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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Olszewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Escobar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Olszewicz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olszewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Olszewicz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olszewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Olszewicz lands a nice hook to Escobar's body. Escobar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Olszewicz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Olszewicz misses with a wild body shot.
Olszewicz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Escobar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Escobar uses his free foot to push down on Olszewicz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Olszewicz.
Olszewicz is desperately trying to improve his position but Escobar has a good base and remains in mount.
Escobar controlling from the full mount.
Escobar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Escobar looking to ground and pound but Olszewicz is blocking nicely.
Escobar content just to control the position here.
Olszewicz regains half guard.
Escobar controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan Escobar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Olszewicz lands with a good body shot.
Olszewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Olszewicz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Olszewicz misses.
Olszewicz tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Olszewicz scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Olszewicz tries to bum rush Escobar with a series of wild strikes but Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kamil Olszewicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olszewicz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olszewicz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Escobar backs up against the cage.
Olszewicz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olszewicz throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Kamil Olszewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olszewicz misses with a body shot.
Escobar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Olszewicz.
Olszewicz misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Olszewicz misses the target.
Olszewicz missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Olszewicz.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olszewicz.
Escobar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Olszewicz scores with a shot to the body.
Olszewicz throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Olszewicz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olszewicz throws a big shot that misses.
Olszewicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Olszewicz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Olszewicz takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Olszewicz there.
Olszewicz misses with a looping left.
Olszewicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olszewicz misses with a body shot.
Olszewicz throws a big shot that misses.
Olszewicz jabs at Escobar's body.
Olszewicz scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Olszewicz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Olszewicz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Olszewicz scores with a hook to the body. Escobar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Olszewicz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Escobar eats them both and turns towards Olszewicz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Olszewicz throws a right hand that Escobar ducks under and follows up with a left that Escobar also avoids with ease.
Olszewicz scores with a hook to the body. Escobar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Olszewicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olszewicz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Olszewicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olszewicz misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Olszewicz!
Olszewicz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Olszewicz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Olszewicz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Olszewicz throws a looping overhand right but Escobar ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olszewicz. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olszewicz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escobar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Escobar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Escobar seems to be looking for submissions.
Olszewicz trying to hold on to Escobar's head to control him but Escobar postures up.
Escobar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Olszewicz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ryan Escobar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz wants to get back to his feet.
Escobar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We're going to have a standup here because Ryan Escobar wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Olszewicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
Olszewicz throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Olszewicz throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Olszewicz. Those never looked like landing.
Olszewicz misses with an uppercut.
Olszewicz scores with a nice right hand.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olszewicz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olszewicz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Escobar rather than just go for the knockout.
Olszewicz misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olszewicz throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olszewicz throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Olszewicz's guard.
Escobar postures up in Olszewicz's guard and throws a big left but Olszewicz blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Escobar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Olszewicz is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Escobar dives into side control.
Escobar blocks the strikes from Olszewicz.
Escobar tries to score with some ground and pound. Olszewicz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Escobar trying to control the action but Olszewicz is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Escobar trying to control the position but Olszewicz is working away.
Escobar is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Olszewicz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Olszewicz is not content to let Escobar control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escobar working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ryan Escobar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
No joy there for Olszewicz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olszewicz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobar moves forwards but Olszewicz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escobar slips a straight right by Olszewicz.
Olszewicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escobar circles away quickly and effectively.
Olszewicz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Escobar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Olszewicz throws a nice looking combination but Escobar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olszewicz misses with a body shot.
Olszewicz misses with a two punch combination.
Olszewicz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Olszewicz.
Olszewicz misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
Olszewicz misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olszewicz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Olszewicz throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olszewicz.
Olszewicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olszewicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escobar circles away quickly and effectively.
Olszewicz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olszewicz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olszewicz throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olszewicz throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olszewicz throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Olszewicz scores with a body shot.
Olszewicz throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Olszewicz misses.
Olszewicz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Olszewicz throws a right hand that Escobar ducks under and follows up with a left that Escobar also avoids with ease.
Escobar tries for a takedown but Olszewicz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Olszewicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olszewicz misses with the combination.
Olszewicz lands with a nice body punch.
Kamil Olszewicz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar blocks a jab.
Olszewicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olszewicz. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olszewicz looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Olszewicz misses with a looping right.
Olszewicz misses the shot to the body.
Olszewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz misses with a body shot.
Olszewicz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Olszewicz.
Olszewicz scores with a one two! Escobar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Olszewicz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olszewicz.
Olszewicz misses with a double jab.
Olszewicz looks to land a combination but Escobar avoids it well.
Olszewicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamil Olszewicz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olszewicz throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Olszewicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escobar circles away quickly and effectively.
Olszewicz cracks Escobar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Olszewicz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz scores with the left hand. Escobar knows he should have avoided that one.
Olszewicz throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olszewicz moves away.
Escobar drives through with a takedown into Olszewicz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Escobar throwing strikes from guard but Olszewicz blocks nicely.
Escobar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar wants to control from the top but Olszewicz keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamil Olszewicz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Olszewicz 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamil Olszewicz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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