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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Olbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 lbs
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170 cm
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Olbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Olbo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Olbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dragon.
Olbo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dragon.
Olbo slips a jab and a cross from Dragon.
Dragon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dragon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Olbo moves in looking to clinch but Dragon pushes him off.
Olbo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Olbo lands in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dragon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dragon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dragon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Olbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Olbo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Olbo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Olbo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dragon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Olbo is looking to work some ground and pound but Dragon has wrist control.
Dragon wants to stand but Olbo is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olbo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dragon is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dragon wants to clinch up but Olbo keeps it at a distance.
Olbo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch lands to the side of Olbo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dragon wants to clinch.
Dragon moves into the clinch.
Dragon tries to break the clinch but Olbo is controlling the position.
Olbo breaks the clinch.
Dragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olbo shoots in but no luck this time.
Olbo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dragon.
Dragon tries to clinch there but Olbo circles away.
Dragon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olbo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Olbo postures up in Dragon's guard and throws a big left but Dragon blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olbo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dragon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dragon wants to stand and escape but Olbo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olbo won't allow Dragon to sweep him here.
Olbo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Olbo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dragon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dragon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dragon shoots in but Olbo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dragon tries to keep at a distance but Olbo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dragon breaks from the clinch.
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 Kevin Olbo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Olbo tries to clinch up but Dragon circles away and keeps his distance.
Dragon throws a head kick but Olbo moves out of range.
Olbo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dragon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragon.
Dragon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dragon misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Dragon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olbo tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olbo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dragon pinned against the cage. Dragon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olbo tries to clinch
and Dragon counters with a head kick.
Olbo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dragon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olbo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kevin Olbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragon forces Olbo back against the cage and clinches.
Olbo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dragon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Olbo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragon throws a series of strikes that have Olbo backpedaling.
Olbo scores with a hook.
Dragon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Olbo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dragon sprawls well initially but Olbo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dragon trying to control here.
Dragon taking some punishment here, with Olbo in his half guard.
Olbo 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.
Dragon moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon looking to control.
Dragon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Olbo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Olbo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dragon's guard.
Olbo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Olbo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dragon keeps working.
Olbo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Olbo controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olbo stops Dragon from getting back to his feet.
Olbo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dragon is trying to escape back to his feet but Olbo uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Dragon is trying to control Olbo's posture but Olbo avoids it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Olbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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.
Dragon works over Olbo's head and body with a nice combination.
Olbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dragon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Olbo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dragon counters with a two punch combo.
Decent striking displayed by Olbo there.
Kevin Olbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dragon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Olbo avoids the body shot from Dragon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dragon misses the shot to the body.
Olbo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dragon tries to bum rush Olbo with a series of wild strikes but Olbo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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 Kevin Olbo 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. This is the final round!
Dragon shoots in and drives through. Olbo sprawls well.
Olbo with a hook.
Olbo shoots for a takedown but Dragon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Olbo slips a jab and a cross from Dragon.
Dragon drives through and clinches with Olbo against the cage.
Olbo jumps guard but Dragon stands there with Olbo around his waist. Olbo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dragon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Olbo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olbo stuffs the takedown attempt from Dragon. Dragon gets slowly back to his feet.
Olbo tries for a takedown but Dragon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Olbo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olbo shoots for a double leg takedown but Dragon sprawls well. He's pushed Olbo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Olbo.
Olbo shoots in for a takedown but Dragon shows good takedown defense.
Dragon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dragon is looking to break free of the clinch but Olbo has double underhooks.
Dragon is trying to break the clinch but Olbo has him pressed against the cage.
Dragon has had enough of the clinch but Olbo keeps him there for the moment.
Olbo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Olbo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Olbo controls Dragon momentarily but Dragon frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Olbo keeping moving, preventing Dragon from controlling successfully.
Olbo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Olbo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dragon tries to hold on but Olbo postures up.
Olbo cracks Dragon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dragon tries to buck Olbo off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon tries to lock up and control but Olbo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dragon tries to buck Olbo off but he can't manage it.
Olbo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dragon prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Olbo lands a nice shot to the head.
Olbo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dragon wants to hold on but Olbo pushes him away.
Olbo with good strikes from the mount here!
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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A nice elbow there by Olbo.
Olbo breaks from Dragon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Olbo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dragon hang on?
Dragon really wants to buck Olbo off and get back to his feet.
Olbo lands a heavy elbow.
Dragon wants to control but Olbo is having none of it.
Jin Dragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragon is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Olbo is staying active.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olbo landing strikes from the mount.
Kevin Olbo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dragon's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Olbo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Olbo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Olbo!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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