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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaido Graindo (ranked 773 p4p, 2222 weight class) and Tobias Orion (ranked 115 p4p, 299 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaido Graindo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobias Orion!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graindo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Graindo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orion wants to slow Graindo down by chopping away at his legs.
Graindo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Graindo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orion was well out of range. Poor timing from Graindo.
Orion tries to clinch but Graindo moves out of range.
Orion closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Graindo lands with a short shot to the head.
Graindo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orion tries to bum rush Graindo with a series of wild strikes but Graindo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Graindo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Orion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graindo circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Graindo misses the target.
Orion lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graindo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graindo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orion.
Graindo throwing a counter right hand but Orion manages to avoid it.
Graindo slips a jab and a cross from Orion.
Graindo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orion pushes Graindo up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Graindo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orion is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Graindo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graindo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Graindo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orion breaks from the clinch.
Orion misses with a double jab.
Graindo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Graindo lands a slapping body shot.
Orion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graindo.
Orion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Graindo dodges the punch combination from Orion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graindo throws a looping overhand right but Orion ducks down to avoid it.
Graindo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orion but Orion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orion gets a clinch.
Orion breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graindo. Orion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graindo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orion.
Orion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orion closes the distance and clinches.
Graindo jumps guard.
Orion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like Orion might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Graindo working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Graindo working a defensive guard here.
Graindo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Graindo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Orion controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Orion won't allow Graindo to sweep him here.
Orion stands up and waves to Graindo to follow him.
Graindo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Orion on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graindo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Tobias Orion has been cut.
Orion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graindo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Graindo swings for the body but Orion moves out of range.
Graindo is looking to wear down Orion with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graindo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graindo misses with a looping right.
Tobias Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Graindo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graindo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graindo cracks Orion with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion wants to clinch but Graindo slips to the side
letting Graindo counter with a right hand.
Graindo cracks a nice hook into Orion's ribs.
A lazy left from Graindo finds it's target.
Graindo scores with a body shot.
Graindo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Graindo slips a jab and a cross from Orion.
Graindo misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kaido Graindo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tobias Orion's cut.
That's time! Graindo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Orion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Graindo misses.
Graindo scores with a shot to the body.
Graindo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away.
Orion swinging wildly here.
Graindo just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Orion's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Orion misses with a two punch combination.
Tobias Orion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graindo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Graindo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orion was well out of range. Poor timing from Graindo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graindo lands a big right hand that sends Orion crashing to the mat! Graindo stays standing though and waves Orion back to his feet!
Orion is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion misses with a wild body shot.
Graindo scores with a takedown into Orion's guard.
Orion is still in real trouble! Can Graindo finish him?
Graindo stands up over Orion, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graindo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orion seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graindo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Graindo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Orion is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Graindo, into his guard.
Graindo looking for a sweep. Not yet Graindo, not yet.
Graindo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Orion controls the pace.
Graindo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Orion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Graindo 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.
Orion wants to control from the top but Graindo keeps moving.
Orion would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Graindo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Graindo keeping moving, preventing Orion from controlling successfully.
Orion got a little sloppy there for a moment and Graindo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Orion has managed to get both his arms back between Graindo's legs - danger averted.
Graindo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orion trying to control the position from guard on top but Graindo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orion looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graindo fails to land with a series of punches.
Orion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graindo's head backwards.
Graindo misses with an uppercut. Orion saw that one coming.
Graindo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orion manages to avoid it.
Orion scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Graindo lands a jab.
That has opened up Tobias Orion's cut even more.
Orion ducks under a wild hook from Graindo.
Graindo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orion throws a left and a right that both miss
and Graindo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orion tries to clinch there but Graindo circles away.
Orion lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graindo misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Graindo.
Orion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graindo.
Orion avoids the body shot from Graindo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orion.
Orion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graindo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Graindo advances to half guard.
Orion is looking to improve his position.
Graindo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Orion manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaido Graindo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Orion's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Graindo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orion ducks under a wild hook from Graindo.
A left and a right from Orion both land. Nice combination.
Orion misses with a two punch combination.
Orion throws a right hand that Graindo ducks under and follows up with a left that Graindo also avoids with ease.
Graindo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Orion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graindo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graindo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Orion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Graindo somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graindo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graindo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orion is looking for the big counter here.
Orion lands a two punch combo.
Graindo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graindo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Graindo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graindo works over Orion with some ground and pound from guard.
Graindo trying to control but Orion is working from the bottom.
Graindo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Orion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orion bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Graindo's guard.
Graindo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orion is one step ahead there.
Graindo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion sitting in guard here, content to control.
Orion preventing the sweep.
Orion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Graindo controls Orion momentarily but Orion frees himself.
Orion is looking to stand up but Graindo won't let him.
Graindo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orion gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Graindo dodges the punch combination from Orion.
Tobias Orion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with a hook. Graindo ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Graindo misses the target.
Orion misses with a wild combination.
Orion looks to score with a jab to the body but Graindo is just out of range.
Orion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graindo misses with a looping left.
Graindo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Orion quickly recovers to half guard.
Orion pushes Graindo off but Graindo dives into side control.
Orion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graindo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Graindo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Graindo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Orion is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion is looking to reverse the position.
Orion defending against the ground and pound.
Graindo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Orion sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Graindo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graindo in side control, throwing shots but Orion defends.
Graindo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kaido Graindo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graindo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tobias Orion.
I think Graindo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaido Graindo!
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