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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lars Olofsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cormier's choice of entrance music: Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says. On his way into the cage it seems that Lars Olofsson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lars Olofsson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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168 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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179 cm
26
161 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lars Olofsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier throws a series of punches but Olofsson avoids them all with ease.
Olofsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cormier was well out of range. Poor timing from Olofsson.
Some wild striking there from Cormier.
Olofsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good exchange - Olofsson coming out on top.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cormier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cormier tries to bum rush Olofsson with a series of wild strikes but Olofsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Olofsson throws a jab when Cormier was well out of range.
Cormier wants to clinch up but Olofsson keeps it at a distance.
Corey Cormier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cormier throws a series of punches but Olofsson avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cormier swings away with a body shot that misses
and Olofsson counters with a left and a right that stings Cormier.
Cormier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olofsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cormier's guard.
Cormier looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olofsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofsson is in close to Cormier's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Olofsson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Olofsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cormier is keeping the position for now.
Cormier wants to stand and escape but Olofsson is having none of it.
Olofsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Olofsson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cormier dives on top into guard.
Olofsson wants to sweep here but Cormier controlling him for the moment.
Cormier decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Olofsson, up you get!
Cormier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olofsson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cormier's guard now.
Olofsson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cormier looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cormier looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cormier!
Cormier wants to stand but Olofsson has his arm trapped.
Olofsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Olofsson sneaks back into half guard.
It looks like Cormier is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cormier is looking to stall here but Olofsson recovers full guard.
Olofsson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cormier is looking to stand up but Olofsson won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Olofsson 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.
Cormier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cormier closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cormier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Olofsson is stalling here.
Olofsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Olofsson misses with the head strike.
Olofsson has clasped his hands together around Cormier's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Olofsson misses with the ground and pound.
Olofsson controls the position from side control.
Cormier manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofsson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Olofsson controlling the pace.
Olofsson uses his free foot to push down on Cormier's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cormier.
Olofsson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cormier hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cormier wants to get back to his feet.
Cormier is breathing heavily.
Cormier is looking to improve his position but Olofsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Olofsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cormier really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Olofsson.
Cormier is desperately trying to improve his position but Olofsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Cormier is trying to stand up.
Olofsson lands a big shot there that rocks Cormier but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lars Olofsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olofsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Olofsson working Cormier over with strikes here.
Olofsson looking to control but Cormier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Olofsson controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Olofsson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cormier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cormier closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Olofsson to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olofsson. Cormier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Cormier.
Cormier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olofsson.
Olofsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olofsson throws a head kick that misses.
Cormier throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Cormier does no damage.
Cormier lands a nice hook to Olofsson's body. Olofsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cormier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Cormier misses
and Olofsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Olofsson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cormier's half guard.
Olofsson controlling the action here.
Cormier is in trouble now - Olofsson has advanced to mount!
Olofsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Corey Cormier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier wants to hold on but Olofsson pushes him away.
Cormier is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Cormier that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier controls the position.
Cormier working to try and regain half guard.
Olofsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lars Olofsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olofsson controlling the pace for now.
Cormier tries to hold on but Olofsson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cormier is trying to escape the mount.
Olofsson content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Olofsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Olofsson, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Olofsson!
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hype
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FIGHT
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