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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barron White (ranked 19 p4p, 109 weight class) and Kjetil Olsen (ranked 4 p4p, 13 weight class). Olsen has chosen Liberty by LXST CXNTURY as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 cm 32 270 24 - 7 - 1 |
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225 cm 30 271 22 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barron White! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Olsen counters with a lovely straight right hand! White has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blaze Gym in the buildup to the fight. White throws a lazy right hand but Olsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. White sizes up Olsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Kjetil Olsen has been cut. Olsen moves out of range of the strikes. Olsen thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Olsen misses with a looping right. It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. White just misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round. White tests Olsen's chin there with a solid looking shot. A head kick misses from Olsen. Olsen ducks under a wild hook from White. White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Olsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Barron White has been cut. Olsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Olsen thuds a left hand into White's body. A looping hook to the body misses from White. Olsen does a little dance to reset his feet. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Olsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Olsen misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body. White with a hook. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Olsen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Olsen swings widly with a right hand
and Olsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. White misses with a right hand and Olsen counters with a nice kick to the body. White is breathing heavily. White misses with a hook
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White looks to land a left hand but Olsen moved out of range nicely. White misses with a jab to the body
and Olsen counters with a lovely straight right hand! White throws a lazy right hand but Olsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Olsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White. Olsen cracks White with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Olsen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning White to stand back up! Olsen misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely. It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. White steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Olsen. That one must have hurt. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Crunch! Olsen slams his shin into White's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Olsen sends White crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Olsen is motioning to the referee to let White up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! White moves out of range of the strikes. White moves out of range of the strikes. Olsen throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it. White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Olsen looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming. White blocks a jab. A jab from White does it's job there. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kjetil Olsen dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. White moves out of range of the body kick. Olsen drops White with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but White looks back up at him and smiles so Olsen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
White ducks under a wild hook from Olsen. Kjetil Olsen seems to be getting the better of the standup. Olsen looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming. White is looking to counter punch. Olsen misses the jab. Olsen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Olsen throws a jab but it's blocked by White. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Olsen throws a sloppy head kick and White counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. White defending well as Olsen loads up on a big left hand. White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. White slips a straight right by Olsen. White seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Olsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. White swings widly with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a crisp right hand that drops White! Olsen lets White back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
White is rocked! Olsen takes a body punch but keeps moving. White lands with a hook. Olsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. 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! That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! White crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Olsen - the referee stops the clock and White gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Olsen. White manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Olsen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Olsen with a body punch. A glancing blow. White misses with a body punch
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Olsen scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Olsen scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Olsen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Olsen digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Olsen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! White crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Olsen - the referee stops the clock and White gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Olsen. White manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. White will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Olsen thuds his shin into the meat of White's side. Olsen scores with a kick to the midsection. Olsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a right hand to the body. A big right from Olsen misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Olsen gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch. Olsen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White tries to throw a body punch but Olsen avoids it by throwing White back against the cage. Olsen lands a shoulder strike. Olsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Olsen. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. White misses the jab. A big right from Olsen misses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kjetil Olsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action! Nice body kick from Olsen. Olsen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Olsen throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily. Olsen loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch. Olsen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
White takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Olsen looks to throw the jab but White is out of range. Olsen throws a front kick that sends White stumbling back into the cage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Olsen fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops White to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! White looks to clinch but Olsen throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! White taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kjetil Olsen! A victorious Kjetil Olsen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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