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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Olic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Olic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The People That We Love. Renzo Gracie will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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161 cm
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140 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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178 cm
30
131 lbs
28 - 16 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leopold Olic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Renzo Gracie! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good standup being displayed there by Olic as he connects with a hook. Olic scores with a hook. Olic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Olic but Olic pushes him off and we're back to square one. Olic lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Olic misses the shot to the body. Olic throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease. Gracie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Gracie tries to clinch up but Olic circles away and keeps his distance. Olic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Olic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it. Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Olic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Olic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Leopold Olic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Gracie. Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Olic avoids it really well and circles away. Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Leopold Olic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Olic tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Olic to the ground. Olic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Olic pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Olic throws a combination that misses and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Olic trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Olic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Olic still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Olic has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Olic throws an elbow but Gracie slips to the side and avoids it well. Gracie tries to buck Olic off but Olic is having none of it. Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Olic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gracie is trying to get back to full guard. Gracie wants to sweep but Olic has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie gets back to half guard. Olic looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Olic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Olic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground. Gracie gets full guard. Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olic is one step ahead there. Olic wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving. Olic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard. Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Olic frees his head quite easily.
Olic wants to control but Gracie is having none of it. Olic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Olic is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Olic is on top in guard.
Olic trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Olic has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends an breaks Olic's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renzo Gracie! After the big win, Renzo Gracie made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Golden Supplements [O.R.G] and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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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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