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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Olsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Stormbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Olsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Red Stormbolt!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stormbolt dives in and grabs Olsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Olsson pushes down on Stormbolt's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Olsson.
Olsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Olsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olsson closes the distance and pushes Stormbolt back into the ropes.
Olsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Red Stormbolt has been cut.
Olsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stormbolt is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Olsson.
Olsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stormbolt looking for a takedown.
Lars Olsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Stormbolt.
Olsson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Olsson lands a knee to the body.
Stormbolt looks gassed!
Olsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Stormbolt won't want to take too many of those.
Stormbolt can't break the clinch.
Stormbolt has Olsson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Olsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Olsson.
Olsson scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stormbolt takes an elbow to the temple.
Olsson landing knees to the body.
Olsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Olsson scores with a knee to the head.
Olsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stormbolt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Olsson lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Olsson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olsson.
Stormbolt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Olsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsson landing knees to the head.
Stormbolt is trying to break the clinch but Olsson is controlling him.
Olsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Olsson lands a knee to the body.
Olsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Olsson obliges.
Olsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Olsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stormbolt as Olsson tries to tie him up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Olsson obliges.
Olsson crunches a lovely knee into Stormbolt's ribcage.
Stormbolt has Olsson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Olsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Olsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stormbolt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Olsson wants to stall.
Stormbolt goes for a takedown attempt but Olsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Olsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Olsson moves into the clinch.
Olsson lands a knee to the head.
Stormbolt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Olsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stormbolt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Olsson's guard.
Olsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Olsson tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsson keeping full guard, as Stormbolt tries to pass.
Stormbolt trying to control but Olsson is working from the bottom.
Stormbolt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Olsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stormbolt throws a big right hand that misses.
Stormbolt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormbolt throwing strikes but missing.
Olsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Olsson, not yet.
Stormbolt throws a strike but Olsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Olsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stormbolt is trying to keep Olsson in close.
Stormbolt will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stormbolt wants to sweep here but Olsson controlling him for the moment.
Olsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stormbolt on the ground.
Stormbolt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stormbolt wants to stand and escape but Olsson is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stormbolt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Red Stormbolt has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stormbolt dives in and grabs Olsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Olsson pushes down on Stormbolt's head and hops out.
Olsson scores with a hook to the body. Stormbolt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Olsson, right into the meat.
Olsson lands with a kick to the temple. Stormbolt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Olsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Olsson throws a leg kick which misses Stormbolt's front leg but catches the back leg as Stormbolt tries to avoid it.
Olsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stormbolt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Olsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Red Stormbolt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Olsson lands a head kick!
Stormbolt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Olsson.
Olsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stormbolt's calf.
Olsson moves into range and clinches up with Stormbolt.
Olsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Olsson.
That has opened up Red Stormbolt's cut even more.
Olsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stormbolt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lars Olsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Olsson lands a knee to the body.
Olsson scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Olsson scores with a knee to the head.
Olsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stormbolt can do to turn this around?
Olsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stormbolt is keeping busy.
Olsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Stormbolt won't want to take too many of those.
Stormbolt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Olsson is pressed up against the ropes. Stormbolt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Olsson down to the mat. Olsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Olsson dips to his left and cracks Stormbolt with an uppercut!
Olsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stormbolt fails with a takedown attempt.
Stormbolt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Olsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsson scores with a head kick.
Lars Olsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsson tries to clinch but Stormbolt is having none of it.
Olsson throws a sloppy head kick and Stormbolt moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stormbolt is defended easily by Olsson.
Lars Olsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Stormbolt.
Olsson scores with the left hand. Stormbolt knows he should have avoided that one.
Olsson throws a sloppy head kick and Stormbolt moves out of range easily.
Stormbolt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Olsson sprawls well initially but Stormbolt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stormbolt looks to land a strike but Olsson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Olsson working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stormbolt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Olsson has momentary wrist control but Stormbolt slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormbolt throws a big right hand that misses.
Stormbolt tries to free his leg and advance position but Olsson is retaining full guard.
Stormbolt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Olsson's head.
Stormbolt thows a big elbow that misses.
Stormbolt throwing strikes but missing.
Stormbolt throws a big right hand that misses.
Stormbolt is looking to work some ground and pound but Olsson has wrist control.
Stormbolt throws a big right hand that misses.
Stormbolt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stormbolt is looking to work some ground and pound but Olsson has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stormbolt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stormbolt throwing strikes from guard but Olsson blocks nicely.
Stormbolt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stormbolt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stormbolt preventing the sweep.
Olsson is working hard here to advance position.
Stormbolt is looking to work some ground and pound but Olsson has wrist control.
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.
Stormbolt throwing strikes but missing.
Stormbolt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stormbolt landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stormbolt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stormbolt is looking to work some ground and pound but Olsson has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stormbolt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stormbolt stands and steps away. Olsson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A bone on bone clash there as Stormbolt blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Olsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Red Stormbolt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stormbolt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stormbolt looking to control but instead Olsson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Stormbolt misses with a head shot. Olsson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Olsson is trying to keep Stormbolt in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stormbolt stopping the sweep attempt from Olsson.
Olsson working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormbolt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stormbolt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stormbolt lands a couple of digs.
Stormbolt connects with a couple of short punches.
Stormbolt throwing strikes but missing.
Stormbolt throws a strike but Olsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two 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.
Stormbolt pushes Olsson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Stormbolt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Olsson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stormbolt thows a huge punch but Olsson dodges it nicely.
Stormbolt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stormbolt with the ground and pound but Olsson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Olsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Olsson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stormbolt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stormbolt wants to control from the top but Olsson keeps moving.
Olsson controlling Stormbolt's posture.
Red Stormbolt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stormbolt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stormbolt trying to control but Olsson is working from the bottom.
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.
Olsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stormbolt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stormbolt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stormbolt advances position into side control!
Stormbolt cracks Olsson with a big right hand but Olsson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stormbolt working the ground and pound from side control.
Stormbolt lands some shots froms side control.
Olsson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stormbolt off and has taken his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Red Stormbolt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Olsson 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Olsson!
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