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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnson Blu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Olofsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olofsson has chosen Someday - Flipsyde as his entrance music. The key to victory for Johnson Blu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnson Blu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Olofsson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blu wants to clinch up but Olofsson keeps it at a distance.
Blu misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Olofsson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blu!
Olofsson throws a push kick but Blu slaps the foot to one side.
Olofsson throws a right hand that Blu ducks under and follows up with a left that Blu also avoids with ease.
Blu clinches up against the cage.
Olofsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Olofsson can't get the takedown.
Olofsson tries to pull guard but Blu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Blu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Olofsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofsson blocks an uppercut.
Olofsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson Blu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Olofsson.
Olofsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Blu.
A bit of stalling here from Blu.
Blu swings wildly with an uppercut but Olofsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olofsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Blu has double underhooks.
Olofsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Olofsson pulls Blu into guard.
Blu stopping the sweep attempt from Olofsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blu controls the pace.
Olofsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Olofsson looks winded!
Blu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blu looking to pass the guard.
Blu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Olofsson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blu uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson is looking for a sweep.
Blu moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Blu working the ground and pound.
Olofsson tries to improve position but can't.
Blu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Olofsson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Blu tries to pass to full mount but Olofsson defends it.
Olofsson wants to control but Blu is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blu trying to control the pace.
Blu prevents Olofsson from improving his position.
Blu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Olofsson tries to roll over but Blu keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olofsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Olofsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnson Blu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Olofsson. Olofsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blu.
Blu looks to land a combination but Olofsson avoids it well.
Blu drops Olofsson with a beautiful combination! Olofsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blu is looking for the KO!
Olofsson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Blu does no damage.
Olofsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Blu finish him?
Blu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blu clinches.
Olofsson blocking some punches.
Olofsson being controlled against the cage.
Olofsson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blu to keep the fight standing.
Olofsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Olofsson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Olofsson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Olofsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Olofsson is trying to control the position but Blu postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blu preventing the sweep.
Blu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Olofsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Olofsson working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Olofsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blu wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blu wants to clinch up but Olofsson keeps it at a distance.
Olofsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson Blu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olofsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson Blu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blu tries to clinch there but Olofsson circles away.
Blu tries to clinch there but Olofsson circles away.
Olofsson's coach down at Extreme MMA (7 Elites $250/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Olofsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blu throws a combination. Olofsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blu wants to clinch.
Blu misses with a two punch combination.
Olofsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Olofsson. That's going to slow Blu down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Olofsson closes the distance and clinches up with Blu, looking for a takedown. Olofsson pushes Blu against the cage but Blu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson Blu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Olofsson.
Blu rushes Olofsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blu lands a hook that snaps the head of Olofsson backwards.
Still in the clinch, Blu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blu moves into the clinch.
Olofsson tries to break the clinch but Blu is controlling the position.
Blu looking to stall.
Olofsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olofsson gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blu stalling the fight.
Blu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olofsson is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Blu fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olofsson tries a body shot but Blu blocks it.
Olofsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by Blu's head coaches at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blu moves into range and clinches up with Olofsson.
Blu prevents Olofsson from breaking the clinch.
Blu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olofsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Olofsson working hard to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blu working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnson Blu dominated that second round.
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!
Blu is looking to clinch.
Blu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blu avoids a kick to the body.
Blu avoids the head kick by Olofsson.
Blu tries to clinch there but Olofsson circles away.
Olofsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blu is looking to clinch but Olofsson is avoiding it.
Blu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olofsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olofsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Olofsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Blu.
A big left from Olofsson misses.
Blu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olofsson can do to turn this around?
Olofsson lands a head kick. Blu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Olofsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olofsson misses with a low kick.
Blu doesn't manage to clinch there - Olofsson circles away.
Olofsson tries to counter with a clinch but Blu shakes him off and moves away.
Blu scores with a decent looking hook.
Olofsson has closed the distance and engaged Blu in a clinch.
Olofsson blocking some punches.
Blu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Olofsson looking to stall.
Olofsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blu is looking to chop away at Olofsson's legs.
Blu throws a solid leg kick but Olofsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blu.
And Olofsson tries to counter it with a takedown but Blu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Olofsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Olofsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blu tries to close the distance and clinch but Olofsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson Blu is winning the standup battle so far.
Blu is looking to clinch.
Blu tries to clinch but Olofsson is having none of it.
Olofsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blu tries to bum rush Olofsson with a series of wild strikes but Olofsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olofsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Olofsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Blu misses.
Olofsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Blu in the body.
Olofsson keeps Blu at a distance using the push kick.
Olofsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blu, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blu misses with the head strike.
Olofsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blu is looking to clinch but Olofsson is avoiding it.
Blu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Olofsson is looking for a takedown.
Blu is pushing Olofsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blu lands with a right to the head.
Blu swings wildly with an uppercut but Olofsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Olofsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson delivers a nice body kick.
Johnson Blu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olofsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blu swivels and escapes.
Olofsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olofsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blu.
Blu tries to close the distance and clinch but Olofsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olofsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blu avoids it really well and circles away.
Ben Olofsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson Blu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Olofsson.
Olofsson avoids the head kick by Blu.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnson Blu.
Well Blu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnson Blu!
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