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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Held (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olof Hellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellstrom has chosen Bring me everyone! (Mustasch) as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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170 cm
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155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcin Held!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Olof Hellstrom!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Held misses with a kick to the body.
Hellstrom shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Held is defending against the submission attempts here by Hellstrom.
Hellstrom is looking for a kimura but Held is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hellstrom to get the leverage.
Held tries to get to full guard but Hellstrom has control of the leg.
Hellstrom stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hellstrom scores a takedown into full mount!
Held is breathing heavily.
Hellstrom moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Held has worked his arm free - good work by Held!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellstrom tries for a kimura but Held is defending well.
Hellstrom tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hellstrom in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
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.
Held manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hellstrom's best efforts.
Held looking for submissions off his back.
Hellstrom 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Held is defending against the submission attempts here by Hellstrom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Held tries to roll over but Hellstrom keeps him under control.
Hellstrom is working for a submission of some sort.
Hellstrom is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Held sees it coming and defends easily.
Held wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hellstrom prevents Held from improving his position.
Hellstrom is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Held has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hellstrom is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Held sees it coming and defends easily.
Hellstrom is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hellstrom is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olof Hellstrom dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hellstrom feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Held keeping full guard, as Hellstrom tries to pass.
Held preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hellstrom trying to control but Held is working from the bottom.
Hellstrom stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Held shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hellstrom as he avoids it easily.
Hellstrom darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hellstrom seems to be working for a kimura but Held defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellstrom is looking for a kimura but Held is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hellstrom to get the leverage.
Hellstrom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hellstrom 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.
Held is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two 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.
Held is staying active underneath Hellstrom, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Held trying to control here.
Hellstrom is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hellstrom decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Held tries to close the distance and clinch but Hellstrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olof Hellstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellstrom gets the takedown into side control.
Held is trying to control Hellstrom's posture but Hellstrom avoids it.
Hellstrom misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hellstrom has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hellstrom goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Held turns into him and now he's in Hellstrom's guard.
Olof Hellstrom has got the better of the ground game so far.
Held wants to control from the top but Hellstrom keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Held is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hellstrom is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Held postures up in Hellstrom's guard and throws a big left but Hellstrom blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olof Hellstrom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hellstrom throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Held tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hellstrom is in Held's guard.
Held tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hellstrom passes into half guard.
Hellstrom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Held. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hellstrom working the head and body with strikes.
Hellstrom decides to return to a standing position.
Hellstrom closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Held quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellstrom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hellstrom is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Held looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hellstrom pushes past his half guard into mount!
Hellstrom is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Held to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Held shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellstrom with a couple of short strikes.
Hellstrom won't let Held get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hellstrom is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Held can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hellstrom moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Held has worked his arm free - good work by Held!
Held manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Held is refusing to be controlled, as Hellstrom sits in half guard.
Held missing with punches from the bottom.
Hellstrom working over Held with some ground and pound. Held looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hellstrom decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nice sprawl there from Hellstrom as Held shoots in.
Hellstrom throws a series of strikes that have Held backpedaling.
Held throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hellstrom closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Held quickly recovers to half guard.
Hellstrom is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom is thwarting Held's attempts to control the position.
Held tries to get to full guard but Hellstrom has control of the leg.
Hellstrom is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Held defends it well.
Held is defending against the submission attempts here by Hellstrom.
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.
Hellstrom is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Held defends it well.
Held is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Held wants to control but Hellstrom passes into side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olof Hellstrom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hellstrom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olof Hellstrom!
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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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