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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Whitney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel De Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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169 cm
25
150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Whitney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel De Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Oliveira clinches up with Whitney and pushes him back against the cage.
Whitney working De Oliveira over with knees to the body.
De Oliveira jumps guard and drags Whitney to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
De Oliveira wants to sweep here but Whitney controlling him for the moment.
De Oliveira is pulling down on Whitney's head to control his posture.
De Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whitney engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Whitney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitney trying to control the position from guard on top but De Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitney wants to get up but he can't break De Oliveira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas Whitney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whitney pushes De Oliveira away with a front kick.
De Oliveira instigates a clinch.
Whitney is trying to break the clinch but De Oliveira is controlling him.
De Oliveira jumps guard and drags Whitney to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitney trying to control the position from guard on top but De Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitney is looking to stand up but De Oliveira won't let him.
De Oliveira is pulling down on Whitney's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Whitney controlling from the top position.
Whitney trying to control the position from guard on top but De Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitney wants to stand and escape but instead De Oliveira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Whitney looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Oliveira is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitney keeping full guard, as De Oliveira tries to pass.
De Oliveira controlling from the top position.
Whitney looking for submissions from the bottom but instead De Oliveira passes into half guard.
De Oliveira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like De Oliveira might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Whitney is trying to stand back up but De Oliveira is controlling him
Whitney tries to get to full guard but De Oliveira has control of the leg.
Whitney is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute De Oliveira jumps into side control!
De Oliveira moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
De Oliveira works to advance to full mount. Whitney defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Oliveira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Whitney is in a horrible position here. De Oliveira smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel De Oliveira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whitney throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A swing and a miss from De Oliveira.
Thomas Whitney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Oliveira blocks a head kick by Whitney.
Whitney misses with a kick to the body.
Whitney tries to clinch but De Oliveira moves out of range.
Whitney wants to clinch.
De Oliveira wants to counter the offense by Whitney and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitney clinches.
De Oliveira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira managing to block the knees to the body from Whitney.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whitney.
Whitney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Whitney misses with the head strike.
De Oliveira lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
De Oliveira wants to stand up but Whitney has a hold of him and won't allow it.
De Oliveira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Whitney wants to improve his position but De Oliveira is controlling well.
De Oliveira slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitney looking for submissions off his back.
Whitney wants to get back to full guard.
De Oliveira wants to work for an arm triangle but Whitney is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Oliveira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
De Oliveira is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whitney looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Oliveira tries to stand but can't do so whilst Whitney controls his leg.
Whitney wants to stand back up but De Oliveira manages to pass into side control.
De Oliveira is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Whitney looks calm but he's in trouble here. De Oliveira gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Whitney is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! De Oliveira lets go of the hold and Whitney can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel De Oliveira!
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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
29% |
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