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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santana Fritz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phillip Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santana Fritz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fritz throws a nice looking combination but Olsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Olsen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Olsen throwing shots but Fritz is blocking nicely.
Olsen is controlling the pace.
Fritz is refusing to be controlled, as Olsen sits in half guard.
Olsen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fritz wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Olsen wants to take a breather but Fritz is having none of it.
Olsen wants to pass to mount but Fritz is defending the position.
Olsen controlling the action here.
Olsen wants to pass to mount but Fritz is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Olsen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Olsen is keen to just control but Fritz is a slippery customer.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Phillip Olsen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fritz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice combination there by Fritz.
Fritz missing with a left hand there. Olsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fritz tries to bum rush Olsen with a series of wild strikes but Olsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Olsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fritz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz misses with a few strikes there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Olsen.
Fritz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olsen. That did some damage!
Fritz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
Olsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olsen tries to bum rush Fritz with a series of wild strikes but Fritz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santana Fritz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fritz misses with a hook. Olsen ducked under it nicely.
Olsen throws a right hand that Fritz ducks under and follows up with a left that Fritz also avoids with ease.
Fritz ducks under a wild hook from Olsen.
Olsen tries to clinch but Fritz is having none of it.
Olsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Fritz.
Fritz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fritz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
Olsen throws a nice looking combination but Fritz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fritz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fritz. Olsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fritz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Olsen misses with a double jab
and Olsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santana Fritz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fritz avoids it really well and circles away.
Fritz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fritz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fritz duly obliges.
Some wild striking there from Fritz.
A telegraphed right hand from Olsen misses the target.
Fritz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fritz fails to land with a series of punches.
Fritz swinging wildly here.
Fritz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Olsen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fritz swinging wildly here.
Fritz dodges the punch combination from Olsen.
Olsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fritz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phillip Olsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fritz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olsen.
Olsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fritz.
A punch combination from Olsen misses.
Olsen tries to bum rush Fritz with a series of wild strikes but Fritz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Olsen.
Olsen trying to control the position but Fritz is working away.
Fritz regains half guard there - taking advantage of Olsen's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen stops Fritz from getting back to his feet.
Olsen is looking to take a break and control but Fritz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fritz is trying to stand back up but Olsen is controlling him
Olsen is pressing down on Fritz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fritz is holding on for now.
Olsen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two 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.
Fritz is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fritz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fritz throws a sloppy head kick and Olsen moves out of range easily.
Fritz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Olsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fritz scores with a nice head shot.
A left and a right from Fritz both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz connects with a solid leg kick.
Fritz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fritz connects with a looping right hand.
Olsen is looking to clinch but Fritz is avoiding it.
A combination from Olsen does no damage.
Fritz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olsen tries to clinch but Fritz moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Olsen is defended easily by Fritz.
Fritz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Olsen shoots in for a takedown but Fritz shows good takedown defense.
Fritz avoids the body shot from Olsen.
Olsen throws a jab when Fritz was well out of range.
Olsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fritz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Olsen tries to clinch there but Fritz circles away.
Fritz tries a head kick but it misses.
Olsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olsen misses with a body punch
and Fritz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fritz throws a sloppy head kick and Olsen moves out of range easily.
Fritz misses with a two punch combination.
Olsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fritz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fritz tests Olsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olsen scores with a decent looking hook.
Olsen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phillip Olsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fritz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olsen circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fritz misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Phillip Olsen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Olsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Fritz.
Olsen misses with a combination
and Fritz counters with a series of strikes. Olsen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Olsen misses with a body punch
and Fritz counters with a nice body shot.
Fritz scores with a jab. Olsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fritz misses with a combination
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fritz misses with the combination.
Nice jab there from Fritz.
Fritz blocks a jab.
Fritz misses with a double jab.
Olsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fritz counters with a three punch combo that has Olsen backing up. Olsen nods at Fritz to acknowledge the strikes.
Fritz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fritz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fritz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olsen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fritz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz looks to land a combination. Olsen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fritz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fritz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Olsen backs up against the cage.
Fritz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Olsen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Olsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fritz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olsen.
Fritz misses with a body shot.
Santana Fritz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olsen throws a right hand that Fritz ducks under and follows up with a left that Fritz also avoids with ease.
Fritz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fritz throws a series of punches but Olsen avoids them all with ease.
Fritz misses with a combination
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Santana Fritz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fritz throws a one two combo.
Fritz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fritz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Olsen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fritz tries to bum rush Olsen with a series of wild strikes but Olsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Olsen misses with a takedown attempt - Fritz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fritz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Olsen. Olsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crunch! Fritz slams his shin into Olsen's torso.
Fritz's corner calls for a 1-2. Fritz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Olsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsen throws a body punch but Fritz moves out of range.
Olsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olsen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Fritz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fritz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fritz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fritz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fritz misses with a combination
and Olsen counters with a straight right hand.
Olsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fritz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olsen misses the shot to the body.
Olsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Fritz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fritz manages to avoid it.
Fritz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fritz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fritz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olsen misses with a double jab
and Fritz counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Olsen does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fritz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phillip Olsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fritz.
Fritz misses with an uppercut.
Fritz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olsen.
Olsen looks to land a right hand but Fritz moved out of range.
Fritz throws a combination. Olsen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsen misses with a straight right.
Fritz misses with a few strikes there.
Fritz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fritz throws a series of punches but Olsen moves out of range.
Fritz stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santana Fritz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Olsen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Olsen!
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FIGHT
RATING
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