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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viserys Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Oliveira will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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184 cm
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205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viserys Targaryen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Targaryen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oliveira is trying to defend but Targaryen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Targaryen is taking a breather. Oliveira says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Targaryen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oliveira doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Targaryen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oliveira's head.
Targaryen wants to stand but Oliveira has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Targaryen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Targaryen works his way into side control.
Oliveira is trying to escape the position but Targaryen is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen wants to stand but Oliveira has his arm trapped.
Targaryen misses with the ground and pound.
Targaryen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Oliveira prevents Targaryen from improving position.
Targaryen throws a strike aimed at the side of Oliveira's head but Oliveira avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen tries to move to mount but Oliveira blocks the move with his legs.
Targaryen staying calm.
Targaryen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viserys Targaryen 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.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Targaryen moves away
and Targaryen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Oliveira's guard now.
Targaryen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Targaryen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
Targaryen with a nice head shot there.
Targaryen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oliveira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Targaryen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Targaryen postures up.
Viserys Targaryen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Oliveira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Targaryen.
Targaryen wants to get up but he can't break Oliveira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Viserys Targaryen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Oliveira wants to slow Targaryen down by chopping away at his legs.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Targaryen.
Targaryen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen tries to stand but Oliveira is controlling his head.
Targaryen just content to control the position.
Oliveira prevents Targaryen from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira dodges the ground and pound from Targaryen.
Oliveira is trying to escape the position but Targaryen is controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Targaryen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Oliveira is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Viserys Targaryen!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
14% |
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