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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thorstein Olafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olafsson comes to the cage accompanied by Twilight of the Thunder God. 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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180 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thorstein Olafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh lands a slapping body shot.
Olafsson ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Olafsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsh.
Marsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olafsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.
Marsh tests Olafsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marsh misses with a body punch
enabling Olafsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Olafsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marsh.
A left and a right from Marsh both land. Nice combination.
Olafsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marsh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A shot to the body from Marsh misses
and Olafsson counters with a good low kick that Marsh was not able to check.
Marsh misses with a lunging right hand
and Olafsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a lunging right hand
and Olafsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Olafsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olafsson.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsh misses with a few strikes there.
Olafsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A swing and a miss from Marsh.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olafsson moves away.
A shot to the body from Olafsson misses
and Marsh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson misses with a hook. Marsh ducked under it nicely.
Marsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olafsson.
Marsh lands a jab to the head.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olafsson moves away.
Marsh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Olafsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Marsh misses with a shot to the body
and Olafsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Olafsson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thorstein Olafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olafsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Olafsson looks to land a right hand but Marsh moved out of range.
Randy Marsh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Olafsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olafsson manages to avoid it.
Marsh scores with a body shot.
Marsh dodges the punch combination from Olafsson.
Marsh misses with a body punch
and Olafsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marsh throws a body punch but Olafsson moves out of range.
Olafsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Olafsson prevents Marsh from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson wants to advance to full mount but Marsh doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Marsh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Olafsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Marsh has wrist control.
Olafsson won't allow Marsh to sweep him here.
Olafsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olafsson postures up in Marsh's guard and throws a big left but Marsh blocks it.
Marsh wants to sweep but no luck.
Olafsson postures up and lands a big shot to Marsh's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olafsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marsh throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Olafsson escapes and throws Marsh's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorstein Olafsson dominated that round.
That's time! Olafsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marsh lands with an overhand left.
Good standup being displayed there by Marsh as he connects with a hook.
Olafsson lands with a right hand.
Marsh slips a jab and a cross from Olafsson.
Thorstein Olafsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Olafsson does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olafsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Decent striking displayed by Olafsson there.
Olafsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marsh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olafsson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olafsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olafsson throws a hook but Marsh blocks it.
Marsh throws an off balance right hand
and Olafsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsh throws a lazy right hand but Olafsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olafsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marsh scores with a decent looking hook.
Olafsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marsh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Olafsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olafsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olafsson throws a right and a left that Marsh avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Olafsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marsh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marsh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olafsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Marsh misses.
Olafsson misses with a body shot
and Marsh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marsh moves away from the strike by Olafsson.
Marsh misses with a straight left.
Marsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olafsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Marsh lands.
Marsh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh looks to land a combination. Olafsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Olafsson takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsh. Olafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olafsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Olafsson scores with a jab to the head.
Olafsson misses with a shot to the body
and Marsh counters with a left and a right that stings Olafsson.
Olafsson walks into a jab.
Marsh misses with an uppercut. Olafsson saw that one coming.
Olafsson misses with a combination
and Marsh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olafsson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Olafsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marsh stands up out of the half guard.
Marsh lands a body shot.
Olafsson throws out a loose jab but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Olafsson's hands.
Marsh scores with a jab to the body.
Olafsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marsh connects with the punch.
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 Thorstein Olafsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Olafsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Marsh lands with a nice combination. Olafsson backs away looking to recover.
Marsh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olafsson counters with a straight right hand.
Marsh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olafsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Olafsson misses with a hook to the body
and Marsh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Olafsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsh is just out of range.
Marsh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Olafsson counters with a takedown into side control.
Marsh can't do much from the bottom here.
Marsh on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Marsh tries to bench press Olafsson off him but Olafsson keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Marsh is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Marsh is rocked!
Marsh is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Olafsson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Marsh is still in real trouble! Can Olafsson finish him?
Nice strikes from Olafsson there.
Olafsson scores with a big shot! Marsh's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Marsh! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thorstein Olafsson!
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