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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimundo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raimundo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Oliveira counter with a right hand.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Oliveira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oliveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliveira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Oliveira tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliveira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Oliveira looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sloppy strikes from Oliveira. Those never looked like landing.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira misses the jab.
Oliveira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Oliveira.
Silva staying out of range there.
Oliveira might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
Oliveira connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oliveira tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oliveira to the ground. Oliveira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Oliveira looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Oliveira throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimundo Oliveira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Oliveira blocks the low kick.
Oliveira throws a shot to the body.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oliveira.
Raimundo Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira lands with a shot to the body.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliveira misses with the combination.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Silva.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva slips under a jab.
Oliveira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Silva defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliveira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliveira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oliveira dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Oliveira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oliveira wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oliveira lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimundo Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Oliveira finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Oliveira scores with a nice head shot.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Oliveira scores with a three punch combo!
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliveira punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Oliveira.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliveira stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Silva avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva misses with a double jab
and Oliveira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oliveira lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Silva might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Oliveira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a body shot.
Oliveira throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Oliveira scores with a punch to the head.
Oliveira jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Silva moves out of range as Oliveira strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raimundo Oliveira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oliveira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raimundo 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimundo Oliveira!
Post fight, an emotional Raimundo Oliveira said 'Essa foi sua primeira aula de boxe, cara!!! This was your first boxing lesson, dude!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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