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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olli Lindholm (ranked 1736 p4p, 1598 weight class) and Horgen Stein (ranked 207 p4p, 190 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 cm 23 266 6 - 3 - 0 |
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192 cm 22 261 9 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class MT Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Dangerous knees Good gas tank |
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Olli Lindholm! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horgen Stein! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stein misses with a leg kick. A head kick misses from Lindholm. Stein throws a sloppy head kick and Lindholm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Lindholm scores with a jab to the head.
Stein is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lindholm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stein moves away. Stein tries to keep at a distance but Lindholm has taken the fight into the clinch. Lindholm looking to throw knees to the head but Stein is blocking nicely.
Lindholm lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Horgen Stein has been cut. Lindholm letting Stein take a breather here. Stein lands a left hand.
Stein blocks the elbow strike.
Lindholm working aggressively here.
Lindholm lands a shot to the body. Stein with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lindholm tries to land a knee to the head but Stein blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stein tries to land a knee to the head but Lindholm blocks with his arms.
Stein prevents a body shot from Lindholm. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lindholm.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short left from Stein. Stein connects with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Lindholm's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Lindholm lands an elbow that stopped Stein in his tracks for a moment. A short right hand to the side of the head by Lindholm. Lindholm digs a right hand underneath Stein's ribcage. Stein let out a lung full of air as it connected. Stein looking to stall.
Lindholm lands a left hand.
Stein tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindholm avoids the damage to the body. Stein misses with a knee strike.
Stein takes an elbow to the temple. Stein tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lindholm. Stein looks winded! Lindholm throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action! Stein is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lindholm to keep the fight standing. A quick uppercut on the inside from Lindholm. Lindholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lindholm is working Stein over against the cage. Lindholm misses with a body punch.
Lindholm lands with a right to the head. Lindholm lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lindholm lands an uppercut. Lindholm lands a left hand.
Stein is rocked! Lindholm breaks from the clinch.
Lindholm catches Stein napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Stein to the canvas!
Stein is still in real trouble! Can Lindholm finish him? Lindholm works a leg free and moves into half guard. Lindholm tries to pass to full mount but Stein defends it. Lindholm controlling the action here. Stein seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lindholm's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Lindholm stands up out of the half guard. Stein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Stein blocks the body kick.
Stein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Stein avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Nice uppercut there from Lindholm. Lindholm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stein on the side of the head. Stein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Stein throws a series of punches but Lindholm moves out of range. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Lindholm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Lindholm.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stein avoids a kick to the body.
Stein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Lindholm cracks Stein with a hook to the temple - Stein is on wobbly legs here! Lindholm swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Stein falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Lindholm wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Olli Lindholm! In his post fight interview, Olli Lindholm started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
59% |
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