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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thorstein Olafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maynard Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olafsson comes to the cage accompanied by Twilight of the Thunder God. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thorstein Olafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maynard Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenan moves in looking to clinch but Olafsson pushes him off.
Olafsson shoots for a takedown but Keenan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Keenan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olafsson. That did some damage!
Keenan wants to clinch up but Olafsson keeps it at a distance.
Olafsson slips a straight right by Keenan.
Some wild striking there from Keenan.
Olafsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Olafsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keenan throws a right and a left that Olafsson avoids nicely.
Olafsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keenan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Olafsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keenan tries to clinch up but Olafsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Olafsson misses the shot to the body.
Keenan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Olafsson.
Olafsson shoots in but Keenan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thorstein Olafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olafsson misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Olafsson's head.
It looks like Thorstein Olafsson has been cut.
Keenan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Keenan misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Keenan.
Keenan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Keenan there.
Olafsson shoots in and drives through. Keenan sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Olafsson.
Olafsson staying out of range there.
Keenan lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olafsson misses with a hook.
Keenan stuffs the takedown attempt from Olafsson. Olafsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab from Keenan.
Keenan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan misses the shot to the body.
Keenan scores with a sloppy right hand. Olafsson should have avoided that one.
Keenan misses with a double jab.
Olafsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keenan throws out the jab.
Keenan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Keenan wants it to stay on the feet.
Keenan throws a body punch but Olafsson moves out of range.
A slow jab from Keenan misses its intended target.
Olafsson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Keenan sprawls well initially but Olafsson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Keenan kicks off Olafsson and gets to his feet.
Olafsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keenan misses with a body shot.
Olafsson slips under a jab from Keenan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Olafsson.
Olafsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Keenan.
Olafsson moves away from the strike by Keenan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan pushes Olafsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Olafsson can't break the clinch.
Keenan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Keenan.
A right hand to the body from Keenan.
Keenan keeps control of Olafsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keenan tries to throw a body punch but Olafsson avoids it by throwing Keenan back against the cage.
Keenan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olafsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Keenan won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Olafsson as Keenan tries to tie him up.
Keenan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Olafsson.
Olafsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keenan throws a hook but Olafsson blocks it.
Maynard Keenan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keenan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Olafsson gets tackled into the cage by Keenan. Keenan maintains the clinch.
Keenan has Olafsson pressed against the cage, preventing Olafsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keenan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Olafsson controls his hands.
Olafsson is trying to break the clinch but Keenan is controlling him.
Keenan prevents Olafsson from breaking the clinch.
Olafsson is trying to push Keenan away but Keenan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Olafsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Olafsson is trying to break the clinch but Keenan has him pressed against the cage.
Keenan digs a right hand underneath Olafsson's ribcage. Olafsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Olafsson tries to break the clinch but Keenan is controlling the position.
Keenan manages to break the clinch.
Keenan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
Olafsson has a takedown stuffed.
Keenan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olafsson.
Olafsson looks for a takedown but Keenan sprawls well.
Keenan cracks a nice hook into Olafsson's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maynard Keenan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thorstein Olafsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Keenan lands a glancing blow to the side of Olafsson's head.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olafsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
Keenan tries to clinch up.
Olafsson dodges the punch combination from Keenan.
Olafsson takes a swing at Keenan's ribcage but misses.
Keenan digs a good hook to Olafsson's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan. Olafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olafsson throws a hook to the side of Keenan's head but Keenan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olafsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Keenan's waist but Keenan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Olafsson off to one side.
Keenan fails to land with a series of punches.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olafsson.
Olafsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Keenan pinned against the cage. Keenan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Keenan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Olafsson slips a straight right by Keenan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olafsson throws the left hand but Keenan avoids the punch easily.
Keenan scores with a jab.
Keenan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olafsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keenan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olafsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorstein Olafsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keenan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Olafsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keenan throws a body punch but Olafsson moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Olafsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keenan doesn't seem phased though.
Keenan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keenan misses with a straight right.
Keenan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Keenan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olafsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Olafsson.
Keenan misses with a looping right.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan scores with a sloppy right hand. Olafsson should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olafsson.
Keenan wants to land a leg kick but Olafsson is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan closes the distance but Olafsson moves to the side
and Olafsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keenan thinking.
Keenan throws a right hand that Olafsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Olafsson also avoids with ease.
Keenan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keenan misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Olafsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Keenan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Olafsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Keenan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Olafsson passes Keenan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Olafsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Olafsson is looking for a kimura but Keenan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Olafsson to get the leverage.
Olafsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keenan's head.
Keenan moves into full guard.
Keenan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson tries to kick Keenan off in order to stand up. Keenan Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Olafsson's face as Keenan controls the position.
Keenan prevents Olafsson from escaping the position.
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.
Keenan trying to control the position but Olafsson is working away.
Keenan stands up and beckons Olafsson to his feet.
Olafsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thorstein Olafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olafsson shoots in but Keenan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keenan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thorstein Olafsson's cut is getting worse.
Keenan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Olafsson backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maynard Keenan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thorstein Olafsson's cut.
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!
Keenan swings widly with a right hand
and Olafsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keenan thinking.
Olafsson gets a double leg takedown into Keenan's guard.
Olafsson drops back looking for a leg! Keenan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Keenan manages to kick Olafsson off! Olafsson jumps back into Keenan's guard.
Keenan wants to sweep but no luck.
Olafsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olafsson throws a big elbow that misses.
Olafsson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Keenan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Olafsson, into his guard.
Keenan wants to pass the guard but Olafsson is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olafsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Keenan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olafsson tries to kick Keenan off but Keenan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Olafsson manages to get to full guard.
Keenan trying to control the position from guard on top but Olafsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olafsson is looking for a triangle but Keenan pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Olafsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Keenan defends it nicely.
Olafsson avoids the body shot from Keenan.
Olafsson shoots in for a double leg but Keenan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Keenan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Olafsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thorstein Olafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olafsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Olafsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maynard Keenan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keenan clinches with his opponent.
Olafsson is trying to push Keenan away but Keenan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Olafsson has had enough of the clinch but Keenan keeps him there for the moment.
Olafsson tries to circle away but Keenan has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson working hard to break the clinch.
Olafsson is trying to break free.
Keenan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olafsson backwards.
Keenan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keenan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keenan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olafsson backwards.
Olafsson is rocked!
Keenan stalling in the clinch but Olafsson improves position.
Oh Olafsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keenan tries to throw a body punch but Olafsson avoids it by throwing Keenan back against the cage.
Olafsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Keenan lands a body shot.
Thorstein Olafsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olafsson has had enough of the clinch but Keenan keeps him there for the moment.
Olafsson is trying to force a seperation but Keenan has the dominant position.
Olafsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keenan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olafsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keenan looks to land a right hand but Olafsson moved out of range.
Olafsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan can't find room to land a body shot as Olafsson controls the action.
Keenan is leaning against Olafsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olafsson manages to break the clinch.
Keenan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Olafsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keenan wants to clinch up but Olafsson keeps it at a distance.
Maynard Keenan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Olafsson closes the distance and clinches up with Keenan, looking for a takedown. Olafsson pushes Keenan against the cage but Keenan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Keenan scores with a decent looking hook.
Keenan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Olafsson is just out of range.
Keenan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olafsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No luck for Olafsson with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keenan has closed the distance and engaged Olafsson in a clinch.
Olafsson prevents a body shot from Keenan.
Keenan digs a right hand underneath Olafsson's ribcage. Olafsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maynard Keenan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Keenan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maynard Keenan!
Maynard Keenan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Adrenaline for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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hype
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