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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Olsen (ranked 1508 p4p, 838 weight class) and Joseph Ducreux (ranked 205 p4p, 111 weight class). 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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World class MT
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Ducreux!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducreux throws a hook but Olsen avoids it easily.
Ducreux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good work by Ducreux as he checks the leg kick.
Olsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ducreux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olsen throws a combination. Ducreux tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've been informed that Ducreux has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
No joy there for Ducreux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ducreux moves away.
Ducreux just misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick from Olsen misses.
Olsen blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Olsen misses.
Ducreux misses with an attempted mid kick.
Olsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Olsen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ducreux has a couple of punches blocked by Olsen.
Olsen is leaning against Ducreux and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Olsen lands a nice knee to the body.
Ducreux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ducreux blocks the elbow strike.
Olsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ducreux or not.
Olsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olsen scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Olsen.
It looks like Joseph Ducreux has been cut.
Ducreux working aggressively here.
Olsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ducreux's elbow.
Olsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ducreux tries a body shot but Olsen blocks it.
Ducreux misses with some punches.
Ducreux breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ducreux.
Nice uppercut there from Olsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen closes the distance and clinches.
Ducreux is trying to break the clinch but Olsen is controlling him.
Ducreux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olsen's elbow.
Olsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ducreux backwards.
Olsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ducreux backwards.
Ducreux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ducreux.
Ducreux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ducreux struggles to land a body shot inside as Olsen controls his hands.
Olsen lands a body shot.
Ducreux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olsen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Olsen scores with a jab to the body.
Ducreux has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Olsen finds it's way round the side to connect with Ducreux's head.
Ducreux staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Olsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Olsen connects with a body shot.
Olsen lands with a straight right. Ducreux didn't see that one coming.
Olsen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Olsen throws a low kick but Ducreux avoids it.
Olsen blocks a jab.
Olsen digs a good body shot into Ducreux's ribs.
Ducreux loads up on a big right hand but Olsen slips the punch.
Olsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olsen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ducreux just manages to avoid it.
Ducreux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
Ducreux throws a lazy right hand but Olsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ducreux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Ducreux counters with a nice uppercut.
Ducreux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olsen.
Ducreux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olsen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Olsen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ducreux has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ducreux and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ducreux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Olsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Olsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ducreux takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ducreux counters with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ducreux.
Ducreux connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Olsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Ducreux's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Olsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ducreux's head backwards.
Ducreux misses the shot to the body.
Olsen clinches with his opponent.
Ducreux scores with a hook to the body.
Ducreux lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Olsen.
Ducreux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ducreux gets through Olsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ducreux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ducreux on the inside.
Ducreux lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Olsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ducreux's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Olsen fails to land.
Ducreux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Ducreux scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ducreux stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Olsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ducreux blocks it with crossed arms.
Ducreux scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Ducreux on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Ducreux.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ducreux manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olsen throws a leg kick that misses.
Ducreux is looking to land body kicks.
Olsen misses with a combination
and Ducreux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ducreux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ducreux checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like Ducreux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Olsen finds it's way through Ducreux's defenses.
Olsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen looks to land a combination but Ducreux avoids it well.
Olsen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Olsen throws a shot from downtown. Ducreux moves away and avoids it.
Harry Olsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux lands a nice looking kick to the body. Olsen takes a step back to recover.
Harry Olsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Olsen wants to slow Ducreux down by chopping away at his legs.
Ducreux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ducreux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Olsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Ducreux circles away.
Ducreux throws a looping overhand right but Olsen ducks down to avoid it.
Ducreux misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Olsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Olsen.
Olsen throws a shot from downtown. Ducreux moves away and avoids it.
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Ducreux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olsen takes a swing at Ducreux's ribcage but misses.
Ducreux throws out a counter right but Olsen avoids it with no problem.
Ducreux misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ducreux.
Olsen misses the jab.
Ducreux cracks Olsen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Olsen misses with a wild combination.
Ducreux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Olsen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Olsen connects with a leg kick.
Ducreux thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Ducreux misses.
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Ducreux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ducreux finds it's way through Olsen's defenses.
Olsen moves out of range as Ducreux strikes.
Ducreux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olsen throws out the jab.
Ducreux counters with a body kick.
Olsen cracks Ducreux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ducreux throws a lazy body kick
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ducreux looks to throw the jab but Olsen is out of range.
It looked like Olsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ducreux throws a head kick that misses.
Olsen scores with a hook to the body. Ducreux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Joseph Ducreux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ducreux jabs at Olsen's body.
Olsen misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ducreux! But no joy.
Olsen avoids the body shot from Ducreux.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joseph Ducreux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joseph Ducreux's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Ducreux throws a hook but Olsen blocks it.
Olsen throwing a counter right hand but Ducreux manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Ducreux blocks the low kick.
Olsen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Olsen misses with a leg kick.
Olsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olsen thows a leg kick but Ducreux checks it
and Ducreux counters with a nice body shot.
Olsen loads up on a big right hand but Ducreux slips the punch.
Ducreux checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ducreux connects with a right hand. Olsen shakes it off.
Olsen ducks under a wild hook from Ducreux.
Olsen misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olsen.
Ducreux misses with a hook to the body
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Ducreux misses with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ducreux's knee momentarily.
Olsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ducreux. That did some damage!
Ducreux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Olsen tries to clinch up.
Ducreux with a hook.
Olsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ducreux scores with a punch to the head.
Olsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ducreux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Olsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ducreux counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ducreux connects with a looping right hand.
Ducreux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
Olsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Olsen misses with a low kick.
Ducreux lands with an overhand left.
Olsen is rocked!
Crunch! Ducreux slams his shin into Olsen's torso.
Oh Olsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ducreux ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Olsen out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Ducreux!
After the big win, Joseph Ducreux made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bondi MMA 🏝️ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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hype
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FIGHT
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