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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Robin Olds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Grena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umberto Grena has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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178 cm
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182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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165 cm
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169 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick
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Counter fighter
Granite chin
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Olds! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Umberto Grena! The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Olds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Olds lands a nice hook to Grena's body. Grena takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Olds scores with a kick to the midsection. Grena on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Olds stuns Grena with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Olds lands a high kick!
Olds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Nice body punch from Olds. Olds lands a head shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Grena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olds manages to avoid it. Olds is looking to counter with head kicks. Olds cracks Grena with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Olds seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Grena takes one to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Olds. Grena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Olds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Olds is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Grena swings away with a body shot that misses
and Olds counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grena throws a head kick that misses. Olds jabs at Grena's body. Grena gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Olds cracks Grena with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Olds goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Umberto Grena has been cut. Olds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Grena is looking for the big counter here. Olds thumps Grena with a low kick. Olds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Olds stuns Grena with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Grena takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Olds lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grena's sensitive parts. Grena on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Olds lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Olds.
Olds lands with an uppercut that bounces Grena off the cage and back into range. Olds cracks Grena with a good jab. Grena moves into the clinch. Olds controlling the action here for a moment.
A body shot lands from Olds.
Grena's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Olds is pushing Grena up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Olds holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Olds has Grena pressed against the cage.
Olds gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Olds taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robin Olds. Olds buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robin Olds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Olds scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Grena misses with an uppercut
and Olds counters with a nice uppercut. Olds looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Olds scores with a jab. Grena acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Olds is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Grena throws a sloppy head kick and Olds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Olds lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Olds with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Olds. Grena takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Grena takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheers as Olds lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grena doesn't seem phased though. Grena blocks a head kick by Olds.
Grena is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Grena tries a head kick but it misses.
Grena throws a series of punches but Olds avoids them all with ease. Olds scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grena in his tracks. A cross from Olds lands. Robin Olds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Olds connects with a leg kick. Grena looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Grena takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Olds clinches up with Grena and pushes him back against the cage. Olds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grena backwards. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Olds scores with a shoulder strike. Grena tries to circle away but Olds has him pinned against the cage. Olds is stalling here.
Olds working some nice short punches in the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Olds dominated that round. The cut man is working on Umberto Grena's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grena on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Olds. Olds obviously looking to wear him down.
Grena takes a swing at Olds's ribcage but misses. Olds digs a good hook to Grena's body.
Olds connects with a crisp jab. Grena tries to close the distance and clinch but Olds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Olds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grena can do to turn this around? Olds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Grena tries to clinch there but Olds circles away.
Olds with a body punch. A glancing blow. Grena tries to close the distance and clinch but Olds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head kick misses from Grena. An attempted straight right counter from Olds misses the target. Grena takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Olds connects with a solid leg kick. Olds dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grena. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round. Olds checks a leg kick nicely. Grena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olds manages to avoid it. Grena looks to clinch and Olds counters with a straight right hand. Olds lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grena's sensitive parts. Umberto Grena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Grena takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grena tries to clinch up but Olds circles away and keeps his distance. Grena takes a jab right on the kisser.
Olds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grena tries to close the distance and clinch but Olds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Olds ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. A nice leg kick lands there from Olds. Olds lands with a right hand. Olds connects with a right hand. Grena shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Grena takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grena looks for the body kick but Olds saw that one coming. Olds scores with a nice strike. A nice inside leg kick there by Olds. That's going to slow Grena down. Olds jabs Grena to the body, keeping him at a distance. Olds scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grena doesn't seem bothered though. Olds scoring well with a low kick there.
Olds drives through and clinches with Grena against the cage.
Olds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Grena has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Grena is looking to break free of the clinch but Olds has double underhooks. Grena letting Olds take a breather here. Olds pressing his opponent against the cage. Grena is looking to control Olds's arms but Olds gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grena has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Grena fails to land. Olds is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. A left hand lands to the body for Olds.
Grena is breathing heavily. Olds pressing his opponent against the cage. The referee is keeping an eye on Olds - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice left hand lands by Olds.
Olds lands a right hand. Olds has Grena pushed against the cage. Grena trying to land knees to the body.
Olds displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grena up against the cage. Olds is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Olds for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robin Olds. Olds scores with a jab to the head.
Grena takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Olds lunges at Grena with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grena's hand. Olds dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grena. That did some damage! Grena on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Olds bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Olds scores with a jab to the jaw. Olds throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grena's head. Olds feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grena's calf. Olds with a body punch. A glancing blow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Olds dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Umberto Grena's cut. That's time! Olds's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Olds with a jab. Olds throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Grena on the wrong end of a nice jab. Olds lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Olds lands with a good body shot. Grena takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Decent striking displayed by Olds there. Olds lands with a straight right. Grena didn't see that one coming. Olds dips down and scores with a jab to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Olds swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grena.
Grena is rocked! Olds connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Grena's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Grena - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Robin Olds!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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