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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Olsen (ranked 1372 p4p, 1199 weight class) and Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 181 p4p, 159 weight class). Baruto Tonissaar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Baruto Tonissaar!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen takes the fight into the clinch.
Olsen presses Tonissaar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tonissaar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Olsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Olsen.
Olsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tonissaar.
Olsen blocks an uppercut.
Olsen lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Olsen fails to land.
Olsen pushes Tonissaar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tonissaar tries a body shot but Olsen blocks it.
Olsen lands a body shot.
Olsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tonissaar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonissaar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonissaar cracks Olsen with a nice body shot.
Olsen blocks a body shot from Tonissaar.
Olsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonissaar lands a shoulder strike.
Tonissaar misses with the head strike.
Tonissaar misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen misses with the head strike.
Olsen misses with some punches.
Tonissaar tries a body shot but Olsen blocks it.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tonissaar avoids it.
Tonissaar lands a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Olsen as Tonissaar tries to tie him up.
Tonissaar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olsen blocks a body shot from Tonissaar.
Olsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tonissaar backwards.
Tonissaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Olsen.
Olsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tonissaar.
Olsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tonissaar working aggressively here.
Tonissaar managing to block the knees to the body from Olsen.
Olsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tonissaar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olsen's elbow.
Olsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tonissaar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonissaar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olsens head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Tonissaar controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Olsen.
A short right from Olsen on the inside.
A hook to the body from Olsen.
Olsen tries to work over Tonissaar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonissaar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tonissaar misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar can't find room to land a body shot as Olsen controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Tonissaar.
Olsen tries to work over Tonissaar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonissaar prevents a body shot from Olsen.
Tonissaar prevents a body shot from Olsen.
Tonissaar throws a head punch that misses.
Tonissaar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olsen's elbow.
Olsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Olsen - that landed with a thud.
Tonissaar prevents a body shot from Olsen.
Olsen blocking some punches.
Olsen is working Tonissaar over against the cage.
Tonissaar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Olsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Tonissaar.
A hook to the body from Olsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tonissaar's defenses.
It looks like Baruto Tonissaar has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Olsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tonissaar.
Olsen misses with a knee strike.
Tonissaar managing to block the knees to the body from Olsen.
I was talking to Olsen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tonissaar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Olsen.
Olsen misses with a body punch.
Tonissaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Olsen.
Olsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Olsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonissaar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tonissaar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olsen backwards.
Olsen misses with the head strike.
Olsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonissaar misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Tonissaar scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Tonissaar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tonissaar tries to throw a body punch but Olsen avoids it by throwing Tonissaar back against the cage.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Olsen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Olsen obliges.
Tonissaar looks winded!
Tonissaar looking to stall.
Tonissaar lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Olsen.
Olsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonissaar's elbow.
Olsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Olsen.
Olsen tries to throw a body punch but Tonissaar avoids it by throwing Olsen back against the cage.
Tonissaar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Olsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Olsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Tonissaar backwards.
Olsen digs a right hand underneath Tonissaar's ribcage. Tonissaar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tonissaar avoids it.
Tonissaar misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Olsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baruto Tonissaar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tonissaar takes a swing at Olsen's ribcage but misses.
Olsen cracks Tonissaar with an open hand slap.
Tonissaar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Olsen's sensitive parts.
Olsen instigates a clinch.
Tonissaar tries to work over Olsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Olsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tonissaar can do to turn this around?
Tonissaar misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonissaar working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonissaar.
Tonissaar blocking some punches.
Tonissaar misses with some punches.
Olsen trying to land knees to the body.
Tonissaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tonissaar blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar misses with the head strike.
Olsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olsen can't find room to land a body shot as Tonissaar controls the action.
Olsen blocking some punches.
Tonissaar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Olsen tries to throw a body punch but Tonissaar avoids it by throwing Olsen back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olsen has a couple of punches blocked by Tonissaar.
Olsen pushes Tonissaar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Olsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar lands a nice uppercut.
Tonissaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Olsen.
Tonissaar misses with the head strike.
Tonissaar pushes Olsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tonissaar scores with a shot to the side of Olsen's head.
Olsen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Olsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olsen.
Tonissaar avoiding damage as Olsen throws knees to the body.
Olsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Tonissaar controls his hands.
Tonissaar gets through Olsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Olsen works on Tonissaar's body with a couple of short punches.
Olsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Olsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tonissaar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olsen backwards.
Olsen landing knees to the body.
Tonissaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonissaar.
Olsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonissaar's elbow.
Tonissaar lands a hook that snaps the head of Olsen backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tonissaar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Olsen prevents a body shot from Tonissaar.
Olsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tonissaar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tonissaar misses with a body punch.
Tonissaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tonissaar misses with the head strike.
Olsen scores with a shot to the side of Tonissaar's head.
Olsen trying to land knees to the body.
Tonissaar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Olsen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olsen pushes Tonissaar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonissaar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tonissaar is looking to control Olsen's arms but Olsen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tonissaar has his back to the cage.
Olsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Olsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Olsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Olsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Tonissaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olsen lands a right hand.
Tonissaar tries to work over Olsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tonissaar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olsen digs a right hand underneath Tonissaar's ribcage. Tonissaar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Olsen on the inside.
Olsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tonissaar backwards.
Tonissaar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olsen's elbow.
Olsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olsen presses Tonissaar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Olsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tonissaar or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tonissaar.
Olsen misses with a body punch.
Olsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tonissaars head.
Tonissaar lands a nice uppercut.
Tonissaar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Olsen misses with the head strike.
Tonissaar lands a shot to the body.
Olsen is leaning against Tonissaar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Olsen blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Olsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tonissaar's brow.
Tonissaar lands a shoulder strike.
Tonissaar misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonissaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Olsen fails to land.
Olsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tonissaar tries a body shot but Olsen blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonissaar.
Tonissaar digs a right hand underneath Olsen's ribcage. Olsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Harry Olsen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baruto Tonissaar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Olsen throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Tonissaar does no damage.
Olsen moves into the clinch successfully.
Tonissaar misses with a punch on the inside.
Olsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tonissaar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonissaar tries to work over Olsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonissaar wants to stall.
Olsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Olsen tries a body shot but Tonissaar blocks it.
A short uppercut from Olsen.
A short right from Olsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olsen is leaning against Tonissaar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Olsen lands a body punch.
Tonissaar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Olsen.
Olsen trying to land knees to the body.
Olsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tonissaar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olsen missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Olsen pushes Tonissaar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Olsen.
A body shot lands from Olsen.
Olsen lands a left hand.
Tonissaar avoiding damage as Olsen throws knees to the body.
Tonissaar trying to control the position but instead, Olsen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tonissaar into the cage.
Olsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Olsen lands a nice knee to the body.
Olsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tonissaar blocks a body shot from Olsen.
Olsen tries a knee to the head but Tonissaar blocks it.
Tonissaar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tonissaar prevents a body shot from Olsen.
Tonissaar struggles to land a body shot inside as Olsen controls his hands.
Tonissaar tries to throw a body punch but Olsen avoids it by throwing Tonissaar back against the cage.
Tonissaar misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar throws a head punch that misses.
Tonissaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tonissaar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonissaar.
Olsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tonissaar misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Olsen.
Tonissaar presses Olsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Olsen.
Olsen misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Olsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tonissaar tries a body shot but Olsen blocks it.
Olsen misses with a body punch.
Olsen can't find room to land a body shot as Tonissaar controls the action.
Olsen blocks an uppercut.
Olsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baruto Tonissaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen pushes Tonissaar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tonissaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonissaar blocks a body shot from Olsen.
Olsen digs a right hand into Tonissaar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tonissaar's gas tank.
Olsen missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Olsen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harry Olsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tonissaar blocks it with crossed arms.
Olsen scores a nice knee to the body.
Olsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Olsen working aggressively here.
Tonissaar avoiding damage.
Olsen trying to land knees to the body.
Tonissaar misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonissaar's elbow.
Tonissaar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Olsen.
Tonissaar has a couple of punches blocked by Olsen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonissaar.
Tonissaar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tonissaar taking a breather.
Tonissaar working aggressively here.
Olsen working aggressively here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Olsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonissaar's elbow.
Tonissaar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tonissaar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olsen misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Olsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Olsen, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight for Harry Olsen!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Harry Olsen!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Harry Olsen!
Harry Olsen wins by unanimous decision!
Harry Olsen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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