
Oliveira swings for the body but Stankovic moves out of range.
It looked like Stankovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vincenzo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira connects with a crisp jab.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Stankovic moves away
letting Stankovic counter with a right hand.
Stankovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oliveira finds it's way round the side to connect with Stankovic's head.
Oliveira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
Oliveira slips a jab from Stankovic.
Stankovic slips under a jab from Oliveira.
Stankovic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oliveira ducks right into an uppercut from Stankovic.
Stankovic misses with a double jab.
Oliveira wants to counter the offense by Stankovic and move into the clinch position.
Stankovic throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.#T4#
Good exchange - Stankovic coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Stankovic appears to be looking for a big counter.
Oliveira misses with a body shot
and Stankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Stankovic.
Stankovic ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Djordje Stankovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stankovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oliveira is out of range.
Oliveira checks the leg kick.
Stankovic takes one to the side of the head.
Oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stankovic appears to be looking for a big counter.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stankovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oliveira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.

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 Djordje Stankovic.
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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vincenzo Oliveira!
Post fight, an emotional Vincenzo Oliveira said 'My opponent was talking a lot of smack prior to the fight. Maaan I'm so glad we got to fight! But aye, I am cheering for my teammate InSaen Chai to bring that belt back to Shinobi Martial Arts tonight. Let's go!!'.

Event: IFC Thursday Throwdown 13/10
Date: Oct 13, 2022

#R1#
Moura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oliveira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Rogier Moura has been cut.
Moura fails with the takedown.
Oliveira scores with a nice strike.
Moura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliveira pinned against the ropes. Oliveira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rogier Moura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moura shoots in for a double leg but Oliveira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moura misses with a takedown
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rogier Moura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira cracks Moura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oliveira lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Moura goes down and covers up as Oliveira starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincenzo Oliveira!

Event: IFC Presents: Apocalypso 23.7
Date: Jul 23, 2022

#R1#
Moura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moura throws out a loose jab but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moura misses with a combination #CL2#
and Oliveira counters by clinching up.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Oliveira as the two fighters clinch. #BC2#
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oliveira digs a good body shot into Moura's ribs.#CL2#
Oliveira takes the fight into the clinch.
Moura has a couple of punches blocked by Oliveira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moura backwards. #BC2#
Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vincenzo Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Moura misses with a two punch combination.
Oliveira with a hook.#CUT2#It looks like Rogier Moura has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Moura misses the target.
Moura misses with a double jab.
Oliveira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oliveira! But no joy.
Moura tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oliveira! But no joy.
Moura misses with a straight left.
Moura has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from Moura.
Oliveira misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.
Oliveira lands with a straight right. Moura didn't see that one coming.
Moura tries to clinch up.
Moura walks into a straight right hand from Oliveira.
Rogier Moura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moura scores with a nice right hand. #T2#
A left lands for Oliveira.
Moura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CL2#
Oliveira rushes Moura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moura jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oliveira walks away with a smile on his face. Moura gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oliveira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moura. Moura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moura throws an off balance right hand
and Oliveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moura shoots and misses
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#Moura is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rogier Moura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira lands with a good body shot.
Moura is breathing heavily.
Oliveira cracks Moura with a hook to the temple - Moura is on wobbly legs here! Oliveira swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Moura falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Oliveira wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vincenzo Oliveira!

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