Mike Russow once took more punishment against Todd Duffee than most people see in three fights, only to come back and knock him out. Then again, John Olav Einemo is a really big guy with really great Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Who would win their UFC on FOX 2 fight?
Keep reading to find out.
Early on, Russow charged Einemo and took him down. Einemo kicked him off, got up, and Russow immediately shot in again. While in the clinch, the two traded strikes. Then came another separation. Einemo landed a mild low kick. Russow shot in kind of crazy again, landing a couple of grazing shots. While in the clinch, Einemo hit home with two hard knees. After a separation, Einemo connected with a couple of hooks. In the clinch, Einemo and Russow traded, usually punches (Russow) for knees (Einemo). After a separation, Russow pushed forward again, connecting with a couple of punches and gaining another takedown. Not a lot of action; Russow stayed on top, Einemo wasn't able to do much. At least not until just before the bell when Einemo swept his adversary. But too little, too late.
Round one goes to Russow.
Einemo landed a jab early in round two. Russow once again shot in after a couple of punches and took his adversary down. And for the rest of the round, save one short referee stand up, Russow punished his opponent with solid ground and pound.
Einemo needs a stoppage in round three to win.
Round three saw a nice knee from Einemo early on. The Golden Glory fighter then defended a takedown. Two hard punches and a solid knee from Einemo followed which seemed to hurt Russow, causing him to take his opponent down again. After a pretty clear lack of action, the referee stood two very tired fighters up. Einemo landed a few hard knees before Russow took him down again.
Einemo just doesn't have anything in the tank right now.
And the rest of the round looked like the majority of the fight. Russow should take a decision.
Mike Russow defeats John Olav-Einemo by unanimous decision.
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