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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alec Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gal Leibo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alec Olson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gal Leibo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leibo swats away the attempt to clinch by Olson.
Leibo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leibo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Leibo successfully pulls guard.
Leibo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Olson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leibo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Olson escapes and throws Leibo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Olson gets to mount! Leibo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Olson scoring with strikes but Leibo is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leibo is desperately trying to improve his position but Olson has a good base and remains in mount.
Olson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Leibo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Olson.
Olson 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.
Leibo is looking to get to half guard.
Olson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Olson looking to control but Leibo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson controlling the position easily from mount.
Olson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Leibo is desperately trying to improve his position but Olson has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olson lands a couple of good shots and Leibo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Olson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Olson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leibo is really stuck here.
Leibo keeps trying to improve his position.
Olson lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Leibo is rocked!
Leibo is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leibo looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Olson not allowing Leibo to control his hands.
Olson is landing with strikes. Leibo can't take much more of this.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olson biding his time, looking for the opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Olson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Olson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leibo but Leibo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leibo misses with a head kick.
Olson darts in trying to clinch
letting Leibo counter with a right hand.
Leibo gets caught flat footed, as Olson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Olson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Leibo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leibo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Olson really is a fat lump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson is working Leibo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Olson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leibo wants to stand but Olson is controlling the position.
Olson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Olson controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson is in close to Leibo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Olson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Olson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Olson lands a couple of digs.
Leibo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leibo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leibo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Olson is looking to work some ground and pound but Leibo has wrist control.
Leibo has momentary wrist control but Olson slips an elbow through the middle.
Leibo controls Olson momentarily but Olson frees himself.
Leibo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Olson has picked Leibo up and slammed him! Leibo can't keep hold of the triangle and Olson manages to pass to side control!
Leibo is breathing heavily.
Olson working the ground and pound.
Olson takes a little break here. Leibo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leibo is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Olson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olson is putting a hurting on Leibo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Olson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Leibo down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Olson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Olson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Leibo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Olson preventing the sweep.
Olson prevents Leibo from getting back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Leibo working a defensive guard but Olson passes into half guard.
Leibo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olson lands strikes from half guard.
Leibo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Olson is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leibo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Olson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gal Leibo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Olson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Olson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Olson.
Olson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leibo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson wants to control from the top but Leibo keeps moving.
Olson connects with a couple of short punches.
Leibo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Olson stacks Leibo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Olson!
Leibo can't do much from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olson scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olson is staying tight to Leibo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Leibo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leibo taking a bit of punishment here - Olson scoring with strikes.
Leibo is looking to regain half guard here but Olson keeps moving and retains side control.
Olson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson controlling from side mount.
Olson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Olson controlling the position from side mount.
Olson looking to control but instead Leibo has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alec Olson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Olson, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alec Olson!
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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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