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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas comes to the cage accompanied by The 300. King Leonidas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Leonidas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas blocks a head kick by Olsen.
Victor Olsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olsen throws a jab when Leonidas was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Leonidas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Leonidas moves away from the strike by Olsen.
Nice uppercut there from Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a straight left.
Olsen avoids the body shot from Leonidas.
Olsen scores with a nice head shot.
Leonidas throws a hook but Olsen blocks it.
Leonidas misses with a hook.
Olsen scores with a shot to the body.
Olsen lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olsen.
Olsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot by Leonidas.
Leonidas cracks a nice hook into Olsen's ribs.
Leonidas lunges at Olsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Olsen's hand.
King Leonidas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Leonidas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonidas misses with a wild body shot.
Olsen lands with a straight right. Leonidas didn't see that one coming.
Olsen lands with an overhand left.
Olsen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leonidas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Olsen blocks a jab.
Leonidas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonidas.
Olsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leonidas momentarily.
A lazy left from Olsen finds it's target.
Olsen misses with a kick to the body.
Olsen jabs Leonidas right on the nose. Leonidas blinks but takes it well.
Leonidas thows a body shot but no joy.
Olsen feints and as Leonidas raises his hands in defense, Olsen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olsen throws and elbow that misses. Leonidas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Olsen's guard. Nice move by Leonidas!
Leonidas wants to get up but he can't break Olsen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Leonidas tries to stand but Olsen is controlling from the bottom.
Olsen working a defensive guard here.
Leonidas wants to stand but Olsen is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four 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.
Olsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Olsen, not yet.
Olsen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leonidas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Olsen is looking for a triangle here but Leonidas uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Olsen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Leonidas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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 King Leonidas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Leonidas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut.
Leonidas staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Leonidas misses
and Olsen counters with a head kick.
Olsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonidas throws out the jab.
Leonidas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Olsen shoots for a takedown but Leonidas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leonidas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonidas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olsen.
Leonidas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Olsen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Olsen winds up and cracks Leonidas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Olsen stops Leonidas from getting back to his feet.
Olsen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Leonidas is trying to stand up here but Olsen is controlling him well.
Olsen trying to control from half guard but Leonidas is working away.
Olsen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Olsen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Olsen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Olsen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Olsen looks to land a strike but Leonidas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Olsen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Olsen wants to control from the top but Leonidas keeps moving.
Olsen advances to half guard.
Olsen wants to pass the guard but Leonidas is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Olsen is nestled in close to Leonidas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olsen looks to land a strike but Leonidas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Olsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Olsen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leonidas counters with a crisp one two that drops Olsen! Leonidas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Olsen to his feet! Olsen is in big trouble!
Olsen is rocked!
Olsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Leonidas finish him?
Olsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leonidas circles away quickly and effectively.
Olsen seems to have recovered his senses.
Olsen misses the body punch
and Leonidas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olsen misses the jab.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Olsen moves out of range.
Leonidas looks to land a right hand but Olsen moved out of range.
Olsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olsen throws a body kick that misses.
Olsen throws a jab when Leonidas was well out of range.
Leonidas slips a straight right by Olsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen closes the distance and clinches up with Leonidas, looking for a takedown. Olsen pushes Leonidas against the cage but Leonidas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Leonidas.
Leonidas avoids the body shot from Olsen.
Leonidas misses with a body shot.
Olsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a shot to the body.
Olsen slips a straight right by Leonidas.
Leonidas moves away from the strike by Olsen.
Olsen throws the left hand but Leonidas avoids the punch easily.
Olsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Olsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonidas.
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.
Olsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Olsen misses with a looping right.
Leonidas misses with a looping left.
Olsen lands an overhand right.
Olsen throws a hook but Leonidas avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Leonidas misses.
Olsen lands with a straight right. Leonidas didn't see that one coming.
Olsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonidas misses with a hook to the body
and Olsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Olsen looks to land a combination but Leonidas avoids it well.
Olsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King Leonidas is winning the standup battle so far.
Olsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Leonidas off the cage and back into rage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Leonidas misses.
Leonidas misses with a double jab
and Olsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Olsen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Olsen.
Leonidas parries the strikes from Olsen easily there. Olsen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Leonidas to escape.
Olsen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Olsen throwing strikes but Leonidas manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is looking for a sweep.
Leonidas tries to stand but Olsen is controlling his head.
Leonidas with the ground and pound but Olsen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Olsen is trying to get back to full guard.
Olsen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leonidas scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Leonidas clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leonidas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Olsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olsen cracks Leonidas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Olsen throws the kick towards the body but Leonidas avoids it.
Leonidas misses with a two punch combination.
Olsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonidas throws a shot from downtown. Olsen moves away and avoids it.
Leonidas staying out of range there.
Olsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas misses with a wild body shot.
Leonidas misses the jab.
Olsen cracks Leonidas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Olsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen cracks Leonidas with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Olsen.
Leonidas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leonidas wants it to stay on the feet.
A big left from Olsen misses.
Leonidas throws an overhand right that lands on Olsen's shoulder, as Olsen tries to avoid the shot.
Olsen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leonidas is out of range and Olsen settles back down.
Olsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leonidas's hands.
Olsen throws a jab when Leonidas was well out of range.
Leonidas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonidas staying out of range there.
Olsen misses with a double jab
and Leonidas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonidas misses the target.
Olsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Olsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olsen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Leonidas quickly recovers to half guard.
Olsen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leonidas regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Olsen.
Olsen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leonidas wants to get back to his feet but Olsen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Olsen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Victor Olsen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Olsen throws and elbow that misses. Leonidas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Olsen's guard. Nice move by Leonidas!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Olsen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leonidas defends it easily.
Leonidas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Olsen's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leonidas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Olsen, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Olsen dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Olsen lands a front kick.
Olsen tries to clinch there but Leonidas circles away.
Olsen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leonidas backs up against the cage.
Olsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Olsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Olsen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leonidas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Olsen slips under a jab.
Olsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Leonidas looks to score with a jab to the body but Olsen is just out of range.
Olsen lands a nice shot that snaps Leonidas's head back.
Leonidas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
A combination from Leonidas does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leonidas throws a combination that misses
and Olsen counters with a three punch combo that has Leonidas backing up. Leonidas nods at Olsen to acknowledge the strikes.
Olsen misses with a straight right.
Leonidas looks to land a left hand but Olsen moved out of range nicely.
Leonidas connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Leonidas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leonidas slips a straight right by Olsen.
Leonidas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Olsen misses.
Leonidas misses with a hook to the body
and Olsen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leonidas's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonidas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olsen.
Olsen throws a jab when Leonidas was well out of range.
Olsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leonidas's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Olsen.
Leonidas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olsen.
Olsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leonidas looks to land a left hand but Olsen moved out of range nicely.
Olsen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Olsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Olsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonidas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen throws a sloppy head kick and Leonidas moves out of range easily.
Leonidas misses with a straight right.
Leonidas looks to throw the jab but Olsen is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Olsen.
Leonidas missing with a left hand there. Olsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olsen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leonidas is fending him off so far but Olsen persists. Nope, Leonidas circles away and we're back to standing.
Leonidas staying out of range there.
Olsen works Leonidas's body with a nice hook.
Leonidas ducks under a wild hook from Olsen.
Leonidas throws a jab but it's blocked by Olsen.
That's four 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.
Leonidas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leonidas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olsen.
Olsen slips a jab from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a combination that misses
and Olsen counters with a series of strikes. Leonidas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Olsen misses with a combination
and Leonidas counters with a three punch combo that has Olsen backing up. Olsen nods at Leonidas to acknowledge the strikes.
Olsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonidas.
Nice uppercut lands for Olsen. That snapped Leonidas's head back.
Olsen throws a head kick that misses.
Olsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Olsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Olsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Olsen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:49
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 47:49
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Olsen!
Victor Olsen is the new bantamweight champion!
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RATING
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