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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Olafsson (ranked 3125 p4p, 1534 weight class) and Ricky Rawse (ranked 138 p4p, 73 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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14 - 14 - 0 |
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193 cm
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21 - 26 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bjorn Olafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rawse!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawse misses with a combination
and Olafsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Olafsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Olafsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olafsson avoids the body shot from Rawse.
Olafsson throws a quick counter head kick but Rawse was just out of range.
Rawse closes the distance and pushes Olafsson back into the cage.
Olafsson breaks from the clinch.
Rawse rushes Olafsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Olafsson blocks an uppercut.
Rawse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Rawse.
Olafsson blocks an uppercut.
Rawse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olafsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olafsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olafsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Rawse scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Bjorn Olafsson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rawse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rawse cracks Olafsson with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olafsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rawse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olafsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rawse fails to land.
Olafsson tries to pull guard but Rawse won't allow it.
Olafsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rawse has him pressed against the cage.
Rawse throws a head punch that misses.
Rawse lands a left hand.
Rawse tries to work over Olafsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olafsson manages to break the clinch.
Olafsson dodges the punch combination from Rawse.
Olafsson scores with a jab to the body.
Olafsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rawse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olafsson counters with a body kick.
Rawse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olafsson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rawse misses with a left hand
and Olafsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rawse rushes Olafsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rawse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Olafsson's efforts to push away.
Olafsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rawse tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Olafsson counters with a three punch combo that has Rawse backing up. Rawse nods at Olafsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Olafsson pushes Rawse away with a front kick.
Olafsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Olafsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rawse manages to avoid it.
Rawse tries to clinch up.
Rawse lands with a right hand.
Rawse rushes Olafsson and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Rawse.
Rawse swings wildly with an uppercut but Olafsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rawse has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Olafsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rawse can turn it around.
Olafsson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Olafsson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olafsson controlling Rawse's posture.
Olafsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rawse slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Olafsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Olafsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rawse can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Olafsson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rawse is now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rawse is keen to just control but Olafsson is a slippery customer.
Rawse scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rawse seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Olafsson trying to get back to full guard but Rawse takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Rawse trying to control but Olafsson is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rawse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Olafsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Olafsson walks into a left hand.
Rawse takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rawse moves into the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rawse in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rawse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Olafsson prevents a body shot from Rawse.
Rawse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rawse.
Olafsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rawse forces Olafsson back against the cage and clinches.
Olafsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rawse.
Olafsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rawse's elbow.
Rawse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rawse working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Olafsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Olafsson lands with a right to the head.
Olafsson decides to pull guard.
Rawse is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Olafsson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Rawse is looking to defend but Olafsson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Rawse! Olafsson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Rawse taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bjorn Olafsson!
Bjorn Olafsson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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