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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Olafsson (ranked 2475 p4p, 2637 weight class) and Malcom Farquharson (ranked 306 p4p, 331 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Olafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcom Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olafsson moves away from the strike by Farquharson.
Farquharson throws a right hand that misses
and Olafsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farquharson scores with a jab to the body.
Olafsson tries to bum rush Farquharson with a series of wild strikes but Farquharson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Farquharson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Farquharson as he connects with a hook.
Olafsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Farquharson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Olafsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Olafsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olafsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Farquharson circles away.
Farquharson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Olafsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farquharson misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olafsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farquharson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farquharson! But no joy.
Olafsson tries to clinch but Farquharson is having none of it.
Farquharson misses the shot to the body.
Olafsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Olafsson misses with a few strikes there.
Farquharson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Olafsson moves in looking to clinch but Farquharson pushes him off.
Olafsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Farquharson is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farquharson! But no joy.
Olafsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Olafsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Olafsson misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farquharson! But no joy.
A punch combination from Olafsson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson throws a body kick that misses
and Farquharson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Bjorn Olafsson has been cut.
Farquharson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olafsson walks into a straight right hand from Farquharson.
Good shot there by Olafsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olafsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Farquharson counters with a head kick that drops Olafsson to the mat! Olafsson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
A looping hook to the body misses from Farquharson. Olafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Olafsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Olafsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Olafsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Olafsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farquharson scores with the left hand. Olafsson knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson misses with a head kick.
Olafsson throwing a counter right hand but Farquharson manages to avoid it.
Farquharson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farquharson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farquharson scores with a hook.
Olafsson swinging wildly here.
Farquharson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Olafsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Farquharson's head.
It looks like Malcom Farquharson has been cut.
Olafsson darts in trying to clinch
and Farquharson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farquharson.
Olafsson closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farquharson lands an elbow just above Olafsson 's eye.
Olafsson tries a body shot but Farquharson blocks it.
Olafsson blocks an uppercut.
Olafsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farquharson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Olafsson fails to land.
Farquharson lands an elbow inside.
Farquharson lands an elbow just above Olafsson 's eye.
Farquharson lands with a left to the head.
Olafsson stalling in the clinch.
Farquharson lands a nice elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcom Farquharson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Farquharson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olafsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Farquharson.
Olafsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Farquharson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bjorn Olafsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olafsson misses with a combination
and Farquharson counters with a good, hard body kick but Olafsson shrugs it off.
Olafsson misses with a two punch combination.
Olafsson misses with a combination
and Farquharson counters with a nice body shot.
Farquharson throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olafsson looks to clinch
and Farquharson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjorn Olafsson's cut is getting worse.
Olafsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Olafsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Olafsson fails to land.
Olafsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olafsson tries to throw a body punch but Farquharson avoids it by throwing Olafsson back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olafsson blocks an uppercut.
Farquharson lands a right hand.
Farquharson lands an elbow inside.
Farquharson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Farquharson.
Farquharson lands an elbow just above Olafsson 's eye.
A short right from Farquharson.
Olafsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farquharson throws an elbow that misses.
Farquharson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malcom Farquharson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Farquharson on the inside.
Farquharson can't find room to land a body shot as Olafsson controls the action.
Olafsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olafsson 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.
Farquharson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farquharson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olafssons head.
Farquharson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olafsson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farquharson.
Farquharson lands with a left to the head.
Farquharson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farquharson misses with some punches.
Farquharson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farquharson can't find room to land a body shot as Olafsson controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Farquharson.
Farquharson blocks an uppercut.
Farquharson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Olafsson.
Farquharson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olafsson's elbow.
Farquharson pushes Olafsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olafsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Farquharson - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farquharson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bjorn Olafsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farquharson.
Olafsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Olafsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Olafsson.
Olafsson scores with a shot to the side of Farquharson's head.
A short right from Farquharson.
Olafsson can't find room to land a body shot as Farquharson controls the action.
Olafsson takes a shot to the head.
Farquharson is working Olafsson over against the cage.
Farquharson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farquharson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Olafsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farquharson pushes Olafsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farquharson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Olafsson.
A short body shot lands from Farquharson as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farquharson.
Farquharson lands an elbow inside that Olafsson shrugs off.
Jeez, Bjorn Olafsson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Still in the clinch, Farquharson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Olafsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olafsson has a couple of punches blocked by Farquharson.
Farquharson pushes Olafsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Farquharson.
Farquharson lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farquharson.
Olafsson is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjorn Olafsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Malcom Farquharson!
After winning the bout, Malcom Farquharson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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