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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 282 p4p, 267 weight class) and Mikhail Orlov (ranked 47 p4p, 46 weight class). Po's entrance music is Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23 - 13 - 0 |
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205
27 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov throws a right hand that misses
and Po counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orlov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Po misses with a left hand
and Orlov counters with a nice body shot.
Orlov takes one to the chin there.
Orlov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orlov looks to land a left hand but Po moved out of range nicely.
Po lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Orlov connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Po. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlov throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlov forces Po back against the cage and clinches.
Po blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlov.
Orlov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Po or not.
Po pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orlov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Po.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov scores with a nice head shot.
Po closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Po throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orlov throws out a counter right but Po avoids it with no problem.
Orlov takes a swing at Po's ribcage but misses.
Orlov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Po on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orlov looks to land a right hand but Po moved out of range.
Po thinks about countering with a head kick.
Po rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Po tries to move into range but Orlov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Orlov jabs Po right on the nose. Po blinks but takes it well.
Po takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Orlov lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Po takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Orlov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Po had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Orlov - that will leave a mark!
Po slips a jab and a cross from Orlov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po swings for the body but Orlov moves out of range.
Po definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Po thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Po manages to avoid it.
Po ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Po closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Po blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orlov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orlov throws a leg kick which misses Po's front leg but catches the back leg as Po tries to avoid it.
Orlov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Po displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orlov throws out the jab.
As Orlov looks to move away, Po throws a big counter combo but Orlov just gets out of the way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orlov.
Orlov stuns Po with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orlov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Orlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Po manages to avoid it.
Po lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Orlov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Po's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Po drops his hands momentarily and Orlov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Po works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Orlov lands a right hook to the body.
Po takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orlov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Orlov throws out a loose jab but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
Po looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Po circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlov throws a shot to the body.
Orlov cracks Po with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Orlov slams his shin into Po's torso.
Orlov cracks Po with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick from Po misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Po lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Orlov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Orlov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Orlov connects with a leg kick.
Orlov looks to land a body kick but Po moved away.
Orlov lands with a nice body punch.
Po moves away from the strike by Orlov.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlov scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po throws a head kick but Orlov moves out of range.
Orlov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Po looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Orlov wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov dominated that round.
That's time! Po's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Po swings for the body but Orlov moves out of range.
Po looks to throw the jab but Orlov is out of range.
Orlov connects with a body shot.
Orlov throws the left hand but Po avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by Orlov.
Orlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlov.
Po is looking for a counter combo.
Po takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orlov misses with a body shot
and Po counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Orlov thinking.
Orlov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Po has time to react.
Orlov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov throws a solid leg kick but Po takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Orlov.
Orlov throws a leg kick but Po moved away.
Orlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Po sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orlov misses with a low kick as Po jumps back.
Po takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov closes the distance but Po moves to the side
and Po counters with a crisp right hand that drops Orlov! Po lets Orlov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Mikhail Orlov has been cut.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Orlov misses.
Orlov pushes Po away with a front kick.
Orlov looks to land a body kick but Po moved away.
No joy there for Po, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Po avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Po was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
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!
Orlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Po.
Po tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orlov connects with a single shot there.
Orlov misses with a hook to the body
and Po counters with a leg kick.
Orlov misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a head kick that misses.
Orlov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Po has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Po misses.
Orlov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Orlov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Orlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Po lands a jab to the head.
Orlov jabs Po to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Po is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Po avoids a kick to the body.
Orlov misses with a lunging right hand
and Po makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Orlov.
Orlov tests Po's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Orlov misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orlov jabs Po to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orlov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orlov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlov.
Orlov avoids the head kick by Po.
Orlov catches Po with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Orlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
Orlov looks to land a left hand but Po moved out of range nicely.
Po misses with a few strikes there.
Orlov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orlov slips a jab and a cross from Po.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Orlov. Po shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Po is able to avoid easily.
Orlov lands the left hand.
Orlov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Po in his tracks.
Po looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Orlov closes the distance and clinches.
Po has had enough of the clinch but Orlov keeps him there for the moment.
Orlov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Po.
Orlov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Po's efforts to push away.
Po tries to break the clinch but Orlov is controlling the position.
Po breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Po's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orlov under the eye.
Po throws a lazy right hand but Orlov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov with a nice calf kick.
Orlov looks to land a body kick but Po moved away.
Po is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Orlov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Po lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Orlov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Po if he has to take too many more of those.
Orlov throws a lazy body kick
and Po counters with a straight right hand.
Orlov is rocked!
The fighters circle momentarily. Orlov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Orlov throws out a loose jab but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
Po throws a right hand that Orlov ducks under and follows up with a left that Orlov also avoids with ease.
Orlov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Po scores with a counter punch that sends Orlov to the canvas! Po smells blood - he's punishing Orlov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Orlov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tong Po!
Tong Po seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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