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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fitch Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Olich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fitch Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timo Olich!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oliver showed some decent athleticism there.
Olich has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oliver is working away from the top position though.
Oliver sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Olich defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olich wants to control but Oliver is keeping busy.
Oliver controlling the action here.
Oliver sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Olich defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olich wants to control but Oliver is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oliver'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.
Olich is looking for a sweep. Oliver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver is keen to just control but Olich is a slippery customer.
Oliver is working for a kimura but Olich is defending it quite comfortably.
Olich is trying to control but can't.
Olich wants to get back to his feet.
Olich is looking for a sweep. Oliver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Oliver looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Olich!
Olich is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Oliver controlling the pace for now.
Oliver tries to control but Olich wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Olich regains half guard.
Oliver stalling away here and it's allowed Olich to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Oliver trying to control the position from guard on top but Olich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Olich looks gassed!
Olich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oliver controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Fitch Oliver just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Oliver gets a takedown into half guard.
Oliver wants to pass the guard but Olich is defending well.
Oliver content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oliver is looking for a kimura here.
Olich trying to control from the bottom.
Oliver looks to land a strike but Olich avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Oliver looking to sit in guard and control but Olich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Olich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Olich has passed into side control.
Olich is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oliver has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oliver gets back to half guard.
Oliver is looking to control Olich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oliver avoid being mounted?
Olich sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Olich trying to control the action but Oliver is working from the bottom.
Olich decides to return to a standing position.
Oliver scores with a takedown into Olich's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fitch Oliver dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Olich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olich tries for a takedown but Oliver circles away easily
and Oliver counters with a nice double leg into side control. Olich won't be happy with that.
Oliver wants to control but Olich is keeping him busy.
Oliver advances nicely into full mount.
Oliver throwing strikes here but Olich is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Olich wants to hold on but Oliver pushes him away.
Oliver with good strikes from the mount here!
Olich is breathing heavily.
Oliver looking to control and managing it successfully.
Olich working to try and regain half guard.
Oliver with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver dominating with strikes here.
Oliver looking to control but Olich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oliver controlling the pace for now.
Oliver looking to secure an arm triangle but Olich defends it well.
Oliver trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Olich is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oliver controlling from the full mount.
Olich is looking to improve his position but Oliver isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Olich in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Olich is looking to improve his position but Oliver isn't that keen on the idea.
Olich is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Olich is looking to get to half guard.
Oliver content just to control the position here.
Oliver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Olich is looking to escape.
Olich is looking to improve his position but Oliver isn't that keen on the idea.
Oliver controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olich tries to hold on but Oliver pushes him away.
Olich keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oliver tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Olich is wriggling around trying to escape.
Olich is squirming around, avoiding Oliver's attempts to control the action.
Oliver is really struggling to control Olich but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Olich working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Oliver looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Fitch Oliver just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Olich misses with a takedown attempt
and Oliver counters with a shoot takedown. Olich fights it but they end up in guard.
Olich looking for a sweep. Not yet Olich, not yet.
Oliver is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Olich seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Olich looking to control.
Olich wants to stand up but Oliver is controlling him.
Olich working for a triangle but Oliver defends it easily.
Olich thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fitch Oliver dominated that second round.
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!
Olich bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Oliver manages to work his way to half guard, despite Olich's best efforts.
Oliver gets back to full guard.
Oliver is trying to keep Olich in close.
Oliver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oliver wants to sweep here but Olich controlling him for the moment.
Olich looking to pass the guard.
Oliver looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oliver is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliver trying to control but Olich is working from the bottom.
Olich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver landing with the ground and pound.
Olich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Olich being controlled here, momentarily.
Olich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oliver manages to get himself to full guard.
Olich gets to his feet. Oliver looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oliver misses with a takedown
and Olich counters with a good, hard body kick but Oliver shrugs it off.
Oliver misses with a takedown
and Olich counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oliver is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oliver counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oliver passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Olich!
Oliver trying to control but Olich is having none of it.
Oliver is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Olich can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Oliver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Olich is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olich keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oliver tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliver misses with a head shot.
Oliver tries to control but Olich wriggling away.
Olich tries to hold on but Oliver postures up.
Olich throwing hammer fists to the chest of Oliver. What's that going to do exactly?
Olich really wants to buck Oliver off and get back to his feet.
Oliver controlling from the full mount.
Oliver has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Olich's face.
That's four 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.
Oliver tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliver thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Oliver scoring with strikes but Olich is staying in there.
Oliver looking to control but Olich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oliver lands a heavy elbow.
Oliver avoids the attempt from Olich to control.
Olich working to try and regain half guard.
Oliver trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Timo Olich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olich swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fitch Oliver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Fitch Oliver!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Fitch Oliver!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Fitch Oliver!
Fitch Oliver wins by unanimous decision!
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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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RATING
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