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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Safforn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole Solseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solseng comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mama Said Knock You Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Safforn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ole Solseng!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safforn shoots for a takedown but Solseng saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Safforn pushes Solseng up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Safforn.
Solseng manages to break the clinch.
Safforn walks into a stiff left hand from Solseng.
A slapping body kick lands there for Solseng.
Safforn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Safforn blocks the body kick.
Safforn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Solseng ducks right into an uppercut from Safforn.
Safforn moves out of range as Solseng throws a body kick.
Safforn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Solseng avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Safforn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Solseng leaves Safforn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Solseng checks a low kick from Safforn.
A jab from Safforn finds it's way through Solseng's defenses.
Safforn tries to clinch up.
Safforn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Solseng throws out a counter right but Safforn avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Safforn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solseng connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Solseng.
Solseng loads up on a big right hand but Safforn slips the punch.
Safforn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Safforn checks a leg kick.
Solseng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Safforn counter with a right hand.
Safforn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Solseng finds it's way round the side to connect with Safforn's head.
Safforn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Solseng as he avoids it easily.
Safforn tries to clinch up but Solseng circles away and keeps his distance.
Solseng clobbers Safforn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Abraham Safforn has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Safforn.
Solseng uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Safforn has time to react.
Solseng throws a wild body kick that Safforn sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Solseng finds it's way through Safforn's defenses.
Solseng takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Safforn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Solseng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solseng slips a jab and a cross from Safforn.
Safforn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Solseng counters with a head kick. That will keep Safforn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Safforn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Solseng.
Solseng is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Safforn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Solseng.
Solseng missing with a left hand there. Safforn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Safforn throws a quick counter head kick but Solseng was just out of range.
Solseng throws a body punch but Safforn moves out of range.
Solseng throws a head kick that misses.
Safforn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ole Solseng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solseng gets tackled into the cage by Safforn. Safforn maintains the clinch.
Solseng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Solseng breaks from the clinch.
Solseng misses with a right hand
and Safforn counters with a leg kick.
Safforn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solseng.
Ole Solseng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solseng looks to land a right hand but Safforn moved out of range.
Safforn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solseng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Safforn counters with a nice uppercut.
Safforn misses the body punch
letting Solseng counter with a right hand.
Safforn cracks the inside of Solseng's front leg.
Safforn looks to land a left hand but Solseng moved out of range nicely.
Safforn backing away here, and Solseng unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Safforn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Solseng.
Solseng goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Solseng checks a leg kick.
Solseng lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Solseng misses with a straight left.
Safforn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Solseng on the side of the head.
Solseng smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Safforn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Safforn is looking to clinch but Solseng is avoiding it.
Safforn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Solseng.
A telegraphed right hand from Solseng misses the target.
Solseng throws a big shot that misses.
Safforn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Solseng.
Solseng tries to land a leg kick but Safforn saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solseng throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Safforn on the side of the head.
Safforn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Solseng on the side of the head.
Safforn throws a leg kick which misses Solseng's front leg but catches the back leg as Solseng tries to avoid it.
Solseng digs a good body shot into Safforn's ribs.
Safforn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Safforn tries to move into range but Solseng moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Solseng swings widly with a right hand
and Safforn counters with a series of strikes. Solseng will be more careful next time no doubt.
Solseng pivots, looking for a leg kick but Safforn is out of range and Solseng settles back down.
Safforn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Solseng's waist but Solseng gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Safforn off to one side.
Solseng throws out a loose jab but Safforn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solseng scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Safforn throws a shot to the body.
Solseng shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Safforn eats them both and turns towards Solseng to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Abraham Safforn's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solseng fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Safforn blocks a jab.
Safforn throwing a counter right hand but Solseng manages to avoid it.
Safforn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Safforn. That's going to slow Solseng down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ole Solseng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Safforn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Solseng lands with a nice body punch.
Solseng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Safforn swinging wildly here.
Solseng scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Safforn doesn't seem bothered though.
Solseng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Safforn was well out of range. Poor timing from Solseng.
Solseng misses with a straight left.
Safforn feints and then cracks Solseng's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Solseng down.
Safforn scores with a body shot.
Solseng misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Solseng misses.
Safforn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Solseng sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Safforn somewhat.
Safforn gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solseng pushes Safforn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Solseng manages to break the clinch.
Safforn shoots in but no luck this time.
Solseng steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Solseng misses with a straight right.
Safforn takes a swing at Solseng's ribcage but misses.
Solseng counters with a body kick.
Safforn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Solseng.
Safforn slips a jab from Solseng.
Safforn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Safforn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solseng misses with a body kick.
Safforn throws out a leg kick but Solseng moves out of range and Safforn only half commits.
Safforn tries to close the distance and clinch but Solseng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Solseng throws a jab when Safforn was well out of range.
Solseng looks to throw the jab but Safforn is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safforn misses with a combination
and Solseng counters with a nice leg kick.
Safforn darts in and clinches Solseng up against the cage.
Safforn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Solseng looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Solseng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Safforn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Safforn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solseng scores with a nice head shot.
Safforn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Safforn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solseng manages to avoid it.
Solseng misses with a straight right.
Safforn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Solseng. Solseng obviously looking to wear him down.
Safforn checks a low kick from Solseng.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solseng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Safforn manages to avoid it.
Solseng uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Safforn has time to react.
Safforn misses with a telegraphed body shot
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Solseng counters with a good low kick that Safforn was not able to check.
Solseng has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Solseng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solseng throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Safforn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Safforn tries to bum rush Solseng with a series of wild strikes but Solseng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Solseng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Solseng throws a lazy head kick
and Safforn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Solseng misses with a shot to the body
and Safforn counters with a head kick. That will keep Solseng thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Safforn tries to clinch but Solseng is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Solseng.
Safforn wants to clinch up but Solseng keeps it at a distance.
Safforn clinches with his opponent.
Solseng is trying to break the clinch but Safforn has him pressed against the cage.
Safforn looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solseng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Safforn throws a head kick that misses.
Solseng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Safforn throws out the jab.
Safforn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Solseng throws the left hand but Safforn avoids the punch easily.
Solseng throws a shot from downtown. Safforn moves away and avoids it.
Solseng throws a body punch but Safforn moves out of range.
Safforn drops his hands momentarily and Solseng takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Solseng pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abraham Safforn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solseng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Safforn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Safforn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Solseng.
Safforn throws a quick counter head kick but Solseng was just out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Solseng. Safforn shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Safforn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Solseng to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ole Solseng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abraham Safforn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Safforn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Safforn misses
and Safforn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Safforn misses with a body kick.
Safforn slips a straight right by Solseng.
Safforn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Solseng.
Safforn needs to keep his hands up - Solseng had a free shot at his head there.
Safforn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Solseng.
Safforn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Safforn tried to score with a low kick but Solseng checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Solseng blocks the low kick.
Safforn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Safforn throws a body kick that misses.
Safforn shoots in looking for a takedown but Solseng manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Safforn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Safforn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Solseng throws out a counter right but Safforn avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solseng scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Safforn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Solseng takes a swing at Safforn's ribcage but misses.
Solseng misses with an uppercut.
Safforn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Safforn defending well as Solseng loads up on a big left hand.
Safforn throws out a powerful jab.
Safforn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Safforn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Solseng is looking to slow Safforn down with leg kicks.
Solseng takes one to the chin there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Safforn.
Ole Solseng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solseng chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Safforn doesn't manage to clinch there - Solseng circles away.
Solseng lands with a good body shot.
Safforn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solseng ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Solseng swats away the attempt to clinch by Safforn.
Safforn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Solseng fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Safforn is out of range.
Solseng ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Solseng misses with a right hand
and Safforn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Solseng takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Solseng connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safforn tries to clinch there but Solseng circles away.
Solseng's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Solseng misses with a kick to the body.
Safforn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Safforn misses with a straight right.
Safforn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Safforn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Solseng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Solseng with a nice cross.
Safforn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Safforn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Solseng there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Solseng does it's job there.
Solseng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Safforn throws a low kick but Solseng avoids it.
Safforn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Safforn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abraham Safforn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Safforn tries to clinch there but Solseng circles away.
Solseng feints a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Solseng. No joy for Safforn on that attempt.
Abraham Safforn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Safforn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solseng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Safforn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solseng lands a really nice looking cross but Safforn seems unphased.
Safforn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Solseng.
Safforn lands a lovely overhand right.
Solseng lands a jab.
Solseng misses with a straight right.
Safforn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch lands to the side of Safforn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Solseng takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Decent striking displayed by Solseng there.
Safforn walks into a straight right hand from Solseng.
Solseng connects with a jab.
Solseng looks to land a left hand but Safforn moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ole Solseng comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Solseng 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ole Solseng!
After the fight, Ole Solseng was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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