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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reyes Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liels Pimpis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reyes Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liels Pimpis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pimpis tries to clinch up.
Olsen really is a fat lump.
Pimpis blocks a head kick by Olsen.
Pimpis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Olsen.
Olsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pimpis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Olsen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pimpis fails with the takedown.
Olsen moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Pimpis.
Olsen has hold of one of Pimpis's legs. Pimpis is fighting the takedown attempt but Olsen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Olsen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pimpis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pimpis looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimpis avoids the attempt from Olsen to control.
Pimpis content just to control the position here.
Olsen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pimpis controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimpis swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Olsen is now in Pimpis's guard. A big mistake from Pimpis there, giving up the dominant position!
Olsen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pimpis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Olsen has managed to get both his arms back between Pimpis's legs - danger averted.
Olsen wants to control from the top but Pimpis keeps moving.
Pimpis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pimpis's guard.
Pimpis is adopting a defensive guard.
Pimpis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Olsen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Olsen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pimpis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pimpis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Olsen stopping the sweep attempt from Pimpis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pimpis has a closed guard, preventing Olsen from standing up.
Olsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Pimpis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olsen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Olsen wants to stand and escape but instead Pimpis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pimpis wants to stand but Olsen is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olsen wants to control the position but Pimpis says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liels Pimpis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reyes Olsen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pimpis misses with a wild combination.
Olsen throws a head kick that misses.
Pimpis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Olsen has a couple of punches blocked by Pimpis.
Pimpis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olsen avoids the head kick by Pimpis.
Pimpis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pimpis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Olsen's guard.
Olsen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pimpis controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pimpis tries to stand but Olsen is controlling from the bottom.
Liels Pimpis has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Liels Pimpis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pimpis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Olsen quickly recovers to half guard.
Pimpis is trying to control. Olsen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimpis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Olsen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pimpis on the ground.
Pimpis is trying to control. Olsen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Olsen is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Liels Pimpis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Olsen misses with a combination
and Pimpis counters by clinching up.
Olsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liels Pimpis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pimpis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Olsen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Olsen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olsen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimpis controlling the position from side mount.
Pimpis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Olsen's legs.
Pimpis tries for a kimura but Olsen is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pimpis working the head with strikes.
Pimpis advances to mount.
Pimpis controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liels Pimpis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reyes Olsen's cut.
That's time! Olsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Olsen throws a head kick that misses.
Olsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pimpis gets a double leg takedown into Olsen's guard.
Pimpis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Olsen dives on top into guard.
Olsen wants to stand but Pimpis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pimpis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Olsen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimpis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Olsen is controlling him.
Olsen wants to control from the top but Pimpis keeps moving.
Pimpis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pimpis is thwarting Olsen's attempts to control the position.
Pimpis prevents Olsen from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimpis tries to pass to full mount but Olsen defends it.
Pimpis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Liels Pimpis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pimpis dives in and scores a takedown into Olsen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimpis landing with the ground and pound.
Pimpis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Olsen is trying to keep Pimpis in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pimpis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pimpis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen has his foot on Pimpis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pimpis works his way back into a safe position though.
Pimpis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pimpis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pimpis passes Olsen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liels Pimpis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pimpis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liels Pimpis!
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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
47% |
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