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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Filip Olic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filip Olic has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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147 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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176 cm
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157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filip Olic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Andre tries to score with a low kick but Olic moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut there from St Andre.
A swing and a miss from St Andre.
A swing and a miss from St Andre.
St Andre misses with a straight right.
St Andre swats away the attempt to clinch by Olic.
Olic checks the leg kick.
Olic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. St Andre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Andre throws a series of punches but Olic moves out of range.
St Andre tried to score with a low kick but Olic checks it.
Olic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from St Andre misses its intended target.
Olic misses with a hook. St Andre ducked under it nicely.
St Andre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre gets tackled into the cage by Olic. Olic maintains the clinch.
Olic turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Olic manages to end up in side control.
Olic is putting a hurting on St Andre here, landing some big shots from side control.
St Andre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Olic off and has taken his back!
Olic surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Olic tries to break free.
St Andre is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Olic defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Andre controlling well, preventing Olic from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olic prevents St Andre from getting a body triangle.
St Andre keeps control of the position as Olic tries to break free.
Olic looking to control the position.
St Andre trying to control momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olic tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Olic tries to hold on but St Andre postures up.
Olic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
St Andre working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Olic is squirming around, avoiding St Andre's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olic is looking to get to half guard.
Olic regains half guard.
Olic works his way to full guard. Good work.
St Andre preventing the sweep.
Olic pushes St Andre off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
St Andre is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Andre cracks a nice hook into Olic's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Olic drops his hands momentarily and St Andre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Filip Olic will probably get the nod.
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.
Olic forces St Andre back against the cage and clinches.
St Andre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Olic tries to throw a body punch but St Andre avoids it by throwing Olic back against the cage.
Olic keeps control of St Andre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Olic.
Olic manages to break the clinch.
Olic clinches up with St Andre and pushes him back against the cage.
St Andre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St Andre tries to throw a body punch but Olic avoids it by throwing St Andre back against the cage.
St Andre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Olic manages to break the clinch.
Olic moves into the clinch successfully.
Olic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Andre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Andre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benjamin St Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Andre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St Andre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St Andre looks to score with a jab to the body but Olic is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olic darts in and clinches St Andre up against the cage.
Olic has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed St Andre clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Andre is trying to get back to his feet but Olic has full control of the position and if anything, St Andre has just worked his way into a worse spot.
St Andre is really stuck here.
Olic punishes St Andre with strikes from the back mount.
Olic lands with a hammerfist to the side of St Andre's head.
St Andre tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Olic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can St Andre hang on?
Olic with shots to the head and body - St Andre looks very uncomfortable down there.
Olic working the ground and pound effectively.
St Andre wants to control but Olic is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Olic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Olic raining down hammerfists from mount.
Olic lands a nice shot to the head.
St Andre is rocked!
Olic raining down shots from the mount!
St Andre is still in real trouble! Can Olic finish him?
Olic loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have St Andre scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Olic land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Olic stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filip Olic!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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